The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-07-04
.otte, Migs Alma olara crisman.


In view of the fact that the ranks OF
'ur true and tried workers together
or Christ are thinning day by day.
Ne realize as each one passes on to
Ter crown and her great reward that
We have one less to anoint with us at
he feet of our Lord, one less to give
up, of cold water in his name; one
ess to weep at his tomb one less to
ell of his resurrection. We bow in
sorrow before this sense Of our great
oss, for what touches our Master
touches us, His handmaidens, as well.
And yet, and yet, when we lay away
our dead and lift up our eyes unto the
hills from whence cometh our help,
there flashes from the very throne of
God, such manifestations Of His grace
in the precious promises 81 will never
leave thee nor forsake," Though a
thousand should fall at thy right hand
it shall rot come nigh thee" do, |
am with you always even to the end
of the world, and many others equal
ly precious, until every sigh and tear
and moan is changed to a glad "Hal-
leluiah, the Lord God omnipotent
reigneth Therefore be it resolved:
/. That while we bow under the
stroke, yet in humble submission we
kiss the hand that smites us.
2. That while we deplore the loss
of these our co-workers, we emulate
their example of faith and zeal in our
Masters cause, and that as we lay this
token OF love on the new made graves
we pray for the grave that shall ena.
BILE lis to place upon Gods altar one
our souls and bodies living sacrifice
8. That while we would not ques
ton for even one moment the wisdom
and love of the mysterious providence
which took from us our outgoing
missionary to Brazil, Miss Anna CLARK
Crisman, and while we may not know
our Fathers reason for calling her tC
Himself even while she climbed to hel
place on the watchtowers of our zior
yet we bow in silence and say 600
knows BEST" feeling assured tina
though the workers fall the work goe
on.
4, That copy of these resolution
be placed upon the minutes, and ais,
be furnished the Holston and Ashe
vile Methodists.
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. E. E. WILEY,
MRS. P. @. LANDRUM,
MRS. A. A. GIBSON,
MRS. GEO. NAFF,
Miss ANNA ASTON.
Near the close of the meeting Mrs
Matt. McClung and Mrs. w. A. Dick
inson were made life members OF th
Johnson City Auxiliary. A letter iron
Col. E. G. Reeves was much enjoye,
both for its humorous style and on &C
count of the 500 enclosed, with whicl
to make his wife a life member.
rising vote OF thanks was tendere
Col. Nimson for his kindness in ful
nishing car to convey the delegation
over the Cranberry road, and also
Mrs. w. A. Dickinson for her thought
fulness in soliciting this pleasure fc
the society. The trip proved deligh
full one, and by request Mrs. E. f. W
ley used her ready pen in giving he
impressions of tho scenery:
Through the kindly courtesy {
Col. Nimson, joint owner and propr
etor Of the Cranberry Narrow Guag
Railway, and of the iron interests {
Elk Park, the delegates to the mi
sionary meeting were given deligh
full excursion by rail into this wonde
land OF East Tennessee. The first Ell
trance into this almost inaccessible n
gion was made only a few years sine
in the construction OF this railroa,
Mules were led up the rugged mouI
tains and swung by ropes from ledg
to bowlder into the basin below. Ths'
few miles OF railway cost one and ha
million dollars. There were mountain
to tunnel, great stretches Of rocky "a
to bridge the yawning chasms. He
and there came q curve, short, abr'll
and dangerous, while the greet ,noul
tains OF solid rock, with sCraggy irol
. and frowning brow. severed to diz2
heights above you. Beneath track al
trestle, swpig in mid air, the angl
little Doe river tumbled and foamed
its mad career Across the ravin
other mountains lifted up still high
heights, with great rocky belts runnir
from top to base in whose silent Mich,
were found a few bleaching skeleton
supposed to belong to some poor u
iortunates who fled the horrors of Il
{ civil war We were awed, stilled to
, reverent hush by the wild grandeur
, the scene, and the dangerous owe
hanging OF those imminent bowldel
Think of It'll Seventy-fiye missiOnal