Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-03
RELIGIOUS COLUMN.
THOs II WARE, EDITOR.
OBITU AIRY.

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Joined the Nj. +. Church, South, In
1850, and departed this life Feb'y.
10, 1892.
For five long long, dark weeks her
family have tenderly watched around
her bedside, and hung over her pres
trate form hike angels Of mercy, dis
playing that anxious solicitude for
her recovery felt only by loving
hearts. All that could be done
bv the hands of affection was done
by her children and her now greatly
bereaved husband, together with
kind and sympathizing friends. But
all to no avail. Death claimed her
as his victim, and after five painful
weeks her frail body yielded to the
too great tax upon it, and she quiet
ly breathed her last, and passed into
the beyond"
In her religious life, she was quiet,
undemonstratlve and unobstrusive ;
but her religious principles were
deep and constant, and the impress
of her life is left upon her children.
Taxed with the cares of large fam
lily, she did not take that active part
in church matters that some others
have done, but she was careful to
teach her children the Importance OF
being religious, and they will doubt
less cherish in memory the good in
fluences of their now sainted mother.
As the sands Of life began to run
low, she expressed to this writer an
overwhelming sense Of her own I'M
worthiness. She felt unworthy Of
the great mercies she had received
and regretful of the little good she
felt she had done in the Master
vineyard. Christ says: HE thai
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
A deep sense of our unworthiness il
not incompatible with deep relig
ious experience.
A leading trait in her character
was tender regard for the comfor
of others. She was ready and willing
to sacrifice her personal feelings, ano
even her own comfort, in the inter
est and for the good OF others.
The immense crowd that ATTENDED
her funeral attest the high esteem IL
which she was held by the communi
ty in which she had long resided
Kind hands laid her away in the city
of the dead to await the resurrection
of the Just. The sympathies anC
coincidence Of the entire community
are extended to the bereaved ones
Mrs. Martha f. Whiteside (ne'
Boles) was born Feb. -, 1928; pro
fessed religion and joined the Nj. +
Church, South, at the age OF i
years; was married to John +
Whiteside March 5, 1912, and dice
Feb. 1G, 1892.
The above data marks only thu
outline of one of the most couscien
tious and beautiful christian charac
tiers that it has ever been the priv
lege Of tins writer to know. To sa,
that she was true in all the relations
OF life-as wife, mother, friend
chrstian-will meet the unqualified
endorsement of all who knew her in
timately for the last thirty or fort,
years in this country. Those wh'
knew her most intimately could hes
appreciate the beauty and simphcit,
OF her gentle and unostentatiou
christian character. The kindnes
OF her nature was chastened ant
sweetened by contact and assocla
ton with Christ, and the ferver anC
constancy of her religious life wa
like an overlooking river, gathering
force and volume as it moved on t
its final destination. She knew
Christ, and had religious
experience satisfactory to her
self The power of her religious
life, as an example to others, de
serve 10 be written in letters of gold
She was so imbucd with the minC
and spirit of Christ that, for twent.
years or more, she has not beer
known to utter one word that indi
Gated anger in the least, demonstrat
ing to us that the grace of God i
sufficient to subdue and control ouI
passions. Earth is made poorer
when such religious character
with its rich and mighty influence, ii
removed from it, Blessed mother
the influence of your happy life viii
linger with us as sweet fragrance
encouraging our hope and blessing
our lives while memory owns its sway
She leaves two sons and three