The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-15

younger sister, Minnie May, she en-
| tered Shorter College, Rome, Ga,
to continue the study of music and
do christian work among the Short
er girls. She came home for the
holidays, and not being we'll did not
return. That she had touched not
only their lives but their hearts as
well was fully shown by the many
messages of love and sympathy and
| the beautiful floral offerings sent by
these girls.
Lynne was sincerely interested in
| the lives of the young people of
| Dawson. She had often said, MY
heart goes out to our young people
that they may be won for Christ. "
Did the Christ she loved and served
stand by her in death? Hear her
last conscious testimony. Standing
by the bedside one who loved her
tenderly said: Il believe it is all
right with you anyway, little girl.
The sufferer looked up with an ex-
preston of perfect comprehension
and with a rare Illuminating smile
replied: 1T is all right with me,
Aunt Minnie, anyway"
The Death Angel.
Lynne Durham breathed her last
about o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Feb. 5th. All day a pail Of grief
and gloom hung over Dawson. She
was ours. There is comfort in the
fact that everything love could sug-
gest or medical aid could render was
done for the sufferer Four doctors
who stand in the front ranks of their
profession came together for consul
tatiOn-Drs. Dean, Lamar, Kenyon
and Chappell The funeral service
was conducted at the Baptist church
! by Rev. n. B. O'Keuey of Atlanta,
! DR.. J. A, Ivey Of Dawson, and Rev
| o. b. Chester OF Americas. These
! servants of God spoke words from
! hearts overlooking, and the service
was tender and impressive, Each
paid a loving tribute % the christ
! ian character of the beautiful dead,
and made an earnest appeal to the
! living. Throughout the service a
/ holy hush rested upon the great
= crowd of people who sat with bowed
heads and subdued hearts In the
/ presence of death The pail bearers
/ were Meesrs. LoOney Mcneil of At
lanta, Clarence Taylor of Morgan,
/ Edward Freeman of Eufaula, E. w.
! HollingswoTth, W. b. Loyvorn, c. L.
! Ivey, John Wesley Perry and Lloyd
/ Hatcher of Dawson AS the white
casket, laden with flowers, was
borne from the church the choir sang
! softly, Safe in the Arms of Jesus. -
The other songs 80 tenderly render
] o IN b
Way My Savior Leads Me-" and
" Ready The personnel of the
choir was: Miss Jessie Martin, or
ganist; Mr.. w. P Hornady, Mr.. w
A. Baldwin, Mrs w. II. Hammond
Mrs. w. b. Melton and Mrs. F. E
Clark.
There was a wealth of flowers OF
many designs A number of beauti-
full offerings were from friends at a
distance.
Bring flowers white flowers, DER
the bier to shed,
A crown for the brow of the early
dead"
The Home of Sorrow.
When Jesus was on earth and liv-
ed and walked with men he was the
great sympathizer, yet His own heart
cried out for human sympathy, fo1
He was man Of sorrows and ac-
quainted with grief" When He
went into the Garden of Gethsemane
He took with Him Peter, James and
John, His closest friends, because
he wanted to feel the heart throbs
OF human sympathy; He wanted to
be near His kind, His fellowman. as
man to man for He was truly man
as He was truly God. So. dear
stricken ones, / can only point YOU
TO the Great Sympathizer. to Him
who was a man of sorrows and ac-
quainted with grief. Be not dis.
mayed as you stand now in the
shadows Of Gethsemane. Even
Christ learned obedience by the
things He suffered. Every human
life that climbs toward God must
pass through Gethsemane. It lies
: right across the straight and narrow
way that leads to the Celestial CITY
In the garden of sorrow Jesus left
blooming some rare exotfcs found
nowhere else on earth that breathe
forth the very fragrance of heaven
itself. My poor empty words can
. 80 iIo'nIHS 10 the great wealth OF
love and sympathy that has been
poured like balm into your crush
ed hearts. Words spoken, message
mashed over the wires, kilograms Of
sympathy, letters of coincidence have
come from far and near. Read The
deep meaning of all this-tbat will
give comfort. The Lord is trying 70
teach you by these tokens of aD6re.
citation tat He mas used your cbiId
His child, to touch many other Iives
and bring them nearer to Himself