Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02
Obituary

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church Rev. 7. II. Carey read the
followeng obituary and preached a
very interesting sermon a portion OF
which Is here given.
| Myra +. Barber was born August rs,
1878 and lived with her parents i'm
Eureka Township, Montcalm County,
Michigan until her marriage with
Ralph w. Hall on May %, 1901, going
to the Township of Grattan finally
settling in their present home. Two
children were born TO them, Oscar and
Leonard.
Her near relatives left to mourn are
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bar
Der Of Bushnell Township, Montcalm
Co., her sisters, Mrs. Sidney Eva of
Sumner, Michigan, Mrs. Bessie Sum.
mers of South Grattan and brother
Herbert still living at home. She is
mourned by host of friends whose
number was only limited by her
acquaintance. Sister Hall was con-
verted in early life and joined the M.
+. Church, after her marriage she be-
came a member of the First Oakfield
Baptist Church of which her husband
was an honored deacon. She lived a
consistent christian life and has left
fragrant influence behind as a precious
legacy to those who mourn her loss.
Text "What / do thou knowest not
now, but thou shalt know hereafter"
st. John 1877.
Jesus Christ had already done many
things-the meaning of which the
Disciples did not understand-His per-
son and works were frequent puzzle
TO them-a continuous enigma he being
both divine and human. His trans
figuration on the crest of snowy Her
mon when suddenly He is lifted up
before them, the manner of His person
is changed from the earthly 10 the
glorious-His garments radiant, white
and glistening and the voice from the
cloud broke the silence, "This is my
beloved son in whom / am well pleas
ed''-But at the entrance of the tent
seated at the passover table Jesus was
approaching an era and entering into
the darker and more tragical expe-
riences of His earthly career, He was
nearing the end when the human was
TO be oftener overshadowed by the
Supernatural; when the unexpected
and surprising as well as the startling
events of His life were TO follow so
rapidly as TO inspire in them still deep
er wonder and amazement the old time
familiarity was passing and the train
OF events crowded into the closing
hours of His passion were dark, more
somber hue indeed they were touching
and dramatic and entirely out of har-
mony with their fondest hopes and
methods of establishing His Kingdom.
Surrounding the Supper Table
they had all forgotten the beautiful
and hospitable custom of Palestine of
washing the guests feet to secure
cleanliness and comfort. In the noisy
wrangle and unseemly scramble for
place and power in the New Kingdom
they had become oblivious to the
humber duties of sacrifice and service
Jesus assumes the mental servants
place and amid the establishment and
silence of the occasion proceeds to wash
the Disciples feet amid the vehement
protests they offer, teaching lesson
effectively of the value of humble
service in His Kingdom. But the
reason for such humiliation on our
Lords part amid the closing scenes of
a life that was composed from first TO
last Of such acts is withheld from His
Apostles TO further teach them the
great lesson of faith in God and humble
trust i'm .r Master "What do thou
knowes. md herein is evolved
principle that may guide our thoughts
into the right channels on this sad and
dark occasion which calls us together.
We must all remember that God is a
King as well as Father ruling this
world, unwilling and revealing Him.
self in Jesus Christ, who is touched
with the feeling of our infirmity, who
is in the most vital sympathy with our
humanity, who knows our SORROWS and
has entered deeply into all the expe-
riences and mysteries Of life. He reigns
i'm light over each life and amid all the
cashing notes of joy and sorrow that
sweep the harp strings of life. Amid
all the storms of sorrow and rage OF
earth we may still abide under the
shadow of the Almighty.
Mr.. Carey closedwith fine EXPOSE
ton OF Gods great goodness and care for
humanity in times OF affiiction and
adversely as well as in days of pros
perity the sad ones being for the dis
cipline of the soul, the enlargement and
enrichment OF the spiritual life, this
life being only the fringe of the Heaven
IIy. These mysteries of life will be re-