The Globe-republican., 1900-10-11
Funeral of Mrs. H. b. Rel.

music. The choir was composed of Mrs.
Crumbine, Mrs Nilipigue, Samuel Will
kiison, and Rev. VIM. Westwood, Miss
Dunn at the piano. The pail bearers
were G. NJ. Beeson, f. j. Oyler, j. j.
Summersby, H. r. Brown, w. j. Fitz-
gerald and B. F. Martin.
The choir opened the funeral service
with the hymn, I'm the hour of trial
Jesus pleads for me-
Rev. VIM. Westwood read flom Job
14:1, s.Man born of woman is of few
days and full of trcubIe,'' and from 1st
Peter i: "a, For all flesh is a grass aud
all the gloIy of man as the flower of
grass. The grass withereth and the
flower thereof falleth away After the
reading of the scripture, Mr.. Westwood
asked God to sanctify every heart with
these words. Mr.. Westwood in the
prayer which followed asked God to
lieve the lnourners of the heaviness
which was npon them that morning; and
to comfort those upon whom this affiic-
ton falls.
He read for his text the II verse of the
4th chapter of James, NV hat is your life?
ror ye are vapour, that appcareth for "A
little time. and then yanisheth away"
He said community we gathered
here today as one heart. In response to
the text the question is this, what is
the deceased. Mrs. Josephine Bell, and
said we stand sulemnly before this mys-
FERROUS thing call death. All that was
| spoken of the body was not spoken of the
| soul. The reason our hearts il one this
| morning is because of the visit of this
| tyrannical death.
| Mr.. Westwood said he trusted it would
be healthfuI exercise for minds to
| see such distinction as this where all
/ hearts were into one. for it is calamity
| which falls to all. Amid the uncertainty
and unexpectedness of death, meet
today, think il is proper to ask what
| is death? IA the poet said, Your life is
| but story
| Let memory do its work as we contem-
plate this text.
| Life see though it was but long
| reverie. and death will soon come and lay
| its hand upon
| In reviewing life thus, nothing seems
so transient as a story told. And what is
| your life but a story told.
! In speaking of this limitIessness OF
life, MIR. Westwood said life is not
bounded by the grave, but is in God, in
| immo rtality.
/ OF the good things done by the de-
| ceased in life we should carefully ac
knowledge and give credit. We might ask
"
in the Bible sit is but story told, OF
the worlds sacrifices.
Mr.. Westwood spoke feelingly, an6
| we can give only a synopsis of his SER
mon, but he SAID there were questions we
| should consider. What is Your life as &c
the past? In contemplation of this, thi.
| is day which we should consider it
| We cannot look back. 1t is probably the
story OF Paradise lost. None of US dar'
| look into the past. And for this reason
we must find recourse to some one wht
can give pardon, and this is onl,
hope. What would we not give to bio
out the past.
What is our life for the present. Th,
church is not to decide. The question i
between the one, who is to give the life
and who reclaims it. We must answe
now. We must live as to escape tia
evils of life.
What is the aspect of your life as to tn
future? Future life was the same as tn
present life, only it is void of Limitations
In this solemn hour it is well enough
for know that there is some one wh
will care for rs; that there is some sympa
thy with strong sympathetic natur
who will support We must thanl
God for Jesus Christ who will care for us
Another view of Paradise which is TO
us in the future is in Jesus Christ, VIII
has given glorious hope of immoI
tality.
At the conclusion of the sermon tn
choir sang hymn and the body of tn
deceased was borne to the grave, wher'
the funeral exercises were concluded. 4
large number of people followed the re
| mains to the last resting place.
Out of respect TO the deceased and t.
the family, the business houses wer
closed from 10 to II 80 a. m.
Mrs Bell was born in Muscatine, Iowa
July 6. 1853. She came to this city 2
years ago. Her father was buried here
: Her mother. five brothers and four sister
survive her Only one sister was able t
be present at the funeral.
Choice goods at the INDIANA GROCER,