Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-03-29
Saint Maru's Beacon
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TIE LATE HRS. saooxsANE.


ling(because notso unexpected )than
the same news, q few years ago of
that other great leader, John Ii.
Finch, for she was recognized by the
order to be as great a leader in the
Juvenile department, as he had been
Of the adult. For nearly a year she
had been a great sufferer from what
was supposed to be rheumatism, yet
her friends throughout the world
were praying and hoping for her
recovery, and in her. official and
other correspondence, she said SO
little Of herself, only those nearest
her were prepared for the sad intel
ligence. An immense audience,
and large circle of relatives gathered
at her home at 0 q. m, October 23rd
to pay the last tribute that love and
affection can bestow, and take the
last look at the face so loved by all.
The floral decorations were numer-
ous and beautiful that surrounded
her, and her calm, smiling face
seemed to know and appreciate them
all. The largest was given by Ohio
Falls lodge, "The gates ajar," with
the letters /. 0. G.. T., on the base.
The G.. s. of Indiana, seat two an
chors, one for the G.. L. with the
letters F. FL. & G. the other for the
Juveniles with letters, Il. l.. & p.
the initials Of their motto, besides
numerous other designs and boquets
gifts of relatives and friends.
b. f. Parker, r. W. G.. s. and
Amanda NJ. Way, p. r. ". G. V.
Il. were the only members of the in
ternational supreme lodge present,
Brother Parker having been selected
by Sister Brookbank as one of the
pail bearers.
Rev. Charles Tinsley, her pastor,
conducted the services, reading a
portion of 1st Corinthians and Sc
lected as q foundation for his re-
marks, the forty-ninth verse. He
said: "To part with our loved ones
is sad, but | shall not dwell on the
sad side of the departure of this
great woman. There is in this re-
markable chapter a revelation of a
change that shall take place in us
in the resurrection 1t is an
upward step in the order of God.
Death is the release from the cor
ruptible to the incorruptible. The
body is sown in dishonor, and raised
in glory. . . Our sister is not
here, save possibly for a parting
glance at this scene-attendant
angels are her companions to the
throne. While we weep because of
the parting for awhile, hundreds
saved by her soulful singing, and
her temperance efforts, welcome her
to the home of God. God works in
stages. This, the first stage in her
career is well over and she enters
upon the next o higher and better
one. Death did not take her un-
prepared. From her eighth year,
when she gave her heart to God,
she has known and loved her Saviour.
/ rejoice that our sister reached out
to the little ones in her temperance
work. The only hope for the coun-
try is to secure the children for
temperance and rig b teousness.
Bishop Taylor says "you can't do
much with heather boys who have
been saturated with heather ideas
and habits, hence he begins while
they are very young, and pre-empts
them for God" What a grand
work was our sisters; how earnestly
she labored, pushing out in every
direction, crossing over the ocean,
and last spring attending the great
convention at Des Moines, where
she had to be borne in chair-such
was her zeal for the salvation of the
children. My consolation for you,
dear friends, is this: She is now
triumphant, death is over and she
enters new scenes of activity in the
home of God. This sketch scarcely
gives an idea of the earnest, elo-
quent, loving and truthful eulogy
from minister who had known of
her good works for many years.
He was followed by Rev. ". III.
Sheets, who said: although a sad
duty. it is very appropriate that 1
should participate in these exercises,
having known her intimately from
her childhood. America A. Wiley
was born in Clarke county, Ind,
April 16, 1889, and died in Jeffcr-
sonville, Ind, October 90, 1898
aged, fifty-fonr years, six months