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Byesville, Protracted meeting commences at the ol d church this week. Rev Forsythe's place in the pulpit was filled by Rev . A Chalfant Rev Forsythe was called away last week on account of the death of his mother. Washington's birthday will be celebrated February 22, 1890, by the schools and liter ary societies of this place. Death often comes unexpectedly to a great many people. It silently creeps into the homes of both the young and old. It wields its mighty scepter over every country city, town or village, and calls into its great army when and whom it pleases. It is like a great and swollen stream over which everyone must cross whether ready or not, to enter into what is called eternity. It causes great sorrow by separating friends from each other, until it sees proper to unite the faithful families around God’s white thrones on high, where there is no parting, pain or death, but where there is everlasting and eternal enjoyment. It stole its way into one of our homes and forced Sir. M. Slay, one of our best citizens, to suc cumb to its will. Mr. Slay, son of Elijah and Ellen Slay, was born in Monroe coun ty, April 8, 1842, and early removed with parents to this county, where he was con verted to God and joined the United Breth ren church in the 28th year of his age. He united with the M. H. church a few days no, and died Saturday, January 18, 1890 atl p.m. He leaves a wife and four child ren to mourn his loss, besides seven broth ers and four sisters, of which he was the first out of a family of twelve children to be taken away. The G. A.R. Post of this place conducted the funeral services, Dr. Burt of Cambridge delivering the sermon in the M. KE. church, last Sunday. Interment took place at Enon cemetery.
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Cambridge Herald
Cambridge, Ohio, US
Thu, Jan 23, 1890
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