The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-08-02
DEATH OF MRS.
ELIZABETH PYLE.
Inc End Came Tuesday Afternoon
July Is. and II was Not
Unexpeced.
A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE BY her PASTOR.

ASS as uelu IN the freSDyCerlan
church Wednesday afternoon at 4
O'Clock, conducted by Rev. ]. R. Craw-
ford, assisted by ED. T. T Williams
and Rev. B. M. Currie There were
many relatives and friends present, and
the floral offerings were many and
beautiful.
The story of the life and character of
this good and highly respected lady. is
best told by Rev. Crawford in the fol
lowing words which he used in his dis
course:
Mrs. Elizabeth Flowers Pyle was born
May Fl, 1887 in this, Adair county,
where she continuously resided unit.
the day of her death, July %, 1911
She was married on May ), 1853, to the
late Oscar Pyle, and to this union were
born seven children, one of whom pre-
ceded her to the other world.
In very early life she accepted Christ
and united with the Union C. P, Pres
byterian church, where her member
ship remained until about three years
ago, when she was transferred to the
Columbia Presbyterian church, being
always consistent Christian.
This is but the briefest biography of
useful and beloved character. How
much of praise could be truthfully said
between these outlines. only those who
knew her best could say. A life that
truly adorned her calling by living daily
in all Cody simplicity and died in the
faith without shadow upon her good
name. Hers were strong characters
tics, blended with wealth of feminine
and Christian graces, yet in her simple
tastes and manner of living she won to
herself host of friends, and to day
perishless and perennial is the fra
GRANGE which ascends to the memory of
I the loved one who was with us but yes
terday. Not taken by the surprise of a
sudden death, she was permitted to
linger many days on the banks of the
Jordon, knowing all the while that the
time of her departure was at hand.
As the wise, prudent subject of the
King, she set her house in order and
calmly awaited the summons. When
she was giving to her children, who in
loving tenderness ministered to her,
her last wishes and requests of love
she foresaw this hour of the funeral
service, and asked that the minister
- should read and emphasize the Script,
ure found in Rom. II: z and 8, as sum.
ming up her ideal of faith, of life and
of death.
"For none of us liveth to himself, anG
no man dieth to himself For whether
we live, we live unto the Lord; anC
whether we die we die unto the Lord
whether we live therefore, or die, we
are the Lords"
Did she not reason Alright for living
aright-for living and dying represent
the whole sum of our course on earth
1t is the conclusive evidence that she
lived much in His communion when she
came to realize that Christian expert
ence is life, all of whose issues are in
and all of whose inspiration comes from
God. A life so lived has reached
Paul's climax-"For me to live is
Christ. and to die is gain 1t is the
faith life triumphant! Our knowledge
spoils us with vain conceit and a ten
depcy to forget God, so he sets the
BOUNDARY of our limitations hey ono
uhich we cannot know. And from the
ehnneeless throne there comes the re
noonring message-''Be still and know
that 1 am God"-it is the voice of the
Father. and it is re- echoed by the Son
<+7hat do Thou KIN west not now, bu
Thou shalt know hereafter" and faitl
ovingly answers back, whether W,
We. or die, we are the Lords"
When Immortality has fully come
md all of Gods plans interpreted to the
I ransomed host, there will be no tangle
confusion or puzzling perplexities
Faith shall then be taken up into knowl
&dge and we shall glorify the Infinit,
Eisdom and rejoice that God is "Oul
rather" But, for this present, Got
muts His finger over our too talkativ'
os-compels silence and declares, "B,
IN and know that am God" So W,
Iii back on Gods word and believe it
lille it comforts like mothers ca
IS. "Whether we live therefore, o.
we are the Lords. - Life and dealt
- equal mysteries, yet this Is the vic
\ = that overcometh the world. evel
faith" But am not going t,
to give you an exegesis on thi
i ssive scripture-let it carry it
4 hvigorating message fresh from
!, X and fresh from the saintet
your beloved dead; and ma
18th be SO affixed to your Lor,
ter that you can say in tn