Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-16

DIED !:

Mrs. h. 4. Sampson, of consumption after an
illness of eight months, aged 30 years, months
and days.
Mrs FL. A. Sampson, nee ONEIDA
Moore, was long and favorably known
in this city for her many good quail
ties and her sad demise is mourned by
a large number of warm hearted
friends. She was taken sick about the
9TH of last July, since which time she
became gradually weaker until last
Thursday morning, when her eyes were
closed in death, her spirit had passed
away.
ONEIDA J. SAMPSON was born in
the state of Ohio, October 81. 1851.
She came to this city with her parents
who now reside in Rudolph, about the
year 1866, since which time she has
resided in this place and vicinity. On
December %, 1879, she and Mr.. II.
A. Sampson were united in bonds of
holy matrimony. They have one
child, bright, blue-eyed, handsome
boy named "Ahiva." who was ten
months old the 25th Of last month
The funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at the NJ. E. church,
of which she was a faithful member.
The following in brief is the sub
stance Of the remarks made by Rev.
D. L. Barrow:
"The Righteous Hath Hope IN hi:
Death. "-ProUsrbs XIE32.
Hope is a compound word and is
composed of desire an expectation OF
future good. Faith sees the distant
object and hope reaches out the hand
to grasp the anticipated good. There
are degrees of hope according to the
probability or certainty of obtaining
the object of hope. When there is a
moral certainty Of obtaining the object
of our hope it is called, in the Bible,
1.-The full assurance of hope" a
''Lively hope" The youth may hope
for long life and many happy days, and
the man who has lived out his three
score may, at least hope to live ten
more, "But the righteous hath hope
in his death" The unbeliever can
not have this hope Death cannot be
good if there is not brighter world
beyond. Life is good, for we cling
to it with tenacity, Notwithstanding It's
trials, disappointments and Affections,
life is sweet, and if it is desirable to
live in this world, it is certainly desir-
able to live in world where pain and
affliction can never come The wicked
may choose between two evils, namely,
humiliation or future punishment, but
to such there is no hope in death. To
the righteous death opens the door to
a brighter world, to a real good, hence
there is hope. This hope is predicated
upon the word of God We may rea-
son and argue, but all in vain. No
assurance about its being better for
the friends we have lost to be where
they are, no philosophy or science can
solve the problem, eff man die shall
he live again" That question moth
ing but God and tho religion of the
Lord Jesus Christ can solve. Religion
does solve it in the words of Jesus,
Thy brother shall live again" Just
here the Scriptures meets US positively
"For if we believe that Jesus died
and rose again even so them also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with
him - Thanks be to God, which
giveth us the victory, through one
Lord Jesus Christ.
Sister Sampson had this hope.
While it was pleasant live for the sake
of her husband and child, yet in death
she had the full assurance of hope, of
a brighter world than this. l called
to see her a short time before her
death and with a smile she said 81
was just trying to imagine how it
would look in heaven" Hope was
then reaching out fer the better land.
But now faith has ended in sight and
hope in full fruition dies. The pearly
horo o,J Ior re-