The gold leaf., 1906-03-15
TITS WELL WITH THE CHILD"
Only Child of Mayor and Mrs. K. j.
SOutheriand.

Southeriand.
There is sadness in the home OF
MayOr and Mrs. r. J. Switzerland,
and sorrow sits enthronpd iii the
hearts of many Of their friends be-
cause OF the death of their little
daughter, which occurred about
O'Clock Tuesday night. For more
than a week she had been stricken
and never did the sickness of any
child enlist the interest and anxiety,
and invoke the sympathy and pray
ers of the people of Henderson as did
this little one. The prominence and
popularity OF the family. their we'll
known devotion. it being their only
child, the idol of the household and
the pet OF those who knew her made
the case one in which all felt Il com
mon interest and all hearts were
touched. Taken first with gastritis
this trouble seemed to be yielding
TO treatment when cerebro meningi-
lis developed. All that skilled ply
-i-iars and loving hands could do
was without avail and the little life
went out calmly and sweetlv as ii
falling asleep when weary f childish
play.
just two years old. at that interest
ing age when she had learned to
walk and talk, to be interested in the
things about her, and watch at the
window for "Papa's" homecoming,
little Maria was Il sweet and attract
i've child and her death is very sad
Never was there Il farer human flow
er nor one the object Of more lavish
ed human love.
Truly in the death of this little
child under all the attendant circum
stances, there is much to stir the
dept rs OF deepest sorrow and move
the tear Of profoundest sympathy.
But the golden bowl is broken. the
light OF precious young life is
'.lnudrd in darkest night and fondest
hopes are shattered. And yet it is
better so for we know lit is we'll with
the child"
The funeral WAS held from the resi-
'Ience of the family at :}::}O o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Rev. l.. l.. Nash,
d d., conducting the service. The
attendance was large showing the
deep sympathy and respect felt for
the grief-strlcken parents and rcla-
tives. III ElmWOod cemetery the
lovely little form around which had
rcntered SO much of love and hope
and future happiness WAS tenderl,v
laid to rest, the little mound heaped
with beautiful and fragrant flowers
e!nbematic of the sweetness she shed
into the lives of those about her the
little while she blOss med in the
world.
1t is sad indeed thus to give up our
cherished ones, but the ways OF the
Heavenly Father are not our ways,
.,ld while earthly parents would have
had their little darling spared to them
tie willed it otherwise. May God in
His infinite goodness and mercy give
them grace and strength to say "Thy
will be done, not mine with patient
resignation yielding al. rs expressed
in he beautiful sentiment of the fol
towing lines by an unknown writer:
",'ur Wills ours to make them Thine"
Laid on thine altar, 0 my Lord divine,
| have no jewels to adorn Thy shrine,
Nor any world-famed sacrifice to make;
But here bring within my trembling hand
This will of mine-a thing that seemeth
small
And thou alone. O Lord canst understand
How when yield Thee this yield mine all.
Hidden therein Thy searching gaze can
Struggles OF passion. visions of delight
All that have or am or fain would be-
IppD loves fond homes and Homo; oS in fipjt.
1t hath been wet with tears. dimmed with
sighs.
Clenched in my grasp till beauty hath it
Now from Thy footstool where it vanquished
lies,
The prayer ascendeth may Thy will be done
Take it, o Father, ere my courage fail.
And merge it so in Thine own will, that cen
If in some desperate hour my cries prevail,
And Thou give back my gift, it may We been
SO changed, SO purified. so fair have grown,
So one with Theeso filled with peace divine,
| may not know or feel it as mine own.
But gaining back my will may find it Thine.