The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-12-02

TO the Memory Of Lin.
Roberts

mourning WITH tne mother ana
as the angel Of death can.
their little baby. There A.
mothers in our church = -.
that they always take thai,
with them, and these we ear
ciety babies. 1t seemed pls,
q Divine hand that as LITTLE -.
could not meet with Ms, ouy +.
ciety should bid a last sad -
to our little bud OF beauty S.
regular day of meeting. ~
overf1owed with sorrow as
mother kneel on one side -
father on the other side Of th,.s
cherub and saw them bid fa,...s
the little feet, the little hanss
little eyes, the little mouth. anS.,
heard the fathers heart t,rp
mother in heaven and say nj,
was with her. The father ss;d -
knew that his baby could
human soul he could give
I firmly believe if there was
saved soul that heard your -
today, as you knelt and uncons.,,r
ly prayed such a fervent praysr -
they would be saved. AS we
mother in her strong grief ovs, !.
deart bright baby she lonQed :.
keep, we all felt that we stoos
holy ground because we were !,
home Of Christian people. Im
that none but Christians could -
as they talked when passing -
the rod. Little Jerilee was born ~
IL, 1898, and for two years God, :.
shine has frightened the hon.
Brother and Sister Roberts. I'm.
Brother Blacks thought vhs.
said that in olden times when sh,-
herds wished to move their ss.s.
they did not try to drive them =
that they simply gathered ous of,s
lambs in their arms and the sb.-
followed. And that today Ohrs;st /
our shepherd with little Jerilee in 1.
arms, leading His flock in Ardmsr
and my prayer joins with the f,sA,
that all the flock will follow his r.
lamb without the love of me.
This little one was buried an
white, and as Gods sun set ON 4.
little mound of flowers l knew a
darkness was setting IN the nO,he'
and fathers hearts and thew m
thinking
| , little cofan covered with sod,
| Dearer than all see;
A little soul gone up to God,
A baby waits for me-
The sun left US this evening, butt
will rise to shine as brightly aess|
so it is with little Jerilee; she 81
left US, but like the sun, she IA
shine again. This piece is no cus|
fort to you now, for time is N
only remedy, but it will be CONT
to you some day when you can TIM
of your baby as this father did. n
piece is entitled "Safely Gsrnered4
WAS this your only chiId?" asked l
Ny only one,' the answer brief;
And yet he spoke without a sigh;
He said the words with quiet smile.
paused and wondered for awhile;
marveled at that quiet tone,
In which no shade of sorrow lay.
And tho aght of dsrlings of my oEn:
OF laughing faces gay.
And yet not one amongst them thera,
Not one, felt, that could spare.
You need not grieve for me. said be-
Your little ones are not more blessed
This darling child. so dear to me.
Has entered into rest,
Amid the joys that never fade,
She dwells for aye, my little maid.
saw him raise HIS eyes and hand
Up to the quiet summer skies
Up to the sinless, better land,
To where his treasure lies,
Where with untirinG little feet,
She treads the city's wond'rous stree
Your little ones, he still went on,
May live to feel life's toll and care.
But where my little child has gone.
Thank God. NO pain is there!
No shadow to dim the starry eyes.
In the deep calm of Paradise.
The coming years Will changes brinf
But she Ia still the Little thing.
loved SO long ago.
Foreyer in the higher place.
Sell Bear the dear and changeleas -
For truel Down here the years ron
And hearts grow harden'd and dealse'
She beareth yet-his little one
The pruetheart OF a child,
No deeds that he need wish undoa&
Avery blameless little one.
took the picture up again;
Too fair, too fair. those childish eyeA
TO dim and sorroH with the pain
That in this old world lies;
i Too free from sin-too free from t.
To shadow with the toll Of years
We strive and argue here below,
| OF mysteries beyond our ken;
But she. my little maid. doth kneN
The things that puEEle men
To this young child they have eissf
For many and many . year.
.. child, whose feet have touehsa
strand
Il Beyond the rivers restless ttds.