The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-03-21
OIsIEEAR u.
To the Memory of Mr-. Rebecca
Douglass.

Rarely DO facts warrant greater eu-
logy OF the dead than the history OF
Mrs. Rebecca Douglass, who departed
this life in Waco, on Saturday, March
! Is. 1882. at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. s. Edgar, in South Waco.
The deceased was born III Baltimore,
Maryland, in 1906. and would have been
rs wears old had she lived until the 25th
of next month. Her maiden name was
Fulton-an honorable one III southern
history, her brother having been
governor of Arkansas and United
States senator from that state at
the time of his death IN Washington,
D. c., years ago. When Mrs. Douglass
was ten years of age, her family removed
from Maryland to Tennessee, and we're
for many years residents of Gallatin,
Sumner county. When about seventeen
years of age, she married Alfred Il.
Douglass, "a worthy and excellent gen
teman, and soldier in the war of 1872
During the last six or seven years she
has drawn a pension from the United
States government, in recogni-
ton OF his services in that war. In 1885
death removed the husband with whom
she had lived happily and in the full
enjoyment of conjugal felicity. In 1852
she removed to Seguin, Texas, after
wards living in Lockhart and LAGRANGE,
finally settling in Waco. During her
long widowhood of foFty-seven years,
she fondly cherished the mem
DRY of the companion of her
youth. Soon after their marriage
she and her husband made pro-
fession of religion, and connected
with the Presbyterian church. From the
time OF her entrance on Christian life,
in the different places where she WAS
called, in the providence of God, to live
and labor, Mrs. Douglass was "steadfast,
unmOvable, always Astounding IN the
work of the Lord" Having removed
from western Texas to Waco, she became
member of the Presbyterian church at
this place in May, 1867, and from
that time till the day of her death she
was one OF the most active, useful and
exemplary members. In time she be-
came widely known, not only among the
members Of that fold, but to the whole
people, and there are but few citizens of
this city who did not know and veneer
ate Aunt Rebecca" (as she was gener-
ally calledD for the genuine goodness of
her head and heart. The OVERLOOKING
cheerfulness of her manner III her daily
intercourse with the large number of both
young and old with whom she came III
daily association, was living proof that
one might be eminently pious without
being gloomy. While her attachment
to her own church was ardent and loyal,
her large Christian heart glOwed with
love to the Lords people OF other de-
nominations, and she had many cherished
and devoted friends i'll all of them. The
unusually large concourse OF people
that filed the church on
evening OF the her funera!
and then followed her remains
to the grave, gave eloquent utterance to
the esteem iii which she WAS held III this
community, where she had lived SO long.
Her end WAS peace. She wanted to
go home" for thus she always spoke
of dying, and at last, after her vigorous
constitution had been slowly under
mined by a painful malady OF many
months duration, the Lord granted her
wish. She walked with God i'll life, and
He WAS with her In the valley OF the
shadow OF death. For eleven hours she
was unconscious, but before the seal was
placed on those lips that had so often
sung the songs OF Zion and told the old,
old story OF Jesus and his love, she
assured the borrowing ones that watched
beside her that her Lord was with her
On a communion Sabbath her lifeless
form was awaiting its burial, but those
that missed her that day from her &C
customed place in the earthly sanctuary,
felt most perfect assurance that she was
III the upper sanctuary, joining i'll the
worship of the redeemed before the
throne. FRIEND.
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