The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-27

loved her dearly and by the many friends
who went to her for comfort and advice
whenever they were in p~erpleXity or sor.
row.
When she moved to her home severaI
miles from Oak Grove she felt the great
need of a Sunday school in her immedf-
ate neighborhood and with her accus-
toned energy and zeal, went to work.
The little school house was soon filled
with children, eager for the bread of life.
For a long time she was superintendent.
The building soon became too small 10
accommodate the band of teachers and
pupils and she and her n%eighbors perse-
vered until enough money was raised to
build a larger house.
She Joined the Cumberland Prasbyter-
ian church at Oak Grove and was buried
from that church. The funeral sermon
was preached by the Rev. Mr.. Houx, OF
Warrensburg.
She has gone to the Heavenly Mansions
prepared by her Saviour. God has said
"They that be wise shall shine as the
brightness of the armament and as the
stars forever and ever"
''There's a land far away, md the stars,
we are told,
Where they know not the sorrow of time;
When the pure waters wander through
valleys of gold,
And life IS a treasure sublime;
lis the land of our God, tits the home
of the soul,
When ages of splender eternally roll,
When the way weary traveller reaches
his goal
On the evergreen mountains of life.
OF the stars never tread the blue henv-
ems at night
But we think when the ransomed have
trod;
And the day never smiles from its palace
of light
But we feel the bright smile of our
God.
We are travelling homeward, through
danger and gloom,
To a kingdom where pleasures unchang-
ingly bloom,
And one niche il the glory that shines
through the tomb,
From the evergreen mountains OF life.
Lexington, Mo. IL.
IN MEMoRIAM.
Entered into rest at his home near
Alma, Missouri, on February %, at 7:3O D.
M, Alfred p. Lewis, aged Sc years and 10
days. The son of William and Mary
Keen Lewis, he was born near PaTkers-
burg. Wood county. Virginia, February
10. 1911. Married in 1913 to Miss Emme-
line King aud emigrated to Missouri in
1916, purchasing a good sized tract Ct
land. He soon had n we'll improved farm
and comfortable home wherein he resided
for half n century. Two sons were born
to him. William enlisted in the southern
army and died in prison at Alton. He
was surrendered to his father after death,
who brought him hon for tender burial.
Soon after George sickened and died.
SO for more han thirty years he had been
childless, but orphaned nephews OF his
own, for whom he was guardian, aud
nephews of his wife, shared his home. All
received from him fatherly love and care,
and inheretances. A man OF pure life and
great integrity in business, he was Justly
held in great esteem in the community
where he had so long resided. file will
especially be missed by the poor, who ever
and always in his quiet way he helped.
His wife had proceeded him to the grave
ten months before, and he was the last of
a large family. "There were no longer
any ties to bind him here. ali beyond with
whom to be reunited" II was his
wish that his old friend, Rev. W. B..
Mcfarland, who had known his parents
and their family in his native state and
who had had conducted his wife's funeral
services, should o~tficiate at his, bat the
of the roads and state OF his
health prevented Mr.. Mcfarland from so
doing. Rev. A. H.. AppeIby, OF Corder,
conducted the services in a most satisfac-
tory manner and spoke from the words,
"He giveth His beloved sleep"
"Our sails are set to cross the tossing
river,
Our face is set to reach Jerusalem,
We toll awhile but then we rest forever,
Sing with all saints, and rest above
with them"
Mo. NJ.