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Revival: Death Notice - Sister Old Time Prayer Meeting died recently at the First Neglected Church on Worldly Avenue. Born many years ago in the midst of great revivals, she was a strong healthy child, fed largely on testimony and scriptural holiness, soon growing into world-wide prominence. She was one of the most influential members of the famous Church family. She was a great influence for good, gathering the multitude of mankind to her bosom to hear the story of Him who wore the seamless garment; a story of never failing interest to all.

For the past several years Sister Prayer Meeting has been failing in health, gradually wasting away until rendered helpless by stiffness of knees, coldness of heart, inactivity, and weakness of purpose and will power. At the last she was but a shadow of her former self. Her last whispered words were inquiries concerning the strange absence of her loved ones, now absent from her presence, busy in the ply of trade and places of worldly amusements. Her older brother, Sunday School, has been dead for many years.

Experts, including Dr. Works, Dr. Reform, and Dr. Joiner, disagreed as to the cause of her illness, administering large doses of organization, socials, contests, drives, and religious education; but to no avail. A post mortem showed a deficiency of spiritual food coupled with a lack of fasting, faith, prayer, and change of heart. Shameless desertion and non-support were contributing causes.

Only a few were present at her death, sobbing over memories of her past beauty and power. Carefully selected pallbearers were urged to tenderly bear her remains away but failed to appear. There were no flowers. Her favorite hymns, “Amazing Grace” and “Rock of Ages” were not sung. Miss Ima Modern rendered “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” but none had any idea where this fancied isle might be. The body rests in the beautiful cemetery of Bygone Glories, awaiting the summons from above which shall bring her, with her blood-washed garments, into the presence of the God of Glory.

In honor of her going, the church doors will be closed on Wednesday evenings, save on the third Wednesday of each month, when the Ladies’ Pink Lemonade Society serves refreshments to the members of the men’s softball team.

I remind of all us of the words of our Lord Jesus… “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth… As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” Revelation 3:15-16, 19