The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-18
MRS. MORSE REMEMBERED
An Impressive Memorial Service Was
Held on Sunday Morning at the
Baptist Church.

A large audience assembled at the
Baptist church on Sunday morning
for the memorial service in memory
of Mrs. Benjamin Morse, who was
laid to rest last Thursday.
The choir rendered in an effective
manner the hymns, Jerusalem the
Golden Come unto me Me When
Shadows Darkly Gather" and cone
Sweetly Solemn Thought
Pastor letters spoke from the
out especially the condition of those
who die in the Lord the full meaning
of the rest from labor which comes
to those who die in the Lord; and
liver after they have taken their
departure from earth.
The death of such persons is
blessed and precious in the Divine
sight because they are in the Lord.
While in health and in command of
their powers they gladly chose the
Lord and by that choice became
planted in Him, so that the power
and strength of their spiritual life
have been drawn from Him here
on earth. The death of such is not
a separation but a going out and on
Those sainted ones are blessed in
their death because God knows that
they are leaving the sad, lonely, dis
appointing and discouraging times
of earth to be ushered into the realm
where there are no more tears, no
more signs and sorrows and no o
xood-byes; into that home of which
God is the light and eternal joy.
Thuee that I'VE thus remember are
especially sblessed and happy in
death because they leave the dim
,shadowy, uncertain and partial
knowledge of earth for the real and
face to face knowledge which will
come when earth with its ~hindrances
is gone forever. They are blessed
because then they come into full
knowledge of God, to know Him
In his very essence; they come into
perfect fellowship with the Christ;
then they know truth as it is in God;
blessed are all such for they step
out into the untrammeled life of
Gods own redeemed.
Such persons are blessed also be-
cause they rest from their labors;
that is they rest from wearing, de-
structive, ~distracting, wasting toll.
They do not cease from activity. for
sphere of Divine service. but they do
rest from these labors and tolls
which are destructive to all peace
and to fullest fellowship with God.
They are blessed because their
works follow after them. Their ca
rear OF influence does not end when
they step out of life, but they are
most blessed in the fact that "while
dead they yet speak" Thus blessed
and precious is the death of Mrs.
Morse, for she is by her kindness,
-sympathy. wise and earnest counsel
stiIl living in your memory and is
still active through the character
and lifeeof those that she has helped
Let us all resolve to follow Christ
so that our final going nome shall
The likewise blessed.
Mrs. Morse was one of the origi
-, ar:A.oo +1o& n,ado I'm tho MON
sFership of the Baptist church whel
it was organized in Mitchell in Nov
ember, 1881. The burial service TO
Mrs. Morse took place on Thursda
afternoon March eleventh, when sh'
was laid to rest in the family lot
Graceland cemetery.
Sarah r. Banks was born i'll TIL
Province CT New Brunswick on tn
18th day of March, 1923, and die
In the city OF Wabash, Ind, on tn
Sth day of March, 1909, aged s
years, IL months and 25 days. Sh
grew to womanhood and was MAJ
ried to Benjamin Morse i'll her ne
tive province in the year 1S47. Sh
removed with her husband to Obi
in the year 1S4S,, where they re
sided until the ear 1856, when the
removed to West Union, Iowa, an
resided there until 1881. In thu
year the moved to Mitchell, Sout
Dakota, and resided there unit
1906. when they went to Wabasl
Ind, to reside with their daughte
Mrs. A. B. Rowley, at whose hon
and under whose tender car 81
Ms passed away. She is mourned by he
husband, Benjamin Morse and hi
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Rowley,
Wabash, Ind, and her son James
Morse, Of Corcoran. California; ais
six grandchildren. three grea
grandchildren, and a sister in Ne