Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-03-05
Mrs. McCallster.

wife of Rev. Jas. d. McCalister, died Fri
day, IL a. m, Feb. 9th, 1908. Hel
husband and three children survive her.
Sister McCalster Was we'll known in the
Holston Conference and it will be no sur.
prise to her friends to know her faith was
unwaverlng and her experience uncloud'
ed to the end. Her death was as her life
had been-trumphant.
As friend Sister McCalster was
Cheerful-If there was such thing as
darkness in her life, her friends never
knew it.
Useful-Though in afflicton for some
years before her decease, she was never
too sick to see and welcome her friends.
Wise in Counsel-Her friends will live
to bless her for the wisdom of her words.
True-She never discussed the failures
or shortcomings Of others, what she was in
your presence, she was in your absence.
Ifyou knew her at ALL you knew her well,
for she concealed nothing.
As mother she was
Devoted-She loved her children more
than her life and was often heard to cay:
''The only regret have in dying is leaving
my children, but know Jesus can care
for them better than l can"
Tender-You were not long in the home
until you found she waa the center of at.
traction to the children. All their child.
ish griefs were taken at once to her and
assuaged. Many pain has been kissed
away.
Patient Though suffering, weak and
nervous, she was never impatient with her
children in their childish ways. In the
midst Of their noise and laughter she
would sometimes be seen to put her hands
TO her head, IS if to steady it, but she
never spoke impatiently.
Instructive-Her children we're instruct.
ed far beyond their years and this Is es
pecialIy true, in experimental Goodness.
Firm-Withal she was firm with her
children and We never knew her to be
disobeyed. Sometimes her children would
hesitate CIR demur, when she would repeat
gently but firmly her command, remind.
ing us Of the Masters "yea yea, nay nay."
AS a wife she was
SelfsaCridcing-She had no interests
that were not identical with her hus.
band'e.
Sympathetic-She thoroughly sympa
thzed with her husband in all bis work
and though so long an invalid, be did
nothing with which she was not familiar
and in which he bad not her sympathy.
Helpful-Her interest did not stop With
sympathy, but che was very helpful in
furtherlng her husbands life work. de
told us years before we ever saw her that
she could beat him preaching.
Her interest was unhagging; when she
could no more attend the public congrega-
ton she used to preach and pray in her
room until her house literally became a
church.
AS Christian she was
Consecrated--Not in the sense of partial
or more consecrated," by
with partial conservation, but
she was cousecrate1, every power and
faculty Of body, mind and spirit belonged
to God.
She WAS converted early in life and was
always loyal to Christ, but feeling and |
the necessity of the sanctifying |
work of the Spirit. Some years since, at
GreenvilIe, Tenn, che sought and OBJ
tanned entire sancti6cstion or christian
perfection. From that time until her
death she was constant and consistent in
ler experience and testimony, and no one
Spending an hour in her presence could
loubt she experienced all she professed to
enjoy.
Prayerful-She constantly affirmed that
prayer Lad prolonged her life for years,
)ut her prayers had little of self in them.
like many other conseJrated Christians,
he prayed for host by name, bringing
hem individually before the throne of
race.
This habit Of constant prayer for others
eemed to have brought her the gift of
so much 60 that we have
lever before seen such insight into the
pritual condition Of those for whom
prayer was made.
Faithful mean in the sense Of, full of
Aith. Her faith made her both patient
nd hopeful. Not only did che have an
nTavering faith in her Savior and Lord in
be mater Of personal salvation, but she
ad also an Astounding, faith in the power
nd willingness OF her Lord to save
theirs. What she believed in che desired,
'orked for, expected and waited for.
Ioving-AboVe all she loved God and
umanity and her all absorbing love made
er intensely spiritual, constantly joyful
nc always triumphant
From her GreenviIle experience until her
ecease, every day was triumphant day.
e went forth "conquering and to con.
uer." We have known 10 other whose I
Eample is more worthy of emulation and {
e commend her life to her friends as {
orthy to be followed as she followed !
hrist. I. "a