MULTITUDE /by Mrs. Hearon Collins
a tribute from the
bridegroom her heart and hand, tak ing her place at his side where she remained “until death (did them) part.” As her husband looked at the flowers in their dewy freshness and beauty today as they lay there by her casket, I know that he remembered how his bride’s fresh beauty matched those of the flowers. And I know that with the eyes of perfect faith Louis Talbot looked away from the casket, away from death and up into the portals of heaven, and by faith he saw his dear wife there, whole and beautiful and happy. Again he sees stars in her eyes, this time put there by the reflection of the Bright and Morning Star whose light will never dim. Again he sees her walking and this time instead of her hands clutching lilies of the valley he sees the LILY OF THE VALLEY tightly holding her hand. Yes, it is her Lord and Saviour, the Fairest of ten thousand to her soul, and out of whose hand no one can ever pluck her. Goodbye for a little while, Audrey Lucile Talbot. We will see you in the morning!
I speak as one of a multitude who told a great lady good-bye today. I attended the funeral services for this lady and I came away not sad, but strangely blessed, as if I had been privileged to walk up to the very brink of Eternity. Heaven seemed so very near and dear and so much to be desired that I felt almost as if I could look within. Indeed I did take a new look inside, with the eyes of faith, and saw nothing but joy in the presence of the King! The lady who was honored was Mrs. Audrey Lucile Talbot, the wife of our beloved friend and the friend of God, Dr. Louis T. Talbot, of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Inc. Among many others, I never had the privilege of meeting Mrs. Talbot in person. Yet the influence of her life has touched me greatly in these last few months as I, as a radio lis tener, heard Dr. Talbot speak of her on his broadcasts and especially as at the funeral great ministers of God paid tribute to her radiant Christian life. Her life has been a sermon for not only has she shown us how to live,
but also through two long years of suffering she has shown us how to die. One thing about the service cer tainly made the heart of our Lord glad. In the crowd waiting to go into the Chapel, there were people from many denominations and different races. All are one in Christ! One de tail about the funeral was precious to me. There were many, many gorgeous flowers, magnificent sprays, wreaths and pieces of all kinds. There were beautiful orchids, fragrant roses, s p r i n g - l i k e daffodils and lo v e ly “mums.” But what caught my eye and set me to wondering was a sweet, tiny little spray of lillies of the valley, lightly tied with a wisp of pink tulle, nestled down all by itself on the floor by the fine blue-grey, silver-trimmed casket. I have no way of knowing who put it there, but I wonder who placed this tiny spray so lovingly by her side. Could it have been her dear hus band, who remembered the day long ago in a little church in Texas when Audrey Lucile Hogue walked down the aisle, with stars in her eyes, a wedding bouquet mixed with lilies of the valley clutched tightly in her young hand? That day she gave her
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