The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-01-05
DEATHS.

run u 1uIb. NORA daEvlo.
Died, at Concordia, December %, 1894,
Mrs. d. Citing aged GO years.
Died, in,Odessa, December q, 1894, Mrs.
Almansis, wife OF J. ID. McCauley.
Died, In Kansas City, December 81, 1894,
of erysipelas, Mrs. Lille Clevenger, aged
30 yesrs. She formerly lived at Odessa.
Died, neal Lexington, December a, 1894,
Mr.. David D. Duck aged 70 years. He
wa postmaster At Wellington for twenty
years.
Died. Ia HigginsviiIe, January LIST, 1896,
Mrs. Robert Boyer. Aged % years.
She had been married but one year.
Her maiden name was Maggie e. Lyons.
We extend sympathy.
Died. At Longton, Kansas, January 8,
1895, of pneumonia, Geraldine Marie, In.
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Taubman, aged 8 months.
The hearts of the entire community will
60 out In sympathy to these young par
ents, In this their flrst great bereavement.
Friends are requested to attend the fun
eral from the family residence this morn
ing st 10 O'Clock.
Died. at her home In this city, Saturday
t1o'uiuki Occemoe q, lows u uoert
trouble, Annie Birdie Coulter, In the 21st
OF her age. Funeral services were
held at the Southern Methodist church,
Sunday afternoon, At two O'Clock, being
conducted by Rev. e. N. Bishop. The re-.
mains were laid to rest In beautiful
Of relatives and friends attended both the
funeral services and the intsrment.
A FRIEND's TRIBUTE.
Annie Birdie Coulter 10 dead.
The tenement Of clay which handicapped
her noble spirit,-hsr pure soui,-lies
beneath the cold ground. Ere long her
body will return to neutrality-suspicious.
dust.
Man, whose wisdom 10 finite, says she 10
dead. God, whose wisdom 10 infnite.
says she lives. 'Jesus said unto her, I am
belisvsth In Ne, though he were dead, yet
shall he live"
A gasp, Q struggle for breath. . sudden
spasm of pain, and the soul Of Birdie
Coulter winged its flight to q land beyond
the wind and the storm clouds, beyond
the pain and sorrow OF this world,-iar.
far beyond the silent, glittering stars to
" OS0Au8A oOLR0 u ShO oiVooous
She did not approach her grave like
Cromwell, who, In his dying hour, said:
ct 10 Q fearful thing to fall into the hands
OF the living God" but ''soothed and sus.
tainsd by 90 unfalterina trust" she ap.
preached her grave like one who wraps
the drapsry OF his couch about him and
lies down to pleasant dreams."
The sepulchrs had no terrors for her.
She had served her blessed Master faith.
fully, and, trustingly. could lit up her
eyes to Him and say: "Lord. into Thy
keeping I commend my spirit"
As she stood upon the shore OF time,
with the sea Of eternity rolling at her feet,
waves reckoning her on, she could look
toward the pearly gates and sing that
beautiful old song: an soon be at home
over there" She could look forward to
the time when she would be with her
Savior; when her feet would tread the
shining shore;" when she could behold
the face OF Him Who said: LET there be
light" aud could hear the glad shouts Of
the redeemed,
Ou, Wubt uope, WuhJ pTOspect!
To be with Him Who walked In Galilee
aud Capernaum and Nazareth. To see Him
Who healed the sick and the blind, and
brought the dead to life again. To hear
the sweet voice that said to the Head
daughter Of Jairus: "Maid, arise" where
upon she lived again.
Birdie Coulter was a noble young
God had seen d. to sfiiict her with q
physical deformity. She knew not why;
we know not why. She knows now, and
we will know some day II we will be
faithful unto DEATH"
She never refused a duty. She was an
worker In the Masters vineyard.
As secretary OF the EpwOrth League she
was faithful. As u member she was true
a. any person could be. Her papers
a careful study OF the Holy Scrip
lures. She was true to the VOW: AZ
renounce the devil and all his works."
She will be mis- 'ed, all, sadly missed.
We look up through the gloom which
surrounds death and see the light which
falls from the throne of God. In fancy wei
can hear har saying: "Glory To God ta.i
the highest"
To those who ure lereaved l would ssyS'