The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-24

all that, and said: Father, you are
the best of fathers" She reminded I
him of many kindnesses which he
had forgotten, but she had not. Kind |
words can never die, kindly deeds |
live on and on. Alas, that we should |
have any words but kind words, any |
deeds but loving deeds in this old |
sorrow-stricken world. frankie sent |
beautiful messages of appreciation to |
the Philathea class, which she felt |
had been helpful in her christian life.
The hearts of our Philatheas are full |
of gratitude and encouragement that
the Lord has been pleased to honor
His word and work through us. We
feel that the dying testimony of this
young christian just as she was
about to enter the celestial city will
be a new incentive to give the best
there is of us for the work. We will
miss her shy ways, and her beauti-
full girlish face as we come together
every Sunday morning to study the
wonderful Book. We will miss the
contact of her pure, guileless life,
but she no longer needs our imper-
feet lives, our imperfect teaching,
for she has seen the King in His
beauty, and in another sphere of eX-
istence she has found the perfect
teacher
We can but ask ourselves the
question: What made this timid,
shrinking girl SO fearless in the very
face of death; from whence came the
power to meet with a smile the last
great enemy? There can be but one
answer-it was a simple, child-like
trust in the crucified and risen
Christ. If any lost one should read
these lines, and if in your heart you
are saying What shall I do to be
saved" just trust the Christ that
saved her. He is worthy to be trust
ed.
The funeral services from the resi-
dence we're conducted by Rev. N. B.
'O'Kelley, assisted by Rev. 0. B.
Chester and DR.. ]. A. Ivey. Mr..
O'Kelley read appropriate scripture
selections and made some fitting re-
marks Mr. Chester offered the
opening prayer and we felt that the
man of God led the waiting people
into the presence chamber of the
Most High. DR.. Ivey's words were
Sunday morning about twenty-eight
Years ago that he, in company with
Mr.. j. D. Laing and others, went to
Brentwood where he performed the
marriage ceremony of Mr. and Mrs
Horsley. He paid a loving tribute
to the life and character of the de-
ceased, and closed his remarks with
that beautiful sentiment from the
pen of McCreery:
There is no death! An angel form
Walked DER the earth with silent
tread;
, He bears our best loved ones away,
And then we call them dead.
Two appropriate selections, led by
> Miss Jessie Martin, were softly and
tenderly sung by the Philatheas.
, The Mispah benediction had been
: pronounced by the Philathea class
9 when Mr. HOrsley arose, and in a
, few earnest words told out of an
+ overlooking heat his appreciation of
all the tokens of love that had been
, shown by the many friends for his
, beautiful dead. Then it seemed that
all the fioOd-gates of his soul were
9 opened heavenward, and he poured
out his heart in gratitude and praise
that the all-wise Father had sent
- frankie to bless his life and his
;, home With subdued submission he
. seemed to hand her back to the God
= who gave her.
The pallbearers were eight young
men from Mrs. McNultys Baraca
= class-Messrs. Loony McNeal, Davis
| Paschal Bernard Perry E. c. Pas
chal, Jr., George Crouch, John Cope
land, S. D. Bryant and Albert Jolly
The Philathea class acted as an es
cort of honor, walking near the
hearse and carrying beautiful flow
I ers. When there were so many
| lovely floral offerings we can moi
discriminate. We mention with ap
probation a beautiful offering of pink
carnations from the Methodist Phila
thea class. The piece from our elias!
was done in white carnations with
the Philathea colOrs in blue anC
| white, and a band of blue and white
on which was the word 'Philathea.
frankie Littleton Horsley wa!
born September u, 1886. She wa'
baptized into the fellowship of the
Baptist church when 16 years of age
She leaves to mourn her untimel!
death a father and mother, fou
brothers and four sisters-Mr. anC
Mrs. Jesse Horsley and little Ethel
DR.. Howard Horsley, Emmett HOrs
ley, Clarence Horsley, Misses Elma
Lucie, Lora and Della Horsley.
The Philathea class extends word
of tenderness and sympathy to tn
bereaved family, since their grief /
ours. CLASS REPORTER.