Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-30
Sara MacAlllster's Funeral.


that hindered none in their desire TO
express sympathy by their presence.
The entire building of Z Presbyter-
ian church was filled; the auditorium.
Sunday school room, ladies' parlor, and
M ny stood III the Aisles. The II ,ral
tributes we're beautiful. Pillows from
the high school scholars ot storm Lake
and Missouri Valle,. A lovely wreath
from the Storm Lake Sunday school
class of girls of which sara was q
member. A beautiful cross with Gala
lilies from q friend there. A wealth
of cut flowers from Cherokee, Storm
Lake and Missouri Valley. Snowballs,
etc. in profusion adorned the platform
and pulpit
Rev. ID. w. Fahs, ID. ID, of indie
pendence, was Sars's choice to speak
the last fitting words over her remains.
He had been friend of her father in
student days, q near neiehbor III much
of ministerial work and one whom all
the family esteemed.
Rey's Douglass, Adair, Camphall and
Wilhelmsen were in attendance aud
aided most sympathetically IN the
sulemn service. The CHOIR of the
church rendered sweet music in low
suhdued tones.
The greatest attention was given
while DR.. Fahs spoke from rhess. a:
IL IA. "Bnt would not have you
ignorant, brethren, concerning them
which are asleep, that ye sorrow not
even IS others which have no hope
For if we believe that Jesus died and
r,se again, even so them also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with
him." lie spoke Of the restfnness of
sleep The mother had no fears as
she lnlled to r"st her babe on her
bosom, singing sweet songs to induce
its slumber, knowing it would wake
rested and refreshed on the morrow.
So christians need no: fear death, it
was but refreshing sleep to their lie
loved, who should awake again in the
image of Jesus refreshed for the i'm
mortal life. lie spoke with evident
delight to the happy christian exper-
fence of the dear young friend whose
remains lay before us in the casket.
In the few days of her last illness
amid great suffering and WEAKNESS,
her quiet self-possession was q sur
prise to all her friends. When she
was surrounded by fearful faces and
sobbing voices, she shed not tear nor
did her voice trembe even once.
DEATH she said, lis nothing to cry
about. 1t is going home
Her firm unclouded, child-like faith,
as it manifested itself in the two last
days of her life, was rare sweet sight.
"Pspa," she said just before the OPP
Grafton on Tuesday, 81 don't feel bit
alone Jesus is with me all the time
III think" she said later in the day,
"the sweetest promise of all the Bible
is what Jesus said, .Lo am with you
alway even to the end of the world"
"Even to the end" she said, emphasiz-
lug that word END" to suit her own
clse.
The strain of the sickness and the
pain and the shock of the operation
made her very weak, and once she
drew her father close to her saying
II feel SO weak, Cont think can
live long. Won't you ask Jesus to give
me little strength, and papa ask Him
to give it to me now" When the
Heavenly City was spoken of, which
Jesus had prepared for his people
where neither sin, sorrow, pain, MOI
death might enter; and its glories were
described as they we're revealed by the
seer on Patmos, she turned to young
friend who was in the room and said
"You see it is all beautiful" When
the loved ones about her wept, more
for joy than sorrow, she said without
9 tear, ~ know it is hard to part. /
| feel especially for mamma, she is SC
tender-hearted, but am only going q
little while before you. We shall soor
meet again" Her mind was never
dulled in its faculties by her sickness
She was fully conscious to the end
taking farewell, speaking comforting
words, sending goodbye" to absen,
loved ones, especially her sister Mar
garet whom she wished much to have
seen for last word of sisterly love.
| About fifteen minutes before she
was summoned home, the nurse noticed
she was speaking in a whisper, anG
lending low her ear caught the words
The streets of the city are beautiful
Thus ended the first chapter-tht
earthly chapter of a sweet, young
christian life, ito be continued" in the
"Father's house of many mansions il
the Heavenly land.
j. Brunais, after several years. res
idence in this city, during which time
he has been employed at w. M. Car
isles establishment and more recently
with the Peoples Store, has resigned
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