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Mary Josephine Roberts |
The Cartersville American |
Cartersville, Georgia |
August 5, 1885, page 3 |
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At The Baptist Sunday School. On last Sunday morning the following resolutions touching the recent death of Miss Mollie Roberts were adopted by a unanimous vote. Whereas, it has seemed good to our Heavenly Father to take to himself our beloved sister and coworker, Miss Mollie Roberts, let us bow in humble submission, and while we feel that our Sunday School has lost a devoted member, and an earnest teacher, let us raise our hearts to Him who doeth all things well, and ask for a renewed manifestation of His grace in this our sore affliction. About five years ago, our beloved sister in the freshness of her girlhood came into our Sunday School and asked the privilege of teaching the infant class. As she had not at this time been taught the way of life by the great Teacher, the privilege was granted with some misgivings, but the pastor, superintendent and some others prayed daily to God to open their heart, that she might attend to the things spoken of Christ. Soon she accepted Jesus as her Savior and King. From then until the day of her death she was ever ready “to do what she could” in the cause of her Master. She loved her church, and in her last illness, when she heard the church bell, she sang “Jesus Thou art the sinner’s friend,” with the chorus, “O Lord remember me.” Just before her death came, she spoke lovingly of her Sunday School class, and selected her future teacher. While your committee cannot enter further into the details of the noble life and triumphant death of our sister, it is desirable to put upon our book some testimonial of our love and esteem for her. Be it resolved , therefore, Pending the adoption of the resolutions Maj. A.. M. Foute and Mr. J. B. Conyers paid appropriate and feeling tribute to the worth and faithfulness of Miss Mollie’s services in the church and Sunday School. At the conclusion of the solemn exercise the school sang very sweetly the following verses: “Sister thou wast mild and lovely, Peaceful be thy silent slumber – Yet, again we hope to meet thee, |
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