The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-25

the wife met deaths IN. an accluent
January 20, 1904. Her body was
brought to oskaiobsa for funeral and
interment. One child, daughter.
Lurana, was born TO. Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham. Death came to the father
in an unexpected form, while he was
on the road on his initial trip for the
year. He was taken suddenly i'll at
his hotel at Joplin, Missouri, with
trouble akin to "strangulated hernia"
Medical attention was summoned and
an operation was advised. He was
taken to st. Johns HOSPITAL at Joplin
+ last Monday, January Is, and the
operation was performed the follow
ing morning, Tuesday, January l6.
The surgical work necessary was Of
a complicated character apd the
strength OF the patient, weakened by
intense suffering, was not sufficient
to endure the shock. Death ensued
at five o'clock on the following morn
ing, Wednesday, January II, 1912.
The body was brought to Oskaloosa
for funeral and interment by the side
of deceased members of the family.
Deceased is survived by his daughter,
Miss Lurana, and his mother, widow
of the late A. M. Abraham, sister,
Mrs. O'Brien, and her son Maxwell,
all of Oskaloosa. Present at the fun
eral from distance were Ezra Muck
oils and son, Richard Nuckolls, of
Eldora, relatives of the family. Fred
hYsoh oy ~ ~ 10 lv
all of the old time residents of the
city and to many of those of the later
days. He was genial, whole-heart-
ed fellow, an aggressive, able man
in the administration of business af-
fairs and his untimely passing is to
be regretted. The sympathy of the
community goes out to the members
of the family in their sorrow and be-
reavement.
Rector Williams, who went with
the mother to Joplin when the news
of Mr.. Abrahams illness came by tel
egraph, did not reach him until after
death had ensued In his address at
the funeral Rev. Williams said in
part: h.
ct is sad occasion which brings
US here to perform the last earthly
rites for good son and father,
loved friend to us all. The dying of
an individual, in many cases, is an
occasion of self-revelation. The last
words frequently enable us to sound
the depths of personality. Just be-
fore his soul passed out Mr.. Abraham
uttered this prayer: Merciful Jesus,
have mercy on me and save my SOUL
Before this prayer he had given voice
to several expressions OF filial consid-
Grafton and thoughts of his family
and prayers. He showed an unselfish.
ness and thoughtfulness which is the
essential of the true domestic at
mosphere. The secret of peaceful,
happy death is the trust of perfect
sonship, the ability to say as Jesus
said with His last breath, Father, in
to Thy hands, Nor may we expect
to have this trust in death II we have
It not in life. 3d.. s". .~ 'rf
p Il had known Mr.. Abraham some
two years and half and found him
during this period to be an earnest
seeker after the truth, constant at
tendant here at all services of the
church and likewise when on the road.
The Rector at Joplin recalled him at
once. There was the power of the
single motive in his life. desire TO
please God. Night by night he prayed
day by day he read his little worn
Bible, returned to US from the hos
pital, the little guide book of king
dom which Is not of this world: Day
by day he lived In the holy trustful
spirit OF those words, Father, into
Thy hands commend my spirit then
when death claimed him it was
stripped of its horrors and his dying
was going home. God granted him
the holy fearlessness of death. He
sought the truth zealously. He
searched the Scriptures persistently,
and prayed constantly to God and his
reward was a blessed memory to
leave, a fearless death with a trustful
confidence in the future.
when the centurion on guard at
Calvary ga2ed up into the darkening
heavens as they clouded over the
scene of mans injustice to God and
saw the earth quake, and beheld
on the cross the peaceful face OF
the dying Christ he exclaimed in
those never to be forgotten words,
Truly this was the Son of God Let
us leave as the epitaph of Mr. Abra:
ham the words of Sister of Mercy
at the hospital: That man was a
Christian.