. Leavening the Levant . Little Mother in Heaven She attended the funeral of an aged Protestant sister andtook a severe cold. After a few days congestion of the lungsensued, which ended in pneumonia. Her heart became soenfeebled that the doctor could do nothing to relieve her low state, I asked her, What shall I say to thechildren? She replied feebly: *I have said all I could,I have prayed all I could. May they be good children. TheLord bless them. Give them my love. Consciousness lefther, and at 11:30 A. M., January 27, 1894, she passed throughthe pearly gates. Loving hands dressed
. Leavening the Levant . Little Mother in Heaven She attended the funeral of an aged Protestant sister andtook a severe cold. After a few days congestion of the lungsensued, which ended in pneumonia. Her heart became soenfeebled that the doctor could do nothing to relieve her low state, I asked her, What shall I say to thechildren? She replied feebly: *I have said all I could,I have prayed all I could. May they be good children. TheLord bless them. Give them my love. Consciousness lefther, and at 11:30 A. M., January 27, 1894, she passed throughthe pearly gates. Loving hands dressed her in a white robeand laid her in the casket. Amid the flowers she loved sowell was a beautiful white cross, with the words Mother,From Her Children. Above the casket were the picturesof her boys and of the wives of Edward, and Frederick, andthe little grandson Phillips, while at the side hung the pic-tures of her three little girls who had passed on before her. Dr. Herrick conducted a fitting funeral service, and kind. AN ARMENIAN TOMBSTONE OF A. D. 934Evidence of a high state of art. REMINISCENCES 331 friends sang the little mothers loved hymn, **I will sing youa song of the beautiful land. A large company of Armenian, Greek, American, English,and German friends took a last look at the tranquil face, andfollowed to the Ferikeuy cemetery. Dr. Barnum read theburial service, the mound was covered with wreaths andcrosses, and our last tribute of love to the little mother wasdone. It was hard to realize that after 42 years of intimate ac-quaintance and 36 of married life, she was gone. She hadscarcely had a serious illness in her life. Her feet and handswere so active in doing good, and her boys, far away, had somuch need of her weekly messages of love and counsel and ofher unfailing prayers, how could she be spared! Mysteriousprovidence! We cannot fathom it, but we hear the Mastersay, What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt knowhereafter. Third Furlough After four years
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