The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-28

county. ia 1861. The following extract 5
from II Utah paper :-"After a long struggle
DIR. Downing died Yesterday. He was u
praciicIn@ phy>ician here for several years up
l." TWO years ago, when through age ard
disease he was forced to give up his worL.
lie was originally educated for the ministry,
aud preached SONS thirty years. In many
branches OF science and literature he was ii
riile scholar; he had Travelled much ami
m'hRied much among men, and he possessed
n HlnBnlarIy bright and Incisiye mind. He hss
D"en "a terrible sufferer for Il long time and
seemed al the very point Of death every
moment for twenty iay. ureyIuus IN n.
death. The rest that has come to nIm mu-r
be most welcome. we believe his only reIs-
tive In this country was his devoted wife.
She has hardly left his side for u moment
during the past year. Her love has held tn.
d""r closed for months against death that
waited on the threshold and whose shadow
dirkaned the house" This announcement
recalls some very happy days when Dr..
ID wning, though u minister, was full of lie
aid huinor. was often the writer's guest, and
when, IN the old Higgins neIghborhood,
toere were many merry hearts. Alas! mum.
bers Of them are stilled In death. But II is \
satisfaction 10 know tina, most OF them were
az noble aud true in days of trial and adyer-
sitT, AZ they were gay in the hour for Joyous
ness. And so. doctor. YOU too have passed
over The river. And your true wife remain, :
behind 10 mourn. And this Is life! A
moment and It's gone. We can but send our
heartfelt coincidence to the bereayed one. aud
hope that time and her true Christian faith
may ussuu4e her grief.
OBITUARY,
death loves n shining mark" /, An o'd
aud true saying, Of which we were forcIbIy
reminded on hearing Of the death of little
PatLie Davis, daughter Of Nathaniel 8. AMI
httte h. Davis, of Corder. She was boz
April y, 1915. and died January 3rd, 1884. |
FOR many long mouths Pattie was an invalid.
but exhibited patience and sweetness OF dis |
position quite wonderful to witness, She
joined the Methodist church two years mr..
Vlous to her death, and evidently possessed a
living and real religion, which gave her COM
lori anu courage. AMI inspired her with the
beautiful spirit with which she bore terriIIs
st&fe'fng. She fully realized her condition
and several times called her little brothers
and sister and requested them to ..obey
Mamma; be good children, and meet me In
heaven" Over the river. her papa stood To
welcome her, and oh what must have been
hi- JOY when he received his little daughter
to his eternal embraced Gloomy though The
portal seems, death Is the gate of life to all
VINO are good aud pious. How much hap.
pier and boiler we would be II we could only
look on death In that light. It comes "A,
Christs command. and He doeth all thugs
well. He allures to brighter worlds by re-
moving our brightest objects Of affection
here. Where our treasures are, there will
our hearts be also. How near the gate OF
heaven seems when we know that our loved
ones have just passed through IT. And how
precious the Savior seems when we feel that
our departed ones are in his bosom! To tle
bereaved mother We would say, sweep not.
Don't continue to shed unsvaiiins tears, for
the separation Is ouly temporary. The little
bud. Diucked from the garden OF the home
on earth, Is only removed to heaven. to q
more congenisl cline, where 1t will forever
unfold IN everlasting bloom"
But thou, the mother of so sweet a child,
my false imagined loss cease to lament,
And wisely strive TO curb thy SORROWS Wild;
Think what n present thou to God hast sent.
Aud render him with patience what he lent
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