The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-05-18
AT THE CHURCHES,
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tenance was expressive only of peace.
The prayers of the husband were answer
ed and she fell asleep In Jesus without
struggle. Anxious to go she was carried
tenderly away, The years of suffering
are over, the days of watching are past,
and she is at rest. Could she speak to us
today ! think she would bid us come to
her instead of wishing to return to us.
| have often noted her calm submission
to the will of God and the patience with
which she bore her burden of suffering.
Perhaps at times she wondered within
herself at the heavlness of the burden
laid upon her, but now she no longer sees
as through a glass darby but face to face.
If 1t was hers to be made perfect through
suffering then her crown In glory must
be of dazzling brilliancy. Patiently she
endured joyful viii be her rest and great
her reward for she hath done what she
could.
"What are these which are arrayed in
white robes and whence came they 4?
These are they which came out of great
tribulations."
The record of her life is witten on the
memory of all who ever came in contact
with her and speaks louder and will last
longer than any words l might utter at
this time 1t tells Of patient endurance
without murmering, of deep rooted
faith in God. Her every day life seemed
to say 'Notmy will but thine o Lord !!
be done
am glad that the current of my life
ever mingled with that of hers, for have
been taught lessons that will go with me
until lie down to sleep in the bosom of
mother earth. That rare virtue, patience,
was eXemplifed in her daily life and was
apparent to all whose life in any way
touched hers. remember of her telling
fie once that it was quite cross for her
to be deprived from attending the house
Of God, where her feet loved so well to go,
but no feeling of discomfort was manifest
but rather she seemed to say Gods ways
are best. Perhaps it was her mission to
endure pain that she might teach others
patience, and in the day when God shall
make up his jewels perhaps new ones
may be added to her crown of rejoicing
brought about by these years of patient
suffering here. We are made better by
cOmming in contact with such lives and
the impressions which we, receive are
not momentary but lasting, and her ex-
ample of patience will not be forgotten.
Pain and suffering all over, all the trials
of life gone forever. How sweet will be
that rest to her and to us, Also when we
too shall enter in.
"My heavenly home is bright and fair
No pain or death shall enter there.
Its glittering towers the sun outshine
That heavenly mansions shall be mine.
The speaker tenderly addressed the
husband, who is left behind, and the
rest of the mourning circle, told them
to remember her words 81 am going
to rest" and closed by quoting from
that hymn the first two verses Of
which are as follows:
ssHear what the voice from HEAVIER
proclaims,
For all the faithful dead.
Sweet is the SAVIOR of their names,
And soft their dying bed
They die in Jesus and are blest.
/ How calm their slumbers are,
From suffering and from pain released
And freed from every snare.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
There was no morning service at thu
Baptist church, both churches uniting il
the funeral services of Mrs. Mackey a
the Methodist Church.
4 Sunday School was held as usual at thu
close of which the Lords Supper wa
administered.
Next Sabbath the annual election o
officers for the Sunday School will occur
Let all the members of the Sunday Schoo
make an effort to be present.
The second of the series of offering
for benevolent objects of the denomina
ton will be taken next Sabbath morning
at close of service.
The theme of the Sabbath morning ser
mon next Sunday will be VISIONS.
Text: Acts. XXVI; 10, an extract OF
which will be printed in the SITTER mex
week