Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-10

He accomplished his life work before
the MONDAY of life and is laid down to
| rest until the eternal mornings dawn.
March 23rd, 1882, he was happily
united in wedlock with Miss Annis l..
Randolph of this county, and there
have been added to his family two
precious children, Lois A. and Chas. Il.
who are yet to young to fully realize
the great loss they sustain in the death
of their loving and devoted father. 1t
was his privilege in life to be present
at the bedside of his aged father in his
declining hours and help to close his
eyes in peaceful death, little thinking,
doubtless, that he must be the next of
the Stuart family to be called away.
Truly we "know neither the day nor
the hour wherein the son of man
cometh." AS a son he was most duti-
full, devoted and Obedient to every pa
rental behest both before and after his
marriage. But with that event the
forming of the new home circle brought
new even more sacred and precious in
terests; and while his duty and devo-
ton to parents were not in the least de-
gree diminished, his love and sacred re-
gard and sustaining, protecting and
comforting powers were all the more
enlarged and wholly cOnsecrated first
and chiefest, to the highest welfare,
protection and comfort of his wife and
children, and no power or subtle inllu-
ence of earth could come between him
and his wife or family to detract one
| whit from his supreme love and sacred
devotion to them in all their interests.
lie was in the true sense then devOt-
ed, consecrated husband, a dutiful and
obedient child, a genial neighbor, a
| faithful friend, successful business
man, an honest competitor, trust
worthy counsellor, an upright, honest,
honored citizen, a bountiful benefactOr,
a true and honorable man in daily deal
ings with his fellow men.
At the hour of his death scarcely less
than two hundred lives were trustfully
looking to the fruits of his unwearing
| industry and successful financial man
agement for their daily means of sus-
| tainance and comfort, as direct labor
ers or tenant families under his super
vision. These all, with every one who
knew him look upon his death not only
as sad bereavement to town and COM
munity, but as a solemn, irreparable
loss, and join with his mourning rela-
tives and friends in mourning his death
us of one of our own household. And
today in fearful sadness we join hands
| and hearts in conSecrated human SYM
pathy and peacefully lay him to rest in
the silent tenement house of death,
mid wreaths and beds of flowers from
natures beauteous bloom, leaving all the
rest with God, looking for resurrection
unto eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Silence is golden when sor-
row fills the soul; yet word of SYM
pathy kindly said may sometimes touch
the secret spring of hope and bring
new comfort to the burdened mOurner
us God intends it should. Our human
sympathies at best are weak, but that
peculiar power is part of heavens ell.
dowment gift to us that we may use in
aiding others in the hour of need. Just
why these dark days of sorrow must
come upon us all sooner or later in life
we cannot tell. But we do know that
all is well and we will see and know the
reason why when the shadows are lifted
and the external sunlight appears, for
| there is a time and place when there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow
nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain for former things are passed
away.
The sunshine and shadow of our sue.
cess and failure, our joy and sorrow
our mirth and misery which we each en-
dure from the cradle to the grave com
bine in one consistent harmony as the
light and shade in the perfected picture
of our life of tears and triumphS here
below, which life of tears and sor
rows, sin and death in contrast with
that eternal day of life in Joy divine, is
but as night to day, as death to life
the darker background of night of sill
: on which there falls the rays of heaven
ly light and glory from the eternal SUI
of righteousness in redeeming love
Thus while we patiently, trustfully pas
through our journey of life performing
our allotted tasks, whether in mirth o.
: in mourning, weeping with those whC
weep, or rejoicing with those whit
do rejoice, let us rejoice in the hope
and rest on the divine assurance tina
even the darkest cloud Of sorrow ha'
> its golden sunlight of a SayiQr's re
deeming love already fringing the Dor
ders and gliding all the ether side will
rays of heavenly love, SO that though
weeping may endure for night, Joy
Gometh in the morning" And wher
that eternal morn shall dawn "thert
shall be no more death, nor sorrow mol
crying, neither shall tilcce be any more
pain for God shall wipe away All tears
from our eyes and s9Fr0w and sin shall
flee away Ia this life poverty and
riches, pain and pleasure, Failure and
success alike are oppressive and tempt,
ing. Affections and burdens of mind
and body await us at any moment and
often come with little fore warning
Disease and death come boldly and
fearlessly into our seemingly healthiest,
happiest homes and pass o4 through
our midst leaving sorrow and weeping
behind, thus causing even the strong
est, most devoted hearts to drink that
bitter cup of mourning in the hour of
separation from nearest friends and
! causing the strongest minds and
| noblest souls to grow faint and fearful
4 lest afsicti6l and bereavement sadden
their homes. Yet very many even
while drinking that bitter cup Of Gis,
tress and anguish gain a sweet fore
taste of that joy and peace and blessed
ness that is to follow by looking up
through their tears in trust and recOg'
MIXING the Heavenly Fathers face IN
love Still waiting to be gracious: And
this is the precious privilege OF every
trustful soul to least all thy C".,rdeni
on the Lord and He will sustain thee.
For like as father pitieth his chill
dren even so the Lord pitieth then
that fear him." For he knoweth on
: frame, He remembereth that we ar,
, dust And thus our light affection
which are but for moment, worketl
for us q far more exceeding and eterna
: weight of glory. After all we know bu
7 little of that which shall be and of tina
l wonderous glory which shall follow il
+ the presence and communion of tn
: Savior i'll Heaven. But then wha
e little we do know of Heaven and Q
: divine things through the teachings O
Gods word, is worth more than a
i earth's treasurs and wisdom and honor
}, combined, for it is all that we can tax
q with US and find of any value in til
I world to come. While we have but
d very faint foretaste of that wOnderou
d peace and JOY of Heaven, it is enoug
e on which to rest an abiding hope. w
y do know if we enter that abode an
: behold our Savior face to face "
S shall be made like Him for we shall sc