The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-24

In Memory Of Mss MARY L. IOaEz.
From sP0siy ss-tAly PO'a, Of view
The death o; = young person siWays
hss 3 ssaness eonosctet uiih IL Tsets
seems 70 h 80 iasa Of isooGP.sssosss,
: saddss eo1iag 20 40 ena Of that
vbish uss Orsisally intended to Be-
,lprolongei us feeling % so@stinss
syuboluei By the brCken eolaEz, The
uu6nshsd bsiiding. and uOrsls are
often made 10 stop, Snd wonder, And
Ssh themselves, why' Why this seem
LOG waste Of -iasble material ths,
msht have been uuliIei into sane
tang lasting.
specially this 80, Il the departed
oas possessed, . any marked degree.
those qaslaies OF besi and hs.n that
work blessings to mankind, and mark
the sgss =. ,hsy cone and 90.
Bat l0oked At from the Christian
standpoint, tie sRddeE termination q
The earth lie a saeh = a becomes
nesutitai 10 the sIusms, IA croSnst
Siih q naio Of glory. Il the sHbieel Of
the nos, thHling interest. The life
thus sniei VS. ihs gtf Of ihdhile
Eitlom- It Nss begun here 90 earth
for : high ana holy PGrPOss, and the
sane iu6niis wisdom ihA, gave Il being
Ers tia, purpose seenEpIsbed and
closes il on earth, 10 be renewed in
hssTsa. And all seeming incomplete
sess T.Hishss, and the Christian hears
the mAksrs-,he fAtber's voice, saying,
sit e finished, come ap higher. And
thss sadness gives place to joy and
glsdaess, and the gloom IS made to
shine VIII the iRehAble glory.
In the middle Of the 9Th decade Of
this memorable 10Th century, there
vas bora in oar eliy, to Christian
parents, = child that grew up to
Womanhood, Wss educated and fitted
for usefulness. and TO b = blessing and
behedic,lon to all who came under Der
i~nanence. R1dowed With mental
qualities Of : very high order, the
intellectual training she received from
accomplished Christian instructors
smineuily fitted her for teaching
These mental endoWmeBts were adoru-
ed and besutihed by agenile, loving.
s~elfdenying spirit that made her lose
sighi Of self in her efforts 20 bless and
bsueht others. And many = young
person, and elder ones too, no, Of her
aequAintsnees and friends only. bui
strangers too, may be found today, #
sought for among the poor, az well as
the well-to-do Of earth, who could
testify Of the Kind words and gentle
deeds Of this young woman, whose life
has just gone out among men. She
felt the force OF the truth expressed by
the poet. and all through her busy life
acied upon It.
I'VE are not hers TO play. to dream. to
drift,
We have hard work to do, aud loads to I'M,
Shun not the ~strnggls-iace tits Gods
gift"
And hence, whenever she heard the
cry Of the suffering, or lhe Sigh Of the
neglected reached her ever attentive
esr, she responded with haste, and
carried sunshine and relief 10 Gods
needy sick ones, and lifted the burdens
that bore too heavily upon the weak.
Equipped IS she was BY God aud
man, to meet and overcome the cen
hicts Of life, and to get out OF 1t 90
much Of the good thst strews the path,
way Of earth's pilgrims, and that IS &C
often overlooked and neglected BY The
many, abe climbed the bill Of life til
{ she resehed It's meridian Many 3 de.
/ lighisome vale was passed; May Z
. Joyous scene was experienced, IS vel
As many rugged roads had to be trOd.
den, and many s sigh had to be hesEeC
by this faithful one ere shs reached
tbI, glorious height, where she coulC
stop. aud overlook the past, ere SD,
fEed her gaze upon the scenes tha
were spread on, before her ~enrApiuret
vision. And | fancy from wha, | havI
learned of the closing events Of her life
I can hear her saying, in the Language
Of grand old John Newton;
Through many dangers. tolls and snare
have already come.
= "ris grace has brought ms safe thu Tar
And grace will lead me home"
Gods mercy spared her the toll 0
descending the bill Of life, a. so mAD!
OF his loved ones have 10 do befor
% reaching the goal, bot took her frou
the lofty eminenee she had reached II
70 the hour Of high twelve. Wishing L
accomplish the greatest amount o
good, and to be independent Of ali bu
God, some year or more ago, she LEI
her pleasant home In our city, Whsr
mother, sister,, and brothers cherishs,
and loved her most ioudly, che ,ough
8 new field d usefulne, 10 the far Of
west Of our vide, wide, bic,
country, and began her LIES vor
anew among strangers, and there sh
soon won the confidence aud love {
those with whom phe associated, an
q gho after $ little while became BE-
70 m~lniStsriDg angels, and silent watcher
y 10 Der last illness. May heaven bic,
them one and all for the kindneI
" shown to our "Mary."
. 10 The early morning OF the 18Th
. March, In this lest year Of the %csntur
er amidst the modest howsEs and singir
r. Of the meadow larks, the gentle spil
b. Of that modest, ~selfdenying, untelfs
d. get noble Cbnslisn young womAI
ID Mary l.. Young took its flight to Il
r, lsud Of eternal sunshine. Here q
heart and pen begin 10 ~talter, and
ssk myself the questionable CT
~ faithfully aud fully portray the oIosiI
lie scene Of this beautiful liie'
p Not q great while after she HI
u sought Der new Geld Of ~smPloymeE
nj she was followed By her loving sis,
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