The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-12
IN MI IlsiOIsI1ASI.

was oorh reDrnary Is, 1927, aud died
juno. 2Sth 1901, Sho was d danpl,.er ii
'ir. iili and Mrs Mary Thomas. and q
grand daughter Of Rev. Robert Thomis
who remembered a4 having bucn onc
among '!to earliest B,pli,t preacher III
Marlboro county.
On her matcrnal Silo shn W. \ sr,u,t
diughcr ol Mi John II. llAm,f. iii
maternal grln linNhor WIS Ms Auu.
t;ocllrnn. who was u daughter Of 'rhoma
Cochran. lipeca il m,y be rcali'y scar
mat ,m n, mcr kmdrol wsr, vey nun ronS.
The, 'rboniascs, tho lllmers, nma tbs ,ics
ccudcn!S OF the Cochran family inr.u,i
ing many of tho Bothea, Of Al irion Com
~. mud others in Marlboro, iflhry we're
all brought together would oonposc 4
multitude Of people.
Rev. D.. a. w. Thomas cnt
very high regard for her, ns
only first cau$in living, md /; VA. 4
pleasure to him to visit her lurin, ,its
latter days o. his n:cful life.
Her father Mr. lG,i Thomas Is clls;
leader at old Beauty Spot, WA ono OF ill.
successors Of R,v Robert PuFnej. an,
Mr., James Cook He held thai tea,n,l
TO The church at The time Of h+ ,lea,h.
lie was ono Of Tho rrin,ip.l lops hola
crs oil that historic Camp Groom /. i.o Ia
hc year 1910 to 1912 hc annu lly ial hi,
home and his interests in hn o,rc aH ;h..
Almighty, a,d with his wife az cll,iy0n
AMI scrvan $ they all w,nt uptu l.nilr
Their prayers and praises witt ,liU m9l.
'ant hosts, during that feast OF taNcr
naccs.
tlow natural then it was that MaHha
when but q girl Of ten or rt@clpe yoars
should b. drawn into that tide ofrcliX
ious iDilhcnco that swept ovtr ,h1tIl,li.
lowed place -? ll,,n1 en- 'macc roligion
IN childhood, subsequent life proved he
genuinencss OF her conversion i, ,yu4 ,,ot
merely animal excitement. Il W II 10 IL,
asinary droam. "Old things with her il, !,
passed away all things had beopmn uay y
Her life showed forth the sign ia&i,.l, !.
Alter having grown up and ha,in. IlPen
placed in the relations Of wife ana po,ltr,
she was The same slcadIast upripht Diltis.
lian
She was married 10 Mr.. RoDnu CDyioa
ton January l7th, 1874, and i.,r nyp, "a
,cars they iourncycd togcllor ii Ntos
halfway. They ra;sca .oaf sos,s ,,i Ir 'rag
daug ghlcrs, who u!l, except ono l'tvn
families Of ller own. Two Of Kan n,f
spring died D Infancy.
During all tho changes III 3igh w,;oh
stc was called TO pass, she W., lle mnic
consistent chlislian, whatever ocouted $40
could say with St Paul none 8. thnsc
things move mt" and with hl PR.lnis,
>ho could testify; 'Aly hear, IS iSea Oh
God, my heart is fixed" When ia G,s,
church was built at Hebron ia = Is. hor
membership was transferred l.om Beauty
Spot 10 that society, and froil .hlt i,n5
until her death, she was amoQg the fore
| most Of the militant cmbo6 led ho;ts az
Hebron.
She always manifested deen in.5icst
In cve.y enterprise Of the eli ,.s h ma IA
The utmost Of her ability con,rjbD IA Is
its advancement She had teeu d .,cp~
Der orlhc ". r. NJ. Sociey irom tlo
first organiza,in Of an auxiIiai at l,sbto,.
an from the fact that she was N ,aOch
Interested in the cause ofllissioNs siN
was made ilc member 1t is 40 ,,0nar,
that Hebron church feels bcros ycd " her
death When such women is airsi.ucy
j. Spears Mrs Catharine Ann Aiiu,oli*
and Mrs. Martha f. Covingtnn arr sailed
away from one church the soo;uE, tb,,
community monrns
Tier ipAlRd died Saptcm .s#.
| il vas 10 lloI = heavy blow The aissnlU
ton pt lies thNliad bppnd ilicm tase.lt
icr 50 line w2S % hGra srcat tly,l. bGt
;sho iQliiAlD flin !l;limcot i'tha prunilS
NY giacc y suitGIcu, tDttha
tho death Vi hel husband, sii,c 0cyo,
went to tho churoi without goo2 INTO ,hn
cemetery and lingering nroupa na n,anl i
where they laid him" aud oecorn, tIs 4
With flowers selected for that i,u,ptysa.
In the early spring Of this year She laa
an attack OF grip" which lel he, IL III
cnlecblcd condition. Sho nevr rcea vorod
from its oft Cts, it could be ulniu.y seen
that her steps were 'halting lcobly the
tomb. % Friday night jar
her condition was not us fave
ual and sill there wcro no al.
p'oms. Her son DR.. +. 3 Coqington hla
gone TO attend the Pylhan ].olrc . L lie.
bron. and i was thought advisable rs ca!i
hin, in on his return. Allcr inquifins in
TO lie: situ.tio and prosecuting ',fhar
comic t, ho WIS preparing to rctu a to
his home. before he started chon~s hal
taken place, he was called back aua
whea he reached her bed sile san
was gone! the spi,it hud 6toppct MA
SuA'''J uOSoo' NhO tCuSluCuL VI WAY i'll /
wingcl is hlllowed fight "a glory and
to God. No parting woids aere u,tcrod
no death bed e,timony was giyon Nom
was needed. Her record IS hcr Ile, IKE
JOB she could have said my wiinc,s IS
above, my record is on high" ihi, was
about | 80 at night:
cat midnight came the cry,
"To meet thy G ID prcp,ro'
She woke and caught her captaia's eyc
Thcu, strong in faith and prhyor,
Her spirit, with n bound,
Left its encumbering clay;
llcr tent, at sunrise on the ground
y da,koned ruin lay,
Tho pains Of death arc past
Labor and sorrow cease;
And, lifc's long warfare closed az inst,
Her sui is found in peace'
l.. NJ. Iiamor.
Hebron, S G July 9TH, 1901.