Show I WROTE FAVORITE CHILDHOOD HYMN GALESBURG Ill Nov A Childhood t. memories will be brought Back to thousands thousands thou thou- sands sandE by the death hero here of ot the author author- of Little Drops of ot Water Water- and Think GenUs Gently of ot tho the ErrIng Mrs Julia A A. A Carney Carne whoso whose poems are In many church have been translated Into hymnals hl many man languages breathed her last at noon af after after attar at- at ter tar an Illness that lt kept pt her In bed for three months She was born In Lancaster Mass Mas April 6 6 1823 and spent her girlhood there She taught school In Boston and Phila Phila- delphia As a IL child she he wrote poetry and her first poems were published when hen she was 14 1 Little Drops of ot Water was written In itt 1345 1845 for tor a a. Sunday school exercIse exorcise and was published first In leaflet leanet form torm For years Mrs Irs Carney occupied the poets poet's corner In Inthe Inthe inthe the Trumpet and contributed many articles arti artl- des cles both prose and poetry to tho the Christian Christian Chris Chrls- tian Freeman tho the Ladles Ladies Repository and ana other periodicals In iSIS 1819 she sho married thu tho thoRo Rev Rov Thomas J. J Carney a n. clergyman and nd In tn 1858 the they settled In Galesburg Mr 11 Carney died In 1871 She continued to live here with her sons Fletcher and James Carney When 21 years ears of ot age sh she wrote rote Fill FHI Your Tour Home With Ith SunshIne which with many Is a n. favorite ta Tho The last Jast few tew years she contributed occasional prose articles to the prees press She Sho ott often n observed cd the birthdays of ot friends with poetic tributes and her own birthdays were occasions for tor pr presents of ot flowers and congratulations Following Is her authorized t text of ot LittIe Lit tIe Drops of Water Little drops of ot water grains of ot sand Make Inke tho mighty might ocean And the pleasant 1 kind hind So the little moments Humble though the they b be v Make the mighty ages Of Ot eternity I ISo So the little errors Lead Lea tho the soul awa away From the path of virtue Far Tar In sin to stray Little deeds of or kindness Little words of ot love lo Help to make earth happy Liko tho the heaven above Think Gently of or tho the Erring which represents Mrs 1 Carneys Carney's own attitude to toward toward toward ward the tho sinning follows Think gently of tho the erring Lord let us not forget However darkly stained b by b sin Ho Is our brother yet Heir of the same samo Inheritance Child of ot the tho ai God II lie Hili hath but hul stumbled In tho the path Wo We 0 have havo In weakness trod Speak peak gently to him brother Thou yet yot ot lead him back With holy words and tones of love lov From misery's thorny track Forget not thou best haat often otten sinned And sinful yet ct ot may be be Deal gently with the erring one A As God hath bath dealt with thee |