Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-18
IN MEMORIAM

Ars. C. VI. CooksEY. entered into rest on Fri
day morning, December 3s'h, lsss st lke
home OF her daughter, Mrs Jos. b Thomas
in Lsudon county, Va, aged 20 years.
Faithful unto death" this loving servant
of God has gone 10 her blessed and eternal rtsl
She being an Invalid for ears, tore her pain
full suHeriugs with calm patience. un~aErrtns
faith and quiet Submission 10 the sill OF God.
" ben the sA mmoBs csae she passrd gent!s and
peacefully awsysiesviug TO her sorrow,ng fam
ily and friends a goodIy hrriiag,-rsen Ih'
beautiful exsmple-of pure and holy life
Her III. was go>pel aud her friendship beu-
diction TO those ~ho bad the privilege OF pos
sessing III helpful, sympathetic and loving
she seemed TO reflect 10 Ii snd action the sp ri
of the Master she so faithfully aud Earnestly
served. The sweetness and strength OF her
character m de her "a very present help It.
time Of need" 10 those who fways found in
her a wise and lovirg fri, nd. Te her family
" hose love for her "Hs 81 dep sud reTrTen',
he grief bat ovrrshadows them Is too great
for words he has gone from US never to re
turn, but she HIS I,ft behind the memory and
infuence Of her loving character aud noble lite.
which can never die. She has.n,,rvi Into thai
peace " hi, passeth b UNDERSTANDING - ard mp
on her his inIIen III. satr,d gr'etire w eli
II, ue thou good aid faithful :e'Saut vfitT theu
into III jny Of hy Lord"
We mourn thee
Y-tw saw nc- thou hast
Thy course ia fai'h md y p,,ieuce hud hat " 90
Toy croa n AL last-Go4's hoy vi lie done.
Diet udd. MY - eart dis.A,e 1T her r-stisrc'
ne,r " icf ni,c. JaHuaT, > 1850, Ms
Envy nEECH. r.ic' Of ,he luic Jon e. \
Koch. IN h 50 h yer o. her ng~
Do il nt -,F.i Ie coed
| IituS women r,stfvss m're than iass n!
| oticr ior lhus h pas. d away IN the IL, ,'ur
| Its oi vumnuko, d, one wbi Sc gif's of mind
AMI heart Will cause her TO be sadly IN sSrd nn
onl, M ih- h. II. srolt, " here rs n d. vol.'
and iovIas moi her he uns ever ready 10 i'm
| part counsel TO her chllGr, and 20 MAKE ar'
sarritcr necessary whth ~outd coucucr Il
! heir vel are snd happiness; buI "sso by III
ueighhor hood ~ y hi h shr lived v here il Wa
| her Gt liz ht sud y e.sure 10 ihhrt h h"splIa
NV IA : far us she Was able, wrlh the poor an'
| Iced, ard 10 minister 10 the 81, and SUFFERING
| in her own ;trsou and with her oW hsnGs
| hus iuiitatiu The hless'd Master ~ no wen
! abGut doirg good But not only will Ihi
| nobI- h ar ID woman be misss d 10 tn hom.
circle as y de-r mother nnd in the neigh, or
hood a. a kind frie d. ut she i'll be soiei'
and sudI missed by Trinn, Episcopal ,har' h
| ct which III. WAS IN earnest and COPS stenl
member during Ger wbnie ne. Sbt lust'l hti
church dearly aud fohdly, aid as an ev der c,
of this tact. she ever first ard foremost il
Ill good works and ever ready and wiling te
do any thing in her oa TO advance The pres
perity ard growth OF her Masters Kingdom OF
earth. Even in her last illness her Thoughts
| were about her church and her pastor, so tht
" hen the my sterious change, commonly called
death, but whch shu as a christian knew to bs
only the "beginning of life" came, she wa,
found ready and willing and waiting. and a;
she heard The angel messenger SAY ing "tht
Master is come and calieth tor thee her spirit
quit ky departed TO be forever With the Lord
God tie prai-.d for the sweet hope that she
has gone TO Put away all the weakness and
sIckn, ss and WEAKNESS OF the aesh, 10 lay aside
all fears and doutts and heattacbes snd 10 en-.
ter into that rest which remaineth tor the
people of God" We pray that strength may
be given those sorely bereaved, especially y
that one who could not be present during hi:
mothers illness, that they may mourn not y.
those without hope. but that they may look
forward to IL bliss ul reunion in the Great Fa
| ,hers House "not made with bands eternal in
The Heavens. Ss* = + =