The Globe-republican., 1902-11-20
Citizens at Summersby Home
Pay Last Tribute.
TOUCHING FUNERAL SERMON
Delivered by Rev. D. McCor-
mick, of the M. E. Church
of this City.

The funeral of Miss Emily Summersby
was held from the home here on last Fri
day forenoon. The occasion was a sad
one to every citizen of the place. Many
beautiful floral offerings were sent by
friends. Prominent among them was a
large harp, star from the O. E. s., of
which Miss Summersby was the youngest
member, and a design from the high
school Alumni. A choir composed of
Mrs. G. A. Reynolds, Mrs. E. D. Bowen.
p. FL. Young and Leroy Martin sang
ssLead Kindly Light .'In the hour OF
Trial" s.Safely gathered and the burial
chant of the Episcopal church. After
the funeral sermon the O. E. S. con-
Quoted their beautiful service. Many
were present to pay this last tribute to
one who was so much loved and admired
in life. The funeral sermon was preached
by Rev. d. Mccormick, and his text was
taken from the first chapter of Job.
esThe Lord gave and the Lord has taken
away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. :"
Mr. Mccormick said in part: 'tWe are
met here today to grieve with bereaved
family, a bereaved church and a bereaved
community. For the death of this young
woman is loss not only to her family
and to her church but it is distinct loss
to the community. For 1 think 1 can say
without exaggeratlon that there is only
one heart in Dodge City today, and that
heart goes out n sympathy to the hearts
that have been made desOlate by this
great trial. And first let me say a word
to those of you who counted the friend
ship of Emily Summersby valued
possession. The friendship of the young
woman whose memory we have met here
today to honor and who herself has
passed within the vail, was sweet to
IL
position, her warm hearted sympathy.
her generous simple nature, were amor ng
the most valued possessions of many who
are gathered here today.
AS one after another of those whose
lives have been inspiration and a
blessing to us, pass over to join the great
majority, find it harder and harder to
give them up. AS community we can
i'll afford to lose the pure, young life that
has gone from us; for in the midst of all
our sin and sorrow, and in our daily bat
tie with temptation, such lives as hers are
a benedictIon and an inspiration to high
er and better things
On the streets yesterday a man said to
me, Emily Summersby one of God s
noble young women = and this testimony
to her worth win be endorsed without
any qualifications by those who knew her
best. She was lovely and 1oveabIe, and
none could be more missed in the home,
and in her church, aud in the circle in
which she moved than viii she. The
death of those we love and honor is hard
TO bear. AS far as this world Is con-
cerned it is absence forever. Nothing
that know of is harder, and yet it is not
all sad, the shield has another side and
our faith in God enables us to say, as we
look on our loYed dead, 1.-The Lord gave
and the Lord has taken away > We
trust in God whose order runs through
the apparent disorder of our lives, and
we have faith to believe that as the Lord
has given so the Lord hath taken away.
And we will say though hearts are
breaking while we say it, blessed be the
name of the Lord
Everything looks mournfu1 in the fall