The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-01
LAID TO REsr.
Funeral of Mrs. Hutchescn Occurred
 Sunday.

~~NNN VA Sunday.
 The remains of Mrs. Catherine, H. Hutcheson were laid to rest Sunday af- ternoon tn oakwood Cemetery
 The large cortese of friends which fol-
 lowed the remains te oakwood evidenced
 the high esteem in which Mrs. Hutcheson
 was held. 'rts3
 The horal offerings were numerous and
 unusually beautiful.
 The funeral services, which were held at the home of Mrs. Henry Booth, Mrs.
 fIutcheson's daughter, were conducted by
 Rev. c. W. Patterson of the First Pres
 byterian Church.
 His remarks were very beautiful. He
 said: f
 Our sister, who has just gone home
 was born in Perth. Scotland. nearly
 eighty-two years ago. and in that place and in Glasgow spent the years of her
 youth and early married life. Her hus- band removing with his family to this country. she became a resident. of Mont gomery and for forty-six years made this place her home. Forty-five years ago. February IS. she with her husband, joined the First Presbyterian Church of Mont gomery. of which she was at the time of her death, one of the very oldest mem bers.
 Hers was a chasteneds life. She was sorely bereft. While stiIl a stranger in l strange land the companion of her life was called away. and just four days be- fore this untoward event one of her chil- dren had been called to pass over the river. Her home was burned not long after. the loss coming heavily upon spirit already sorely tried. One after an- other her children preceded her into eter- nifty, till at leaSth only ore was lsft to tcnderly care fer her in her declining years.
 "A profound righteousness was. the most prominent characteristic of her lifc Ret red in the strong religious atmosphere of a Scotch Presbyterian household she not only believed the great funda mental doctrines of the gospel but knew why she believed them. The Larger and Shorter catechislns, with the proof texts, were familiar to her as the elementary text books are to the school boy. Her Bible was with her in the church, and she followed both chapter and hymn with heart and lip.
 As a natural result of this profound religiousness, 1t was but to be expected that she would excel In trustful, patience Believing as she did in a God of soyer- eign power and infinite wisdom. who planned all things and carried out His plans with loving regard for the objects of His grace it was her habit to leave the issue of all thing in His hand, and the grace of trust developed in her so that she could say in truth. Though He slay me, yet will l trust Him" And throughout the long weeks and months of her last waiting no murmur or com plaint fell from her lips Tired she grew.
 An! Yes! Weary of the waiting, but never
 complaining. s}. '8' :"And now she has gone home. For the other world was indeed her home. Her
 husband. who had brought his lines from Scotland and had placed them with
 the church here. had long ago transferred
 his membership to "the ehuTch of the
 first born in heaven" And one by one
 her children and friends had gone to fill
 the blessed abode. No doubt they well
 comed her at the, gate. and in their com.
 panionship and in tho Masters smile she
 finds her joy, +,-
 Heaven takes on a different aspect as
 1t becomes filled with those we love. An
 eminent minister of the gospel tells that
 In his earlier days heaven was to him
 an empty place. Christ was there. he
 knew, but no one else. Then little child
 of his acquaintance passed over. and
 little later a brother. Then the father
 and the mother took their journey and. 6s years p'sSeu' Note an" n'oie VI iitehuS
 and loved ones passed through the gates
 till the heavenly fields became populous
 with those he had 'loved and lost
 awhile" And so our sister has gone
 home. ..
 Tt is not then in bitterness that we
 mourn for her. Hers Is now the fulness
 of joy.We begrudge her not a moment
 of tha joy, not one ray of the eternal
 light Tenderiy will we cherish her mem
 ory. and, by the grace of God. carefully
 will he emulate her example" -s