The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-28

1hcn IL was that with her DrOtheT'
Fred Carr, she started ON her long
journey 10 Montana and Oregon, in
quest OF the health she so much q,
sired This trip proved to be her
last. until her liieless body was
brought home by her devoted broth.
or. This was a long, lonely journ-
oy. Her body reached Ardmore on
Sunday, oct. ith and was carried to
her home, where her father and her
grief-worn, but brave mother. togeth-
or with many loving friends. await
cd her. On Sunday afternoon. her
body was carried 20 the First Pres
bytcrian church, where Rev. Weith
made a helpful talk about Life. TAX
ing his text from John 1910. II ain
come that they might have lilu,
and that they might have It more
abundanty.' while Mary lay still
her casket covered wih floral Of
ferings, the last gift of her many
sincere friends in Ardmore and
elsewhere Afterwards sha was laid
TO rest in Rose Hiu Cemetery by
the side of her brother. Bert Carr.
who passed only few months pre-.
vously. Her body was followed by
a long line OF friends. and the alb
sence OF her father on account Of
sickness from the ceremonies, EN-.
phasized the sadness of this more
than sad occurrence. And our hearts
go out In sympathy TO this worthy
family, who have almost more than
their share OF sorrow. But we can
truly say that they are Christians
and bear their sorrows with Chris
tian fortitude. In Miss Mary's death
their loss has been indeed great.
for she was n girl among girls. But
why should | say death? The en-.
lightened faith of today says there
Is no death. and the world is slowly
but surely waking to this momen.
/ tous thought. Mary was not pretty
child as | remember her. but there
was something in her face which
made one wish TO look again That
something was not physical in any
sense. II was the mental and spirit.
ual nature which looked out through
her eyes and spoke in silent Ian.
guage of latent ability, great powers
. n co ifsfs HaA III i
| These qualities came cut more and
| more as she advanced I'm year,.
| They made It possible for her TO
accomplish much on earth and final.
ly tided her triumphantly over the
transitional experience we errone.
ously call death. happened To
he one OF the audience the night
! Mary graduated at the opera house
In Ardmore, and | have never for
gotten Mary as she looked and
spoke that night. II It did not sound
far-fetched, ! could almost say In
the language of Dante. as he looked
for the first time on the glories OF
Heaven, Had | a tongue in eloquence
as rich as is the coloring in fancy's
loom, 1t were all too poor 10 utter
the least part Of that enchantment.' 81
Such was the impression made upon
me. Her subject. Might Brings
I Out the Stars was a very beautiful
one, and exactly suited 10 Marys
/ spirituelle temperament. She had. hy
her peculiarly sympathetic nature
grasped the meaning of her subject
. perfectly and expressed the inter.
/ pretatlon OF II in such approoriat,
and elegant language. and read II
/ with such rare taste and feeling
that the audience sat intenlv lis-
/ tcning, and when she had finished
| greeted her with storm of ap,
| plause and a shower OF flowers. 1t
seems To be now, in the light OF
subsequent events that the title
OF that essay, read by that girl of
Sweet sixteen" was almost proph.
etic, for the long night of broken
health and disappointment brought
out the twin stars of Faith and
| Hope in her character. until she
could have said with the far-seeing
Faith of Mrs. Browning "Earths
crammed with Heaven, and every
common bush aflame with God"
Such was the life and character
OF Mary Carr, and while we know
She still lives on, working out her
destiny with her Saviour at her
side, yet we could have wished for
her a longer life here, that she
might have been stay 10 her
parents In their old age, and that
/ her influence might have been longer
felt by those with whom she as.
soclated. But the poet says. THE
good die young and SO It was with
Mary. Not dead, indeed, but Just