The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-25
IN IRMORIAm.

| Services In Memory of Mrs. DIR. sher-
6uFne-ShOrt Biographical sketch ef
she Deceased.
Memorial services in honor of the wife
of DIR. r. b. Sherburne, whose SAD death
occurred in New York city, were held
Sunday at the First Presbyterian church
in this city, Rev. l.. NJ. Schofsld oficia-
ting. The text of his discourse was "Aud
deliver them who. through fear of death,
were all their lifetime subject to bond
age''-Hebrews 215, from which he
preached an eloquent and able sermon.
Many friends Of the deceased lady were
In attendance at the memorial services.
We clip from the Greenwich, o., En-
terprise the following account of the life
aud death of this noble lady:
Joanna Sheldon was born October 8,
1643, and departed this life October %,
1886, her age being AZ years and 20 days.
She was born and grew up In this COM
munitY to most lovely womaaAood. She
was educated at Baldwin University,
where she was converted in 1868, at the
age OF twenty and united with the 81. E.
church. She remained q member of this
(Ninevab) church for some years, we be-
lieve, when in 1870, December 81, being
then 81 years of age, che WAS united In
holy matrImony with DR.. F. B Sher-
burne, who mDurns today as only one
thus bereaved can mourn. Her home tor
years past has been in Emporia, Kansas.
where she was mt mber OF the First Pres
byterian church. Some twelve years since
II became evident that she was the victim
of much dreaded, greatly feared and
fatal complaint. Through these
twelve years only the Father
| above knows how she suffered. The tes-
timony of those qualified to know, is that
she bore all with the resignation OF saint,
proving herself to be one OF Gods most
| patient children. Finally, as last resort,
after counseling the wisest and most dis
tinguIshed ply sicians, 1t was decided to
resort to the surgeons knife. The result
you know. She rallied after the very Sc.
we're, but scientific operation and gave
hope OF recovery, but it wGs the hope pre-
ceedIng the shades OF q deep sorrow by
| which we are overshad0Wed to-day. The
message must be sent To the only child,
dreaming over mis- studies, of the happi-
ness OF home when mother should sgain
be installed itH queen. 'She is dead"
| Such are the woes of human life. De-
ceased leaves husband, one son, an sged
mother. three brothers and one sister.
| The church of which che was a member
loses an active worker and the Sabbath
school co laborer. May the Lord sweet
en- our cup of sorrow to-day, and gather
us in the morning.
The operation referred to above WAS
performed in New York City, where the
1 patient died, and the remains were brought
TO Greenwich, Huron county, Ohio. and
inferred in the cemetery near her fathers
| grave, and only short distance from the
| Sheldon home where she was born. More
than fifty relatives were present at the
! funeral, and the church was literally
packed with sympathizing friends. The
services were cOnucted by the Rev. a.
| Place, pastor Of the M. E. church at Green
witch, who selected the very appropriate
text from the 18th chapter Of John and
It'll verse: "WbAt do thou knoWest not
now, but thou shalt know hereafter" The
following is the prelude TO the discourse,
which was highly appreciated:
Before US is the wreck of one in the me-
| ridian of life Girlhood's morning had re-
tired amidst the brighter rays OF mother
hoods noontime, when becoming weary
she quietly sinks by the wayside into .
dreamless sleep. This ts the wreck of hH-
man life. Immortality stretches out be-
yond, and the dear one still lives IN fairer
climea and richer atmosphere, where o.
tober winds never blow, and the ailments
of life are not. In her last feeble effort
and tender epistle, she told you ali her IN
dying love for you, and her connding
trust in Jesus, asking you not to mourn
for her, and closing with an expression of
hope of meeting by and by; and the last
word was farewell" Let the echo an
swer back over the battlements of the
skies, farewell It'll the morning"