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Mrs. COrolina league Morse.

1t is with great pleasure that one VINO loVeu
her more than he has ever loVea anyone
in this world writes this brief sketch OF ner
Mrs. Carolina league was born August 2olh,
1873, at Monticello, Fla, the daughter OF ~ Dr.
and Mrs I. G. league. When she was zen
league who was Miss Lucy Smith, immed'
iately returned TO her old home at Cokespury,
and three years afterwards marrlso MT. JoIa Jonn
White. Carolina league. when years oI aye,
had a long spell OF typhoid fever ana came
near dieing. After she recovered, her nearing
was defective and she was always hard OF
hearing up to her death. when aoout saS' S
teen she joined the BanaIo sbs saPi' Pet Rev al
bert Augustus Morse, who was born and ra1s- s
ed In Railway. N. j., lived year IN New YORK
ca me to Columbia. s. G when siXteem years hsrs
for years, when having become member OF
the Presby terian Church. he determined 70 Se
minis1eT Gnra,Da goiese In lsis ' and was
licensed to preach by Bethel Presbytery IN
March, lS49, and was married to Miss Caroilna
league, December 10th, lS49. Mrs: Morse tnen =,
Joined the Presbyterian Church. Sne iiSeu , nn q
Snartanb burg, Abheville and Anderson, lot tn E
next Is years. When her husband went u
the war In 1852 as Chaplain OF the lth ..
Regiment she with her SIX cblldren, relugeeu
to Due West, where she lived till the autumn
NJ 1895 then with her husband moved to
Greenwood, where she lived I'LL Marcn' 1871,
when she moved to Gainesville, Ala.' anu
lived there till May 1855. when announcer move
was made TO Coosaw, 8: G.. at whlSh bic place
she lived TIL the storm OF August 1883. oroke
mn the home, when she came TO Apoeviile
with her husband, who died June the ltn.
1884, Shortly aferWards she heoSsr haa 'w Mr. Cbas
White. where she lived till the day OF her
death. x., ..,,aroo ,tX
Of whom died In extreme infancy, one When
sixteen years of age, and another when twen-
tv.two. Six children still survive her. Mrs.
Susie Way. and Mrs. Lucy way, OF bruns,
wick, Ga, Mrs. Emily Norw9oa Mr apa ME- r.
Morse and W. H. Morse, of Ao6evilie. s. y;
The latter of whom Ia the writer and was the
baby and has lost his best earthly friend.
,aIIv since the death OF ber two grown chill,
dref in tine autumn OF 1874. She was q iona
wife and a good mother. Trained up her chill.
drep in the fear, nurture and aomonl'lon VI
the Lord and proved she ehS IN o. tbs en wsy be
should 90 he will not depart from 1t when ne
ia old %" There ia no better heritage chllo
can have than q Cody training by Cody par,
ents. Her one desire was lor the saava.ron nd ~
that she herself might be kept near 10 zoo ,
and filled with the Holy Spirit: She was mol
perfect, but, like all other people. she nso ner
bied day by day to overcome these faults, and
keep Them in subjection. She was sinner
saved by grace through faith. ana tnst not OF
herselfit was the gift Of Goo. Sne hao oeen
for many years great physical sunerer:
which she bore with q surprising amount oil
fortitude and patience. Our loss is ber gain,
She is missed by one more than tongue can can
tell. The places that knew ner once A wiz ~
gone. gone Her spirit is in the keeping ofthe great
God who gave II, and 1t is now with Him 10
await the glorious resurrection morn. m when when
lion of the inst and to receive at the hand OF
the Great Snepperd crown of glory that fad
eth not away. .,,
Let us ali live near to God In this life ana
keen our ewes fixed, and our thoughts center
ed upon that bright and glorious world be-
yond, where
From every weeping eye,
And pains. and groans, ano , gfieis' anu ie"''
1AnN w. H. NJ.