The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-21
IN MEMoRIAM.
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The funeral service of Mrs. q. r.
Boiler, who died Tuesday morning.
We're held Wednesday afternoon at
the family residence on North ThIr-
tieth street, Paris, Texas, by Rev. X.
+. Bryant, pastor Of the Lamar Ave.
nue. Methodist church. There was a
large assembly Of friends, innuding a
delegation from the Knights Of Pytn.
las. Masons, Elks and United States
Express employees, as we'll as mem
bers of the board OF trade and Paris
Progressive club. of which organiza.
ton Mr. Boiler is secretary. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful. at.
testing the love and esteem that were
felt for the family in their bereaye-
ment.
a mixed quartette sang I'm the
Sweet BY and By after which the
minister offered prayer for strength
Tor the stricken ones and the hone
that the dead woman's christian life
might be an inspiration to them and
to others He then read from ae
3lst chapter OF Proverbs, Solomon s
beautiful description Of yirtuous
woman, after which was sung "Jesus.
Come. The customary reading of
Pauls first letter to the Corinthians.
18th chapter, goth to 5oth verses. fol-
lowed and Mr.. Bryant then briefly
spoke of Mrs. Boilers character and
life as christian wife and mother
He said In part:
Sister Boiler was born in Ohio In
1858 and when child moved to Iowa
With her parents. She was The moth
er OF six children, two of whom died
when quite small, and there are sur.
vlving her the two girls here and two
boys who are with relatives at her
old home. She united with the church
heres after coming to Paris but her
health prevented her taking that &C.
tive part in it's work that had been
her delight in Kansas City and other
places where she had lived. She was
strong in her faith and never waver.
ed even under the most trying or.
deals. Not more than thirty minutes
before the end came, she gave a
touching Illustration of her faith In
God-such faith and such an end as
hers are not a part of the world but
are only for those who love the Mas
ter. She called her children to her
and holding their hands and that of
her husband. she told them how to
live and bequeathed to them her her
ltage of faith. Nothing Of earthly
riches can be left, but she cared moth,
ing for this-her thought was of the
things that never pass away. Par
ents may leave wealth to their chill
dren and the world will take it away
from them, but the father or mother
who bequeatlls to the child a life of
faith gives something that nothing
can take away.
"She told her girls that she was
going to leave them, that they would
be beset by temptations but that they
should advice with their Sunday
school teachers and other good people
and they would always be guided
Alright. Then with lips already chill
Ing In death. she repeated David's
beautiful Twenty-third Psalm.
Such faith is sublime and must
challenge the attention and admira-
ton of the most Indifferent person
to the power of the love Of God to
save in adversely and to strengthen
in weakness.
Faith In Christ that gives comfort
and peace in life and heroism to die
is a wonderful thing he said. and
briefly detailed the dea.h of his own
mother that occurred several years
ago, saying that she possessed the
same faith that took away the terror
of death and made the passing VIC
tory. THAT faith in the resurrection
of the body! The world has it not
only the christian has it. And there
is comfort in the thought of the rails
ing of this body, that the frail bodies
in which We bear SO mucn pain and
sorrow will come back again renewed,
strengthened and beautified by the II
Maker.
@To these sorrowing ones, l com
mand you to the Christ in whom the
wife and mother trusted-a Christ
who will inspire you, who will care
for you and enable you to bear any
trouble that may come. May Gods
richest blessings rest upon them, and
let US all remember that our express
sions of sympathy will help them
bear the burden of sorrow
Sister Boiler is gone, God knew all