The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-09-24

whose Iunerai occurred on august
80, were inferred Friday OF last
week, having reposed from the
time Of the funeral until the latter
date, in the Oak Grove mortuary.
The family and friends were pres
ent at the interment.
OF recent date Bishop Dodshon,
of Columbus, extended most feel
ing eulogy to the m, mory of Mrs.
Buckland, The newt apers record
the service in the following report: {:
MEMORIAL SERMON BY ARCH DEACON
DoDsHoN.
On Sunday evening Arch
deacon Dudshon of Columb bus,
prea ched in st. Paul's Church,
taking for his text the words II
am come into my garden"
Solomon's Sony, :5
The archdeacon WAS a very dear
friend of the late Mrs. Buckland
and regretted exceedingly that on
account of vacation time he did
not learn the news in time to at
tend the funeral.
During his discourse the preach :
er likened the church to Christ g
garden here on earth and gave
beautiful illustrations of the
similarity between Christians in
the church and flowers in the
garden. The beautiful little
violet was mentioned, the flower
that everybody loves; it is so
humble and retiring and sweet.
1t is not like the sunflower, which
towers aloft. No, you have to
search in the garden for the
violet, and so it is in the Chritian
church-there are souls like the
violet; you would not know Of
their presence except for the
flowers In the sick room, or the
drawn blind. or come delicacy for
the invalid, and you realize that
some Christian has been there,
like the violet, unobtrusive, quiet,
and loving. Z
To this fnwer, in a broken
voice, the Archdeacon likened
Mrs. Buckland on account of her
beautiful and sweet character, so
quiet and retiring, yet gentle and
loving. Verify, Jesus ccme into
this corner of His garden at Lo-
gan and has taken home one of
His choicest flowers, the violet.
In contrast to this, said the
preacher, we have the cactus,
prickly and sharp without, yet
beautiful within. In Wyoming,
where the archdeacon was mis-.
sionary for five years, the cactus
grows everywhere on the prairie,
and. although it's thorns are like
needles and are avoided by every
one, yet in the summer time it
shoots forth beautiful fragrant
flower. And 80 it is in the church,
Gods garden here on earth. There
are Christians who are like the
cactus, sharp tempered and touchy,
yet on the other hand they do
many kindly acts and really love
their Savior very much.
Many other illustrations were
given by the speaker, such as the
snow drop, the giant and century
plants and the passion flower. We
cannot grow flowers without irri-
CATION, plenty of water; SO in the
church, we have streams and aq-
ueducts such as the Bible, prayer,
baptism, confirmation and the
Holy Communion.
The Head Gardner, Christ Him.
self, lifts the latch of the garden
gate and says to one of the oldest
plants, Courage, brother, only a
little while and | will come for
thee; be faithful unto death and
will give thee Crown of Life"
And to a sister, one Of the precious
violets, whom everybody loves,
"YOu have suffered long and pa
tiently, you have fought good
fight and now / come into my Gar
den to claim you for Mine own.
You shall be transplanted to Para
disc, from the Church Militant to
the Church Expectant, a more
beautiful Garden, where you will
grow In grace and be finally made
perfect without spot or blemish,
ready for the Church Triumphant
a the last Graat Indomanf nau,