The Van Buren press., 1900-11-03
Edward A. Scott.

A. Scott. aged SO; born Mt Georgetown
| Cross Roads, Md, August %, 1911.
Such was the brief announcement that
brought pang of sorrow to the heart
of many an old citizen of Van Buren,
Monday. Ed. A. Scott, Uncle Ed. as
he was known to old and young, had
been citizen of Van Buren, for sixty
three years and had been respected as
man of exemplary character throughout
his long residence here. OF him it can
truly be said that the world was better
for his having lived.
With the exception of his eyesight his
faculties up to the time of his death had
remained unimpaired and his familiar
figure was to be seen upon the streets
nearly every day Only few days be-
fore his last illness he remarked to a
friend that he felt as though he was
good for another ten years. But the
mysteries of the Almighty are unfathom-
able to finite man, and he rests, within
week of that time, in that rest that
is the reward of labor we'll performed.
The following remarks of Rev. j. B.
Whaling of Trinity Episcopal church,
delivered at his funeral, gives better
sketch of the life and character of the
deceased than we would be able to pre-
sent:
REMARKS OF REV. WHALING.
Mr.. Ed. A. Scott, our deceased friend
and brother, died yesterday morning at
II 30, and passed peacefully to his re.
ward. His was long life, as he would
have been 80 years of age had he lived
till the 22d of next August.
He was born at Georgetown Cross
Roads, Md, August 90, 1911 He be.
came a resident of Van Buren, in 1887,
and had spent over so years in this COM
munity. He came from a distinguished
ancestry and his family in Maryland
bore all illustrious part in the revolution
AIRY period of our country s history. His
father was emergency surgeon in WASH
ington 8 army, and showed what ster.
ling material he was made of in those
trying days when liberty was the watch
word of the nation for which her sons
were ready to die and independence was
the sublime hope of every heart. Mr..
Scott uncle, his fathers brother, was
Colonel in Washington army. On
his mothers side, his grandfather,
Cornelius Commeygs, when 10 years of
age, was private courier to Washington.
Mr.. Scott himself was proud of his
ancestry. He often talked about his
early life in Maryland, and in recent
years lived more in the past than In the
present His mind naturally reverted
to the bright days of youth spent in
Baltimore, and recently it seemed to
give him great pleasure to realize the
scenes and friends again of his early
manhood, and gave others pleasure that
his faculties still permitted him the
privilege of looking through memory
bright telescope across the swiftly speed
ing years to those associations and
friendships which for him could never
die.
Everything was done for him that
could be done to make his last days
peaceful and happy, but having lived to
such an advanced age he must have felt
that loneliness which comes from q
sense of isolation--that Is, seeing one IS
early companions cross the river one by
one and be left standing alone with the
stiffness of the past clinging to him with
its sacred memories
He had many friends and most loyal
ones, and held most sacred any of the
condolences of friendship. He WAS n
devoted father and husband, and his
children must feel In the hour of his de.
parture that his life is balm to the
wounds that such n separation makes,
Only Of the true and the good can
feel sense Of comfort In their going
hence, for God promises rest to the
people Of God. He was u baptized
member of the church, and always lived
u child of God, making the best Of life
and Its disappointments. He did not
rcpine against the will Of God, but seemed
to cheerfully acqniesce In the Providence
Of his Father. He had an abiding faith
In the love Of God, and in his last days
WAS placing all his hope In the Rock
OF Ages. His life was not lived in
vain, for he was looking for that city
whose builder and maker Is God He ia
at rest. May his soul rest In peace and
may perpetual light shine upon him,
To those who mourn, let me remind
you that God Is your comfort and refuge
In sorrow and death. He Is the great
sympathizer, the great burden bearer.
Into the bleeding heart He will pour the
oil Of His comfort. He will press the
wounds together with His tender hand,
and take the balm of ages from His own
bruised heart and pour In sweetest mercy
and love upon your deep distress. He
will cause that peace which passeth
man s understanding to settle upon your
spirit. But let me ask you, no matter
what happens In LIES battle, In all
hours Of trial always believe that God
Is love, and that His treatment Is In
divine wisdom the best for each life,
under all circumstances and on all oc.
casions. He IL the divine and spiritual
physician and can never make u mis-
take, and let us act on this high belief
and receive each IN his reward OF good
life when vt last our pilgrimage Is end
ed, a crown that fadeth not away,
He died M he had lived, with full
faith IN Jesus Christ and the resurrec.
ton of the just to eternal life.
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j. 9, Bryant, Of Lavacca, and Miss
Minnie Howell, of Fort Smith, were
united In marriage at the home Of Mrs i,
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