The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-05

People.
At the funeral services over
the remains Of Miss Rachel Mar
tin last Thursday in the Metho-
dist Church of Ellington, there
were expressed words of praise
by prominent persons for the
noble life of sacrifice, toll and
faithfulness to duty of the good
woman who had laid down her
life as result of her great desire
to be of service to mankind. In
the same breath of eulogy came
expressions of sincere sorrow at
her early departure. That the
world has lost one Of its splendid
examples of faith, hope and
charity as exemplifed so wildly
in the life of Miss Martin, was
heard from the lips of those cap
dUlc VI CcStlIy Ing.
The funeral bier was covered
with a spread of white roses pre-
pared by the teachers of Lilling-
ton High School, with whom she
was so congenially associated in
her work. Other floral tributes
were profuse and beautiful,
though by far the larger number
were placed upon the mound at
Pickett, Miss, being wired ahead
by friends here.
The services were conducted by
Rev. N. M. Mcdonald, assisted by
Rev. H. w. Baucom, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Sanford.
Speaking the feeling of the
people of the community, Col. D.
H Mclean said:
My Friends In the presence
of this inscrutable providence of
God, in the midst Of that dark
shadow that enshrouds the whole
community because of the death
of Rachel Martin, the tongue of
Panegynic and encomium is hush
ed into silence, for what tongue
can syllable a peoples grief for
such an irreparable less such as
this. Her praises is above the
power of human speech or the
plaudits of the human tongue. We
have met together in this holy
sanctuary today to do honor to
the memory of the young woman
who sleeps here in our midst and
to pay a feeble tribute to her pur-
ity of heart andthe exceeding
beauty of her life and character
Her immortal spirit took it's flight
last night from the cares, vicis-
STUDIES of this life to the restful
bosom of that blessed Saviour
whom she loved so we'll and whom
she worshipped so deyotedly
Last night the great mysteries OF
eternity were unfolded to her
delighted vision, and she knows
now why the stars shine and why
there is no death, for there is
no death. What we call death is
transition to the elision field be-
yond the stars, where God is with
His saints and angels, waiting to
receive all who come prepared, to
wear crown of honor and glory
and to join their voices in the
symphonies of the heavenly choir
For Rachel Martin the battle OF
life has been fought, and victory
has been won, for e'er she put of
the armor of battle and sheathed
her glittering sword of victory
she had won Immortality in heav-
en- and honor and glory on earth
Our beloved friend has gone from
us to join those who have gone
before; those who had come up
out of great tribulation and who
had washed their robes in the
blood Of the Lamb. Her Creator
with a lavish hand had bestowed
upon her many, very many gifts
which adorned her in life, and
glorifed her in death. She was
fragile and weak of physical
strength but she was a giant in
spirit and untiring in her per-
Torrance of every duty that de-
volved upon her. No cal OF duty,
no. cry of distress was ever un-