The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-16


Another one of our number has
crossed the border land, has escaped
the bondage OF sickness and DEATH is
entered into life upon the other side
where all is love, where there is no
night AMI where God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes.
Mrs. Rebecca Lewis Williams pass
ed from death unto life on the
night of the .26th September. She
leaves devoted husband, two loving
daughters, an only sister and many
sorrowing friends.
! Mrs. Williams possessed a very high
order of intellect. Had she been a
man she would have shone in Dip
lomatic circles. AS it was, she
knew always the right thing to do or
say in whatever company she found
herself She had a rare tact, an un-
usual equipoise of character and 3
very charming presence. She had
great personal magnetism and the
graceful gift of making one feel en-
tire]y satisfied with oneself while in
her society.
These attributes, together with
honesty of purpose and the utmost
sincerity made her very winning
personality.
Mrs. Williams was born of honor
able parentage. Strength of character
and keenness of intellect were duly
hers by right of birth. The difficult
ties which come into every Fife were
courageously met and mastered by
her strenuous endeavor.
| Upon the altar of family, her life
was willing sacrifice, if any life can
be called sacrifice which attains the
highest ideal-the preservation of the
sacred ties of home She brought up
her daughters in the fear and admoni-
ton of the Lord. The beauty of their
lives testifies to the loving care with
which she surrounded them during
the years most impressionable. She
made home so attractive that her
family and friends looked to her for a
large part of the light and warmth
and love which came into their lives
How sad the home since her pres
ence departed! What comfort to re-
call her last words which bespoke
faith in ''the rest that remaineth to
the children of God.''
Her brave spirit rose above the
most intense suffering and she talked
with her old charm, saying as always
so many kind things of others. It
was her invincible courage, her SYM
pathy with the young and her love of
all beauty which kept her SO fresh
and comedy and which breathed from
her very presence sweetness like unto
the perfume of flowers.
When dissolut on approaches, ones
life spreads out like panorama be-
fore the quickered vision-it was
then that she lamented, as noble
natures will, that she had not done
more to brighten the lives of others.
To our mortal vision she had done so
many unselfish, tender and beautiful
things. Of this, we gave her loving
assurance.
She then told of how many COM
munings she had had with her Lord.
Her spirit rose superior to her
sufferings, which were indescribable,
and she laid. hold upon the promises of
the Father. She dwelt only on earth
ly things in sufficient measure to
express her gratitude for the tender
ministrations = of those about her.
She dwelt with loving emphasis upon
the skill and rare devotion lavished
upon her by the physician who made
life endurable during those last few
weeks. Absent friends she remember
ed by Y the beautiful message that
lover there she would have time to
love them ever so much. All during
the long anguish Of her last days, she
showed the utmost patience. She
frightened the tedium Of nursing for
her attendants by the frequent CLEAN
ing Of her bright humor. Her
thought extended over every member
of the household, and by loving intui-
tion she OWNED even when the baby
was exposed to cold. Her mind had
SO long been trained to think of
others, that despite her pain, she kept
loving watch and ward lover her
own.
She had the humility Of the true
christian and seemed to think herself
unworthy of the nnmberless attentions
bestowed by her friends. Unworthy
When there were those who would
gladly have endured the agony in her
stead.
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