Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
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In mEMORiAM.


BLESSED are The pure in heart for
they shall see God.
When we contemplate the mutabili :
ty Of life and calmly take into conside-
ration the laws of nature. we see pass
ing away indelibly stamped on all
things pertaining to our mundane
sphere, even from the bright hued flow
eret that decks the emerald robe of
spring. to man, the noblest Of God s
creation. And oft amidst our dearest
joys the sable shadow of death falls ath
wart eur pathway, and ere we are aware
of it the ebon arch is sprung, and some
one on whom we lavished the wealth Of
our heart affection is snatched from us
forever. 'Tis then we realize we have
mo continuing city here, that
"a few days may, o few years must
Repose us in the silent dust.
Thus, but a few days ago the dread
Archer came and claimed one Of our
most beautiful, talented and promising
young friends. While my heart goes
out in deepest sympathy to the sorrow
ing loved ones, fain would pay trib-
ute to the memory of Mary Tilden,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Wind
ham, born Sept. 21st., 1876, the cen
tennial year of our fair land, and her
pure spirit winged its fight to the realms
of everlasting light April 18th, 1896.
While ON visit to her sister, Mrs. l..
Oliver, of Macon, Miss, she was strick-
en- with malignant type of pneumonia
that terminated fatally in one short
week. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at Hebron church by the Rev.
T. w Dye, and in the cemetery near by
she sleeps that dreamless sleep that
knows no waking until the resurrection
morn. Her grave was tenderly banked
with floral offerings. cloves last gift. -
AS l gazed ON her shrouded form so
peaceful, SO restful and beautiful even
in death, she seemed like some pure Lily
that our Heavenly Father had culled for
his mansions above. Thank God she is
not dead but sleepeth; for her dying tes-
timony to her christian mother is aboon
more precious than any earthly diadem
What a blessed assurance that all was
well with her soul, Though she is
gone she has left many virtues to COM
memorate her brief existence. Reared
in our midst it was the writer's priv
lege to know her we'll, from the cradle
to the grave. She was possessed of an
unusually bright mind, and her fond pa
rents spared neither pains nor expense
in its cultivation, until her attachments
were of the highest order and her ac-
rare, especially in mu
sic. AT the early age of seventeen years
she finished her collegiate course at Liv-
ingston, Ala, and No name glows with
a brighter or more qndimmed lustre on
the record of her alma mater than MA
~ Tilden Windham. -. $50
Her heart was tender and true, ever
SuSCCptiulo W hODi0 1ASpiIdtiOnS anu
deeds of kindness, scattering sunshine
in her home and daily riveting the hall
lowed tie that binds parents and child,
brother and sister Ever showing a
gentle and unobtrusive mien, her sweet
influence permeated our social circle like
the perfume of some tropical flower
Mary Windham united with the Meth
odist church when a child and her pune
tual attendance on its ordinances fully
her love of God, and
marked her as one Of His children. She
was also member of the Hebron w.
Fl. NJ. & P. Society, and faithfully dis
all the duties incumbent upon
her with delicacy and grace. Let us
Irvine for her the myrtle and the ivy
rather than the cypress, for loving
will ever cluster around
her dear name, and by faith we can look
beyond the confines of Time and soc her
in all her radiant angelic beauty, stand
Ing on the threshold of glory with
Songs on her lips and harp in her
hand. waiting to bid Us welcome to
the fruition of heaven made glorious
by the God Of light and love.
JENNIE s. SKINNER.