A Century of history of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of Evansville, Indiana : with sketches of it's [sic] pastors, officers, and prominent members and reminiscences of early times . rived at mans estate, are cherished never to be was truly a noble woman and her life was a long suc-cession of good deeds—a kind charitable Christian woman,numbering her friends as well among those in the humblewalks of life as among those upon whom fortune hadsmiled. Her church was next to her home, the dearest spoton earth to her, and as long as her strength would permitshe was never absent
A Century of history of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of Evansville, Indiana : with sketches of it's [sic] pastors, officers, and prominent members and reminiscences of early times . rived at mans estate, are cherished never to be was truly a noble woman and her life was a long suc-cession of good deeds—a kind charitable Christian woman,numbering her friends as well among those in the humblewalks of life as among those upon whom fortune hadsmiled. Her church was next to her home, the dearest spoton earth to her, and as long as her strength would permitshe was never absent from her pew. She has gone to herMaker, gone to the spot at His foot stool that awaited hercoming. Of Mr. and Mrs. Orr, it truly can be said, the mantleof these worthy people has fallen on their only son anddaughter, Mr. James Orr and Mrs, Martha Bayard, whoare well fitted to fill out lives that will honor their venerableparents. They have built a beautiful Parsonage on Wal-nut Street on the lot adjoining the church, sacred to thememory of their father and MRS. JANE FARRELL. Mrs. Farrell, a sister of Mrs. Orr,is the oldest member of the church, andone of the precious links that connectthe past with the present. She remem-bers much of Evansville in early timesand likes to recall the scenes and eventsof long ago. Mrs. Farrell came to America fromIreland, as Mrs. McDonald, more thanforty years ago and became acquaintedwith pioneer life, the first few yearshaving been spent in the country nearEvansville. There were many privations to be endured inthe new settlements at that time, and often being comfortably settled in a home, her house, withall its contents was consumed by fire; not long after, hav-ing again secured a pleasant home, she was bereaved of herhusband, who in attempting to cross a stream which he wasusually able to ford, a late rain having swollen it, he rodeinto the stream and was drowned. Her trials were allborne as only a brave woman can
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