The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-15

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and honor are her clothing; and she
shall rejoice in time to come. She open
eth her mouth with wisdom; and In her
tongue Is the law OF kindness She look
eth well TO the ways OF her household,
and eateth not the bread OF ideness,
Her children rise up ana call her bless
ed Give her OF the fruit Of her hands,
and let her own works praise her in the
gates
ut is worth all the care OF trial and
sorrow to be worthy such divine por-
triature as this and she was worthy OF
II. Her motherhood was the crowhing
glory Of her days. She was by divine
right, the gentle mistress OF her own
house. Always tender and true in her
loving sympathles, self poised and
sturdy In her personal uprlghtness, she
ruled like queen over her own home
The law Of Kindness was the law OF her
llfe-aId none knew her there but To
feel the genial influence OF her pres
ence. She might have been proud
mother, but I think no one heard her
say so. Her great, loving heart throb-
| bed with tenderest anxiety for those
whom the kind father had given her,
and her children arise up and call her
blessed.
another characteristic OF Mother
Mckinley was her unvarying cheerful-
ness, When her pastor suggested to
her once that the way must be growing
brighter as she advanced toward her
heavenly home, she replied that II had
been bright all the way, And yet there
had been many Nand many bereaye-
ments. She trod for weary years the
/ 81 NtstIANshnn1 Cha laid her
| loved ones one after the other, and
"The mossy marbles rest
on the lips that she had pressed
In their bloom"
But her loving cheer was never abat-
cd. II was us II the sunlight from the
| throne Of God played upon her soul, and
kept 1t warm and bright. And, after ALL
| that was the sublmest secret OF her
daily existence She might have said
to u sordld, grasplng world In the words
| Of the Master whom she loved: / have
meat to eat that you know not Of
Her faith that God does all things
| Well; that he makes no mistakes, was
| the one creed of her Christian life. For
| she was Christian. indeed Undemon-
| strative and unObtruslye, yet she was
| well known ns one OF the disciples OF
| Of Christ. Until the lnfirmities Of in
| creaslng years made II impossible, she
| freuuented the prayer service, and
when she could no longer do that, kept
her place in the morning service on the
| Lords day--where her strong but gem
| tie face was a constant inspiration 10
| pastor and worshlpper Now the end
crowns the work. She has come down
to her grave. like the well-rlpened grain,
ready for the harvest
She grew old beautifully, because she
walked with God. We may paraphrase
the well known words of poet, and
say
mo more. no more,
The worldly shore ,
| Disturbs her with It's loud uproar,
| With opened eyes
| Her spirit flies
Beyond the gates OF paradise.
I'VE weep and wall, but for her
| This happier one,
Her course Is run
| From lands OF snow to lands OF sun
With opened eyes
Where summer sings and never dies"
"Where the Lord God Almighty and
thelamb are the light thereof, where they
shall hunger no more, neither thirst
anymore, neither shall the sunlight
shine upon them nor any heat; for the
lamb, which Is the midst OF the throne,
shall feed them, and lead them unto
| fountains OF living waters
BLESSED. indeed, will 1t be for one
who loved the flowers OF earth so well
| TO walk with Him, by the fountains of
living waters, and God himself shall
wipe all tears from their eyes
''She vii be gone from us, but she Will
remain, Blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord, for their works do follow
them.
an moments OF sorrow or OF weak
! mes she will be with us, and the iniiu-
ence OF her life will afford such strength
as earthly communion could not give.
one who filed 1t to the very brim, the
measure OF being, as she did. needs no
fulsome eulogy. Works OF charity live
on beyond the doing, kindness brings
the harvest OF the sowing. Love out
lives the past, the present and the fu-
lure. Tongues shall fail, but love en-
dureth forever. The highest need OF
| praise that can be given II that which
Inc Savior gave 10 the faithful woman,
when He said: She hath done what she
"a career that is closed becomes
firm possession--a completed power:
rThe arch is imperfect until the hand OF
death has rxed the Keystone
at is the en- OF the journey that
plves character to the way, and now,
lies Journey ended, she rests well.
",Tls hard TO part when friends are dear
| perhnns twill cost sigh, tear
Then steal away. give little warning.
| Choose thine own time;
Say not good night, but In some happier
cline
BID me good morning"
When the pastor had concluded his
oloauent tribute to the departed, an
other hymn OF which Mother Mckinney
wag particularly fond Nearer, MS
God 20 Thee" was announced by Rev.
Roper, OF the First Baptist church, AMI
sung by the quartet The undertaken
then removed the lid from the caskct
| and opportunity was given the vast
congregation TO look upon the features
of the departed To the dlrge-like music
of the organ the crowd filed slowly past
the chancel rail- gazed upon the sweet
face and passed out OF the door, whllc
through another door those who could
not gain admission TO che church slow
ly entered passed the casket ana join
cd the multitude on the outside 1t was
past o'clock when the cnsltct was nn-
covered.
Tho rain which had fnllon almost un-
censlngly all day, continued, hut In
spltn OF II. long line Of carriages 10
West Lawn cemetery was followed w
hundreds OF pedestrians.
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