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Show 'AT I CZ? NOBLE CHRISTIAN WOMAN 1 IvJCr I CALLED. TO HER REWARD. r ' ' , iTfl ' : " ) I ai - 1 J V" 1 mmsJy - - . ; 7 j Mrs. Sarah Wilson. j Mrs. Sarah J. Wilson passed away at I the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Kearns, last Sunday morning In the 65th year of her age, after a long and painful illness. Solemn requiem mass was celebrated on Wednesday morning by Rev. Father Kiely, assisted by Rev. W. K. Ryan, deacon; Rev. M. Montrucchio, sub-deacon, sub-deacon, and Rev. Andrew Ryan, master mas-ter of ceremonies, while Rt. Rev. Bishop Bish-op Scanlan presided in the sanctuary. Exquisite music was furnished by the Cathedral choir under the direction of Miss Nora Gleason, the following musical mu-sical program being given: "Stabat Mater" (Gregorian); Requiem mass (Gregorian): Offertory". "O Salu-taris" Salu-taris" (Weigand); "Pie Jesu" (La Hache); "Calvary," Mrs. Wilson's fa-vorite fa-vorite hymn, by Mrs. Corinne Ham-imcr. Ham-imcr. "Nearer My God. to Thee," by the quartette. The soloists were Miss Millie Williams, Miss Alice Farrell. J. W. Curtis and A. J. Du Chesne. The floral offerings were most beautiful and the casket was completely hidden beneath be-neath masses of tlowers which filled the church with their fragrance. Hundreds of old friends came from Park City to pay their last tribute of love to the deceased, headed by Rev. Father Galligan, her beloved pastor of St. Mary's church in Park City, who officiated at the cemetery. The funeral sermon, preached by Rev. Father Kiely, a life-long friend of the deceased, was a truly beautiful tribute to her life. "I desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ." Phililippians, ii. 23. "How wonderful is Death! Death and his brother. Sleep. God's finger touched him and he slept." Very Rev. Father Kiely said: "What a volume is confined in these few lines of two distinguished writers. The thought which God gave inspiration inspira-tion to. the profound yet consoling thought, contained in these words had its foundation in Christian faith, which calls death simply sleep. 'He fell asleep' was all that St. Paul said when recording the death of St. Stephen, Ste-phen, who was stoned to death. The same inspired apostle, who called death sleep, and who desired to be dissolved' and to be with Christ, when speaking of the resurrection and what takes place when the soul leaves the body, said. 'Death is swallowed up in victory.' and then triumphantly exclaimed: ex-claimed: 'O grave, where is thy victory? victo-ry? O death, where Is thy sting?" There is an apparent victory, but in that very victory which death records, death itself is conquered, for in taking tak-ing away the temporary life of the body the soul, which is immortal, be gins the eternal life destined for it by God. This is the victory of faith. Christianity, which conquered the pagan pa-gan world, conquered also sin and death. Jesus dying on the cross, apparently appar-ently the victim of death, conquered it on the morning of the resurrection, and in conquering death he also conquered con-quered sin. which was the death both of the soul and body. When consoling iuarma over me aeatn or ner brother I Lazarus, he said: 'He that believqth in me. although he be dead, shall live. And every one that livrth and believ-eth believ-eth in me, shall not die for ever.' "How consoling all this for the tru. and sincere Christian believer. I said a sincere and true Christian. If there was ever a sincere and true Christian It was the deceased. She was an ideal mother, who sacrificed her own ease comfort and happiness for the love she bore her children. Her little daughter, who was an invalid for years, receiver more care, affection and love than all the rest. On her she lavished the entire en-tire maternal instinct of a true mother's moth-er's heart. For her care, devotion and attention to her invalid child she won the admiration of all who knew her. In Park City, where she lived for many years, few persons could number num-ber so many real friends as Mrs. Wilson Wil-son among a large circle of acquaintances. acquaint-ances. All who knew her respected her. Her love of home and of her family fam-ily furnishes an example , of a true mother. She had all the comforts that she needed, but the precious jewels which she prized most were her children. chil-dren. During her illness she wanted to see them around her bed. Ther were no murmurs, but patiently resigned re-signed to God's will, like St. Paul, she expressed her 'desir" to be dissolved and be with Christ.' She is not dead: when God's finger touched her she slept, and is now sleeping the sleep of the Just. "To you. her children, who mourn her loss, she has left the richest legacy in the example of a good, faithful mother and a true and sincere Christian. Chris-tian. I unite with your numerous friends in extending my deepest sympathy. sym-pathy. ' I knew your mother for nearly near-ly thirty years. She was always the same, everywhere and always a womanly wo-manly woman, patient and resigned to God's will. The last time I saw her was Sunday a week before she died. She was partly unconscious, but her lips were moving as if in prayer. I When she woke up she recognized me and seemed pleased that I was there with -the family.' I said, 'Would you not like to receive holy communion?' She answered, with a smile on her face, 'Yes.' I returned in less than a half hour, but she had relapsed into unconsciousness and could not receive. I I bade her my last farewell. She died a true and sincere Christian and a faithful child of the church. In the I name of the church, and as an old friend, I have spoken her worth, and will conclude with the last prayer of the church: 'May her soul rest in peace, and may perpetual light shine upon her.' " Mrs. Wilson was a woman of the finest fin-est character, and as wife and mother was a truly noble type of what a Christian Chris-tian woman should be. All' who knew her were forced to admire the beautiful qualities of her mind and heart. Al- ' ways God-fearing, ever faithful to her religious duties, patiently accepting life's many crosses, she had the rare faculty of making all around her happy by her cheery, kindly disposition.- Evr young in heart, she will be sadly missed by the home circle, and particularly partic-ularly by the little grandchildren, who were never so happy as with dear "Grandma." The remembrance of her beautiful life and grand character will ever linger in the hearts of all who knew her. She died as she lived, for death has no terror for the truly Christian Chris-tian soul. The dearest and tenderest of mothers in her home, to her children the loss is irreparable, but they have the comfort of knowing that nothing was left undone to alleviate her suffering. suffer-ing. May they be comforted in their bereavement in knowing that their dar one died peacefully after a life spent in the service of God and full of good works. All tears are wiped away in the hope of a happy reunion in the realms of God's blessed sunshine and love. The loving memory of such a mother is the grandest heritage. She fell asleep with God's peace upon her. and all who looked at her sweet dead face lying amid the fragrant flowers knew that her waking was sweet. The dear mother has gone forever, but the example and influence o her beautiful life will linger for j.11 time in the hearts of her loved ones. May her last sleep be as calm and peaceful as her life was holy! |