The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-04
An Easter Msditatio,.
In Memory of Mrs H I B~'j mr.
Who entered into Res. April
8, 1897

dreaming in the seed beneath the
s.nund, today in all the beauty and
fragrance Of perfect bloom entwln@
the Easter altar, and breathe the
glorious triumph OF the resurrection
Through toilsome years human sou'
reached out for the nobler, better life
and has now thrown eff its weary
shell Of clay and sings its joyous
res direction psalm. An Easter day
in heaven. The richness and peace
and rapture of love divine all love
excelling is truly a glorious welcome
home.
The sweet, pure voice that loved
on earth to join in hymns of praise is
in sweet accord with heavenly
choisters, and the heart that here
bowed in humble alteration, now IN
rapt communion worsbips in sp'ilt
and in truth the fullness and exceed
ing glory of the risen Lord. The
mistiness of earthly clouds has
vanished and about soul released is
the radiance of heavenly truth. The
wearied vision OF long pilgrimage
is restored for at eventide there shall
be light. No longer the tired foot
steps tread the rugged pathway that
life at best can offer, for the Master
has lead her into paths Of pleasant
ness and peace. In the heart OF the
Easter lily there is not a. purer and
fairer peace, for blessed it is at even
tide to come apart and rest awhile.
As the shadows lengthen at the
setting of the sun, the world is filed
with a radiance so rare that it seems
the day has been spent but to reach
such a glorious climax. Even so IN
a beautiful life the morning is full OF
buoyancy and at noontide its strength
and energy gives new life to the
earth; but as perfect sinks into night
there is a soft calm and loneliness
that fttingly closes the day.
At the close of this Easter day that
dawnod so brightly, and then grew
dark and chill, and then at the close
bsamed glorious in wondrous sunset,
lam tenderly reminded OF l'te that
sstlu its eveptide a year ago as brlght-
" glowed her young life lnits pur'y
for all that came within its sum-.
influence. The void was young II
those bhthso,ue days aud happy
hearted gnl knew DolhiDg Of sorio" :"
chalice nor the chas,enlng roi
pain.
As the years passed by, the merry
Gill became the thoughtful lie auc
mother, deep in her eyes was The
mystical sense of boiler thugs, and
deep in her heart the soberer mean
ipg of life, AID as the life welt on t.
full maturity the soul grew and na'y
blessed the light and warmth ,ha'
came from such a centre. The dark,
ness and chill must needs come, 1ol
after the head was bowed low III
sorrow. and care made weary the
brave, willing hands Yet the spirit
grew stronger and braver as the
richness of years was added to her,
and the loyal love of kindred and
friends circled about her. When the
shadows heightened, the steps grew
feebler and the eyesight DINNER,
but the pure tranquility Of the set
ting of the sun was upon her as coro-
net of peace. About her the glory OF
many virtues made sunset OF rich
est hue as she sank to her rest and
her life rose to its boundless posi-
bilities.
Surely the close Of such a life is
the elimmering horizon whose earth
is merged into heaven, and the spirit
sale in the Masters keeping, goes
calmly on to its perfection. Death is
but transition, for in that boundless
love and infinite tenderness of the
Redeemer life and death, are but
parts of our continued existence
Only in human life, the lips often
falter in their praise, and the heart
grows cold in its prayer, and the
mind in it's clouded vision cannot
grasp the grandeur of creation. So
the spirit is freed from its weary
burden of mortality. and on this
Easter day beautiful soul is sing
ing it's joyous resurrection sopg
All eternity is not so lini less as
her capacity for beauty AMI peace
and love. Glorious, exalted, it is to
koow the heavenly love and sing the
heavenly anthems that we even in
the moments Of our purest devotion,
but family realize, so heavy is our
mortality.
About her name is the fragrance