Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-08

OEhMON.
The remains of the late Mrs. Lydia
Wilson Holiday, more affectionately
known as Mother Holiday, were con-
signed with brief and impressive
ceremonies to their last resting place
in Mt. Wood cemetery yesterday after
noon. The funeral took place from the
residence of her son, Mr.. Harry c. Hol-
liday, of South Eoff street, at three
o'clock. and was attended by a large
concourse of the sorrowing relatives
and friends of the deceased The SER
vices were in charge of Rev. c. NJ Oil
phant, pastor of the First Christian
Church, of which Mrs. Holiday was the
Oldest member, and the assisting minis
tiers were Rev. S. G. Naylor, pastor OF
the Second Christian Church, and Rev.
Joseph Spears, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Naylor read the Goth Psalm,
Rev. Spears offered prayer and then
Rev. Oliphant made remarks based up
on Psalm 90:10, highly eulogizing the
most useful life and noble character
isties of the dead. In part he sAsd:
Life is represented in the Bible under
the significant figures Of pilgrimage.
Here is remarkable history: she
was disciple of Christ before the first
Christian church was here. She was
a good neighbor. Hers was benevo-
lent heart. She never lost desire to
help others. AS years passed on her
desire to do good increased. She was
a patriot. Her experience OF sacrifice
and helpfulness in army life showed
true patriotism-one that meant some
thing. She was devoted to her family
All her kindred call her blessed. she
was true Christian. She was the old
est member of the First Christian
Church. To her more than to any 9TH
er is due the organization Of the church.
She loved the church and desired its
prosperity and growth at home ana
abroad. Blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord" Precious in the sight OF
the Lord is the death of His saints
She did in a good old age and battle
field. Three score years and ten is the
allotted life of man. Mother Holiday
lived almost five score years. How
long is this period when compared
with
~ The thoughts, wants and deeds or
this human life.
(2) Accomplishments of life. Most
people distinguish themselves in brief
period; some in an hour or day.
How brief is 81 years in light Of eter-
nifty? This is but the end of eternity.
Here is generated, cherished. ripeneG
the life that is to be. Our human life
is like clock. At the beginning the
clock is wound and the key is handed
over to the angel of the resurrection.
Death breaks the fall OF the clock and
stops the swing of the pendulum. Life
has is Affections, and these but serve
to the faithful a good test and they are
led to glory in tribuhtion.
The members of the Holiday and
Stephens Posts, G. A. r., and the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, with which organ
izations Mother" Holiday was very
intimately associated, turned out to pay
their last tribute of respect to the dead
The many veterans unto whose hearts
she was endeared through the ala
which she as a nurse rendered TO them
in their hour of afiliction and need dur
ing the civil war, accompanied the body
part of the way to the grave. During
the ceremonies at the home a large
American flag was wrapped around the
casket at the request Of the soldiers of
Holiday Post Quite a number OF
handsome and artistic floral designs
were received, including a large pillow
from Holiday Post 1t was composed OF
ferns and white and pink roses, and
bore the beautiful and appropriate in
scription in purple letters on white
streamer, "The Soldiers Friend" The
pall-bearers were Messrs. r. S. Taylor,
c. T. Reed, John L. Wise, II. J. Felber
r. H. Crago and Richard Robertson,
members of the G. A. r. There were
some beautiful floral tributes from the