HON. B. P. AVERY DIED IN PEKING, CHINA, NOV. 8, 1875.
GOD rest thy soul!
O, kind and pure,
Tender of heart, yet strong to wield control,
And to endure!
Close the clear eyes!
No greater woe
Earth’s patient heart, than when a good man dies,
Can ever know.
With us is night,
Toil without rest;
But where thy gentle spirit walks in light.
The ways are blest.
God’s peace be thine!
God’s perfect peace.
Thy meed of faithful service, until time
And death shall cease.
(Ina Donna Coolbrith)
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