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February 3, 1909. . TI
MRS. S. A. PORTER.
A beautiful earthly life ended December
23, 1908, when the spirit of Lily Gay
Porter took its flight to her heavenly
home.
Mrs. Porter, whose maiden name was
Gey. was born in Highland county, Va.,
She married at the early age of eighteen
.mi-, s. a. forier, and lor a number of
years res iled in her native country. But
in recent years Mr. and Mrs. Porter moved
to Augusta county, living near Staunton,
Va. The object of this change of
residenoe was to give their growing family
better educational opportunities, and
a broader outlook in life. For with this
true wife and mother the interests of
the home were ever preeminent. The
welfare of her husband and children was
her first thought. For them she planned
and sacrificed, and, as compensation, received
from her houshold a rich return
in love.
*_m a rennea ana attractive personality,
and cordial manner. Mrs. Porter won
many friends who deeply mourn her loss.
But it was not merely charm of person,
but rather beauty of Christian character
that was the secret of this good woman's
attractiveness. From her early girlhood,
she was of a devout and religious spirit,
and with the cares and discipline of the
years her religious experience only deepened,
and her faith grew stronger. She
was a diligent student of the Scriptures,
and constant and fervent in prayer. She
seemed to find rare enjoyment in the
means of grace. Going to church, with
her, meant blessing, and the Sanctuary
of God held no more reverent worshipper.
She eagerly read and highly prized the
publications of her denomination. Hor
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ciucoi sson says, "i can not recall the
time when The Presbyterian vas not a
welcome visitor in our home."
To this pious woman, this tender, loving
heart, came a great sorrow last Septmeber,
in the sudden death of her only
daughter, a lovely girl just budding into
womanhood. While she strove to bear
the blow with Christian fortitude and
submission, the sorely wounded heart
could not rally from the stroke and on December
23 she succumbed to a brief illness,
not, in itself, necessarily fatal
Death came to her as a welcome
Wend, and after a separation of only
three months, she went to join her dearly
loved daughter, and to be with the Savior
she had so long and faithfully served.
The funeral of Mrs. S. A. Porter was
held from the First Presbyterian church,
Staunton, Va., at eleven o'clock, Sunday
morning, December 27, and was attended
by a large gathering of relatives and
friends. The service was conducted by
the pastor, Rev. A. M. Fraser, D. D., and
was most touching, the whole congregation
being visibly affected. The hymns
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~~..s were, "How Firm a Foundation";
"Nearer my God to Thee"; and "Asleep
In Jesus." The interment was in Thornrose
cemetery, Staunton.
A bereaved husband and five grown
sons are left to sorrow for the loss of
their dear one. Mrs. Porter is also survived
by a sister, Mrs. Richard Paul, of
Minneapolis, Minn., and a brother, Mr.
Paul Gay, of Culpepper, Va.
F. M. McC.
IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU'
Books and Periodicals
Among the Books.
A one volume edition of Hastings' Dictionary
of the Bible was announced fcr
this month. It is said to be entirely
a new and original work of 1,000 pages.
The articles have been written by specialists
and have their signatures.
Puritanism ir> th?? Roufh tw T i<vi two .a
Kirhye, is published by the Pilgrim Press,
14 Beacon St., Boston, 150 pages, 75 cents
net. This book opposes the idea, long
held, that New England was settled by
the Puritan and the South by the Cavalier.
The author aims to show that tho
Puritan opened up both sections, and that
the representatives of the Caval'er in the
South were few and mostly of such character
as to be without influence. Incidentally
he reveals how there came to
be such a difference between the home
life in the North and the South, on account
of the small, contiguous farms in
the North and the large plantations in
the South.
"Presbyterian Church Membership, by
Rev. Victor Herbert Lukens and Rev.
James Elmer Russell, published by the
Westminster Press, Philadelphia, Is a little
sixteen page pamphlet dealing with a
'number of the practical questions which
come to church members and candidates
for church membersbip, such as the significance
of church membership, who may
become members, how one may become a
member, the significance of the sacraments,
church members' relations to
amusements, and the like. It is a simnle
and direct statement of many of the
questions and of the proper answers to
them.
The Proceedings of the late meeting
in Philadelphia of The Council of the
Federation of Churches of Christ are pubished
in a cons'derable volume. The Federal
Council executive committee is re
ceiving orders for it at the headquarters,
81 Bible House, New York, the
price being set at $1.50 the copy.
Poems of American History is a book
of unique interest and value; 700 pp.
$.1.00, Houghton, Miffl'n & Co. It is an
American Authology of a fine sort. The
hundreds of poems are classified according
to their relation to incidents in our
history. There are brief notices of introduction,
as to the history and as to
the biography of authors. And there are
indexes, various and complete. Under
"The Discovery of America" are "The
Story of V'nland," by Lanier. "The Norsemen
" by Whitt'er. I^ongfellow's "Skeleton
in Armor," "Columbus at the Convent,"
ty Trowbridge, and so rn, seven
teen in an. under the second caption,
"In the Wake of Columbus," nearly as
many. Then come "The Settlement of
Virginia," "The Dutch at New Amsterdam,"
"The Settlement of New England,"
etc.. down to "The New Century," when
we had such poems as James Jeffrey
Roche's "Panama," Weir Mitchell's "The
Song of the Flags," Joaquin Miller's
"Resurge San Francisco."
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