Telegram-herald., 1890-01-24


wees uere performed for thc teo esea
sra smented SISTERS, Mrs. Henry l4es
aa8 Nrs. Charles Wright The oauu
fal services OF the Episcopal ritual were
resd n = Marks Church where the
tao sdie. 'ong have worshlp,d- The
.use.ous edihce Mas stripped q .ae dee
ofsu8ns which had adorned a s.nce the
Christmas holidays, aud IN ghelr place
were the simple insignia Of grief -n
black draDery with white flowers The
casker which lnciosed the remains u
Nr. Ives vas OF blach plush. with
heavy trimmings 0t silver. A pail Ot
deEcatey tinted roses, caught with
gluk rhtons. completely enNelOped the
toD. The casket which contained all
taat va, mortal of Mrs Wright Vac OF
glt-col0red plash, with silver trim
mngs. and Was shr0uded with pure
White lilies. snowy hyacinths and green
fern fronds The family pew Was
dfaped with Grape and flowers.
Services were conducted 10y Rev. Dr.
Campbell Fair assisted by Bishop Gill
espe and Rev. Or. I. j. Knapp, OF
Grace Church.
A large concOurse Of friends and
neighbOrs bIayed the storm 10 testify
their love and respect 10 the departed,
and during the eutlre service there was
scarcely dry eve in the house.
Lovely and blessed IN their lives,
said Dr. FAIR. "'and IN death they were
not divided. Such were the words OF
David, the King, when two friends had
passed on 10 the life beyond. Such are
the words now use today They were
lovely and blessed IN their lives and IN
their death they were not divided.
They were my kind and thoughtful
friends and active church workers.
In all the relations of life
they were lovely and blessed.
80 many things come 10 my
mind, so many thoughts come into
my heart, that know not how 10 tell
YOU Of them. Their aim in life was
their church and they knew no church
but the Church OF God. II. Marks
was the church that they loved with a
love which never faltered. When Or.
Cunning. my reyered predecessor
preached on September 5, 1855, the
eulogy on their departed mother,
| he sand that she left as
| IL N%dtA uti lOAtiN udiiH HiittA - anu NIA
| asked her husband, the late James NJ.
| Nelson, to bring up her daughters IN
the church. They were baptized in thls
| church, and at this chancel ran they
received the sacled rite of cOnhrma-
! ton, and from tins church they 20 forth
| today. / wish / could have lived IN
| Grand Rapids when these two noble
/ women were Just budding into woman
! hood. Let me tell you of their church
! history. When the carly Sunday morn
! ing communion WAS spread, one OF my
! loved friends would accompany me
! here with flowers in her hand for the
adornment of her fathers lccturn.
| Then when the morning SundaY-schOOl
came they were IN their places teach
! ing, not only from the head but from
the heart. They remained through
/ morning services, and at The afternoon
mission school one of the sister, wa, IN
her place teaching the poor pupils.
/ Then when the glorious evening ser
vice came, they were IN Their pew.
/ Their religion was not only q sunday
| religion, but lasted from Sunday to
sunday throughout the week. When
| Monday afternoon came, my beloved
| sister here took her place upon the
! ibtlN Ol hdild@tiS VI ~. NH b = iitilits
! When Monday evening came, and the
Girls Friendly Society met, the other
| sister was there, and with her tender
smile and ready sympathy helped to
make the evening pass pleasantly for
the girls. When Tuesday came they
I were ready with their help and cncOur-
agcmcnt, and when Wednesday even
/ mg came one sister took up the musical
arrangement of that quiet even
ing service. and the other was
rarely absent. Thursday came, and
what then? 80 much that
/ | can scarcely tell YOU. They were
ever ready for the missionary work
/ with contributions and other aid. Oh,
! never had TO press them, never had to
besecch thcm TO help. When Friday
came they met with the oldest parO-
CHA. organization, the Industrial Band
! and when saturday came one sister
was AZ her place i'm the Girls Sewing
/ school. How beautifully, how tender
/ iy she took up the work Of teaching
/ tuat class i'm the chapel Can ever
! look IN yondcr chapel pew and not
/ remember who sat there 50 dov0utlv .
/ Can 60 into the vcstry room or the
/ chapel. or ln the church. without being
I
+ their Imprc>, everywhere And thus 7
am told everywhere that their lives
. wore lovely. Ny friends, vou Will find
/ that the various organizations 20 which
I they belonged have sent beautiful
/ flowers and resolutions OF sympathy.
+ tributes % tne memory Of these two
/ who were so greatly beloved"
Dr FAIR then announced that the
4 vc,trv had adopted resolutions NJ their
meeting saturday night. and ho called
. upon the secretary of the parish. G. ".
I C1lE.ns, 20 read them. They are given
u full.
Through tho inscrutable providence
Of Almighty God. this parish Is called
urcn 20 mourn the Joss of two WOLF
+ known and beloved parshi0nors. Mrs.
Henry Ives and Mrs. Charles W.
Wright. daughters of the late James
NJ Nelson. one of the first vostrvmcn.
and for nearly half century one of
tse most active and earnest commuuI-
o1ufs and supporters Of ST.
Marks Those two sisters were
carly 10 lfe and constantly. aezo-
GATED with fho parish As tho horao
where p their mortal remains now lie
awaiting hural was Their or.v home
stead res deuce. 50 ta-s dIfoc their
orIv church homo. and hr strange
rn.nr fcurc. tH.r were o. tue -qrrc
dav called hence to tr7f home b--o-8
the sun.
Iu S. Marks they received csc sso-
~auert of hsrt SID. at tns cnarrrl "a
t-v rarer=utv Eue|t In tae hor r+a
nj frr-7t0r and fHroug r~-
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