Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-27

surely, the chords Of we that mund this wife and
mother so firmly to her dear household hero, were
not rudely broken by the touch OF death, hut they
were only bound the mot finely around her loved of
earth and heightened and strengthened by tho Re.
deemers Grace that she nigh, draw those nearest to
her heart after her at last TO the eternal peace and
rest of heaven. Lord iytton beautifully and forciby
expresses 1t thus;
There is no DEATH the stars. so down
To rise upon some tairr shore
And bright in heavens iowel,d crown
They shine forever more,
There is no death an angel form
Walks DER the earth With Silent tread
He bears our hest loved thiUgs away
And then We call them "doad!'
He leaves our hearts all desolate;
He plucks our fairrSt, sweetest flowers;
Transpanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers,
For where he sees n smile too bright,
Or heart too pure Tor faint Of vice,
He bears IL to that world of light,
To dwell In Paradise,
Though passed beyond our tear-dimnlcd sight,
IT'S but larger lite to gain;
We feel their presence ott--the same,
Except In sin and pain
And ever near us, though unseen,
Ihe dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless universe
Is lfc--there Is no deadN
These remarks were closed by an
extemporaneous application OF the
truths to the occasion and the con-
ISOLATION of the bereaved family and
friends, and directing them to the
Man of Sorrows tor comfort in their
hour of need.
The sudden departure of one who
had been so much esteemed by &C
quaintances and loved by friends,
and the distressing character of the
accident from which death resulted,
called together very large assem-
blage of friends on the funeral
occasion, and caused them to bring
the most beautiful tributes OF earth,
together with their heartfelt sympa-
thies and consultations. The funeral
was held at o'clock, p. M, from
the Presbyterian church. AT that
hour the procession filed from the
late residence to the church, the
band leading the solemn cortege
and discoursing a dirgc. A large
congregation had already filled the
church so that there was only the
reserved seats for the mourners and
attendants. The interior of the
church was protusely decorated with
floral tributes, the work of the near
est lady friends of the deceased,
excepting large floral card, bear
ing in evergreen the letter "B," the
tribute OF the Cornct Band. a harp
with a floral frame work rested on
the pulpit, but the most beautiful
piece was a floral pillow, which was
presented by the most intimate
lady friends. Boquets of flowers
rested on every convenient place,
and filled the air with their sweet
odor. An anchor stood near the
casket, emblematic of the immortal
hope of all. Bunches of snow balls
in the fullness of their bloom were
depended from the windows and
placed in the handles of the heavy
casket. The entire collection of
floral offerings was indeed fitting, and
handsomely attested the love of the
people tor her whom they mourned.
The selections OF the choir were all
in striking harmony with the
solmen occasion, but the one next
preceding the sermon ave Shall
Meet Her Bye and Bye" was most
fitting, and inspired anow the hope
of meeting again the loved and lost.
AT the close of the sermon the au-
dienCe was permitted to look upon
the features of their departed friend
for the last time, which appeared as
if the lamp of life had just gone out,
and the dead were sleeping calm,
sweet sleep. The remains were
borne from the church, and the SOL
emn march, timed by a dirge, was
resumed toward the silent city of the
dead. The cortege was the largest
funeral procession ever formed in the
county. The remains were Inferred
in one of the most favored spots in
Maple Grove cemetery. The pail
bearers were w. H. NeG, E. Frick,
A. F. Rodgers, A. F. Armstrong,
Chas. YANG order and q. II. Jones.
When, amid the sobs OF relatives and
the signs of friends, the casket had
been lowered, the religious rites were
said, and the band played again a
dirge as sad and heavy as the hearts
that mourned. The last rite having
been performed, the last kindness
bestowed, and the people returned
sadly to their homes and a fuller re-
alization of their loss. The univers-
al regard for the deceased made the
sense of loss penetrate almost every
household in the community, and
made all to feel that the hand of
death had deprived them of kind
and loving friend.
Henry Bilharz, a brother of the
bereaved husband, from Seneca, ILL.,,
accompanied by his daughter, was
in attendance upon the funeral. 1t
is sad note that Mrs. Caroline
Franz, sister of Mr.. Bilharz, arrived
in Atlantic from Ottawa, Ills, Sum
day morning, but was lead to believe
that she could not get to this place
until Monday. She had not receiv-
ed intelligence of the death, and was
sorrow stricken on arrival here on
Monday afternoon to learn the terri
BILE truth.
List of unclaimed letters lying in
the posfoffice at Audubon, Iowa, for
the week ending Saturday, May
~. 1886.