Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-01-06
.saSTER !,
SCOTT T-PRA'.ls

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"Never did morning dawn but that
some heart did blead."
Yet, we sorrow not as tlose who
have no hope, for the beloved subject
Of these lines, otter long and pain
full illness swept triumphantly through
the gates into the city whose builder
and maker is God'', leaving behind a
most remarkable, comforting and con-
vincing testimony that ut is not all
of life to live, nor all death to die"
She seemingly dwelt in the very
vestibule of heaven for days before
her departure and held sweet COM
munion with loved ones and friends
gone before. She invited all to join
her there and share with her her rich
and glorious heritage. thank God
for this experience and the beautiful
example of .ler simple, unostenta-
tious, yet magnanimous life, for in
deed she was they cry soul of graft
tude and unselfishnes. Her life was
not all sunshine, her heart knew its
own bitterness, yet she bore her mis-
fortune bravely and charitably.
During her last week on earth she
mentioned dozen and dodens of loved
ones, friends and acquaintance, and
always with praise. During my
hours in ser sick-room and in COM
parison with her pure life this scrip
ture was ever on her lips; "He hath
showed thee o! man, what is good;
and what doth the Lord require of thee
but to do justly, to love mercy, and to
walk humbly with thy God" Micah
6:8.
/ In some respects she was most
unique characteristic was a little
past fifty years of age, and from her
childhood she remembered facts, fig
ures, dates, peoples names and Incl
dents with surprising accurateness.
The brother with whom she made her
home said, "She was a veritable bu-
reau of information" and that he
found it necessary to resort to her for
help in matters essential to hisbusi-
ness.
She was no less alert to the busi-
ness of her King. She loved the Bible
an the Church and was ever true and
faithful in aer devotions to same-was
never too tired to go upon her knees
in prayer each evening of her life. She
always manifested keen interest and
delight in my religious work. / feel
sensibly, that have lost perhaps, the
most devoted and loyal friend | ever
had. Her good bye kiss and parting
words will sweeten my life forever.
She has passed on, blazing the trail,
making it palmer and sweeter for our
faltering feet and the heavenly goal
more realistic to our earthly vision.
just few days before she left us
she asked me to go to the piano and
play and sing her favorite song:
Il am on the gospel highway, press
ing onward to the goal,
Where for me rest remaineth, in the
homeland of the soul;
Every .lour I'm moving onward, not
moment to delay;
] am foing home to glory; in the good
old fashioned way"
After singing the entire hymn / re-
turned to her bedside and found her in
ecstacy, with tears of joy trickling
down her wasted cheeks, and today,
thank God! out of fervent heart, l,
too, am singing:
-A.~-.s.s l4@.se gone DeIore me;
they t,ave laid their armor down,
With the Pilgrims and the Martyrs
have obtained robe and crown:
When the storms of life ere over, and
the clouds have rolled away,
| shall overcome and join them, in
the good old fashioned way"
GENA SCOTT GALLOWAY.