The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-26
Obituary.

We have been requested to publish the
following from the BrockwavviIIe. Pa
Record. The deceased was a sister of Ev-
County Commissioner John Ferguson of
Blacklick township. MIR. Ferguson and
one sister are now the sole survivors of
the family:
Miss Het'ie Ferguson died on the morn
ing of February Is, 1897. at the home of her
niece Mrs. f. NJ. Brockway, in Snyder
township. jefferson county. Pa She was
in the 61t year of her age.
Ihe deceased was born in Huntingdon
county, Pa, in 1880, of Scotch Irish Pres
byterIan parentage. She was convarted
under the ministerial labnrS of the Rev
benjamin III. Thomas. and was bv him
baptized near the old Zion church i'm CIar-
ion comfy, in 1913, being then in the 18th
year of her age
Miss Ferguson was a devoted and very
consistent member of of the Baptist church
Tor a period OF almost fifty years com
mending the religion she profesSed bv an
unwaNerlng adherence to It's principles and
an abiding confidence in the atonemenI
and interceSSiOI of her risen Lord: a faith
that never faltered and was to her a Stay
ana support; a sweet consolation i'm her
years of severe trial, her Affections work
ing out Tor her by divine grace a far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory she
looked Tor Il city whose builder and maker
Is God. She could say in her greatest trial
Not my will but Thine be done" Anx-
iouS to depart and be with Christ yet will
To wait tie appointed time until her
change came: she hoped then to escape the
pains and iniirmitieS of this life and re-
ceive crown of immortal glory and he
be forever with the Lord
She was sufferer for almost a quarter
OF Il century, and Tor fifteen years of her
life entirely helpless. Her Christian
graceS ShOne ont With more luStre as she
neared her JOURNEYS end. Her faith grew
stronger and her hopes brighter. She
could say. Il am persuaded that neither
mr. ipf.it. ljfin
nor powers nor things present nor things
70 come can separate me from the love of
hasrad ou "a Sri, Shrlst Jesus our Lord" She en-
oeared herself TO all with whom she came
In contact, and particularly those whose
constant care and kindness she enioyed
through her protracted illness and of
whOm she often spoke i'm terms of the high
est appI eciation aud commended them to
| that God who has promised to reward the
glIt even OF cup of cold water. The ten
derness ana love manifested to her and so
| long continued. she hoped her Savior would
| regard as done to Himself.
1t was the writer's privilege often to
| visit, read and pray with her during her
| illness, and TO realize how faith in God
| carries us above the storms and sorrows of
life into the perpetual sunshine of Gods
FAVOR. She has entered into peace
blessed are the dead that die in the Lord
| yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest
| from their labor, and their works do
| follow them" GET
Our neighbOr, the Costing. need not
worry or have any fear of our being de-
| liberatelv left out OF the PittSburg Daily
| NelrS series of prominent editors. We
| have on file the Daily Neios' request of
February 9th, for good cabinet photo
| graph and sketch not to exceed three
hundred words" but the fact that we have
| some misgivings as to our being IAN earn
| est student of nature and of books like
the editor of the GosIiHg. and to oar ability
TO do oluseG justice, we failed to comply
with the request.