Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-13
OBITU AIRY.
IN MEMORIAM.

JOHN McGILL KENNEDY, son Of William and
Rachel A. Kennedy, was born near Blalrsvllle,
York county, July 18th, 1868; died of dysenterXI,
in Yorkville, May 3lst, 1888. Having taken i'll,
Friday, he died Thursday morning succeeding.
His sickness was short, but attended with much
suffering and intense pain. Thus passed away
son and brother, who was much loved TOR MS
good qualities and gentle disposition. His busl-
ness qualities made him very useful in his home; ;
and his manly bearing and noble character won
the respect and admiration OF many.
He was manly boy, noble son, and KIND
and generous brother. Then, in the language of
the poet:
''Blest are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one;
Whose kind designs to serve and please,
Through all their actions run.
Thus on the heavenly hills,
The saints are blest above;
Where Joy like morning dew distills,
And ali the air is love-"
forward slips, and death soonest nips.' The d.
vine command is: sWatch for in such an hour
as We think not, the Son Of Man cometh. Be ye
also ready =, Mans days are few; ne comes @ es
forth as a flower and is soon cut down." Or as
the grass that falls before chilling frost. twas
hard to give up one so young, so useful ana
good But it was the mysterious will of God
full that God spared this ''jewer' so long. He
was the gracious giver, and the hand that gave
the wound, can give the healing touch to the sad
heart Parents, brothers, and sisters, be com
them that love the Lord" Mourn not without
hope,
That precious seed will angels keep;
Go to his grave but not to mourn,
A form far lovelier shall be borne.'
We hope the spirit returned unto him who gave
it, and that God has taken him to rest, where
pain is unfelt, and death is no more.
Though often here we're weary,
There is sweet rest above,
4 rest that is eternal,
Where all is peace and love;
Oh then let us press forward,
That glorious rest to gain;
Well soon be free from sorrow, S.
From toll and care and pain.
Loved ones have gone before us,
They beckon us away;
Der aerial plains they're soaring
Blest in eternal day.
CARRIE JANE KENNEDY, daughter of William
and Rachel A. Kennedy. was born March 4th,
1878; died June 10th, 1888. Dysentery was the
disease of which she died, as did her brother ten
days previous 4 sister and brother preceded
her to the grave. . ,
And must this tender plant droop and die !!
Yes, as rose bud, torn from it's peduncle, by
ruthless wind, so cruel Death, with an unsparing
hand, seized the fair child, and laid her form
cold, in the lonely grave.
'.Sweet rose! in air whose odors wave,
And color charms the eye,
Thy root is even in the ground,
And thou, alas must die"
Why not spare this gentle lamb? The King of
Terrors replies, ''The fairest loyeliest and best
poor, old and young, high and low, kings and
subjects, all fall beneath his remorseiess tread
But we rejoice to know that it is not all OF life to
lve for there an eternal life, tar more precious
beyond the grave, which is gained through the
precious blood Of the slain Lamb of God Yes,
our Redeemer lives. He burst the bars OF death,
and triumphed over the grave. Then, 80, death,
where is thy sting? o, grave, where is thy VIC
tory?"
come unto me and forbid them not; for OF such
is the kingdom of God" And he took them up
in his arms, and laying his hands upon them,
blessed them"
"Fron the mouth of children young,
From the infants lisping tongue,
Matchless strength thou hast ordained,
Thus, thy vengeful foes restrained"
Innocent as a lamb, and modest as dew-drop,
Carrie won the love and esteem Of all. AS her
temporal life was calm and serene, may her eter-
nal life be analogous, or, at peace with Cod JUST
before she died, she said, "Pa, take me home; L
want to 90 home" And we hope that God, the
Father, took her home to heaven, to dwell with
those that rest.
''Sweet land of rest for thee sigh,
No tranquil joys on earth know,
peaceful, sheltering home,
This world's wilderness of woe.
This world is not my home,
Home, home, sweet, sweet nome,
And dwell with Christ at home.'
Peace to thy corse, in the cold grave,
Since Christ died, thy soul to save;
There rest, till Gods trump in the skies,
Bids thee from dust to glory rise.
D1ED-In Bethel township, on Thursday
March 9Th 1884, Mrs. PAMELA BRANDON,
wife of Mr.. George Brandon, aged Al years
months and "a days.
In Mecklenburg county, \. G., on the 23rd OF
February, 1884, Mrs. MARGARET NJ. CAPPS,
wife of Mr. r. NJ. Capps, in the 63rd year OF her