The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-06
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MRS. r. B.
RANEY.

The funeral of the late Mrs. r. -.
| Raney was held from Christ Church
Yesterday afternoon at five O'Clock.
| The church was completely filled with
the large congregation of sorrowing
friends who came to pay to her mem
ory the last sad tribute of love.
The organ gallery was draped in
white mourning, held in place by
wreaths of ivy Mrs. Raney was for
years organist of Christ Church, and
was one of its leaders in every good
work.
As the funeral procession entered
the church the notes of Il Would Not
Live Away" came softly from the
organ.
DIR. Marshall, the rector, and the
pastor of the deceased, read with
touching pathos the solemn service Of
the church.
The choir sang I'm the Hour of
Trial" and afterward, 'Hark! Hark,
my Soul! Angelic Choirs are Swelling"
AS the procession left the church the
choir sang softly and sweetly asleep
in Jesus"
The interment was in lakewood
| cemetary. At the grave a chorus sang
during theservice Just as ! AM"
abide With Me" "It is Not Death to
Die" Nearer, Ny God, to Thee, and
20, Paradise"
The pall-bearers were: Messrs. j. A..
Duncan, Il. T. Hay, Ed. III. Lee, Charles
4. johnson, John III. Winder, w. ID.
Hay, B. S. Jerman, II. L. Eberhardt,
DIR. A. W. Knox, DR.. Hubert Haywood
| DIR. ID. Il. Everett, DIR. II. E. Hines, Mr..
II. B. Dancy and Mr.. p. III. Andrews.
An intimate friend of Mrs. Raney's
writes this appreciatiye tribute to her
memory:
Man passes hence, and words u
| praise fall from the lips of his fellows
| for the good deeds that she has done, or
/ for the glories which belong to his sue
/ cessors. To the statesman is accorded
| honor for his wisdom and faithfulness
| in the affairs OF State. To the warrior
| is rendered homage for the victories
he has gained. To the patriot of every
/ land. of every cline, the richest gifts of
4 his country are given. These all live
| in the broad glare of the public gaze,
i and receive as rewards the plaudits of
| their countrymen.
| The degree of their deserts is meas
| ured by the virtuesyda, in countries
/ Of high civilization, the Christian yir-
| tues, which, moulded together, consti-
| tute their characters.
To woman, in her best estate, such
/ applause is stranger, such honors are
| impossible. But shall we not sit in
/ silent admiration of her whose days
| have been spent in our midst, and
whose every step and act through life
| has been marked with kindness and
/ charity? May we not with gentle hand
| draw the veil aside and view with admit
| ration and profit the life of the Cody
maiden, the faithful and loving daugh-
ter, and devoted wife. We should not
| enter even with bowed heads and
stricken hearts into the sacred pre-
| cincts of the life of the Cody woman,
| but to pay homage to her Christian ex-
cellence, and say to those she has left
behind, ''Go and do thou likewise"
Those whose souls are saddest stand
| in soul stricken sorrow in the silent
| presence of their dead and say: "Why
hath God done this?"
TO the statesman who has been faith
full, high office is given. The patriot is
| taken from his humble home and given
exalted station. To the Christian is
| given an eternal home in Heaven. She
| shall live forever with the Lord. The
| praises of her God shall be ever upon
her lips, and the songs of the New Je-
rusalem dwell ever with her.
To God be the thanks for the lovely
Christian life of Mrs. Olivia Blount
Raney. Az a special gift from Heaven
she lived amongst us.