The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-25

Christian Lady for Over 75 Years ant
the COMPANION to a Frontier Ministe
for More Than SO Years.
When the clock had designated tina
the holy Sabbath day had arrived
Mother Post awoke her companions AMI
complained of feeling chilly.
moment extra covers were pro
vided, but the chill was caused bJ
the icy hand of death. She realized tina
the end wasnear and calling the family
around her bedside she prayed for COD
blessing upon them and told them tina
her end had come.
She had no fear Of death. Her wori
was done, and with smile upon bel
face her spirit looks its happy flight
released from all care, freed from suffer.
ing. The lines of the Apostle were fully
verified when he said, For me to live i:
Christ, to die is gain" 1t was but the
sitting Of the sun upon the record of Z
well spent life.
Yesterday morning, notwithstanding
the fact that the notice had been snort
the 7. NJ. c. A. auditorium was well fill
ed with friends. among whom were
many of the members of the Sedgw1ch
County Old Settlers Association, and
those not there had only words Of regret
that they were not permitted TO show re-
spect to one who was among the first
members of the association.
Six years ago in the First Baptist
church, on August u, 1890, was held the
golden wedding of Rev. and Mrs j. c.
Post at which time the honored couple
were the recipients Of many choice and
valuable presents. The meeting was I'M
der the auspices of the Old Settlers as
sociation, and at tha+ time much of the
history of the couple ~7s given Many
years ago Rev Post was appointed as
missionary to the Indians by the Bap-
fist church, and throughout his hard
ships upon the frontier the deceased
shared his burdens and rejoiced with
him over his success. Over forty years
ago the aged couple visited the terri
tory and camped upon the grounds
where Wichita now stands.
Mrs. Post took the place Of mother
by the bedside of many Of the frontiers
men who have passed to the great be-
yond, and as they passed away with a
God bless you upon their lips What
could death to such a one be, but a re-
lease and an entering into a happy be-
yegld.
Death came gently, could come only
quietly to one of such gentle mold; came
as gently as the whispering Of foliage at
evenfide when pressed by summer s
zephyrs, or Ike the soft rustic of ripened
grain, the drowsy touch of autumn 10
the fading flower. Many beautiful
links make UP the golden chain OF her
beautiful life. alternating links of sor-
row and Of pain, with links Of happiness
and of grace and of duty we'll perform
ed, but all alike beautiful. While 1t is
true that age treads heavily a path
strewn with fallen leaves, yet many OF
the leaves. while tinted and s1riveled
by frosts, are petals whose perfume con-
stitute the sweetest memory. The far
Their the soul has travelled such a path
the higher that souls perfection, the
more lustrous its immortal beauty In
the ending days of many years the hu-
man mould becomes fragile and the pre-
cious porcelain breaks, and in falling be-
comes clay again, but it is only the clay
that falls. The flower blooms again
perennfally; the PROSTATE grain in its
resurrection breaks its seeming thral-
dom and fruits anew. The grave cannot
be called hating place, even, for Life
Is onward. Loosed from its earth
bound tenement the innun,erable worlds
Of an unreasonable universe beckons it
on to happiness. supernal AMI immortal
And so the loving dutiful wife is gone,
the fond and faithful mother has said
goodbye, the trusting Christian has ceas-
ed her sollcitude for the erring; gone to
her reward, departed for the home of
the blessed of the Father. but her words
and prayers. the example of her self
sacrificing life will remain to the living,
who love her, the sweetest of benedic-
tions.
Mrs. Adeline Post. wife of Elder J. c.
Post, died Sunday, Aug. %, 1896, at $50
a. m. She had a stroke of paralysis
about three months ago, and never fully
recovered
Her maiden name was Whitned She
was married to Elder Post in Franklin
county, Massachusetts,, in 1910. and they
celebrated their golden wedding in this
city six years ago. One daughter. Lu-
cinda, died here in 1884 Three sons are
now living. namely ]. NJ. Post Of Andale.
Kan; Sidney L. Post of West Wichita,
and Ansel II. Post, now pastor of the
Baptist church, lattsmcuth, Neb.
Mrs. Post was IS years. months and
10 days old.
She had been a very devoted wife and
mother and faithful heIpmate to her
husband in all his long ministry. being
especially efficient in dealing with awak-
ened souls. She was converted in early
girlhood and was baptised by Elder
Freeman into the fellowship of the Bap-
list church, Lowell. Mass and thus had
been a Baptist for about seventy-five
years.
She came with her husband TO Wichita
IN 1873. when Wichita was but small
village. Mrs. Post lived in the affections
of a very wide circle of riends from
which she viii be greatly missed.
Elder Post, who is widely known. will
have the sympathy Of a host OF friends
in his almost unspeakable bereavement
It will be remembered by many still in
Wichita that he was for several years
pastor of the First Baptist church in
this city
The funeral was conducted by her pas
tor, Elder c. II. Wareham of the First
Baptist church at the Y. NJ. c. A. audi
forum at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
LEFT FOR THE EAST
Rev. w IL. Hendrix Removes With hrs
Family to the East
Sunday on the 1890 Frisco W. L.
HeDdryx, ffle originator Of the idea Of
planting q large university in The west