Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-01

DlED-At the family residence in the village of
Hazel Green, of consumption, MAY. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. johnson Stephens March y,
1884, aged IS years and months.
May is the last of four children in
tered in the cemetery in Hazel Green
She was carefully trained up under re-
ligious influences, and it is natural to
ask, Why is it these parents are left to
travel the down-hill of life without a
child to soothe and comfort them in
their declining years? 1t is written,
"What | do thou knowest not now,
but thou shalt know hereafter Could
we see the end of these affective dispen-
sations of Providence as God sees them,
we should say, 1T is enough. The
Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken
away. Blessed be the name of the
Lordr" Let us remember it is Father
with whom we are dealing, and il he
chastens us it is for our good God in
his mercy granted to these stricken
parents their daughter Maya precious
boon. To her they looked for their
solace and comfort in the days of af-
Fiction and decrpitude of age; but He,
who is ''to wise to err and too good to
be unkInd," has transplanted the prec-
ious boon to bloom forever in his own
paradise above, and to welcome her
parents to that better land where sor-
row and death are unknown.
About two and one-half years ago,
May was soundiv converted to God, and
in after life maintained that consistency
of religious character which, added to
her natural kindness of disposition and
II on 81 ID ha,. tI,n,
profound respect and affection of all
who knew her. During her five months
illness, not murmur or one complaint
escaped her lips; but in her deep af-
Fiction there were always words of en-
enlargement to her afflicted parents.
She saw the deep anguish of their souls
under which they labored on her ac-
count.
The Thursday before her death she
played on the organ two Sunday school
pieces-''The beautiful Golden Gates"
and There remaineth n Rest" At the
time of playing these pieces she little
thought that so soon she would wing
her flight through the golden gates"
and enter that rest that remaineth to
the people of Cod
Far from world of grief and sin,
With God eternally shut in"
The evening of the following day (Fri-
day. she was unexpectedly taken with
hemorrhage of the lungs, and further
on in the night with another hemorrhage,
yet there was calm resignation to the
will of God, as clay in the hands of the
potter. Her father asked her if she
loved Jesus, and was there any fear of
death. She replied II have loved
Jesus for years, and / have no fear OF
DEATH Her will was lost in the will
of her Heavenly rather At about 1880
o'clock next morning she fell asleep in
Jesus. Mays work is early done. She
was n faithful attendant on the means
OF grace, and particularly the Sunday
school, which she loved.
Her remains were inferred in the
Hazel Green cemetery the next Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Harris, pastor of the
Methodist church. preached very con-
selling and impressive sermon to large
congregation. The two Sunday school
pieces before mentioned were sung
during the service.
The bereaved parents have the deep
sympathy of the whole community.
And may that divine Being, who alone
is able to bind up the broken heart,
pour into their afflicted souls the rich
consultations of his holy spirit.
Leaves have their time to fall.
And flowers wither at the north winds breath
And stars to set. But all.
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, Death
We know when moons shall wane
When summer birds from far shall cross the sea
When Antnmn's hue shall tinge the golden grain
But who shall teach us when to look for thee.
Is il when Springs first gale
Comes forth to whisper where the voets lie,
Is il where roses in our paths grow pale.
They hsye one season All are ours to die.
w. III.