The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20
OBITUARY

Charles Peter was born in Benton |
Co.. indiana, Sept. 80, 1884, and died
in st. Luke's Hospital, Spokane, July |
IA, 1906. He had lived in kennewick |
since 1904 and was with a surveying
party on the Portland & Seattle Ry. |
when he WAS taken i'll and the all
,nent developed rapidly into appendi-
citIs.
His illness which terminated so sud
denly, was not thought to have been
unto death, either by his physician, his
friends, or by himself, for he request
ed that copy of the bible be put in
his suit case so he could read the word
of God during his stay at the hospital.
Bnt He, whom angels of life or death
are His, and without His leave we cross
no threshold DER. knew differently.
His remains were shipped to Kenne-
! wick where his brother Harley was
awaiting them. They were taken to
the church and the casket taken from
the outside box and then taken to the
home of Rev. T. Al. Dry.
The body was we'll preserved, and
the floral decorations were put in and
over he casket. At seven thirty O'Clock
the remains were again carried to the
church and the writer preached the
funeral sermon from the Scripture,
First Samuel, Twentieth Chapter and
part of the Third Verse, "There is but
step between NE ard DEATH During
the sermon attention was called to the
| life and true character of the diseased
brother. The choir rendered some
very choice selections of sacred songs.
The remains were then conveyed to
the new Riverview Cemetery and in
tho evenings twilight laid away to
await the voice of the Archangel in
the morning of the resurrection of the
righteous dead.
| Brother Charles Peter was received
into the membership of the First Pres
byterian Church of kenne wick by let
ter nearly two years ago and continued
III active aud consistent christian life
!uD to his death. He was choice
young man, willing, cheerful, practical
in his views of the christian life, and
often has the writer, his pastor, noted
this feature Of Charles life both while
listening TO his remarks and testimony
in connection with the Young Peoples
Meetings. His life was clean, socially
and religiously, and with an evenness
running his course with even joy, and
closely walking with Christ to Heaven.
PRAYER FOR THOSE BEREAvED.
O Lord God, our Heavenly Father,
of our life, from whom our spirits have
come, and to whom they shall return;
we acknowledge Thy sovereign power
and right both to give and take away
as seelneth good unto Thee, and we
most hunbly beseech Thee that unto
all Thy righteous dealings we may
yield ourselves with due resignation
and patience, being assured that
though we do not understand the my :
terry of Thy ways, yet always in faith
fulness, o Lord dost Thou perform all
Thy work, and for the good of all Thy
creatures. Look In tender love and
pity, we beseech Thee upon those
whom Thou hast SO suddenly bereft,
and whose joy hast Thou turned into
mourning, that they may not murmur,
or faint under this sad bereavement,
but remembering Thy word ofpromise
Thy love in Christ, may resign them
selves meekly into Thy hands to be
taught and chastened by Thee Fill
their desolate hearts with Thy love,
that they will cleave more closely to
Thee who briugast life out of Death,
and who canst turn their grief into
enternal joy, through Christ our Lord
who is the resurrection, and the life,
We ask all in His name, Amen.