Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
Mrs. P. Alien. Jr., At Rest.

who for years has been friend
of the bereaved families. that "a
beautiful life went out Saturday
morning, Jan. 4th, when Mrs. Mary
Ann, wife of Phil. Allen Jr. breathed
her last ut her home in this city.
Had she lived until March next she
would have completed half u century
of smiles and tears. For several
years Mrs. Allen had been an inva-
lid, and for many months it has been
apparent that she was rapidly APP
preaching the bank fthe cold stream
and must soon pass to meet the an
gels heckoning her on the further
shore. AS though 10th to take her
from the loving and tender care of
earthly friends, whose affection and
attentions made her earthly hahita-
ton unlike heaven only because of
mortal limitations, the transport
ing angels seemed to hesitate in the
completion of their work, and left
her with us many days after the or
der for her removal had gone forth
Mrs. Allen was born in this city,
the second daughter of Hon. and
Mrs. John Gray. All her life had
been spent in this community, and
as child, maiden, wife and matron,
the same gentle spirit of meekncss,
truth and charity ruled in her inter
course with playmates of childhood
and associates of mature years.
In 1869 she became the wife of
Philip Allen, Jr. Although too
fragile in body to attend him in
many of his works for the betterment
and uplifting of his fellows, she con-
tributed largely by her words of en-
couragement and approval toward
all the efforts in this line that have
won him distinction as laborer in
the moral vineyard. Besides the hus-
band, daughter, just verging into
womanhood, when the guidance of n
mother is so much needed, mourns
as one that may not be comfortcd.
The aged parents feel that her loss is
not to be compensated until her
bright smile greets them again.
All the members of the deceased's
family were present at the funeral,
except the youngest sister, Mrs. Pettis,
who had been summoned a short time
before To see the dying one, but had to
leave for home before the end came.
The father was so indisposed and
grief stricken as to be unable to
be present at the church service. This
was held in the p. NJ. church. The
choir, under the direction of Mr.. j. p.
Hankins, sang several touching pieces
in an effective and sympathetic man
me-. An appropriate scripture lesson
was read by Rev. S. II. Chubb and
prayer was offered by Rev. +. w.
Straw. The sermon, preached by Rev.
T. Kent, was based on the words from
the Apocalypse of John, blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord" Men
tion was made Of the early and con-
tinuous association of the departed
one with the church and its institu-
tions, her sincere but unobtrusive
piety, her meek and quiet spirit, her
habit of speaking well of the absent,
and her loyalty to her friends. Quite
as remarkable, it was said, was her pa
tience and hope in her sutferings and
her undying faith in her Savior. Two
objects seemed, above all, to share her
love-her home with its loved ones.
and the church. For both she planned
and thought, to the last. For the new
church building she worked incessent.
ly and frightened many otherwise
shadowed hours by these hallowed la
bors. She was her husbands wisest
counselor; and appreciatipg him as
only she who knew him best and loved
him most could, yet she was an in
spiration in his religious and moral
work, willing-aye anxious that he
should give all possible time to the
church and either spend or be spent In
its services. 1t was her hand that
seemed many times to push him out
when he would have fingered at her
side. Precious and abiding in the
memory Of loved ones will be the last
words uttered ere she ceased TO live on
earth to begin life In heaven: Don't
mind ms. | am all right" Those
words closed the volume of her earth
ly life. They gild its binding and are
its precious clasp. Perhaps they were
her introduction and welcome to the
home of the redeemed as her chasten-
ed and freed spirit entered the JOY of
A. IL II