The broad ax., 1924-08-02

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comes into our homes, it is then that
our friends are SO dear TO Us, and we
lean hard on them, but they cannot
take the place Of the dear ones who
lie dead before Us. Year after year,
the Rev. Edward Wittenberg, OF Allen
Chapel, A. NJ. E. Church, Kansas City.
has consoled friends, in various parts
Of the country, but lie never fully real
lied the feelings OF those until re-
Gently when death came into his home
and took the wife OF his youth. and
his daughter Mary and all within two
hours Of each other.
Thousands of people all over the
country, have sent him kilograms and
letters and have commended him to
God, and his wife and daughters being
christians, he realizes that some day
they will meet again, and to that end
he is working now. Twenty-seven
years they have walked side BY side,
She being the mother Of IA children,
and six of them are yet living. Rev.
and Mrs. Wittenberg were born in
New Orleans, she was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Strobe They
were children in school together, and
at II Miss Strobe accepted the hand
Of the promising young man, whose
life was gwen to God. He had edu-
Gated his life to the ministry, but was
not prepared, yet with faith in God
and his ability to do, he took his bride
and started for Wilberforce, where he
remained until his education was
finished 50 far as the school is con-
cerned.
This was a case Of what you call
true love, for she was willing to suffer
if he suffered, to weep if he wept, to
90 through hardships if he went
through hardships He did not have
mansion for her, not place for her
head, but she was a christian and
loved God and the young man who
represented Jess Christ on earth. For
her husband sAe has made friends, and
joined him in the work Of the minis
try. She has raised as much as two
thousand dollars at one effort single
handed and alone, and was ever ready
p serve She took delight in enter
tanning the presiding elders, the min
isters, the friends Of her husband. I Her
home was always open to workers and
she never complained. She was a
worker. she was wife. she was a
mother, she was a friend.
You are aware Of the fact that a
minister's lot is not always sunshine
and all people do not fall in love with
his wife. But this wife worked with
her husband in all of his charges and
because Of her efforts was loved BY
all. I recall when her husband was
transferred to Missouri, it was before
the Louisiana conference which had
been appointed to meet in St. James
A. M. Z. Church, New Orleans, La,
ne left, and she remained there two
months, entertained the conference,
lad the bishop and his wife, son and
brother, and others as guests at the
Parsonage. They have served in
Piaquemine, La, Patterson, La
lIreenville, Miss. Baton Rouge, Ia,
Vioksburg, Miss, New Orleans, and
-ae returned to the God who gave her
from this point.
Mrs. Wittenberg took sick, while
her husband was in Louisville attend
ing the general conference, but did not
permit them to notify him. and he was
much touched when he returned and
found his wife sick in bed He felt
then that she was very sick woman,
and that she would leave him. ] was
At the home shortly after his return,
and reminded her how less than one
year ago, she had found me in q
worse condition in her home and ]
vas still here She used to get up
during the night and look after me,