Introduction
Born: November 11, 1836, Rhode Island.
Died: October 2, 1902, Bristol, Rhode Island.
Buried: River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Rhode Island.
Born: November 11, 1836, Rhode Island.
Died: October 2, 1902, Bristol, Rhode Island.
Buried: River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Rhode Island.
Mary was the daughter of Weeden Barber and Lacy Catherine Card, and wife of Joshua Tilden Butts (married 1864, New York).
Inasmuch
We cannot see Thy face, Lord;
We cannot touch Thy hand;
The mystery of Thy being
We do not understand;
Yet beside us daily
Needy ones there be;
In succoring the helpless
We are helping Thee.
Thou art Prince of princes;
Thou art Lord of all;
Angels haste through Heaven
Obedient to Thy call.
With thy sighing children
Must our errands be;
In serving the neglected
We are serving Thee.
Languishing in prison,
Famishing for bread,
Sicknesses enduring,
Mourning for the dead,
Of the world forsaken,
Thy brethren we see;
In keeping watch with sorrow,
We minister to Thee.
Mary Frances Barber Butts
A Fence of Trust, 1898
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