The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-20
A BEAUTIFUL SERMON
BY the Right Rev. Bishop Johnson on
LILO of Mrs. Hornce Clark.

BY the Right Rev. Bishop Johnson on thc
Life of Mrs. Horace Clark.
Rev. xiv, 81 heard n voice from
heaven, saying unto me. write blessed
are the dead which de In the Lord, from
henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they
may rest from their labors; and their
works do follow them"
write-record 1t in a book, so as to
hand II down to all succeeding genera
lions, that 1t may never be forgotten. for
1t is enc of the most comforting assur-
ances ever vouchsafed to the suffering
sons of men, and in sad and sorrowfil
world
Heretofore. till Christ came death had
been well called the king of terrors."
for over the gate of his dark prison house
was written. He who enters here leaves
hope behind" But from henceforth,"
/. e.. since Jesus, the blessed son OF God,
was born, and lived and died, and was
buried and rose again and assembled into
heaven. those who knew him and are
united to Him by faith. may no more he
afraid to die. For them death has been
robbed of his sting and the grave of its
victory. Now mortal man may, with
out presumption and without hypocrisy,
may say. For me to live is Christ; to
die Is gain" II desire to depart and he
with Christ, which Is for better And
II,
house of this tabernacle were dissolved,
we have a building OF God. II house not
made with hands, eternal in the heavens
do not hesitate to affirm that in "A mill
istry extending over more than Il quar-
ter of a century. l have known of no one
concerning whom this language could be
sister in Christ. who having ininshed her
course in faith (and that "A long one, with
its promised three score and ten, anc
three more for good measure. and not only
Ion I'm nlaful and hgnntfful in A life
devoted to her home duties but with
time found for ministries of mercy ana
at last sweetly fallen asleep and rested
from her labors here to waken In the
likeness Of Him when she loved. and In
whose blessed footsteps she ever endeav-
ence, no STUDIED eulogy at nay hands.
For now nearly sixteen years she has
gone in and out ar eng You ~. "a nv, nvi,i !;
quiet, gentle and peaceable. kind, cour-
teous and sympathetic. A friend indeed
to all in need; shedding everywhere the
sunshine and peace of her own peace
full spirit. Ever busy. but never busy
body, only about her Fathers business.
Many able sermons In these years have
been preached in this place but the best
of them all has been the beautiful life OF
the ministers VIE.
You know l speak no words of f,hsome
praise when l say She might well have
sat for the picture of the model woman
which Solomon drew In the 3lst ciiupte'
Of the book of Proverbs when ne PAYS
her price Is Ear above riches. The heart
OF her husband doth safely trust in her
| She will do him good and not evil all Tho
hand to the poor YEA she reacheth forth
! her hand TO the needy.
| She opcneth HOY mouth with wisdom
and in her tongue is the law of kindness
| She lcoketh wen TO the ways of her house
| hold, and eateth not the bread OF idle
ness. Her children arisc up and can ho-
/ / f,ee a. hgv husband also md :
eth her. Many daughters have done vir
| tueuslY. but those eXcellest them al
| Favor Is 1eceitful and beauty Is vain, bu
| woman that feareth the Lord, she snail
| he praised GIVE her of the fruit OF her
HANDS; and let her own works praise hel
Men are always asking for the best AZ.
| gi,nent 10 prove the truth of Christianity
| Here It Is. Ii is a life, not dream, MOI
| cut in our sight. An heathendom has
never, nor can ever produce such iif,
as this. and innumerable others nave
| adorned the annals OF Christianity; sim
| ply because II has no such pattern e
| work by. as we have In the perfect iift
| Of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Like her Lord she loved all who loved
! Him, and all whom He loved. Especially
| WAS she fond of the lambs of the fold. fol
! ten years she was the ,untifing superinten
| dent of the Sunday school, irving by wcrt
and deed to bring the little ones 10 Hin
Who had said. Suffer little children q
come unto me. and forbid Them. not, fol
| OF su,h is the k.ndom OF God" hay,
| no doubt that the Impress Of her charac
| Ter has been .ndellibly stamped on thai
OF many children who have grown up II
| this school
| hat words of comfort need ] speal
| TO those who are so sadly bcreaved by th'
sbsence OF her bodily presence from The
| home? Our hearts cling to the earthl,
| raekct. even after the Jewel Is gone thaf
| gay, ii its value. and lids so nard 10 pu
| II away from our sight, In the dark. cold
| crave. though we know that the spirit ii
safely harbored in the arms of Jesus