. North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . at Mt. Ver-non sixty miles distant. The following note from Brother John R. Edwardswill be read with sympathetic interest by his manyfriends: Our mother, Mrs. Rebecca Edwards, wenthome to God on April 5. Father preceded her by a littlemore than two years. For almost fifty years they livedtogether to make a happy home for each other, and tobless their children. All of their married life they werefaithful members of the Methodist church. Each timethe circuit rider came to our little church father and moth-er with all of us children were there. And w
. North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . at Mt. Ver-non sixty miles distant. The following note from Brother John R. Edwardswill be read with sympathetic interest by his manyfriends: Our mother, Mrs. Rebecca Edwards, wenthome to God on April 5. Father preceded her by a littlemore than two years. For almost fifty years they livedtogether to make a happy home for each other, and tobless their children. All of their married life they werefaithful members of the Methodist church. Each timethe circuit rider came to our little church father and moth-er with all of us children were there. And when therewas no preaching the Sunday school was thought by themof sufficient importance to demand our presence. I haveheard mother say that with the exception of about ,<?neyear they had always taken their church paper, whichshe continued until her death. Seven of us are left or-phans since her going, but with a wonderful bless-ing in influence and sacred memory.—John R. Ed-wards. , rr April 21, 1932 NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 7. Bill Jenkins Bible Class, Central Church, Concord. Rev. H. G. Allen, Pastor The phrase eternal rest occurred in a fourth gradereading- lesson, and the teacher tried to see if the childrenknew what it meant. Her first attempt met with no res-sponse. She read the line again, So came eternal restto this good man, and again asked the meaning. Thistime a little fellow volunteered, I think it means he wasout of a job.—Friends Intelligencer. Rev. Charles L. Bounds, pastor Grant Street Meth-odist church, Wichita Falls, Texas, writes: Find en-closed check for one dollar for which please send me theAdvocate for six months. My grandfather was born inAnson county, N. C, and I have always wanted to learnsomething about that great state. My great-great-grand-fathers name appears in the list of soldiers of the Amer-ican Revolution from North Carolina. I may have tomake a visit over there vet and look your country Mrs. Anna B. Lutterloh passed away at 15
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