The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-16
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Ga Friday night, May 2S, 1870 o'clock.
~ Nashville, Tennessee, far away from bis
home and little ones, the soul Of our loved
friend and citizsn, Mr.. w. l.. White, went
GU. from lie earthly tenement; but soon an
angel stood u. "tho beautiful gate" free from
earthly anguish and pain. 10 completed
his ilfty-seventh year the 10Th of November.
1880. What sweet comfort he sent Ia his
last home letters. Those were his words: L
am trying to prepare myself to be at
subjecl for heaven by spending much of my
time in prayer, and feel feconciled If IL is
Gods will TO take me. l will be at rest
put my trust Ia Jesus" When the news
came flashing over the wires that he was no
more, what cloud of gloom settled over
our little village And alas how cad that
the first shadows coming over this family
circle should leave his chair vacant, the
largest and the dearest Of them all. The
little ones will watch for "pspa's" coming
home no more.
sob, can 1t be
The funeral bell tolls out Its mou nful tones
For him? Oh Cod It's surely out dream;
Alas! alas! We would 1t Were not go,
But 'iis 90 true. That noble, generous heart
shall beat no more; las throbbings all are still
In deaths I'D clasp. Bat late he walked the
oflifs' with kindly smile, and gentle word,
And helping hand for all. He was so brave,
so true, SO good, so iull of all that high
And tue nobleness that makes " life
I'D ired; SO full of Christian charity,
"a caves memory beloved we mourn
him as for a public loss. The
~ "a seems shorn Of some of ITS attrac-
tlVeness
S ..ce he has gone. How, then, must fall the
On those who miss him most-the broken
hearted wife and little ones,
The daught rs just merging into womanhood?
All! they will miss fathers loving counsel.
His sons how they Will miss his kind advice,
Yos the lit lie ones will miss MIN sadly
AS they grow TO mans estate and choose thsir
walks through life.
Yes, yes they Will miss him oh so much
around the. home hearth.
Oh why should he who was 50 useful die?
Fond hearts
And t lere is comfort In the thought that GOD
Had need of him, something there Was in
For him to do. How oft the Father takes
The best away from earth! ALI! tia the best
He ca lsaVay unto higher life
Oh!coud We see the mercy in his great
Designs, our...hearts their murmurings would
cease.
And pour out songs of thankfufness and
praise.
He taxes the righteous from the evil yet to
COihe. Uhhes seiNd - WIN hho
wrought,
So faithfully and gives him rest from care,
And sweetest thought of all some that he
loves
With yearnlng tenderness He takes, that He
May keep them close unto Himself secure
From al the ills OF life. My, nay tits not
Always to chastise those He leaves in grief,
But love and kinuness to the one He takes,
Yet He doth for our sorrows feel and looks in
pure comps ssiOn In the bee ing heart
Aud comforts all whogo to Him for peace.
We know there is no need to say of him
OF whom we write that he has gone 10 God.
For all his loved ones feel and know us So.
They have this balm of consolation sweet
Within their heart, they know that he has
gone
To reap rich reward for faithfulness
Yes while they mourn around the tomb, MS
In perf.c ct peace reposes. Yet perhaps
A soft, wee shade OF adness comes DER n I'M
Fen there, because of their great grief, for
love
Ia one OF the eternal attributes,
And sure all tn ats pure II earthly love
Goes with the spirit thru ugh she vale CT death.
Oh! what tn ought tits bereaved ones!
You soon may go to him, the longest life
Is short Yes you may reunited be
Where parting never comes There you may
spend,
Eternity in unalloyed bliss.
He is not lost, but only gone before!
'Oh grave where Is thy victory, oh death
Where is thy stlng?'"
LANCASTER, June 10, 1881,