FUNERAL OF MISS McALISTER
Laid to Rest in a Flower-Lined Grave - Her Patience in Suffering.
Special To The Observer.
Asheboro, May 8. - The funeral of Miss Elise McAlister took place in the Presbyterian church here yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Hodgin, of Westminister Presbyterian church, Greensboro; assisted by Rev. Mr. Plyler, of the Methodist church. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Claud Morris, Thomas Trogdon, Charles Rose, E.T. Moffitt, W. J. Armfield and Franklin Page.
The Christian Endeavor Society, of which the deceased was an earnest member, attended the funeral as a group, carrying flowers, and a design made in their colors. The minister dwelt tenderly upon the words, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints;" giving the text as the only explanation of the death of one so fitted for and so willing to do His work on earth.
The flower-laden casket was lowered into a flower-lined grave, and the grave itself covered and banked with exquisite flowers. Every word of the service, every note of the music, even the placing of the sod upon the coffin seemed a caress. So loved was she by old and young, for her purity of life and character.
The sickness of this child of God was an exceptional one. She was ill for a while. During the six long weeks of suffering and physical depression, and the severe treatment she endured in the fight for her life, she uttered no word of complaint or impatience. She expressed no anxiety about her condition, her countenance showing at all times perfect repose and comfort.
The physicians marveled at her composure, and look of calm always upon her face.
It was on her face the day she was taken sick, an expression born of the repose of the soul, mind and heart.
"The Master had come and was calling for her; He bore her sickness lovingly for her."
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 1899
Paper: Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC)
Page: 5
Information researched, compiled and added by, Long Ago And Yesterday~.
Laid to Rest in a Flower-Lined Grave - Her Patience in Suffering.
Special To The Observer.
Asheboro, May 8. - The funeral of Miss Elise McAlister took place in the Presbyterian church here yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Hodgin, of Westminister Presbyterian church, Greensboro; assisted by Rev. Mr. Plyler, of the Methodist church. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Claud Morris, Thomas Trogdon, Charles Rose, E.T. Moffitt, W. J. Armfield and Franklin Page.
The Christian Endeavor Society, of which the deceased was an earnest member, attended the funeral as a group, carrying flowers, and a design made in their colors. The minister dwelt tenderly upon the words, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints;" giving the text as the only explanation of the death of one so fitted for and so willing to do His work on earth.
The flower-laden casket was lowered into a flower-lined grave, and the grave itself covered and banked with exquisite flowers. Every word of the service, every note of the music, even the placing of the sod upon the coffin seemed a caress. So loved was she by old and young, for her purity of life and character.
The sickness of this child of God was an exceptional one. She was ill for a while. During the six long weeks of suffering and physical depression, and the severe treatment she endured in the fight for her life, she uttered no word of complaint or impatience. She expressed no anxiety about her condition, her countenance showing at all times perfect repose and comfort.
The physicians marveled at her composure, and look of calm always upon her face.
It was on her face the day she was taken sick, an expression born of the repose of the soul, mind and heart.
"The Master had come and was calling for her; He bore her sickness lovingly for her."
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 1899
Paper: Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC)
Page: 5
Information researched, compiled and added by, Long Ago And Yesterday~.
FUNERAL OF MISS McALISTER
Laid to Rest in a Flower-Lined Grave - Her Patience in Suffering.
Special To The Observer.
Asheboro, May 8. - The funeral of Miss Elise McAlister took place in the Presbyterian church here yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Hodgin, of Westminister Presbyterian church, Greensboro; assisted by Rev. Mr. Plyler, of the Methodist church. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Claud Morris, Thomas Trogdon, Charles Rose, E.T. Moffitt, W. J. Armfield and Franklin Page.
The Christian Endeavor Society, of which the deceased was an earnest member, attended the funeral as a group, carrying flowers, and a design made in their colors. The minister dwelt tenderly upon the words, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints;" giving the text as the only explanation of the death of one so fitted for and so willing to do His work on earth.
The flower-laden casket was lowered into a flower-lined grave, and the grave itself covered and banked with exquisite flowers. Every word of the service, every note of the music, even the placing of the sod upon the coffin seemed a caress. So loved was she by old and young, for her purity of life and character.
The sickness of this child of God was an exceptional one. She was ill for a while. During the six long weeks of suffering and physical depression, and the severe treatment she endured in the fight for her life, she uttered no word of complaint or impatience. She expressed no anxiety about her condition, her countenance showing at all times perfect repose and comfort.
The physicians marveled at her composure, and look of calm always upon her face.
It was on her face the day she was taken sick, an expression born of the repose of the soul, mind and heart.
"The Master had come and was calling for her; He bore her sickness lovingly for her."
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 1899
Paper: Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC)
Page: 5
Information researched, compiled and added by, Long Ago And Yesterday~.
Laid to Rest in a Flower-Lined Grave - Her Patience in Suffering.
Special To The Observer.
Asheboro, May 8. - The funeral of Miss Elise McAlister took place in the Presbyterian church here yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Hodgin, of Westminister Presbyterian church, Greensboro; assisted by Rev. Mr. Plyler, of the Methodist church. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Claud Morris, Thomas Trogdon, Charles Rose, E.T. Moffitt, W. J. Armfield and Franklin Page.
The Christian Endeavor Society, of which the deceased was an earnest member, attended the funeral as a group, carrying flowers, and a design made in their colors. The minister dwelt tenderly upon the words, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints;" giving the text as the only explanation of the death of one so fitted for and so willing to do His work on earth.
The flower-laden casket was lowered into a flower-lined grave, and the grave itself covered and banked with exquisite flowers. Every word of the service, every note of the music, even the placing of the sod upon the coffin seemed a caress. So loved was she by old and young, for her purity of life and character.
The sickness of this child of God was an exceptional one. She was ill for a while. During the six long weeks of suffering and physical depression, and the severe treatment she endured in the fight for her life, she uttered no word of complaint or impatience. She expressed no anxiety about her condition, her countenance showing at all times perfect repose and comfort.
The physicians marveled at her composure, and look of calm always upon her face.
It was on her face the day she was taken sick, an expression born of the repose of the soul, mind and heart.
"The Master had come and was calling for her; He bore her sickness lovingly for her."
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 1899
Paper: Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC)
Page: 5
Information researched, compiled and added by, Long Ago And Yesterday~.
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