Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-02-17
Gaaetletd AsSdgertiser.
Beautiful Tribute to- Mrs. Day.

Beautiful Tribute to Mrs. Day.
No death throughout the entire
community could have come as
greater shock or caused more genu-
inc heartfelt sorrow than that of
Mrs. P. 3. Day. Taken suddenly i'll
.on Saturday afternoon, she never
regained consciousness and in the
calm :of Sunday night her sweet
spirit took it flight and returned to
the God who gave it. No wouder
that Trenton mourns today the loss
of one whose aplace will be hard to
fill. In all church work she was
tower of strength, faithfully dis
charging every trust imposed upon
her. AS wife and mother, she had
no superior and few equals, her
record is. of the highest, noblest,
tenderest. Her four noble moral
are splendid examples of her teach
ings. BY peculiar charm Of man
hers she won her way into the hearts
of all who knew her. She loved
everybody and everybody in turn
loved her. She was warmhearted,
sympathetic, charitable, in all
things gentle and lovable. True to
her convictions she never faltered
when duty called her, and the love
she so Justly won and deserved in
life was beautifully evidenced at
her death by the large concourse of
relatives and friends who attended
her funeral and in the numerous
floral designs that covered her grave.
If one branch of her work had
pre- eminence over the other, it was
that of the temperance cause. She
was devoted member of the
w. G. T. u. and her heart
wrapped up in her work with
.,the L. T. L. of which she was lead
er. At one of the meetings recently
she became somewhat discouraged,
and when she mentioned this fact to
one of the older boys who is just
turning into young manhood,he said
Miss Annie if your little band
realized what your teachings along
this line have done for me and what
that pledge l signed has meant when
temptations encounter me, they
would take more interest" and to
the writer of these feeble words she
said that save me renewed courage
and I shall 90 on doing my best, for
/ feel that if [ have saved one boy
from the evil of drink / will not
have lived in vain.'' Her love for
little children was beautiful,
thoughtful and tender and the out
burst of grief among them was pa
thetic. They had heard her say that
she wanted to lie when the violets
were in bloom and remembering
this, each child in school carried a
-buaea -buaeeaa Of ehess her favorite flower
and as the body of dear miss An
ME las she was afectionately and
lovingly known'') was tenderly
borrle into the church by her own
noble sous and her nephew VS., each
child silently aud tearfully placed
his or her offering of love on the
casket. The tribute paid her Dy hel
devoted rector, Rev. R. G. Shan
nonhouse was touchingly beautiful
and full of pathos. His regrets were
not for her. but for himself and fol-
all of us who need her and those
who sit in the dark shadow Of sor-
row. The memory of her beautiful
character and loving kindness will
be to her family and those who
loved her a priceless recollection.
Let us thank God for her precious
life and may it be guide post to
Others in their journey along life's
pathway.
You may break you may shatter
the vase
But the scent of the roses will hang
around it STILL"
Mrs. Mathis.
Trenton, S. G.