Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-04-20
DIED.

At his residence In the second district
April 4. 1888, JAMES ". COMBS. in the
73rd year Of bis age.
II has been said that the proper subjects
ri biography are the lives and characters
II those who have shone pre- eminenfIy in
civil and religious society Neither would
those flowers Of modes. worth which blonm
unseen In the vale of life appear less lovely
or be found less instructive could we call
them from their obscurity. The subject of
this humble tribute was plain and unas
Stunning Christian Converted - the true
faith at camp-meeiing held in 1870, for
ffiy-ihree years Brother Combs was con
sisient member Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Descended on the maternal side
from the strongest Of Protestant stock
known as non-conformisis previous to the
restoration Of CunflA Ii be inherited and
held the eternal truth that nothing could
cOnduce To salvation that conld not be
known by the Holy Scriptures. It's light
was The chart by which be wendell his
way through life anc the compass 10y which
he steeTed his frHil bark over the gulf Of
death safe g. the eternal shore. For the
last five years Of his life he was severely
afflicted, aud in the extremity of life the
tempter stoad by as ii TO induce from tx
wrong. Oh how subtle the subieriuges
and devices Of Sattn. The servant Is MT
above hi Lord, who was also temp cd.
All the Kingdoms Of the world, said the
devil TO Christ, will give Thee if Thou
will fall down and worship me. A fearful
and instructive lesson. Should not every
sincere Christian pray with the Psalmisr
When my heart and strength fIileth, then
do thou be the strength OF my heart and
my portion forever" Butuur sfiend Is hap.
py now, far removed from sorrow and
temptation and suffering, enjoying the full
fruitiOn of his sublime belief through lite.
That
Nor bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast,
Nor hysspp branch, nor sprinAling priest
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea,
Can wash the dismal stain away.
Jesus, thy blood, thy bl I'd alone,
Hath power sufficient 10 atone;
Thy blood can make us white as snow;
No heather types could cleanse us SD.
BY HIS FRIEND 5.
Fell asleep in Jesus April 4, 1898. after
a lingering illness, little ESZELIA, infant
daugi ter OF Jas A. and kaiie II Hay, en-
aged 10 months and ii days Not lost, hut
gone before. How happy in the arms oI
Jesus Is little EDzeiia A bright little girl
the pet OF all who knew her.
II is sad To give our darling up,
But We must be resigned.
To Him who is toO wise To err,
Too good To be unkInd.
Human hands have tried to save her,
signs and tears are all in vain;
Happy angels came and took her
From this world If sin and p in.
PAPA AND MAMMA.
March 2lst. at $3.50. p m, AT -. Clement.
Bay, Md, ANNIE klDWELL. beloved
wife Of ohm b Hebb, aged 80.
The deceased was on visit tO her only
| sister, Mrs. j. T. Herbert. where she wa.
stricken with typhoid pneumonia witt
which she bravely struggled before he
/ irail life went out. and her gentle spiri
, winged its flight to Him - whom she
turned during her useful life At her re
| quest she Was baptized in the Catholi,
church the day before she died surrounded
| by her devoted brother, sister, little one.
and few friends Calmly, PEACEFUL,
her pure life ebhed say until only gen
| tie sigh told when she had lett IL for tht
reward she SD richly mcTited. By SOM
mischance, the letter with her message
Tell him come quicklyw never reached
her husband who was ON his way To SCI
her and consequently he was unprepareC
| for the sad news that awaited him ON Li
arrival i'm ST Mary's tie day after ell tina
was mortal of his wife was laid to rest il
| Newtown graveyard.
1t was IA sad sight-the grief-siricken maj
with five moiherless babes The year-olC
baby was LETT 10y its mothers request witt
her sister.
May Heaven protect and Armies child
rem and comfort all who loved her.
Let us bury our bitter sorrows
Deep in His Sacred Heart,
And think what blessed thing II is
TO have in His sorrows "a part.
| Washington, ID O, and LOudon county
Va, papers please copy.
4; the residence Of his parents, WAL
| TER BENZ MIN, son of DIR. W. b anC
Grace b. Dent, age II months and one day