The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-17
IN MEMoRIAM

HAn\ On the morning OF the IN
instant the loving and beloved soui
obaA MRs- MARY E !itARyIE III
heaven
Her life extended far seyond me
period when the almond tree bios
SONS and the grasshopper Is a bur
den-far indeed, beyond the time
when according to the psalmlst. lie
ordinarily is but Ia or and sorrow,
was. throlshout to tie end. crowned
WIN Heavens richest blessings
which are not silver and gold or
me abundance that one possesseth.
put righteousness and JOY and peace
mat many so Justly dread seemed
head.
-r Her pilgrimage vas not through .
o"rren iand; not through, vale or
tears. but through meads enameled
with flowers Of every hue: through
leafy wales shielding from sun's
burning rays through smiling fields
ana embuwercd woods
she was signally blessed of Heaven
as a child. with filial piety; as =
maiden. with grace and charm: as
bride with beauty; as mistress OF
iulness. cordiallty and SINGER ~.
with no trace OF pretense or snobbery:
as mother with q large and at
tractive family. all OF whom. save
fr1t hush OF motherhood survive 20
mr. IN their loss-or, rather to re-
Joice That the habiiimcats of life
nave been exchanged for the white
roocs OF Heaven. az wife. with n
generous and devoted husband OF
ample means: and. in all the rela-
lions OF life with loving relatives
and admirinG friends.
Her life was n lovely Christian
fdyl. unveNed by storm or stress. and
nntronhled by foes without or fears
Her amirbnity was UNMARRIED. but
not lnsipid-not like saccharine to
be 1 ID with caution. but the real
article. which. dinused throughout
Nature. improves and benefits every
thing with which IL comes in con-
tact. II was amusing to observe. at
times. her uthursts OF indignation.
because all realized that they were
put the sheet lightning that IL
iumines, but does not blast
The close Of war brought with It
tho fall of many a proud house, and
nor husband. who did not Ions sur
V'Ve rs termination, did not escape.
but what were reverscs to one who
trusted so profoundly In her Heaven
~ Father? Had she not for years
received good AT His hands. and
should she repine Il lie thought best
to send cNil? She did not, but with
ont murmur. though not without
'1any pang. she exchanged her
spacious home in the midst Of it's
thHu@dilus OF ltftlic acres. cnucdfcu
by years Of unalloyed happiness. and
her socinl prominence. for a humble
apartment and for the insigniiicance
Of citizen OF a great and busy
city: She sacrificed all for tie
saviour she SO dearly loved.
AS the daughter Of John Geddcs
Blair and Sarah Ann Eyre Heron.
the lineage and inheritance OF Mrs.
Harvic Were of tho best; tracing
to Yorkshire. in England; to Scot
land direct. and through the North
OF Ireland. and to the best families
of Colonial Virginia. she adorned the
virtues of her forcbears and t.,ns-
mittcd them to a numerous posterity.
which. in turn. will transmit them
to further generations to the end Of
time.
The vase is shattered. but It's
fragrance still fingers. cheering and
encouraging those left behind. and
the worn-out body lies in Hollywood
awaiting the resurrection OF .he just,
but the spirit that animated 1t s;ili
calls to her large circle OF relatives
and friends left behind TO emulate
her pious example. l.. II. d.