The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-18
OBITUARY.

DIED, on Friday morning the 9th lstsnt, al
Brandywine Hundred. Mrs. lAtGA -
RET HODGEN, aged 31.-Leaving beind herl !,
an aiiectionae husband and two lovely interest n
ing children to lament her loss n
She was the daughter of respectabl family, !,
in this town, and it may with confidence bafirm. :,
ed, she was much dearer to them than an bela'
described. She had performed the part du-|
titul child, loving and aHectionste sisct andIo
throughout the whole of her conjugal life hain-
tanel the character of faithful, tender nd af.l
tectonate wife, studying 10 perform at part
which would be most conducive to make er hus
Iband and dear children happy
I She was one of that high favored nnmbr, VIII (
are taught BY the divine spirit, to live iiivos
faith in Christ, whereby she was enabled for The
last few years of her life, to devote the whole to
God, AMI when she came to the close of it, could
with pleasure look back upon il and say with
proprielv, "Goodness and mercy has followed
line all the days of my life" She like the pious
lPs2ins,, could sing both of ENERGY and judg'
Iment' AS size had met with trials, she was like
'lwise eraciously supported under them all. She
loften found that sweet promise fully ver ied, ''as
l,hy day, SO shall thy strength be" The grace o
Christ was sufficient for her, and his streng /
Twas made perfect in her " eakness. When she
came to the end other journey, she was heard to
,express her faith in Christ with divine satisfac
!, |tion. She had experienced his fahtulness, in
fulfilling all the precious promises Of his VOID
she declared that not one good thing had failed
,Iher, which he Lord had spoken in the scriptures
Iof truth. That ON which she rested, and in which
aIshe rejoiced in life, was her stay and support al
lleath, even the perfect righteousness of her ado
Irabe Saviour; this was her song in the house o
{ her pilgrimage. On the efficacy of his attoninl
+, precious blood, and all complete right eousness
She relied for life and salvation. o how exceed
sling precious did Christ appear to her soul, in tn
prospect of death and eternity She was fire
qneniy enabled to rejoice in him as her Lord an
Saviour; his love was shed abroad in her hear
which often filled her with joy and peace in b'
llieving, and caused her to rejoice in hope OF N
glory of God. o with what smiling sereni
+ did her sun go down! She departed in peac
and without sigh or groan. sweetly fell aslee
in the arms OF her Jesus. Surely such sic
u lchaniber is the house of God, and such death
y the very gate Of Heaven With what propre'
Il ldo the words of the Psaimist apply, &c Mark It
-|pcrfect man, and behold the upright, for the Ell
, lof that man is peace" She is n-Sw aumbere
Give doub' not, with the bl,st and happy dea
" arl her 10, is among the saints. Ssie is delivt
IN ed from the burden of the flesh, and has enter
lr into the joy and felicity of her dearest Lord IN
a that land of everlasting peace, where the vic
IN ed cease from troubling, and where the wes
ARE at rest And let US who survive her ami q
X left behind, let those, especially her dear and
e. hicte1 husband, children, parents, brethren a
he sisters, to whom her memory is most dear,
o. member that
nd ."--- Smitien friends,