Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-05-21
In MemOriam.

Fell asleep in Jesus, May 7th, 1909, Mrs.
lsla Young Baker, in the 9th year of her
age.
1t is with feelings of profound sympathy
| that we attempt to record the death of
this friend of ours and of one so young.
How dark this world seems when death
snatches, with relentless hand, a bright
and lovely girl, and the iron gate closes
Unexpectedly and leaves us in bewildered
sorrow. Death is sad under all circum-
stances, and particularly in this beautiful
season of the year, when the flowers are
blooming and the CHEEKY song of the birds
is heard everywhere. but the bright sun
shine of that sad day was joyless, when
death claimed as its own beloved wife
and only child of widowed mother, light
of the home, with such gentle and for
giving disposition, loving friend and
schOolmate of many who will ever cherish
and hold sacred her memory. All that
medical skill and loving friends could do
to restore her to health was done, but God
in His infinite wisdom, saw fit to call her
home, and ere the dawn of day the silver
cord of life was lOosened, the golden bowl
that contained the priceless treasure of an
immortal soul was broken and her spirit
took its flight to the God who gave it,
Gods dealings are varied and mysterious.
When He comes to us with His affecting
hand, we often exclaim HAS God for
saken us2" But in our calm moments we
can recall the promise when He said, II
will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"
and 10 am with you even unto death"
We offer our most heartfelt sympathy to
the bereaved husband and aged mother.
May they 90 to the all-wise Father, the
giver of every good and perfect gift. for
strength and consolation in this their dark
est hour, and may they fully realize that
their loss is her gain, that she has entered
into that rest beyond, into that building
not made by hands, eternal in the Heavens,
where there is no sorrow, no pain, no sick
ness, and where the shadows have been
lifted forever.
We deeply feel this loss of our young
friend and schoolmate, for we realize that
we have bid farewell to one of the best
young women in the community. She will
be missed in the Sunday school. the church
and the Epworth League where she was
generally at her post when health permit
ted her to come.
Amid the perfume of beautiful flowers
she was placed to rest while the tears
of those she most loved were falling
thick and fast. Let us hope she rests
sweetly in the shade of the trees on the
other side. AS the dew of Heaven keeps
redolent the flowers, so the fond recollec-
ton of husband. mother and loving friends
will not let her memory fade.
You closely held within your arms jewel
rare;
Never had one so rich and pure engaged
your care;
Twas your own. your precious jewel-God
gave it you-
Twas yours who else could care for it so
tenderly?
But the dear Master came one day your
gem to take;
Il cannot let it 90, you cried; "our hearts
will break"
Nay, but the Master comes for it to bear
above,
To deck his royal diadem-He comes in
love.
But, Master. it is our treasure. our jewel
rare,
Well safely guard and keep it pure and
very fair"
IF thou keepest my gem, He said. 1T may
be lost
The threshold of my home no thief has
ever crossed.
And where the hearts rich treasure is the
heart will be;
Your jewel will be safe above, gone before
thee"
The Master said these words and gaZcd
with plying look
While in the early hush of morn your gem
He took.
Close to your hearts that eve you held
tears falling fast
An empty casket the bright gem was safe
at last
Yes, Master, thou may'st keep our own, for
it is thine
Safe in the house not made with hands,
It's thine and mine.
A friend and schOOlmate
S. r.. HOLLAND,
Damascus, Md.