The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-18

last book of the Bible; taking part
of the seventh chapter, and a part OF
the last two chapters of the book of
Revelations as his text. The church
was filled with sorrowing friends of
the deceased, and the floral tributes
we're many, and most beautiful.
The Baldauf- Rosenblatt store was
closed during the hour of the funeral
services, all the. clerks, with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Rosenblatt attending in II
Eody. The Woman lodge, and the
Ben Hur lodge members also attend.
ed the services in body The Oska.
lcosa Woman's Club members were
seated in the Sunday school room ad-
joining the service room. The pail
bearers were taken from the differ
emit orders to which Mrs. Abrams be-
longed, her personal friends being
Mrs. ]. B. Doll, Mrs. B. ]. Snyder, Mrs.
+. w Glaze, Mrs. w. j. Thomas, Mrs.
Anderson and Mrs. Chas. Glover
Claire D. Gordon, Mrs, Harry Doug
las, Mrs. Goodwin, and Mr. M. Moor.
man formed the quartette which sang
beautiful numbers, sacred hymns
which Mrs, Abrams loved. Mrs. Vir-
ginia Knight Logan, . sister in the
Woman's Club, sang a solo most
beautifully. Rev. Grigsby's words
were comforting and cheering and his
kind remarks about Mrs. Abrams We're
symbolic of the high esteem in which
she was held in the community, Mr.
Grigsby said of her that she looked
for 4 city. which she found, and that
city was builded and made by Cod
Jennie Colin Abrams was born on
the Goth day of October, 1866, in Buf
falo, n. Y, being the oldest of the
six children born to Charles. AMI
Fredericta Colin. At the age OF j.
she with her parents, moved to Des
Moines, Iowa, where she grew tc
young womanhood On August 10
1888, she was united in marriage with
Charles w. Abrams, to which union
W ere born two sons and one daughter
In March Of 1891 she with her hus
band and family came to Oskaloosa
where they have since resided. In tbs
spring of 1898, Mrs. Abrams, with hei
husband joined the Central M. Z
church of which she has been faith
full and active member up to the timf
of her demise. Since her connection
with the church, she has been mem
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has, at various times, been recording
SECRETARY of the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society and secretary ant
county president Of the Kings Dauen
tiers, holding the latter office at thu
time of her deciso. 90. F.
She has been member Of the Or
kaloosa Womans Club for the pas
Is years during which time She ha:
held various Offices, has been chief o
the Ben Hur Lodge for the past five
years and has been officially connect
ed with the Brotherhood of American
Yeomen. r#'r. = r'' 'n-EA.'E
! Mrs. Abrams had been indir"-,fi'
for several weeks but her condition
did not become serious until iabou
January,1. On January 6, en- opera
ton was performed which discover
ed a condition which necessitatcd an
other and more serious operation. Sh
rallied to noticeable extent immed
lately thereafter but the shock wa
too severe for her overtaXed hear
and she quietly passed away at 4.3
Sunday morning, with her husband
daughter and youngest sister at he
bedside.
/ Mrs. Abrams is survived by her hus
band and daughter Helen, both of Os
kaloosa, her son Ernest, of Chicago
her son Dwight, of Des Moines, AM
her father mother and two sisters
OF Des Moines. Her age was prat
tIcally so years, months.
In the words of one, very dear t
her:
Mrs. Abrams was, indeed, wont
erful woman, combining to a rare d.
gree, those many delightful qua
tiles which made her a true and faits
ful wife, kind and loving mother an
a rare and desirable friend. Unselfis
almost to a fault, thinking only OF tn
JOY of others, she worked untirinsl
in her quiet unassuming manner, flint
ing her greatest happiness in the hal
piness of those dear to her. Indeed
had she given more. thought to he
own welfare, she, might have bee
with us longer, but as greatly as thu
was desired by those who loved he1
her many charitable acts and he
truly Christian life make the memor
OF her all the more dear and sacred
Even the anguish of her very deaf
was delicately softened by her III
selfish thoughts OF her loved one!
casting q glow of exquisite beaut
over that sorrowful moment.
Possessed OF strict code of mo-
ais to which she so rigidly adhered
her almost Puritanical belief wa
deiicately tempered by her ,greN
quality of mercy and her forgiveness
always so sweetly aSd completed