The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-20
RIDGE SPRING LETTER
TWO DEATHS THROW A
CHILL OVER THE LITTLE
CITY BY The SPRING.


We could interpret all this doubt
and strife
And for each mystery find there
key.
Alas! too soon for the understanding
of our finite minds, with His rude
plow share death has turned up the
sod and spread the furrow" in the
sacred soil of Gods Acre" to cover
from our sight away the precious
dead.
What comfort then it is to re-
alize that.
Into its furrows shall we all be cast,
In the sure faith that we shall rise
again.
Notwithstanding, death, because of
its oppressive silence and mysterious
separation is always and never more
SO than when entering the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Homer Thrailkill, Nov.
18th. He relentlessly claimed David
Brunson their only child, the light of
their home, bright, precious, win
some laddie, whose sunny smile won
him many friends. leaving to fill the
aching emptiness Of their hearts, on
iy the legacy Of his precious mem
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endured inexplicable pain and then,
though surrounded by agonized,
questioning hearts who fain would
have kept him close to their shelter
ing love, yet in merciful seeming
his little life of only % short happy
months went with the night beyond
earth's darksome portals into the
light of new day and the sunlight
| OF Gods presence. For of such is
the Kingdom OF Heaven"
His death is the elimination of
particular sadness because he was
the first grandchild on both mater
nal and paternal sides hence doubly
dear to his numerous relatives, never
theless.
The cross Electa claSped to breast
we all must one day wear;
Death calls, and 10! in every home
shall stand one vacant chair.
God grant us grace to wear that
cross with sweetened, chastened
wills,
Until we meet our loved not lost
Upon the heavenly hills"
Sweetly impressive funeral SER
vices conducted by Rev. J.. H. Ed
wards and interment in the cemetery
Sunday last 4 p. m.
AS though triumphant in the
transplantation of so precious a bud
in the garden of God, where unchill-
ed by earth's frost chain of suffer
ing. nor scared by sins scorching
fevers it will develop into glorious
glow reflecting the glories of heaven,
on earth below, the grim Reaper,
scarce folded his wings, ere his chill
ing breath permeated the home Cir
Gle of Mr.. and Mrs Jno. Hare, and
on the evening of the 10th inst,
Florella Inez Hare, their youngest
daughter, a sweet, loveable girl, Just
budding into young woman-hood, in
her 18th year, after six weeks of va
liant struggle against the ravages of
fever suffering, her frail body
weakened by the continued onslaught
Of pain, yielded to deaths embrace.
Leaving to mourn her early demise
four sisters; Mrs. Eb Meyer, Mrs. ].
L. Cumbee, Mrs. II. w. Courtney,
Mrs. Robt Fallaw, three brothers;
MeSSrS. Mike Hare, Kelley Hare and
Offie Hare, and her grief stricken
parents.
Inc funeral services were conduct |
ed by Rev. J. II. Beasley at the M. !
+. church in the !presence of host
of sorrowing friends and relatives
anxious by their presence to pay
tribute to her fair young life. The
remains were inferred in the Gene
terry today, the 18th. In loving sym
pathy we would whisper to those in
grief these words Of comfort.
Every sorrow is the shadow
OF God slowly passing by,
lie is near us when we are smiling,
He is near us when we sigh!
He is with us in Joys losses.
With love that never parts;
He is with lis when life'c croccec