Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-12-08
uuy 7. AItizer

lC becomes my painful duty e
write few words in memory of ou,
beloved brother. Guy L. Altizer, who
departed this liss. Octo ber 2, 1911.
Guy was stricken down in the
bloom of his youth. He had been in
bad health for several months, which
had weakened his system very much.
He was then attacked by typhoid few
er. and he lived less than week
leaving father and mother, several
brothers aud sisters and many friends
to mourn his loss. But we feel that
our loss is his eternal gain. It's true,
we miss him very much, but when we
cast selfishness away ana ! ook at
things in their true light, we cannot
or should not grieve. We should be
willing in our hearts to allow Gods
will to be done. Guy has left the best
evidence behind that could be possi-
bly, be, that is. the way he lived He
had many friends and no enemies.
Everybody spoke we'll of him, and
they didn't wait until ho was gone.
Everyone said, "Guy is good boy"
''no better boy than Guy" The good
mother in her great grief at the
grave of her darling boy, uttered the
same sentiment. and said she kne w
mo better boy ever lived" Thank
God for this assurance. | sa id in the
outset of this brief sketch that it was
my painful duty to do this writing,
but rs proceed with the work and
get my mind taken Off of the things
of this earth, and placed on better
things, it almost becomes pleasure
to write and my mind imagines that
the bereaved ones, rs they pursue
their daily walks of life, have many
things to remind them of their dear
little Guy. No doubt, around the
iireside, the vacant chair tells them
that Guy is dead. The missing one
Mt the table says he's dead; when
they see some of his belongings, when
someone calls his name, and many lit
tie habits of Guy come to mind, every
thing says he's dead. No doubt tn @
good father and mother can remember
a time when his little childish prattle
and the clatter of his little feet was
the dearest thing on earth, and per-
haps some keep sake or some article
of dress will remind them that they
can never see their dear one any more
But feel to thank God that | can
given them the blessed assurance, that
Guy is not dead-that he has only
commenced life, life worth living.
No doubt his body was racked in pain
here but there his body is perfect,
is like Jesus. for we shall see him as
he is end be like him.
To the father and mother let me
say, sorrow not as those who have no
hope. Gvieve not for Guy, but pre-
pare to meet him. 1t will not be long
till we will follow him through the
dark valley, but on the other side
we wish to meet him III al his glory,
and sad parting be no more, and no
more sickness. pain nor sorrow. and
no and no more sad goodbyes be said.
To the sorrowing brothers and sisters
let me say for you to think of Guy
not as dead but as alive and just gone
on before and that he is at the beau
tiful gate waiting and wa tching for
you and that with beautiful hands he
is beckoning you to come. If you want
to meet him there you must trust
alone in Jesus power to save. You
must live right; if 80 you will die
right. No question about that. Do
the best you can and look to Jesus
for the rest, and meet your brother
in heaven. Now to one and all let
me say although the family has lost
an inmate and the lodge has lost
precious brother but heaven has gain
ed precious jewel. Wes hould be re-
signed to the will of God. We know
not when we may receive the call to
go. We know not who will go next.
Let us ever bs up and doing 80 when
the Bridegroom comes we will find |
oil in our lamps, and will be ready |
to soar away with him into worlds
unknown, to meet our dear brother,
and all the loved ones gone before,
and all see Jesus as He is and be like
Him and be with Him evermore.
w. w. LINKOUS.