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from 7 totomorrown Anglese n Clinton,Willis. HOCK isiana, ana mi»Harlan Forbes, Ottawa, and sev* eral nieces and nephews Her parents, husband and three brothers preceded her in deathH W Stitt, A C Eiker and TonyBuban JrBurial was in the Alpha CemeteryLawrence Whiteside, nephews ofthe deceased Burial was in Riverside Ceme* tprv. Prophetstownand Kath*attendedSt. Clairtn July 4,s a mem- ii Catholic id Rosary j and the iary She ?nt of the 5TAthis areaLenten GuideposisDid Not Pray for RescueBy SAMUEL A MANN ! once found myself in danger oi dying, yet did not pra to besrvedlower a n nurses Hospital onald, a Ambrose * mother. Petersen Roy Chap inn . Mrs rs Floyddeath bypost hasonight beI was a lad of 19 then and I had no more religion in me than an alley catOne day down in North Carolina, I was trying to take a short cut through a bitof swampland 1 had on hip boots andMANNBut I realized with some terror that I wasn’t brave enough for that. Then It came to me that perhaps here was something I could ask of God. M praver was simple* “Sustain me forthis ordeal!”At that moment all fear andp«»mc left me and m its place ti ere came a strange, no fear of death That sweet calmness »a« something I knew I did not have before, that was something that had just been given to meSees a Chatice I had not asked God to save me \et it was that very calm ne^s and freedom ftom panic and fnght. with its resulting presenceself fall forward lt;to give my hand the needed distance*, try to grasp a handful of the grass, and puli mvself over onto the firmer soi’ in which I knew the grassmust be rootedIf I failed it would plunge me head first into the quick* sand However, even that alternative seemed preferable, if I must die, why not get it over with quickly, rather than waitit be swallowed up in slow, tortuous suffocationn In the new calmness of my mind another thought followedBv now I had sunk till the quick-*sand was almost over the top ofn» high hip boots The quick-t %
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Moline Daily Dispatch
Moline, Illinois, US
Thu, Feb 16, 1961
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