El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-11


Miss Lucy Fay Jones was born IN
Rolla, No. January 81, 1898. She pro-
fessed faith in Christ ana was baptized
in the First Baptist church OF II Paso,
] Texas. in November, 1894, a few months
/ before she was 10 years old She was
educated in the private and public
literary and music schools Of Fl Paso,
and in Central college Lexington, Mo,
and Baylor Female college, Bolton,
I Texas
In october. last. she was taken sick
while attending the latter college and
was never well again She had the best
attention that the skill Of love and
medical skill could give but the taIner
in heaven called from on high, and
earthly love and skill. though they
were the purest and best, could not
keep her here. On the evening OF May
It'll. her spirit took it's flight to the
mansion prepared for her by the
World-builder IN heaven, and we called
her dead
Miss Lucy. Fay was the only daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. T. " Jones the father
q successful lawyer. and both father
and mother devoted Christians and
church members. She left behind two
brothers. Earnest W Jones, gifted
young attorney at Sedalia, No, and
Thomas H.. jr, a younger brother, at
home, both devoted Christians
The father. in this hour OF deep be-
reavement. turned to Rev. r. T. Hanks,
a former pastor, and telegraphed him
10 come ms was All the more AtAL lA al
since the pastor. Rev o. j. Wade, was
absent. in attendance upon the South
ern Baptist convention. and since
brother Hanks had recently passed
through q similar bereavement in the
going of his only daughter. and also,
since T. " Jones and r. T. Hanks love
each other as Jonathan and David loved
And. too, DR.. Hanks was Miss Lucy
Fay's pastor during most Of her useful
beautiful. Christian life, and therefore
knew much of her faith. the tenderness
and goodness Of her nature. and the
usefulness Of her many sided service
Miss Lucy Fay was a devoted active
member Of the CalVarT-HoustOn Square
Baptist church. but the funeral services
were held in the handsome home Of her
father, deacon T. NJ Jones. The home
was crowded with the friends OF the
family. those who knew Wen the vir-
tues OF the deceased The floral gifts
were impressive, abundant and rich.
The church TO which Fay" belonged
sent a beautiful offering. and then q
separate piece was sent by every de-
partment Of that well organized body
Her Sunday school class-the Junior
Philaerhias-with their gifted teacher,
attended IN a body SIX consecrated
young men from her church We're pail
bearers and bore the beautiful body 10
the hearse and the grave
The choir OF the church led by deacon
Nafe, who is also the gifted superin-
tendent Of the Sunday school, and as
eASLt4 n- MIS- AAONEEL Lander. lET u
sic teacher. and Mrs. Ethel Christy. so
long the popular soprano OF that choir.
furnished the music They sang as only
loving hearts and sweet voices can
sing, the three favOrite songs OF the
deceased, w hen the Mists Have Rolled
Away VIII There BE ANY Stars in
Ny Crown and ASLEEP in Jesus.
Blessed sleep"
Rev. ". F. HatchelI, our foreign mis-
sionary in JuareZ. Mexico: Rev.
Ice ION arHsH-
Paso, Rev Ed L liillican. the pastor
Of the East FL Paso Baptist church. and
Rev John Carney. our great temper
ance evangelist, attended the service
Hatchen and Holloway made appropri-
ate prayers in the service
Bro. Hanks read from I Cor. Is. from
verse 81 to So. and from I Thessa-
lonians. 4-l3-1S, and took the 18th
verse Tor text Comfort one another
with these words" He spoke first Of
what words, give comfort in our hour
Ike this. the words Of our Lord who
mas brought life and the resurrection
to light" Then he told OF the beautiful
christian character Of Miss Lucy Fay.
He mentioned one case as Illustrative
OF many An unsaved young man. who
mad been former pupil of the father
OF Miss Fay, now an invalid. was one
evening a guest in deacon JOnes's
home. At the family altar, among the
FAMILY deVouOns, although Miss Fay
was then but a child. she led in prayer
The young man afterward said: II must
give my heart 70 the Savior Of that
child. and he did. and afterwards died
in the triumph OF the Christian re-
Iglcu- As the former pastor, Bro.
Hanks said he knew the depths Of Miss
rays conservation, and could gladly
say she uniformly. cheerfully. bravely
put her duty to her church and "a
Savior first.
Notwithstanding the last days OF this I
consecrated Christian girl were days OF /
suffering, yet when the last hours I
cane. there was perfect quiet and !
sweet peace. She simply EEL on sleep /
in Jesus" In death there was no mark !
Of suffering. but the beautiful face was !
as composed as ever in her best hours ]
She is not lost" but has gone be- I
fore And this loss which makes earth I
dreary makes the hope Of heaven more -
dear" r. T. II. :