The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-01-29
In Loving Memory of Mrs. W. G.
Goodwin.

Goodwin.
One by one the links in our
Fraternal Chain are being severed
We are conscious of the fact that
in the death of our sister, Mrs.
Josephine Goodwin, We have in
deed lost a golden link" We
miss her genial face and kindly
voice that have greeted us so
many times in our chapter room
and with bowed heads we relnem-
Der the vacant chair" there. She
endeared herself to the member
ship Of Martha Chapter by the
faithful performance Of duty, 1t
was her privilege and pleasure to
be associated with an 0 der whose
aim is to inculcate the teachings
of One who came to show us how
we may begin to live here and not
the life eternal. We believe that
over her life may be written the
words Faithful and True and
although the real harvest Of her
life is gathered there yet remains
the souls aftermath, the post
mortem witness of the deeds"
done in the body" We we're for
tunate in having her FOR one of
our members and her memory will
liuger in our hearts as the glow
of a golden sunset fingers upon
the western hills. Death cannot
seperate those who in life united
in a noble cause-we krelt at the
same altar and are pledged to the
same vows.
To this gentle sister and friend
we say farewell, but bright over
all CLEANS the "Star Of Hope
and we go forth "spanned by the
rainbow of promise, canopied by
the master spirit until we are
gathered together beneath the fin
ished bow, at our Fat table
in the land of Beulah.'
AS a tribute of love we offer
these resolutions: Resolved that
on the death Of our sister, this
order has lost a worker who serv,
ed its best interests faithfully, low
ingly and well, that W. shall ever
hold in loving memory our asso.
citation with her. That we tender
to her family our sympathy anC
commend them to Him whC
doeth all things WE'LL Also tina.
, these resolutions be published
and recorded upon the minutes o.
our Chapter.
"She is out of the Chaos Of living,
The wreck and debris Of years;
She has passed from the struggle ant
striving,
She has finished the goblet of tears
All the wearisome labor is ended,
So we clothe her in garments of rest
And she entered the Chamber Of Silence
God do for her now what is best.
We saw not the lift of the curtain,
Nor heard the invisible door
AS she passed where llfe's problems
uncertain,
VIII follow and vex her no more.
We fingered and wept on the threshold
The threshold each mortal must cross
+, Then we laid a new wreath down upor
1t,
! To mark a new sorrow and loss.
Then back to our separate places
) Alittle more lonely we creep,
/, With a little more care In our faces,
The wrinkles a little more deep.
: And we stagger-ah how we stagger!
AS we lift the old load to our back,
A little more lonely we creep,
For want Of the comrade we lack.
Oh, Spirit Of Infinite Kindness
And g%entleness passing all speech,
Forgive, when we miss in our blindnes
The comforting hand Thou dost reach
And though Thou has darkened the por
tai
That leads where our vanished one
be,
We lean on our faith In Thy goodness
And leave them to silence and Thee.
MRS. j. w. LIGHTNER.
MISS BERTHA RUSSELL,
GEO. II. HEREFORD.
MARTHA CHAPTER, o. e. s.
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