The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-08
MEMORIAL.
MAS. eAaee1sTINA o. ALconN.

Once more as we come together We miss a
cheerful ace and kindly greeting and our hearts
are sad knowing that qnT companion and friend.
MRS. TINA F.s ALcos \. will usset with US no.
mole. We do not know how to spare her, but
our Heavenly Father makes. mistakes and
He has taken her from us. Ii is well for us to
pause for time. and think of her life, SO quiet
and unobtrnsiye but so full of well doing that
we may thus comfort the sorrowing and ind an
incentive to our own higher living.
In the nearest relations of life, we find her,
FIRST loving and dutifnl daughter. Her broth
ers and sisters found in her faithful friend.
sincere and wise adviser. The heart of her
husband did safely trust in her." The orphan
nephews and Rieces found with her home, the.
tender babe thus placed In her arms never kaesF
the lack of mother love-" To all these sor-
rowing ones our thoughts go out in sympathy
today. and we would fain whisper to them the
sweet words of Holy Writ, "As one whom his
mother comfortethr so viii the Lord comfort
you. and ye shall be comforted in jerusalem
AS a friend. she was not demonstrative, but
constant and true, Her ready sympathy and
in all that pertained to them will be sorely
missed by those thus admitted. to the inner. cir.
Gle of her life. Her going has broken another
link of the chain that binds them to this world
because she is there.
In the wider walks Of life, in church and So
ciety, She was actuated by sincere desire to
know her duty. and a conscientious faithfulness
in the performance of it. Rarely was her place
in church. in prayer-meeting Sabbath school
vacant; NEVER. without good cause therefor !;
and we entreat the members of her S. S. class,
| treasure well her instructions, heed her warn
ings. and follow her Savior. so shall you meet
her again in that land where part:ngs are un-
known.
in the Benevolent Society and in any benev-
olent work of the Church, she was ever ready
to do what she could. Neither here, nor else
where. did she seek great things for herself, but
if there was work for her to do, she did 1t, and
did it well.
A member of our Missionary Society since
1880, her interest never wavered. but rather in
creased to the last. For two years she filled the
Office of Vice PRESIDENT. When the Mission
Band was formed She watched its progress with
the wish that all the members might receive
spiritual benefit from their meetings, and that
their interest might not be the interest of ex-
citement, but principle that should grow and
bear fruit in future years.
Her last public service, how we'll we all re-
member it, was missionary service and she
looking forward with pleasure to the meeting of
the American Board in Cleveland little think
ing that she would so soon be called to grand
er meeting, even Ito an innumerable company
of angels. to the general assembly and church
of the frst-born, which are written in Heaven"
Oh, friends let US not look downward. into
the grave, she is not there--that familiar FORM
which was carried so reverently and laid to rest
on yonder beautiful hilltop, was but the worn
out garment of the spirit; that spirit freed from
all earthly sntanglemeats. is now. and shall be