Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-21


today will recall her last public testi-
mony, at our quarterly communion SER
vices few wee Be ago. She spoke of
the love of God and bright hopes of
she also possessed the key
to the christians fouateins of spiritual
strength for she " az often observed
closeted in secret prayer. She lived
rejoicing, and died in triumphs of a
living3faith, truly. according to the
Vords Of that haav emily voice; her state
is noV blessed indeed, for she ''Died in
the Lord" zee, saith the spirit,
that they may res t from their lahors.
How sweet the. rest that follows
the days OF toll, the rest by
Vhich the exhausted physical
nature is restorekl, but We rest, only to
mein another days work, We are
doomed to weary toll 50 long az We
inhsbit this earth, of which God said
"Cursed is the ground FOR thy sake, y
and 'sIn the sweet OF thy face shalt
thou eat Bread" but is there no end to
this curse2 Yes, there is . place where
the wicked cease from troubling and the
weary be ct rest. for the soul, that has
hsen redeemed. shall return to God Who
save it, and the body to the dust
whence it came. Oh! the goodness of
God in giving US rest when this weary
life is over, for there remaineth rest
to the psople Of God. This sister
seemed inspired with . spirit Of proph-
ecy. She often spoke OF being tired, even
when she had not been at WORK, but
she hardly realized that her WEAKNESS
vas that which came at the close Of lifes
day, and that her rest was 80 near,
rest which she had so well earned. She
labred long and faithfully, even man
ssinx her OWE household affairs until
the day she was taken asHif ts2 her bed,
five days befOre she died. It is Safq Of
her that she wss always st work for
others, seldom thinking for herself but
always caring; FOR the welfare of those
about her; few hours before she passed
sVay. 40 inquired for one of the house.
hold, when told she WAS at work she
said ''poor child, why do9't she stop
and rest'' she tried to induce the faaally
thsS STOOD around her to 60 to bed say
ing''I viz &c too.' The point wish
TO impress here, fs the nnselfish spirit
she manifested which spoke ~ plainly
of the spirit of Christ, which ruled and
reigned within. He died that others
might live, and CON- 'anded us. LAS
have loved you, that We love one
another" Oh the blessing of eternal
rest, given to those who obey. a few
days before her death she wanted TO
prepare some clothing to ''go to church"
on the sabbath. Prophetic spirit, today
she is enjoying the communion Of
saints in Christ's church triumphant.
Her last words were II am going home. !"
Yes, she has gone home to rest for
evermore.
And their works do follow them,
Not the labors, but good deeds, good
influences, the good seed of goepel truth
that has been sown, all shall follow,
and throughout the ceaseless ages of
eternity they shall be gathering the
fruits Of their works in this life; how
good God is to permit us the privilege
of laying up for our selves. treasures in
heaven. For upward of fifty years this
mother has been laboring in the mas
ter's vinyard, no earthly books, or
human memory can contain the record
of all:the goodeshe has done but in Gods
book of remembrance it is all written
down. The many nights of sleepless
watching with the sick, the thousands
OF steps those tired feet have taken for
the relief and care of others, the patient
ministering of those faithful hands,
the kind words that can never die, shall
all, in Gods own good time, acrue to
her eternal reward and to his eternal
glory. A few more days, aad her
companion, who knew and loved her
best. will rejoice to meet her in glory.
One by one these children who have
been trained up in the nurture and
admonition of the Lord, and ia whose
hearts is cherished, sacred above all
else, the memory of a mothers love
will be drawn by that love to better
world and hope, that SO long as the
memory of her godly life and example
may be retained by those who have
known her, and today hear Of her, it
shall serve to draw them into the paths
that lead to life, and in the years to
come it shall be said of her, her works
do follow her. Let us thank God for
this christian life. and noble example
that speak so plainly of the reality of
the religion of Jesus Christ, which says:
Blessed are the dead which die in the