Funeral oration for Clara Esther Morais, S. Morais' wife, written and delivered by him. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. 1872
- Title
- Funeral oration for Clara Esther Morais, S. Morais' wife, written and delivered by him. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. 1872
- Author
- Morais, Sabato
- Date Created
- 1872
- Format
- 1 page on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 11, Folder 11
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3st7fg0q/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3st7fg0q
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx11FF11_1.xml
- content
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Delivered at the laying of the tomb-stone over my lamented wife,
& Cornelia Hart, buried next to each other.
My dear Clara! Sweet Cornelia! You have reached the haven of salvation, but we have been left in this vale of tears, bent under the burden of trials and sorrow Oh! may the assurance that you still think of us with undying affection, lessen this anguish which preys upon our souls. Do you, dearest ones, do you retain knowledge of those you fondly loved while on earth?.....Let then your spirits hover around them, and watch, that they may not be tainted with sin. My dear Clara! Be the guardian angel of our children, and they shall grow pure as you were virtuous. Be also with your sorely afflicted husband, and he will devote the rest of his days to the pursuit of righteousness. Let him become worthy of meeting you--his faithful wife--in spiritual association.
Sweet Cornelia! May the memory of your precious qualities, comfort those who bemoan your loss. May your piety and goodness of heart, form the theme of their familiar intercourse converse; the exemplar of your father's cherished descendants. And Thou O God! who hast chastened us so fearfully--though justly we must believe--grant us Thy support in this sad bereavement. Raise our thoughts heavenward, whence "help cometh." Breathe into us the consoling conviction that Thou hast forgiven any shortcomings of the dear departed, whose flesh is being consumed in these two cold graves. And do Thou guide their mournful survivors always in the path of rectitude, which leads securely to the way of right salvation. Amen. - Identifier
- p3st7fg0q
- identifier
- SMBx11FF11_1
Morais, Sabato, “Funeral oration for Clara Esther Morais, S. Morais' wife, written and delivered by him. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. 1872”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/83716