| Show list wards of i father to hii Chil drca beai at hi gray SWEET mo dec 17 the funeral serviced ser vicea of W ij beattie one of the pioneers of ibis county who ditl di tl pty apty in year of his age tol ar tl em E church today to day in fy 0 lare concourse of rom thic and lafayette county after the usual song service the rev W T eastwood of alie M E church of which the deceased wn a faithful member announced that the deceased lad requested BO discourse shoals be delivered and had prepared a paper a few days before his death to be read in place of tho sermon and read the following paper this paper is whitten to read at my fanneral my friends you have met to pay me your last acts I 1 wish to say that I 1 feel at peace all the world I 1 cherish no ill will towards any person it has been my purpose to injure no one if any one thinks I 1 have I 1 ask thorn to forgive me feel eliat I 1 am as well prepared for the chadee as I 1 ever will be true my life work has not been what I 1 have desired but it is done and I 1 go before a juit judee my faith is strong in a risen savior I 1 expect to be complete in him I 1 dont wish a funeral discourse for the reason that I 1 think ministers often say more alian the the deceased justifies my life has been before the people they will judge for themselves 1 wish my obsequies to be oi a very plain character I 1 am no better than my fathers I 1 would like to say to my friends and especially ally to those of my family that it will take you all your life to be ready for this daiy solemn event and if you como down to this without preparation yon have missed all and oh the beyond who knows what it is without uhrias my friends children and dear ones as I 1 am no more with you I 1 bid you a last farewell till we shall meet in the future state signed with mv awo hand W L BEATTIE BEAT TIE |
