The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-18
Wreaths For a Freshly Made
Grave.
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Ou DulludN. June ~. .JuSl dS lue
sun was nearing the zenith. Mrs. 4.
G. Wi>e's life eliminated in a ylori-
Gus transition from things earthly to
the inexpressible beauty and enjoy
ment of things eternal.
"Then fell upon the house sudden
gloom,
A shadow on those features fair
and thin,
And softly, from that hushed and
darkened room
Two angels issued, where but one
went in
For nearly year Mrs. Wise had
not been strong. Last November she
underwent most serious operation,
which came near proving fatal then.
Her life was spared to gladden. her
home few months longer. Since the
operation she has been failing, and
strange to say, but happy to know,
during all this time she had not an
ache or pain. We love to think that
this special dispensation Of provi-
dence was granted her because of her
boundless compassion for her fellow
creatures.
Mrs. Wise was a gentle, kind, tire
less, ever ready, optimistic friend!
How can We bring ourselves to real
ize that She is no longer among us
in the flesh! Hard, yes. passing diff
fculty is it, for us to understand this
chastening from Him whose ways are
too gloriously vast for our finite COM
prehensions- but satisfying is the
knowledge that she has but preceded
us to the Kings garden there to
pluck the myriads Of fragrant flow
ers she planted therein, daily,
by her fndly thoughts, words and
deeds-to old and young, rich and
poor, white and colored.
Mrs. Wise was formerly Rebecca
King Birge. She was 48 years of age.
Twenty seven years ago she was
married to Mr.. A. G.. Wise. In March,
1907, they celebrated most beautifully
their silver anniversary. She still
retained her youthful color and beau
ty. AS she lay in state all in silver
grey-she presented the same sweet
picture that so many remarked upon
at the anniversary. She leaves to
regret her a devoted husband, three
daughters, Mrs. Frank Browne, Mrs.
Maxcy Harman and Mary Lizzie; FIVE
sons, Birge, John Pat, Walter, Rob-
ert, George; two little grand-daught-
ers, one sister, Mrs. A. H. Kohn, one
brother Mr.. S. S. Birge and one aunt
Mrs. Lizzie Young, who has always
made her home with Mrs. Wise-and
countless friends.
She had an abiding faith and joy
in God, which made her strong for
her work and affliction. Pastor
Kreps made few but appropriate
remarks at the grave. By her own re-
quest no panegyric was. delivered, tho
never had one a filter subject for
praise, as she preferred not to have
her good deeds mentioned. Hers was
an active, rather than a talkative
Christianity. Mr.. Kreps referred to
her as the salt of the earth, as one
that did it unto the least Of these
His disciples, therefore doing it un-
to Him. and as having received from
her Savior this salvo. of welcome,
''Well done"
We miss her more than We can
express, yet we do not wish her
away from the life more abundant.
The memory Of her unselfsh life is
still left us-its sweet influence
can never perish. She built her own
monument in the hearts Of all so for
tunate as to know her. And were no
Parian shaft ever reared to recount
her manifold virtues, they will live
on and on, till one by one, they are
recounted Of her in the bright beyond.
Even when she was too sick to be
aware Of passing events, she thought
of others, not herself and wished to
do something for her husband and
her nephew. She is happy, "but oh,
the difference is to u.s. ......
Mrs. Wise's friends are not confn-
ed to her native state-havlng been
a frequent visitor, on account Of Mr..
Wise's health, at resorts far and
near and having lived all her life at
the Hotel. She is remembered among
other things for her unstinted hos
pitality. No one ever went empty
away from her door, or carried away