Historic Paxton, her days and her ways, 1722-1913 : family recipes contributed by the Woman's Aid Society of Paxton Church . ion were discharged without a blot. Her weeping parents have placed over her this stone The Monument of her Virtues and of their affection. Even in the beyond^ the mother of the Ma-clays must be happier because: Her children place over the grave of their mother this memorial of affection and gratitude that to their welfare was consecrated a mind of rare power animated by strong feeling Ennobled by culture and softened by religion There are hundreds more such epitaphs and
Historic Paxton, her days and her ways, 1722-1913 : family recipes contributed by the Woman's Aid Society of Paxton Church . ion were discharged without a blot. Her weeping parents have placed over her this stone The Monument of her Virtues and of their affection. Even in the beyond^ the mother of the Ma-clays must be happier because: Her children place over the grave of their mother this memorial of affection and gratitude that to their welfare was consecrated a mind of rare power animated by strong feeling Ennobled by culture and softened by religion There are hundreds more such epitaphs andcurious mourning rhymes in the old burialground. It will pay you to read them with theirodd paragraphing and spelling, some sunny aft-ernoon as the shadows lengthen. It may makeyou pause amid the whirl of twentieth century 40 life to wonder if, after all, we have advanced sofar as we think we have. Of how many of uscould be truthfully inscribed, as on the slab thatcovers Parson Elder: The practice of piety seconded the precepts Which he taught, and a most Exemplary-life was the best comment on the ChristianReligion. 41. The Manse. THE MANSE How many of those who each week pass thepicturesque old Colonial house on the southeastcorner of our church property know anything ofits history save that it is the hospitable home ofour young pastor and his gracious wife, and of thetwo sturdy babies who romp through the lovelygarden most of their waking hours. Yet thismanse of old Paxton is another link with pastgenerations, one that we must not fail to pick up. Many a romance of by-gone days has been livedwithin its thick walls; many a tangle has beenbrought here for the honored pastor tostraighten. Here, too, have been carried dona-tions to the parson and his good wife from thethrifty farmers—great roasts, sausages and lardfrom the killings; baskets of ruddy apples, lus-cious peaches and pears from orchards that wereever the pride of the valley; doughnuts, pies,cakes, hot rolls and grea
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