Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-01-26
DEATHS


Nm B Augustus passed away
saturday evening. January Goth, altar
"a lines ef ssVasl weeks; and In the
beautiful saa Alns en- Sunday afternoon
Der bo8g We lAld 10 rest In the odA
Psllows senosary reside that Of her
laTnsntea husband.
Kate Hsaaklsy Augustus was born at
La, paysla4 cAAnbsEu county. Ala,
April eaad ls42. her father. O. D.
Brsntley. belonging 10 the HraAtley
family Of North Carolina. At the
time Of her birth he wa 3 member Of
the Legislature Of Alabama, but shortly
afterwards he moved to Vernon. Louis
iana, where she enjoyed q happy child
hood e. the baby girl Of q large family
on . Southern plantation "bsfors the
war;
Inhsrit!ng splendid gifts Of mind.
reared Ia well ordered Christian heme
Of refinement and culture, and educated
In the best schools Of New Orleans, she
was Q highly accomplished woman. At
the close Of the war, having lost both
father and mother. she went to New
Orleans to live with her sister. Mrs.
Anne E. Heard. And there she enjoyed
q life Of usefulness in the expression Of
her talents IS q charming presence In q
congenial social world, as a teacher In
the Magnolia school, as the contralto
voice in the quartette choir Of Christ
church, 10 a member Of the Literary
Club of New Orleans and - a Sunday
School teacher at Trinity church.
On July 7th. 1875, she was married
to VIM. B. Augustus Of Noxubee coun-
ty, Miss, who was prominent In the
service of his state and his church as q
man spotless in his life and lofty in his
ideals, whose honor was without blem.
ish and whose Christian character was
above reproach. Her honored husband
passed to his reward Sept. 10th, 1906.
Hers was a rare presence-she was
handsome in person, noble in bearing.
gifted in power Of conversation, gra-
cious in name and possessed Of a
lovely voice. And together with unu-
sual intellectual power she had that
spiritual insight that saw beauty in
things, that was sensitive to the good
in everything, that appreciated great
ness wherever found. Independent of
mind and intense in her nature, there
were no midlands, no platitudes for her.
She was stern and chivalrous in her de-
testation Of sin and degradation and
she held her standards high! Yet gen.
erous of heart and forgiving in her ma
ture, she was always tender to the I'M
fortunate and ministered to the igno-
rant with a true missionary spirit.
But the best of her greatness was
that unworldly nobleness of her daily
life-her industry for the help and we'll
being Of others. Ard it was as MOTH
Err that the fullness of her life was
realized. She looked we'll to the ways
of her household and HER RADIANT
PRESENCE WAS THE HOME. And aside
from the daily ministrations to the
needs Of her family, her soul found
beautiful expression in song, in paint
ing lovely pictures and exquisite china,
in making dainty creations in needle
work. and in writing noble sentiments.
Among her poems are these verses,
penned in February, 1900:
TRUST
What time I am afraid / wW trust In Thee"
Should pillows round me rise and roll.
And storms of worldly care
Beat heavily upon my soul
And shroud me in despair;
Bewildered. comfortless. d!smayed.
With none to succor me.
Fatheri What time am afraid.
Then will | trust in Theer'
AS feeble as the bruised reed.
Inirm to will or do:
Oft working out the ungracious deed
'Twere better to eschew;
How were my sinking soul betrayed
Could 1t not cry to Thee.
Father! What time ! am afraid
Then will l trust In Thee!"
When hope is faint and faith is weak,
And fears the bosom fill.
And l a strong assurance seek
That Thou art gracious still;
/ rest upou Thy promised word.
To Thine own truth l fee:
Fatherl What time l am afraid
Then will l trust in Thee!"
When deathly pallor marks my face.
And dimness All mine eye.
And trusting 0nip In 7hp grace,
Hay me Town to die;
II. entering in the vale Of shade.
Nor sun nor star | see,
Father! What time | am afraid.
Then will I trust in Thee!'
The same supreme faith was hers
through her illnesses, trials and cor.
rows; and trusting in the divine prom
Uses of God she peacefully passed to
her home eternal in the heavens.
Henry W. Evans.
One Of the Old Guard passed awav