The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-06
I'M MEMORIAM.

In sad but loving remembrance OF my dear huD-
band John ID. Shmffer. who died one year ago to-
day. October 5. 1910.
You are gone but not forgotten
Father thou art gone before me;
God would not premit your stay.
When the form of death o'ercomes me;
Meet me father. ON the way.
D how hard tried To save my father.
But my cares were all in-vain
Angles came and took him from me
He LIZ with the Saviour free from pain.
He was loving and tender father,
a father 80 kind and true:
a. father a friend who would never shirk,
When ever kind act he could do.
BY his children.
You are not FORGOTTEN,
Nor will you ever De.
For MS long us life ind memory last
We will remember thee.
Day by day we saw you fade.
And slowly pine away:
And in our hearts we often prayed
That you might longer stay.
A precious one from Us has gone.
"A. voice we loved is iatilled;
A place 10 vacant in our hearts,
Which never can be filed.
Cod in his mercy lhRs recalled
The boon His love hadsGiven.
And tho his body slumbers here.
His soul In safe In Heaven.
- Father on earth to me-
Dearest father thou has left ms.
Your smiling face well see no more;
Ills spirit Is at rest
He has gone to be with Jesus.
In the land of the blest-
Often we seem to be cheerful,
We smile and they think we are gay:
But alas, we are gloomy and fearful.
Because of the one far away.
Hope is our great consolation.
We are trusting the time that's to CONS;
And the woe of our long separation
Will make us forever as one
In sad but loving remembrance Of my dear hus-
band. Augustus U. Davis. who fell asleep in Jesus
October 8 1909.
The month of October once more is here.
To me the saddest of all the year;
Because it took from me away.
My loving husband two years TO day.
Oh. husband. dearest husband.
You have left me all alone;
And how miss your kind and gentle words.
Since your gentle voice ia gone.
There is such N sad longing.
Deep down in my heart today
10 see once again thy dear face
Whom death took from me away.
You are not dead to me- dear husband.
But as star unseen;
Your form il ever near me-
Though death intrudes between.
Never for one moment have forgotten thee
Nor never shall your memory fade,
Sweetest thoughts will ever linger.
Around the grave where you are laid.
By his loving wife, Sarah Z. Davis.
In sad but loving remembrance OF our dear faith
or rnd husband. John D. Shaffer. of Cranberry
Stat on, who entered his heavenly rest one year
ago today. Oct. .. 1870
The month of October once more is here
To US the saddest Of all the year,
Because 1t took from us away.
The one we loved SO dear one year ago today.
Oh Father. how can it be.
The look of love no more we see;
Those soft blue eyes closed in death
Until we see your heavenly face.
You have gone from US dear Father,
To your Saviour good and true:
You have won the heavenly glory,
Which is for each Of Us TO do.
From this land OF grief and trouble
To the land of peace and rest:
You have landed IN the arms of Jesus.
There to find everlasting rest.
Over the river the pale boatman hastened,
Father heard the slow dip of his oars.
And with farewell. unspoken.
He sailed to the beautiful home.
We miss thy kind and willing hands.
Thy warm true heart In STILL
A place is vacant in cur home
Which never can be filed.
By his devoted family.