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~ MS resiirnce 'n Fairfax County, Vs., on
"Wednesday, the 2II inst, wILLI,N Moss, Es1.
in the hfty-.-vcn,h year OF his age. Mr.. Moss
~as highly esteemed citizen OF the county, and
IT the time Of hts death, n we'll - ZOE many
yesrs previous. held the Office Of clerk Of the
Superior and Inferior Courts
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Died, January. the ajth. in the 9th year Of
her aSe, Mr.. ApALISE H., wife Of Mr.. John q.
Mover, OF this county.
IL 10 common in these last days, TO euipgize the
dead without reference to past character; but this
can never obliteratc the distinction Lct~rer the
righteous aud the wicked. To have seen the sub
Jeet ~ this not.ee during her last Illness would
have been quite sufficient 60 satisfy any but the
most skepiiesi. that shr had been made partakcr
Of the good Word oG God and the pou ers Of the
world TO come. Th,re about her q calm and
Nisitie devotion. untiring patience. and an un-
shskcu faith. She received her affection - by
trosIdcntiai appointment, and submitted 10 the
Christening rod With unmurmuriug resi- gnstiun. -
She adjusted all her little worldly affairs, and
spoke OF her approaching death ~iih as much
calm s~.enity o. eounteuanec ~ 81 all were done
viii. reference 20 . niEhCs sleep.
Si'e had prayer daily ri her bedside, in Hhiel
,he always joined most feryeItly, aud frequently
asked Tor certain hymns to be sing, always Sc
lecting such rs rclstcd 20 the dissolution Of the
body aud the exAltslon Of the soul over the ruins
OF the grave. She VAS q member Of tie Prrsby
terrain Church, and lad the biKoueds iR other
Churches witnessed her readiness Tor death, and
her preparation Tor the Kingdom Of hraven, their
pase,on would have yielded to reason, and their
prejudice 70 demonstration. When gasping Tor
breath. she vas asked if abe loved God; to Shirh
she answered exultingiy, 81 know Z love him; :"
and began to joiee ia the blessed prospect oG an
endless liie IN heaven. ln word, the uholc
scene vas instructive and edifying, and eons,i-
tuted one OF the most striking prSvticpl commen-
turies on the gospel Of the saviour of sinners
u has long been the busiass - &C Ile writer to
attend the sick and the dy ing, but he has seldom
seen 20 signal VisioFy gained over the Last enemy.
If ., proper to state that the sathor i. no, q
PresSyteriso, bu, . member oG the Mcthosiis,
Church. Edo. Free Pres,.
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10 TIE Memory Of JANEs =. RILEY lyho d.bdrf-
ed Das hfs Jan. i2fh, 1855. aged ~ years.
Deslh, IN this case, has deeply afflicted fond
and aheriiOasts mothers hesrt. God, in bis
v'se froVidenee. has seen RI 10 take from her en-
braces the object Of her earthly huppisess. On
him sl'e depeeded for . support, bot may che
remember that God 10 sblc TO sustain her sn,i,l.s
al her trials sad SorrOua The deeeAs-d has
lett behind, macy vho . mpathize 9TH has be-
rraved frisnds.
lie died. snd DO! beside he bed
die sged mother Stood,
With strrsmioG eyes, d,is prayer sbe said
Receive his soul, my God.
DO, %, the great, the glorious hope,
Mother. held up 10 Jui;
Ihs' Wien this hous- % sisJ shall drop,
You shall be vith him too
His voice :. bushedl, his spirit. aed
From this lover World 81 p.in,
hia body lies With the silcnt dead,
I'LL q shall rise Sgaia.
His is aes the "a, htokr red
That earc-vorn esrthlings take
While earthly thoughts of life modest,
Add sished-fOr slau,',crs Jrrak
Thea. nsoshtT. dry thoar fruiti-ss tears.
And cease Tor him 10 mourn,
Hs's lsft the uorld Of tsia and cares:
Tie u sever more return.
Bot, mother, you sh-ii ere him rise.
Nh-n tin,e Oh earth 10 o'sF,
Aud gladly Farrt hita b. the skies
AM meet 60 part no morr