The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-04-17
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The memorial services held In the
Baptist church last Sunday for Eliza
beth Mcpherson was largely attended.
Even mahy strangers took part In the
services. A letter of coincidence from
Misses Ellie and Ruth Sykes. who are
now attending Grove City College, was
read by the pastor, Rev j. II. Palmer.
An excellent feature Of the memorial
was letter from the Evangelical Luth-
eran Sunday school of Troutville, of
which Sunday school the deceased had
been member at one time. The letter
was read by S. G.. Kuntz. We give 1t
in full, as follows. except the resolutions
During our most prosperous periods
Of life there some time come clouds OF
adversity which for the time being
hides from our sight the bright orb of
day. Such an occasion has arisen and
plunged happy family into grief, for
from their midst has been removed one
who was just standing on the verge of a
happy life One who was just emerg-
ing from the joyous spring into the
tranquil summer of life. One whose
life was given for the welfare and hap
piness of others. Death seems cruel
and relentless as he touches here and
there the rarcst flowers with his SEEM
ingly cold and icy fingers, but judge him
not harshly dear parents, for:
There Il a reaper whose name Il Death,
And with his sickle keen
lie reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between.
Shall have naught that Is fair? saith he
Have naught but the bearded grainY
Though the breath of those iiowers IL sweet
to me,
He gazed at the flowers. with fearful eyes,
lie kissed their dropping leaves;
IL was for the Lord Of Paradise
lie bound them In his shcavcs.
My Lord has need OF those llowerets gay,
The reaper said and smiled;
Dear tokens of the earth are they,
When he was once u child,
They shall all bloom in fields Of light,
Transpantcd by my care;
And saints upon their garments white
Those sacred blossoms wear.
And mother gave In tears and pain
The flowers she most did love' :,
She knew she should find them all again
In the fields Of light above.
Oh, not In cruelty. not In wrath,
The reaper came that day;
Twas an angel visited the green earth
And took the flower away.
Miss Lizzie Mcpherson had for u
number of years lived in our midst and
was member OF our Sabbath school.
She at all times proved herself worthy
young lady of inestimable character,
and carried sunshine into the hearts of
all those whose good fortune brought
them in contact With her life. In Sab
bath school she was an earnest and de-
voted member, performing every duty
with true Christian spirit and an
earnestness which showed her love for
the Master. But it is no more our lot
to be greeted by her kindly smile and
to be bathed in the sunshine of her
genial presence, for death has knocked
gently at the portals of her soul and she
answered his summons with loving for
bearance and Christian fortitude, and
trimming the pinions of her soul for its
long flight into the infinite, she turned
from those she loved so we'll here on
this earth and with a parting smile
crossed the borders of eternity into that
haven of peace and rest, where we all
hope some day to be greeted by her
kindly smile once more.
s i Hss; s. fS%9IH kS4HHHi LUTHER, Com.