The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-15
DEATH
= OF PROMISING LAD.

No death that has occurred iii Me-
dina caused q greater sense Of sorrow
than that Of Raymond David Aylard,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. A. D., Aylard, on
last Friday afternoon, after a linger-
ing illness Of eight months with
Bright's disease. He was but 15
years, / month and IL days of age,
born in Brunswick, this county, April
~, 1902.
There is an old saying that "the
young may die, but the old must die"
But in the death Of a child, or the cut
ting down lofyoung manhood or young
wOmanhood in their bloom, the heart
Is cleaved by q leener and deeper
stroke, the scar Of which even time
never wholly conceals.
Raymond Aylard was remarkable
lad, who had indicated great promise
Of useful life, and his attitude during
the long and hopeless months Of his
illness was such that it has a message
for us all. He was converted to
Christ during a series of special meet
ings held by Rev E. S. Collier, a
former pastor of the local M. E.
church, and was united with that
church on Easter Sunday, 1913. He
was an enthusiastic pupil Of the pub
lie schools, reluctantly having to re-
linquish this work, through failing
health, in December, 1916. While
confined to his bed he vainly tried to-
keep up his school work, but the raw
ages Of his disease soon made this
impossible and he became reconciled
to his condition. There had been
times when he seemed to be slowly re-
covering, but always with a persis-
tent relapse. Everything was done
for him that human hands could do,
but the disease was Of such a nature
and so firmly entrenched, that it was
known by his family and friends, and
even himself, that the end was ap-
preaching.
Thursday evening, fully aware that
he had but a short time to live, he
summoned his mother and father to
his bedside and requested them to
remain close to him during the night,
as it would be the last one they would
ever pass together. 1t was. AT
morn he asked them to pray with him,
he himself offering a remarkably un-
selfish and fervent prayer for his par
erits, his grandparents and others, all
0f whom he was very desirous should
meet him in Heaven. Shortly before
death he asked his father IL there
Still was no possible means Of saving,
his life, and when being assured there
was not, requested his grandma other to-
pray with him, and bidding each mem
Yer ol ne fzznilV Roo1hQe. closed hia
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him.
Raymond was an Industrious and
thrifty lad and had accumulated about
$500. When the M. 3. church recent
IN made additions to its building Ray
rn0nd's father subscribed 5000 for q
children,s class room. Before he died
he confded to his mother that the
above amount be taken from his saw
ings, thinking that such action would
save his father a financial hardship.
The rest Of the money he gave to his
mother and grandmother. Thus was
closed career. brief, but filled with
all the highest attributes Of life.
Funeral services were held at the
M E. church Monday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. E. S. Collier. Rev. 5.
r. Ross; participated in by Rev. " S.
Goodale Of the Church Of Christ and
Rev. S. r. Dimmock Of the Baptist
church. I The services were very
largely attended and the floral trib-
altes beautiful and profuse. The body
was removed to Brunswick for bur
ial, the cortege being, met there by a
large concourse Of friends to- witness
the consignment to the tomb.