The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-15
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IN MEMOiIiN
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Mrs. Elizabeth Hammond RJeckIey,

surely the Wise Man when he wrote
Many daughters have done virtuOus-
ly but thou excellest them all" had
In the view OF his mind such an one
40 the good woman whose memory
you are gathered together TO honor
IL the sum of life be. as it has been
SAID TO be, Ito love God, and honor
iilm and to do good then the life of
Mrs. Eleckley was fulfllment OF all
the law. An humble dcvout and sin
cerc Christian, she lived her faith,
rather than spoke it. Her religion was
or that character Which, sought not
the light of publicity. as did that of
the Pharisees. but found its exposi-
ton in the heart and soul and in
Work. Faith. hope charity. these
three, and the greatest of these is
charity' was her creed In the prac-
tlcc OF this tenet of her religion Mrs
Bleckley did not coniine herself alone
10 the performance Of that material
charity which contents itself with
gifts and aims. These she dispensed
with generous hand But the greater
gifts OF friendship. OF benevolence, OF
that charity which is synonymous
with love, she dispensed by visiting
the sick. comforting the sorrowful
and encouraging the hopeless. Pos
sessed of the great cft of personal
magnetism and attlic;ivenes5. she
drew people to her warm-hearted, uD-
affected interest in them and their
concerns. She loved to do good. and
she loved to see good in others. /
doubt If any one OF her friends ever
heard her say one unkind word of
another On the contrary, more than
once I observed that when others
spoke hnkindly she interposed with
word OF gentle charity for the person
criticized.
There never was a family more de.
voted than hers 1t vas beautiful to
see the loving, admirng care and at
tention which her children loved to
shower upon her. Their devotion was
more than the natural love OF child
for parent; 1t was the love born OF
their knowledge Of her unselfish de.
votion to them-of her faithful inter-
est in all that concerned them-and
was mixed with a loyal admiration
OF her wonderful gifts of mind and
heart.
Mrs. Bleckley was a woman of
many accomplishments. of natural
gifts, and mental powers. Her soci-
able nature made her welcome guest
in all assemblages and her wit. hur1or
made her easily the central figure OF
all such gatherings. Her discernment
of hr' , nature was wonderfully
keen -ccurate. The folbles, frail-
ties lilies of Hen and women
appealed her sense Of humor and
she liked expose them, good nat
uredly with, all her powers or 'm1m-
lcry and ridicule, which were unus-'
ually great. 80
!, The things of high repute and re-
nown, the virtues and honorable lives
of others appealed strongly to her
broad and Catholic sense of The good
She wrote and published q number Of
gketches, which evinced a high order
Of literary talent. Who of us has not
enjoyed her inimitab.e presentation
of the characters of her own crea5
ton? q
She was Intensely loyal In ali. her
sentiments. 1t was natural therefore
that the purposec of tic Daughters of
Confederacv should make a powerful
appeal to her and should enlist her
ardent services. She had lived through
that awful period OF sorrow and pain.
born of the Civil War, and its after
ouS EnOWh
of her own knowledge OF the suffer-
ings Of the men and women OF that
day. She had known OF the high spir-
It OF patriotism with which southern
men had entered upon that war, and
with what heroic sacrifice and cour-
age they had defended the cause.
Wherefore she gladly gave Of her
time, her means and her talents, to
nnrnatnafinn nf 10 MI -
those who died for that Cause: and the
amelioration Of the cares OF lie Of
those WHO survived 1t. The monu-
ment In yonder square is as we'll &
monument to her devotion and that of
her companions to the Confederate
GAUGE as to the soldiers of the Cor :.
federacy themselves. sItrl.0 ~ e4ssH
IN all those things which made. for
the good. the uplift, the progress of
the community in which she lived she
was an active agent. She had seen
Anderson grow from village to be-
come q thriving city, nd her pride
In its growth was an inspiration To
others.
/ have not spoken OF the details
OF her birth. and marriage and life
and death. These things are known
OF US all. A great concourse of peo-
pie cg I'll degrees apd ages and races
followe1V her, IN sorrow, to her last
resting place, their tears attestsngI
their lose for her. ~
Truly, mother has fallen IN Israel,
bnt her children rise up to call her
blessed"
She radiated love and happiness in
her lifetime; If she were here today
she would say: .ts.
Aht Friends, dear friends, when itl
shall ha