The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-12-27
Hemorinl-Nrs. AddoIn Lyons.

The subject Of this memorial was born in
| NprmiIiou parish, on the both day Of March,
/ 1914 and died al the home Of her youngest
/ son. Oscar I. Lyons, near Rose Bun, tins
| parish, on the 2SIh day OF November, 1889,
aged oevenJy-hTe years, eight months and
| two days
| Her father was Ma,ichi Stanton. and her
| mother was Sarah MCAaunus She was
married in 1881 in ST Landry parish, to
! Samuel Lyons son Of John Lyons and Mary
| Foreman. 1t is not known to the writer
whether John Lyons was Il native OF s..
. Landry or not, the suppnsitiOn is that be
was. Mary Foreman WHs born near HALIFAX,
d village near Roanoke river, in North Caro-
| lima.
Soon after the marriage Of Samuel Lyons
aud AddeIG Stanton, they moved across to
| the extreme western border OF what was
then, the territory Of ST. Landry, aud settled
! on the Sabine river, lived tbeTr several years
aud moved 10 Bayou Cboupqur, some five
miles south OF the Sulphur Mines. Here
! they lived and raised their family. consisting
of three sons, David H, MaIchi NJ, and
Oscar F.. all Of whom survive their parents.
MIR. Lyons began early to accumuI te
| property finding an excellent helpmete in
| hie devoted companion. whose tact and en-
ergy did much to crown their efforts with
| success Their property consisted chiefly OF
| ca tie and horses, which ran wild in large
herds on the free and bOundless prairie.
Alter the death OF Mr.. Lyons. which Oc-
! Cured Several years ago, her stock was
managed by her children in such a way as
to bring to her q revenue sufficient for all
| her necessities. This was the more for innate,
as in her later years she sorely afflicted,
requiring q considerable outlay for medical
a tentiOu. and such things as were necessary
to her comfort.
At one time, several years ego, she went
to New Orleans and underwent a surgical
operation in having cataracts removed from
her eyes. She was almost blind at the time
she received this treatment but by it, she
was restored t. her sight sufficiently to be
able to read some as long as she lived. For
this she was very grateful considering it
one OF the greatest crosses in life not to be
able to read her Bible, and look into the
faces of her loved oHes. Sometime after
her husbands death her health became so
bad that she was forced to give up house
keeping and live with her friends. Her first
home was with the grandson, T. Newton
] Lyons. at whose house she received the very
best nursing aud the most loving, affection
ate attentions by him aud his devoted wifi {
; so long as the latter was able to serve her.
All the while, before she left ner old home,
and while at heWtOn's, her favOrite grand
. child, Mrs. NJ. Jane Landry, was often with
s her. and with Ruth-like devotion, she clavt
! unto her and with fidelity seldom equaled
u never eXcelled, she uufInchingly stood al
n her post of duty. anticipating all the wants
n | huu Nlshts vi hGi NCdls Olh RTdUuinblltt
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons were bapJlZed into the
fellowship of Antioch church in Big Wood
d on December, 1913. Sometime snbsequen
to this, the question of Sunday-schools
missions aud the like, was agitated, ant
there being some Very violent opposition tC
progress iu this direction by those who con
10 eideTed these things Innovations and unscrip
buTal, a goodly number OF the member
! drew out and formed new church. falling
7 into line with the great body of Baptist
} who believe that such are scriptural method
. for evangelizing the world. Mr.. and Mrs
n Lyons remained with the old church, ant
e. Mr.. Lyons was still member then at tn
D. Time of his death Sister Lyons spent som
Al time IN Texas, aud, while there, transferred
= her membership TO the church near Orange
3 and when she returned to this parish, be
r came a member of Vincent Settlemen
,e Baptist church. She believed strongly il
carrying out the commission, ard cor
IS tribdted literally of her means toward tn
h. advancement of the Masters cause. NeFe
4 has it been the happy lot Of the writer +
s. know more perfect resignation of will /
h any one than in the life of sister Addel
Lyons. When questioned about her spirtui
g. welfare, the answer was always prompt an
b. cheerful, II have no hope but In Christ.
I'd II am trusting all TO Him." ~ am jnl
waiting for Him to call me home" 'tAl
&c sutierngs have been great and ! only as
~ that He will not prolong my aiilieiOns.n
4 Thus day by day the sustaining power
! Gods grace was given, aud as the shrinkin
X form and feebleF lulsations indicated al
Il preaching dissolution, her faith t0Wers
- above mortality aud caught giimpses, Tor
% tastes OF the joys beyond After weeks al
Il months Of patient watching and more pstiel
y, suffering, just as tine clock struck tWef
z aud the wheel Of time made .,ne more rev
luton, marking on the dial OF time, Mover
~ Der u, 1885, her breathing which had be,
~ iabored grew easy and noiseless fhe famt
an and Attends drew nearer the couch Uf d
az dying Christian. Her attentive and kin
hearted physician DR. ID. s. Perkins, was
on his post 10 the last. Her pastor, with
ng heart too full for utterance, leaned over a.
M whispered, lord Jesus, secure her spirit
we Thus as The finger Of time pointed 70 h
ef hour OF enc, amid the eDbs and tears
", loved ones she quietly breAfhed out
life. Truly . mOtaeF III IsrRel has gone o
who did much IN life to ameliorate the 81
ferings and trials Of friends d veritHnl
7 s'gp9d Samaritan who oflen poured Ii
ard wine, building up shattered limbs Al
hearts. She leaves two brothers aud isistl
!. three sisters having preceded her to 1
spirit land. For her sons, two Of whom b
newer protested faith IN Christ, she was
on eegdingly anxious, and prayed feTYenl
~ every day. The Writai gave this adFil
" which wac evidently acted upon n
he sister, yon are praying Tor your boys ke
AZ on praying Wiile lie shall iest, and q
. lrpstng to 6ad TO save them.
.at ala3 GOO lear har prayers, comfort
The loved nnea, aud save her children, Il
VIZ earRest desire o. her humble Raslof