East Carroll-West Carroll County Louisiana Archives News.....A Tribute  to the Memory of  Rev. F.O.H. Boberg July 28, 1905
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Lake Providence Sentry - Lake Providence, La. July 28, 1905
  With profound sorrow we yield to the going home of our beloved friend and 
pastor, Rev. F.O.H. Boberg, who departed this life July 10th, 1905, at the 
home of his adopted father, Rev. A. Gordon Blakewell, New Orleans, La.
  In Mr. Boberg we have lost a faithful, loving friend, and a pastor who was 
untiring in his parish work, a man who gave his life for his people and his 
God.  He was loyal to his Master, and so anxious to serve, that he seemed to 
forget that his body was not endowed with the same indomitable endurance, 
which was his mentally and spiritually.  He over-taxed his physical strenghth 
and succumbed to the ravages of over-work.  There was so much to be done in 
the vineyard, and the laborers were few; he was filled with Christian zeal and 
love for humanity, that we did not realize he was making a sacrifice of 
himself for the little flock in his charge.
  We fell that we have been blessed in having such a life among us, and the 
memory of his love for his people, his cheering words, and his bright smile 
will be a benediction that will uplift us to see, and to live the Christ-life 
as he taught us.  Our loss is irreparable--our only consolation that he is 
with the Lord he so loved so well.
  It is our desire to carry on his work as best we can without him, to make  
our efforts a memorial to his life and to his death.  We feel that for us he 
has laid down his life, and we must not let it be in vain, for, "Greater love 
hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 
  Today he intercedes for us at the Throne of Mercy and asks Gods blessings on 
our work.
      We regret that we shall miss him
        When Spring's first roses bloom,
      To scatter a wealth of fragrance
        All round about his tomb.

      Aye, we know that we shall miss him --
         Tho' his form lies neath the sod,
      While Eternity's sweet music
         Chimes through the Courts of God.
 
      But his soul erect and full of strenth,
         Sings now a glad acclaim
      That rises vast and eloquent 
         To Jesus' sweet refraim.

               Jessy Y. Bonney         
                      Tallulah, La.
   

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