Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-07-12
AETzGER.

N Z Z1Ehs
In our last issue we announced the
death of Miss Ietzger and shall confine
this article to the last sad rites" The
funearl which took place on Sunday
afternoon, July 1st, was very largely
attended. Rev. MI. Cleaver, pastor of
M. E. Church. conducted the services
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Robertson, of EN-
manuel Episcopal Church, and both
gentlemen made able and appropriate
remarks We are permitted to give
the PRESS readers the major portion of
their sermons.
FLOWER OFFERINGS.
Among those WHIP sent flowers were:
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the EN-
manuel Episcopal Church, the M. E
Church Choir, the Delta Kappa Society
of Randolph Macon College, DR.. and
Mrs. Noyes of Olean Bachelor Girls
Club, Miss Bissell Of Buffalo, George A.
Walker, Mrs. and Miss Wiley, Mrs.
Bert Burrows of Warren, George P.
Jones, T. B. Lloyd and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubbard of Newton, Mr. and Mrs.
Strayer, Mrs. Hackett Mrs. Dalrymple,
q, Mrs. Huntington, Mrs. Schlecht, Mrs.
McGrane and Mrs. Thomas.
Although very large proportion of
Miss Metzger's friends were too far
away in South and West and East to
attend the funeral, there were some
from Scranton, Port Allegany, Olean,
and Buffalo.
Members of the Bachelor Girls Club
who were in town carried the fiowers
The Misses Taggatt, Misses Bryan,
Wiley, Steck, Thomas, McQusy, Lar
rabee, Mrs Charles Logan, Mrs. Leon
Felt
The pail bearers we're: George A.
Walker, Jay P. Felt, Leon R. Felt, G. Jay
'oodnough, Fred Heilman, and Clifford
lrrabee.
PASTOR CLEANERS SERMON.
The following is brief summing up of what
the Rev. Mr.. Cleaver said
have come to place flower upon the casket
of her whose life diffusea fragrance everywhere
she went. And the flower | bring is pure white
rose, emblem of herself, and fit companion for
the tomb
Pure white rose. no fairer flower grows,
Its form is the nestest, its beauty serene,
Its fragrance the sweetest Gods grace Is seep,
In pure white rose. ..s
Yet fairer and more bright,
Mirror Of heavens light
Is that life almost eivine,- .,-. 81
In which all virtues shine
A life pure white
nave not ':oLle to offer words of comfort, for
nav;s none with which to soothe my own grief
on this sad occasion, then how could | presume
TO comfort others. 1t would be like a repetition
ofthe old saying physician heal thyself, and il
thou canst not heal thyself, why seek to heal
another-n All can do is to tell you of my SYM
pathy. and Of all who have gathered here:
1--WE share our mutual woes,
Our mutual bSrdens bear,
And often for each other flows
The sympathiEing tear
And it is my purpose to encourage you to cling
close othe Rock of Ages with tins prayer al
ways accompanying, "Let me hide myself ID
thee"
Probably the most fitting funeral service We
today could render for her whose life is a mos
precious rose bud in this community's book O
remembrance, would be to sit together in that sill
ehoe which is sweter than all speech, and IA use
non the past.
or when our hearts are sad, the sound OF tn,
is like the mournful rustling of the leave.
emory for thought is deeper than all wordt
feeling is deeper than thought.
seems almost impossible that two sho-4
eeks should make so great a difference Thes
yhnCa -
ether in tears, was seemingly in perfect health
ind happy in anticipation of the pleasures o
ner srR@er vacation. But we did not the4
know what Gods plan was.
I'VE conld not tell, but this we knew, that al
is well,
Though it seems most ill., if 1T be Gods will
Her 6esth seems so sudden. The brittle threat
that bound her to us has broken, but we col
scarcely realize that she has gone
Gone beyond the stars to God
Into the splendor, shadowless and broad
Into the everlasting joy and light.
Other reward; In robes of white
Gone to her long home;
Entered eternity to roam
And await for us, one by one
And welcome us when we come;
Still living when all of us are gone.
Ana wnen m,ih every bEe of every sun shall lao
Then living still, before the throne of Goo
shall stand.
hhu sec new "Oilu feVolVlnR from ms nanG.
The Savor's prayer, found in the 18th chapter
and the 2ath verse of St. Johns Gospel, helps us
to understand this: Father, / will that they
whom thou has given me, be with me where
am"
1t is Chrst's will that we should be with him
In the eternal future. 1t is Christs will that at
moments call, We should leave the highest peak.
OF grace and at single stride set foot in glory
our sister has heard that call and has left us f.,r
that better land
You ask me why such removals. when we &C
much need the noblest examples heree am
bowed down, could best express myselfin tears
but must refrain, and view it in a clearer light
The Master is gathering the choicest of his
howers. His own dear hands are wreathinp the
rates into garlands for his kingdom. And when
we see that 1t is the Locd his words recalled
calm our spirits, dry tears and take ava,
all murmdring. Father will that they whom
thou hast given me be with me where am"
Now understand ,yhv the d.aras, n nd Ia.