Fannie Laura Smith |
The Courant American |
Cartersville, Georgia |
July 12, 1888, Page 5 |
Transcribed by 2006 |
In Memoriam. When sorrow’s dark pinions shadow our lives our poor burdened hearts fly for solace to God’s blessed promises. He took a little child and sat it in the midst of his disciples as a model, saying: “Of such is the kingdom of Heaven.” His word is indeed “a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.” On the 24th of June, 1888, God took to Himself Fannie Laura, the infant of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Smith. When a little child is taken from the embrace of fond parents and loving friends, powerless, alas! to hush its sobs or relieve its pain, God takes it home. In exchange for a life of sorrow and suffering, interspersed here and there with fleeting pleasures, He frees if from the ills of the flesh, and it becomes immortal and is forever “safe in the arms of Jesus.” “Their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in Heaven.” “A few more years, a few more tears,” and will come the meeting with our loved ones for which we so often sigh. Alas! “How soon thy brightness had been stained Lines Your sweet baby girl has been taken away, We know full well it is all for the best, But oh, why should we lament her and weep? Her spirit has taken its flight above, |
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