The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-14
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APALACHICoLA, Jan. 13.-Sunday
morning the Methodist church was
crowded TO capacity by the many
friends of the late Mrs. Mary Marks.
The occasion was a memorial service
when the stained glass window. which
her daughters had given, in memory
OF their mother, was accepted by the
church and consecrated. This win
dow now ornaments the very church
where for twenty-five years, until ILL
ness prevented, Madame Marki
worked and worshipped.
The interior of the church was beau
tifully decorated with festoons of smi-
lax, ferns and swinging baskets of
lilies on the chancel rail stood vases
OF white carnations and ferns. In the
choir sat Dr. A. S. Ham, Mr.. r. l..
Rodgers, Mrs S. l.. Flowers, Mrs.
Emory Spear, Mrs. r.. l.. Rodgers, Miss
II. Robbins, Mr.. John Marshall and Mr..
Spear. The music was beautiful, but
the voluntary by Mrs. Emery Spear
entitled Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
was sung so sweetly and with such
feeling that it was easy for any one
TO understand that Mrs. Spear had
known Madame Marks personally.
Mrs. Rodgers gave the offertory,
When the Roses Bloom" 1t was ex-
quisitely sung. Somehow the adjec-
tive, exquisite" seems alone to suit
the high operati~ notes of Mrs. Rod
gers sweet soprano.
Mr.. Mathison took for his text, THE
Value of n Life" He spoke advisedly,
and he spoke well. But the real value
OF Madame Marks life spoke for itself.
That is every one could read the les
son. who realized that half the body of
the church was occupied by Mrs.
Marks lineal descendants.
Madame Marks was a great-grand-
mother many times over. Among the
many members of the family there &c
honor her were: Mr.. II. d. Marks, his
son, III. ID. Marks. Jr., the children of
Marks, Mrs. John Marshall. Jr., and
her three daughters, Mrs. Geo. Wet
ing, Frank Vincent and Miss May
Marks Then there was the grand
children, such a goodly company! And
how proud the mother of them all
must have been as she Cooked down
from the golden bar Of Heaven"
There was one branch of the family
not represented. That was the chill
dren of the oldest daughter, Mrs. Bor-
den, who died in New York. some
years before her mother. Her two
daughters. Mrs. Woodruff and Mrs
Tucker, now reside In New York CITY.
There is just one point more which
should be- touched upon, before one
ends the account of this impressive
service. Attention should be called 70
the pews where. with their nurses. sat
the youngest descendants of this won
derful old lady Here were the chill
dren of DIR, and Mrs. Weems. Mr.. and
Mrs. III. p. Marks, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Marks and Mn and Mrs. E..G.
wefing
The election OF the vestry OF Trinity
church occurred on Tuesday evening.
Owing 10 the inclemency of the
weather, there We're not as many
members of the parish present as US
ual. for since all adult communicates
have been privileged TO take a hand
women attend these yearly elections.
The following officers were elected for
IN coming church year: Senior war
den, II. L. Grady. who has held. con-
tinuously. this office. which is the
highest honor that the parish can con-
fer on him. for over 80 years; junior
warden. A. $. Mohr; treasurer, VIII
lam Sawyer; Yestrymen. j. q. Ruge,
3. ID. Morris. John Wakefield. Joe