Evening journal., 1917-11-01

be no funeral here today. But we
know:
God holds the key OF all unknown.
And / am glad.
II other hands should hold the key.
or II He trusted IL 10 me,
I might be sad.
II cannot read His future plan,
But this I know,
I have the smiling OF His face,
And all the refuge OF His grace,
While here below.
Enough; this covers all my want,
And so / rest,
For what ! cannot, He can see,
And in His care sure shall be
Forever blest"
Christianity is not a religion Of sor-
row, but It is a religion for sorrow.
Death would clothe us In sombre
mourning, but our faith IN Him gives
US singing robes and crowns us with
Joy everlasting He goes to the root
OF our suffering and dries up the
fountain Of our tears.
Beloved, leave with you this pic
ture Of Our Lord In the Garden OF
Gethsemane. Jesus and his sorrowine
disciples. Driven 10 that last refuge
/ They, exhausted with compassion foI
Him are at last asleep. He is alone
He holds the cup In His hands. The
cup has In II death, bitterness, hatred
loneliness, weakness, broken plans
and great sorrows. In His agony OF
spirit He sweats drops Of blood. Wha'
shall He do. Here is the answer, after
all, It is that all we can do.
And He kneeled down and prayed
saying. Father, II Thou be willing re
move this cup from me. nevertheless
not my will. but Thine be done. An'
there appeared unto Nim an angel from
heaven, strengthening Him."
Interment was made at Red Menl
Cemetery, near Selbyyille, where a brie
service was held.
Among the Methodist ministers in at
/, tendance In addition to those mentiOnel
were Revs II. +. Terry, Harry Taylor
/, w. +. Greenfield. H. C. Jones, John
Sparklln, Ralph T. COursey, James W
. Collins, John ]. Bunting, and g. /
Smith.
It had been intended TO read resolu
tions adopted by the Wilmington NJ
Preachers Association, but Dr. Wat
instead OF reading them will deliver
: copy to Governor Townsend. The resc
lutions are:
T words are clumsy things whe
. seeking to set forth the language OF N
r heart. In an hour like this official dii
tinctions fall away and heart beats
J heart In a common grief. Our frien
and governor, stricken by this sudde
Z, and unlocked for calamity is moi
u than our Chief Executive, he Is
9 brother beloved in the bonds Of Chri
. tian service. We mourn with him ar
u his bereaved children In the sOrrO
y that throbs in their sore hearts b
q cause Of the sudden going away by tn
+ untlmely accident OF q queenly wOma
e. a faithful and loving wife, a devot
u mother. How large a place she NIL
q they best know. We deplOre the breai
p made In this ideal home where mutu
g love and tenderness reigned supren
e II heartfelt sympathy can avail in
n hour like this, ours Is extended
ID abundant measure.
$. I'VE know how inadequate are
1f efforts TO express sympathy when
u, mind Is dazed and bewildered and I
Q, heart aching with a sorrow almost
I'd great to bear. We crave for this 81
III rowing husband and children the co
III fort and consolation OF the Gospel
Jesus Christ. We would. II It W
&C. given us, gladly bear part Of this b
". den OF grief. We will bear those
Ne reft to the Throne Room and pray
is underneath them may be the Everl'
he ing Arms.
to I'VE rejoice that the wife
I'd mother now enthroned. knew while