The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
OBITUARY.

Jennie-daughter OF George T.
and Angie Burgess-wAs born
March 16, 1879, was married to 7.
b. Layne, Dec. q, 1898. Lived to-
gether years ii months and 20
days. She died OF consumption
Dec 20, 1897, was laid TO rest in the
Borders graveyard Dec. p. Revs.
Hunt and Rice conducted the fu-
neral services. She Joined the NJ.
E. Church South at Riverside four
years ago but was not converted
until about a week before her death.
She was a girl OF but few words and
never said anything about her con-
dition until she saw that she must
die. whsn she earnestly sought her
souls salvation. After her CONVEX
sion she arranged her affairs with
her husband and parents and re-
quested that her parents raise her
little seven months old baby. She
selected her burial place, the preach
er to conduct the funeral services
and asked her husband to keep her
wedding ring, and said, tom, /
want you to try and live better anl
meet me in Heaven and would like
for you to quit rail-roading, as you
can take care OF yourself and little
Paul" She called herfamily around
her bed and talked to them ssper-
ately and when she had finished
she folded her wasted hands and
raised her eyes towards Heaven
and said, "LOrd, come and take me
Lord, come and take me this even
ing" and in a fewminutes she was
asleep in the arms Of Jesus.
All that loving hands could do
for her was cheerfully done during
her illness, but nothing could check
the InrOads Of that dread consump-
ton.
Her married life wSs like one
bright summer day and like the
sunshine and the flowers. Though
she was cut down in the beauty OF
her young womanhood and though
was so hard to say, "Thy will be
DONE" we feel that our loss Is
Heavens gain, that death 10 her
Was a choice release from the gross
environments Of the flesh. We
know that God knows best and
that he is too good to do wrong, too
wise to arr and he dOeth all things
well and has power TO comfort the
parents and husband and help them
to lift the veil OF future and see the
silver lining to the dark cloud.
This life is nothing but a passing
breeze, a leaf upon the stream
OF time which is bearing il onward
surely. silently to the great eterni-
ty. Death is but the summons to
come up higher, just to pass be-
yOnd the veil to our home, where
there Is no thought Of earthly strife
just a closing Of the eyes in sleep
while our souls are being borne
above on the wings Of bright an
gels. Would We then call our Jen-
ME back from Heaven to the trials
and sOrrows Of this earth: mol a
thousand times no! She has en-
tered into her rest, where, II we
take God at his word and are faith
full a few more Gays, she win greet
Us in the better world.
While we pity the parents, the
little Paul left mOtherless, and the
fond husband whose home is brOk-
en- up, we can but say, be faithful a
few more days and prepare for a
grand reunion "over there where
il is one bright summer always
and partings never come.
Only rightly let US live,
There we need no future fear
For the gracious Fathers love
Fer will hold our spirits dear.
Oh rejoicing think Of home
Where our loved ones we shall
meet,
In the realms Of perfect love
Who're our loved We shall greet.
Vic BURGESS.