| Show she died in the lord the funeral services over the tile remains of sister bertha matilda miltilda ballantyne daughter of richard and caroline ballantyne BalTan tyne were held in tho the fourth ward meetinghouse on tuesday evening sept ath 1882 the services were conducted by bishop N flygare and hia his counsel f the lie house was filled to its utmost capacity with friends of the family I and of the deceased who loved her in her lifetime and had bad come to shed their tears of sympathy over r her remains the meeting being called to order the choir sal sang za mourn not the dead who w lio peaceful lay their tt eared bodies down prayer was then offered up by Elde rJoseph hall the choir sang sister then wert mild and lovely after which president D H peery addre addressed med the meeting ting lie ile spoke e of his long acquaintance with the deceased her worth and her integrity to the truth he spoke of the glorious hopes entertained by the faithful saints of god when they depart this life their bodies rest from front their labora labors and their spirits bilig mingle ae with the tile spirits of the just in the paradise of god our eister sister lias has departed frum from its u she has been called away in the springtime spring time of life but she is taken from the evils to come and she surely will come forth in the morning of tho the first resurrection to enjoy tile society e t other friends and all tho tile sane sanc lined ti cited in tho the kingdom of god sho she died in the lord he ile sympathized with the bereaved parents and friends and prayed that the spirit might rest upon them raid live give them strength to bear up under uner tiller er this sad affliction and acknowledge ledge the tile hand land of god in the removal af their child from earth to a higher sphere of action presidents C F middleton and L J herrick and bishop flygare also addressed the ine meeting eting edons ing the remarks of president pecry peery and speaking caking ap in hi high ter terms ma of co commendation menda emendation men dation tiou of tho the young sister who had died in the full faith of odthe the gospel bertha matilda Ballao Ballati tyne was born bern in ogden city december 30 1863 her demise was not unexpected to her for she had bad hopefully anticipated the event before her sick ne ness and death had no terrors for her slie she was prepared for the change when it caroe came she died in faith pure before god the choir sang unveil thy bosom faithful tomb tako taro this new treasure to thy trust the benediction was pronounced by elder lorin farr parr the vast assemblage then passed around the casket and cast alast fond look at the remains of a beloved friend and companion with whom they had been acquainted from childhood the cortege which was very large there here t were nearly forty vehicles vehicle being formed took up tip its march for the cemetery where in the silent city the remains of bertha mathilda were laid to rest in the man of the death the pall bearers were six young gentlemen members of the mutual improvement association after the remains were deported deposited in the tomb tile hands bands action placed upon the earth a beautiful floral wreath woven by the friends of the young maiden the parents and family have the sincere sympathy of their numerous friends in this community |
