The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1908-07-02
In Memoriam.


On Nay %, 1908, the home OF
Mr. VIM. West, in the neighbor-
hood of Skipper post Office,
Kemper Co., Miss. was rendered
sad by the death OF his beloved
daughter, Kate. She "a in the
Goth year of her age, and at the
approach of death, exemplitied
in the most remarkable manner,
the beauty, glory and triumph OF
the Christian religion, but OF this
we will speak later on.
Aug. IA, 1879, marked the ad
vent Of a sweet baby girl into
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
West. This was little Kate. Ia
childhood, she was bright, cheers
full and happy, and how could it
be otherwise, when parents,
brothers and sisters all lavished
their love upon the little maid.
Great love and amiability were
the prominent characteristics oil
her youth. s.
The years fed by only too
rapidly. At fourteen she joined
the Methodist church under the
ministry Brother Wiley Ferger-
son, and no whisper OF inconsis-
teucv, on her part, was ever
heard in her after lite.
In Nov. 1898. she began teach
ing school near Cullum, Miss.
and continued to teach regularly
until her last Illness. She was
always loved whereevera she
taught, and when the time came
for her friends to bid her goodby,
with tears in. their eyes they
would ask, evil, you come back
aud teach tor us again?" She
carried her religion into the
school room, and tried to impress
Jesus on the young hearts OF
those she taught, as well as the
ordinary lessons OF the day.
When death came, it could be
said of her, "a beautiful charac-
ter has been translated to the
kingdom of God only for further
development" This witness is
true.
Much more might be said OF
her purity OF character, her
beautiful innocence and refine.
ment OF soul, that made earth too
rough for such spirit. She
has gently passed into the high
er, holier regions, to a mansion
prepared for such rs she, and for
which she was prepared, by a
patient resignation, even unto
death. AS Il babe on its mothers
breast, she tell asleep in Jesus.
Where earth ended and heav-
en- began no one could surely
tell. since she has been so fully
glorified as well as redeemed.
She has the fullness of
Joy which cannot be expressed
All through His blood and righteousness"
No longer need she to sing
open the pearly portals,
That unworthy though / be
Imay join the ransomed loglons,
There to dwell ~eternally."
"Oh gentle shepherd kecprme "
Safe within thy fold"
When she recognized that
death approached, she calmly.
and without tears, called first
her father, to whom she talked
OF the eternal home, with the as
surance OF one about to TALL asleep
in Jesus, and babe him meet nor
there. In regular ordea she
called for the heads of the differ
ent families OF the household,
and then The children, and babe
them all goodby with tender so
llcitude tor their welfare, and
with words OF spiritual COUNCIL
and advice. She asked them all,
and her friends, too. who were
present, to so live as to meet her
at last in heaven.
She spoke the comforting
words OF consolation and peace.
How well she illustrated the
beauty ct the Christian religion,
only those present could form a
just conception.
allow beautiful on the moan
tain tops are the feet OF those
who proclaim the glad tidings OF
the gospel OF peace"
The dear old home, where SO
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