The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-03-03
Tributes of Love and Flu
neral Ceremonies to
w. 0. Gotten.
At Rest.

! " " OObISll OlSQ at HIS NOME
in Powder Springs, Ga, on February
14th, 1904. He leaves family com
posed of his wife, Carrie, and daughter
Hattie, and two sons, Freddie and
Baby joe"
He was the only son of DR.. and Mrs.
). +, Gotten, both of whom are still liv-
| ing at Powder Springs, where they have
spent so many happy years in family
relation of their sor, Oscar, and of his
loving wife anu children.
On the 18th of February many of his
loving friends and relatives assembled
at the residence of the deceased to pay
tributes of love to his memory, amid
the last sad rites and ceremonies of the
| living to the dead. His remains were
then borne away to the Baptist church,
where Rev. J. M. Spinks preached his
funeral sermon
This funeral discourse was of special
interest. 1t was so appropriate on re-
llgious social life, and love at home, and
hnal peaceful rest of the soul in heaven.
The music service of most solemn
harmony began with the sweet old song
OF Rock of Ages" and concluded with
the happy strains of the Sweet By
and-By."
A large assemblage of brethren and
friends attended the occasion to pay
| tribute to the memory of his love and
friendships in the associations of this
life. The emotions of grief from
| mourning kin moved tears to the ewes
of loving friends.
None knew him but to love him y
and great many were present to dedi-
| cate the day in observance of his funeral
service, and last sad rites of his burial
Among cordial relations of life his
familiar name was Oscar. He was a
brave, honest Christian unexpectedly
devoted to his family and friends And
above all, and best OF all, he was man
with soul of sincerity and truth AMI
faith and hope and true love.
The address by his pastor, Rev. j. M.
| Spinks, was earnest, impressive, effect
! I've and most appropriate. The text
was most suitably selected, and by
| chance bore the same sentiment of the
religious motto of AT Rest" inscribed
upon his casket. Deep and intense
feelings of sympathy were felt and
shown by all, and great interest was
manifested in the funeral remarks. a
part of which is herein given, as brief
| memorial tribute, and mortuary notice
for the dead, and spiritual aud religious
benefit of the living.
! The text was In the 9th Psalm. 9TH
verse: REST in the Lord"
The highest to which man NAV at
tain unto is rest. The maturity of all
things is rest. 1t is complete it is sat-
isfaction. ''As for me | shall be salts
! fled when awake with thy likeness"
How may this rest be found? Not in
earthly pleasures, for they are but
| season, they perish before we reach the
limits OF our own time. And as strong
and tender as our home relationships
may be, the Christian rest is not found
in the sunshine of home. The hardest
/ blows and the deepest wounds come
from the home circle. The silver chain
that binds the family circle is broken,
| and we are made to feel the need of
Christian rest. This sweet rest is not
even found in our religious experience.
What tlmorous creatures we are To-
day we are on the mountain top, to-.
morrow in the valley. Today we are
| in the sunshine of hope, tomorrow in
| the darkness of fear and doubt.
But there is an ark upon the trou-
bled pillows where the weary soul,
| dove-like with weary pinions may fly.
This secure abode is the Lord found by
| faith in the person of Jesus Christ, the
sinners friend. The Lord so found in
| Christ He is all in all. In Him he
meets all his needs; in Him all his long
ings are filled.
in early manhood our deceased
brother, Moses like, made choice of
this great rest. Moved by faith he
found the Lord and cast his walk with
the people of God, uniting with the
Baptist church at Powder Springs. He
ever displayed Christlike spirit in his
devotion as q husband and father, and
! as son both dutiful and loving. His
home relations were tender and sweet.
We feel assured that he had found that
"Rest in the Lord, !" which as to time
and measure is susceptible into three
| degrees, or three grand divisions,
Rest in the Lord is, first, Il given
| rest-"Come unto me all ye that are
| weary and heavy laden, and / will give
you rest" This is given when we be-
lieve, and then we are begotten to a
lively hope by His resurrection, (Which
hope we have as an anchor of the soul
both sure and steadfast"
| "Our salvation is now accomplished
and we rest and rejoice because our
names are written in heaven" And
| AS InA mountains are round about
| Jerusalem so doth the Lord compass
His people. The mountains may be
removed, but the kindness of the Lord
! shall not be taken from them" We
may become unfaithful, but the Lord
never. The stars in heaven declare His
faithfulness and His wsrd is forever
settled in heaven. mother may for
| get her child, but the Lord that keepeth
Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.
"Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the
clouds" 1--WE are kept by the power
of God. For Thou Lord maketh me
dwell in safety" This is the given
rest; it is the rest of pardon, it is the
rest of new life, of love and perfect
safety.
There is rest in the Lord that is
found by Gods children when they war
a good warfare. When they keep His
ordinances. When by lively faith he
stands on Christ as the only foundation
laid in Zion that touches in breadth the
four corners of the earth. On whom
the patriarchs, prophets, martyrs and
apostles built; and read in golden let
tiers on this only foundation: Jesus
Christ, the Son yesterday, today and
| forever"