Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-03

"a lngs leaned o vi,iuss SIDE He has left
an aged widow, n numerous family of chill.
dea and graz d.childrsn and q very extern i've
circle OF relatives and friends 10 lament III,
loss.
" Thou o Lord which bast showed him gsest
and sote troubles. shall quckea him again and
shall hong hun up again rom the dep'h Of tn
earth"
DEPARTED this life ut his residehce In
Campbell county. ON Friday the 2lst instant.
Capt. ROBERT COBBS, in the Tad yeer OF
his age +; psnegyiic 10 not the object Of the su-
thor ofthis feeble tribute 10 his memory, but
in common iih all W no knew the deceased he
Is glad 10 know thai, without the fear of CONTRA
diciion, he can Of trn,h say that. while living,
Capt Cobhs for philanthropy patriotism and
integrity, may have had his equal but no supe-
fior.
-. en- Saturday the 25ih Of July last,
Mrs. NANCY f0iNDExrER, IN the 32d year
OF her age, aud wife of Mr. John Poindexter, of
Bedford county. after a proiracted illness OF ~
weeks. ofihe most affecting nature. Under this
visitation of a supernatural power, she muir
mured not but sustained, With the most chris
tian.f foftiLde. perfect resignation TO the
affecting dispensatiuns Of Providence, and 10
he, approaching dissolution which she ~as
sensible awaited her. With tranquility of mind
she could esclaim i" thy will, % Lord. and not
mine, he done that the Lord chas,eneih whom
he love,h, and her light illic,ions here. would
work out a FAR more exceeding aud eternal
weight Of glory at the right hand Of God. "A
bout IL months since. Mrs. 7. bccame seriously
concerned relative TO her situation by nature,
convinced wha, she should he by grace ms nc.
cessary 10 the salvation of her immortal aud
nevy- ing soul, she forthwith presented her
peuitrnt sorrows To b, eding Saviour mill shc |
found the remission aud forgiveness Of her sins |
and adoption into chrisi's Grent Church be. |
coming n member OF the Methodist Episcopal |
Church. she WIS n prudent, zraons and honor |
able advocate thereof, n bright aud shining |
Christian, an " Ivraelite indeed. in whom was
seen no sin. with unwayering confidence, |
pressing ga with boldness To THE mark OF The |
prize OF her high calling'-in all her paths
:" letting her light so shine before others, that |
they may he consuained TO acknowledge the |
Lord. follow after perfecling IN holnos-, AID
gloriiy their Heavenly Father In the most
emphatic terms, particularly to those who knew |
her latter days, and 10 the Church of viii h SHE |
was member. that sh. knew her l. ri, |
whom ~ know is life eternal" Not" 'ihsiand |
ing the attention of an eminent Physician, The
unwenried waichfulness ot friends, death re-
lcntlcss death. hid his icy hands around he
aud she is gone the way Of all departed Sa,n's.
10 Try the realities OF Eternity She has leh |
worthy aud highly esteemed dnconsnlaie hus |
ba nd aud mourning iIicnds aud relatives 10 sus |
tain the loss, but their irreparable loss Is hei
iuGniie gain she has finished her course with |
Joy, sh, keep the faith aud died in the uiumphs
OF redeemi Z grace; consequently she is "aile1 |
safely over Jord,n's cold stream, ~ hailed with |
seraphic Joy on the bauks of eternal deliver |
ance, HencefpTth, she has won an Immortal |
wreath Of honor aud gln,y ut the right hand OF
her Heavenly Father, AMI TINT tadeth not n.
way. In the life Of this amiable woman wa
seen the dntful aud LOVING wife towards an At. |
feciionnie and tender husband, Kind and obi
ging 10 neighbors, ever ready To dis'rust her
own taulls (if any she had, lenient aud torgiv |
ing towards the impeiiecions OF others, gifted /
with a natural mind. superior 10 tho mo- OF
her seq, she was seen intoxicating noble and
virluous sentiments by precrp, and example TOO.
In her death, they behold submissively resign
ed 10 the will oi her Heavenly Father, sur
rounded by earthly considerations that cause
many 10 weep AT the thought Of an earthly sep
arHtion, that OF boating husband that t"ines a.
round the brcast that Of near and dear friends a. |
relatives, and that Of temporal enjoyment, but
regardless Of all she could welcome the IN onster
as sweet messenger, nanlftsling 20 all around |
throughout the progress OF her Bffiiciion, her |
Unshaken confidence in meeting with an ap- |
planded wecomeness in the bright hsbitations |
oil celestial glory, where troubles aud soirows
cease, where pain aud alniction are no more
felt. and where the weary is Al rest. "-Whai n
mournful. ye, hopeful scene to behold de.
parted friend, IN the last struggle of nature, eI.
claiming in dying. broken accents thai
" Death has lost It's sting aud the Grave its vic.
tory" that Angels we're towering around 10
bear her spr,t 10 lis long home, 10 that Heaven
ly Jerusalem, city, bull, not by hands. eternal
IN the Heavens !"
DlED-In this place ola short and phinful
illness, on Friday the l4lh inst Doct, JOHN
SCOTT, formerly III Alhemarle county. Va.
aged ahoul 80 years. He has left mn aged mo.
iher, an sHec ,onate wife aud three lovely chill |
dren TO mourn his uniimely end.
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