Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-04-16
A Tribute to Mrs. Getzendanner.

The following is an outline of the ser
mon preached by Rev. DR.. Bowman, OF
Lancaster, Pa, on the occasion OF the
funeral of Mrs. Margaret Getzendanner
at Charles Town:
The sermon was based on John II 70,
"Whosoever liveth and believeth on me
shall never die"
While the present occasion impresses
upon us the solemn and sorrowful signif-
icance of the fact OF death, said DR.. Bow
man, yet it is entirely fitting that at such
time we should consider lite. as CON-
tanned in the text. DR.. Bowman first
discussed briefly the nature OF life in the
physical realm, showing how, while It
may be transformed by the changes
wrought by death, il nevertheless con-
tinueS in an existent state. Science con-
clusively proves that life by its very ma
ture is indestructible and we are es-
pecially warranted in assuming the con-
tinuity OF life as comprehended in human
personality. Man, as a child OF God,
partaking ofth nature OF God, is endowed
with the gift of immortality-an imper-
ishable soul. Ii is the assurance and
comfort OF the Christian faith that they
who share the eternal life OF Christ can
never die. The physical elements OF
mans being return TO dust; his spiritual
properties live on in an eternal state. No
one has ever seen dead man. Only the
body OF the man is dead, not the person.
The "remains" alone are buried.
The teaching OF Jesus, as presented in
the Gospels, has direct bearing on the
great theme of life-lfe as lived here on
earth amid human relationships. Not,
however, without direct or implied rel
erence to the after-death state. In de-
cIaring his nature and mission, Jesus
said al am the life whose liveth and
believeth on ME shall never die" This
is the assured conviction and abiding
comfort OF all who share the life OF Jesus.
They shall live because He lives.
DIR. Bowman then made special refer
ence to the life of the deceased, as a life
Consecrated to her Saviour by baptism IN
infancy life nurtured in a Christian
home, and by the mniStralionS OF the
Christian church. He referred appre-
ciatively to his pastoral relations to the
home at Kearney eysville, and to the influ-
ence welded by the husband and father
in the home and in the community, by
virtue of his strong, manly, and noble
qualities. He designated that home as a
center OF social and religious life, whose
Influence was widely extended through
out the community.
In his tribute 10 the character OF the
deceased, he spoke with restrained feel
ing OF the Christian graceS which enriched
womanhood and ennobled motherhood.
In raying such well-merited tribute, he
said that he spoke not simply in his own
behalf, but in behalf OF The large circle oil
friends at KearneySville, ShepherdStown,
Frederick and various other places,
larg, circle OF mourning friends who
could not be present at the funeral ser
vices, but who shared with him profound
sympathy for the members ofthe bereaved
family. His final word directed the Sor-
rowing relatives and friends to that un-
failing source OF comfort which sustained
the deceased throughout her life, and
which has power TO dispel the gloom o.
death and the grave in the assured hope
of everlasting life.