The gold leaf., 1901-08-01
OBITUARY..

UOFn III I1tue county Mdfc0 9tH. 1913.
married to Richard ". Kearney, OF Vance
county, December, 1872; and died at her
home III Middeburg July Sth, 1901.
Mrs. kearney was one of those who re-
melnbered her Creator in the days Of her
to God. joined the VI. f. church. entering
with a decided purpose upon a course of
Christian piety. and through all the
yicissitudes OF subsequent life she re-
mained a devoted follower OF the great
Redeemer, and continued walking in the
light and liberty of the Gospel She
endeayored to adOrn it by the usefulness
as we'll as the purity OF her life. The sick.
the poor and the afflicted We're special
objects of her kind solcitude Seli-denial
she accounted an essential part OF Chris
tian discipline. Clear in her own cOncep-
tons. unhesitating in her purposes and
uniformly Yigilant. devout and prayer
full, she endeavored to impress upon all
with whom she associated, and especially
those around her, the same decision,
earnestness and spirituality of mind
She was devoted to her church, loved to
mingle with Gods people, and nothing
gave her more pleasure than when she
was dispensing hospitality to the minis
ters OF the Gospel.
She beautifully observed Gods holy
Sabbaths never allowing the most neces-
sitOus domestic duties to be performed: :
she remembered the Sabbath day to keep
it holy. spending it as a day OF rest and
OF learning OF the goodness and mercy of
God. Ere long the mantle of affiiction
was laid upon her, for several years. she
was made to suffer, and in this she never
complained; truly it was the love Of
Jesus that sustained her She was al
ways tranquil, submissive and resi- gned;
her Bible was her constant companion,
its many comforting passages her staff
and comfort. and although she suffered
intensely at times the writer has never
before seen more patience manifested.
Indeed. she was tried and found to be
true; the more affections she endured the
more patience she seemed to possess. say
ing the yoke was easy, the burden light.
As she neared the end of her pilgrimage
she seemed elevated above the EARTH felt
no interest in any OF the earthly things
OF this world, earnestly desiring to depart
and be with the Lord. Death to her was
no king OF terrOrs, but the prince of
peace, she patiently waited for and vel
coined it as a release from Ter prison Of
clay.
Sunday morning just three weeks pre-
vions to her DEATH she began to grow
weary OF her emaciated body and inces-
SAINT cough. and appealing to us around
her bedside to know why it was she
fingered and suffered SO long, we could
inform her it was to teach Others lesson
and to show what a Christian could suf-
fer with patience. Then she would seem
so submissive, willing to sufferin patience
for the Masters sake. On hearing the
rumbling OF distant thunder she would
say: Listen, there is the voice of God.
o, wish | was in Heaven with Him. -
And we thought the angels must hear
her express that wish. but still she linger-
ed. bearing the cross OF suffering with
patience through another week and
another Sunday morning dawned, and
again she grew tired and restless, again
appealing to those attending her saying:
30. why is it | can t 90 right now, go
Just now to Heaven" But after listen
ing to those comforting promises read
from the 14th chapter OF st. John, that
place was being prepared for her, she
remained submissive and patient through
another week and then another Sabbath
dawned and finding her meekly waiting
God thought it was enough and best for
her. Very early in the morning as it began
to dawn on the first day OF the week the
summons came. God in His infinite
mercy sent down the angels, the cross Of
suffering is gently lifted, the mantle Of
afiiction is laid aside, the pains and sor-
rows of this world are lnercifully erased
from the memory OF the soul. and it
takes its way to Heaven with the light
OF new Joy shining in her face upborn by
the strong arms and sweeping pnions OF
an angel.
O, how happy she must have been as
her soul nears the harbor of the Heavenly
City, she hears the sweet songs OF the
angelic choir mingled with the harps of
Heaven. and friends who have gone be-
fore hasten to meet her, angels bid her
welcome to the skies, while those who
have led her from earth to Heaven lead
her to the Lamb. She sees not through
a glass darkly now, but face to face sees
Jesus as He is, and as she stands mute
with wonder, Joy and admiration, she
hears the Savior addressing her, well
done thou good and faithful servant,
thou hast been faithful over a few things,
| will make thee ruler over many" and
then placing n crown upon her head and
a beautiful harp in her hands. she goes
forth to Join III the song OF the angels,
''W orthy is the Lamb and wings her
way through the Heavenly City and
treads the streets Of pure gold.
We speak OF the realms of tho blessed,
OF that country so bright and fair,
And oft are its beauties confessed,
But what must it be to be there?
To the bereaved husband and sorrow
ing children we would say, take comfort
in the assurance that she has entered into
the Joy OF her Lord, has inherited q man.
sion prepared for the righteous and is
today shouting halleluiah on the hills of
glory. She can never come to us. but il
we prove faithful, so live that each day
will find US Nearer my God to Thee" we
can go to her, find her waiting to bid us
welcome, we shall see our sainted loved
one.
o, how sweet it will be
In that Heavenly land
50 free from all sorrow and pain,
With songs Oil our lips
And with harps in our hands,
70 meet one another again
4 FRIEND.