The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-10-28
DIED

DIED
n this County, on the 10th inst, Miss MARY
l.. PRICE. member OF The Methodist Church, ia
the 2Ist year Of her age she bore her atiiictioa
it'll great patience, aud wa. resigned 10 Tie viii
Of the Lord, Nhon,, While IN hcn,l she had cho-
sen ior her all. In her death Tie family, Trinity
Church, aud the community bave lost worthy
member but our loss is her gain Camm.
~ the residence Of her father, on Friday the
lgth August, Miss ELIZA {. BENNE'f, aged IL
years and Jour months, daughter OF james Bennet,
beacon, OF the Baptist church at Cedar Greek,
Arson County, \. {. The deceased
eemed member OF the above named church, anu
tie pastor OF the church relolces ~ this oPporun
~ u bearing testimony to her worth
In her ehllchoud She was dut,tui to her parents,
and also affle!ionate and kind to al about her
and, from this early age 10 the time Q: her death,
she maintained such course 81 conduct as 10 rem
DIR Der peculiarly dear to her parents, also 70
secure the lasting esteem OF all Who knew Der.
She received from her brothers and sisters, marks
OF confidence and affection, such rarely fall to
the lot OF ANY sister, In the fall o, lo3i the LORD
was pleased 10 impress upon her mind, ii pow
erlul manner, the tact, that her nhcctionate aud
gcnseel bearing IN disch4rglng the duties Of every
relation she susls utd 10 others cou,G not screen
her lrom the wvighty wrath Of that Ged whose no.
IL law she had often violated. From this time,
when ever special prayer vas oiIered up tor penn.
tents, she uniformly presented herself among the
foremost, and whose appearance before the altar
seemed to say, "uen and brethren, what shall sc
DO ?" On tuesday OF tie protraCtrd meeting m
July OF iasl year, her burtheH Of guilt having be-
come 50 heavy a. 10 PROSTATE her bodily powers,
the LORD IN ms mercy removed the load, aud spoke
peace 10 her soul. On the following Monday, she
and her sister Sarah were buri-d together beneath
In 30 "a heel
blessed Lord Dunog her short soJourn amongst
Us as church member ,ouIy thirteen monIhs,1
she secured the " arnest christian love Of us ALL
We were constrained 70 "t5bo knowledge Of her "
that" she had been with Jesus" Very pleasant
was she 10 her tfrthreu bot The Lore has thought
proper 10 take her To h'mseit, and we look forward
with 10Y TO the time when shah meet Ter 10
the world Of everlasting bliss.
She was a member of the Cedar Creek Bible
class, which consists OF about nifty mernbers-her
answers Indicated, not only deep research, bot also
an experimental knowledge OF the truths sci forth
in the lessons, In the llble which she us,d IN
preparing for Sabbath recitation she entered on a
blank leaf the following lines
precious Bible what a treasure
Does tho word OF tod afford!
All want Tor il or pleasure,
Food and mcd'ome, shield and sword
Let the world account me poor;
Having this want no more
And, on another, she wrote the following:
pretend not, feeble man, TO impede
The progress OF tie work OF Grace
Gods great design shall still succeed,
10 bless and We orr fallen race
On the third Sabbath OF July last, CHE last time
she attended preaching at Cedar Creek,) the evl
dcnces OF her acceptance with God became SC
frightened, and SO much Of Gods love was com
muncatcd Ia her soul as to cause her to raise he'
voice Ia a song OF praise.
Ca W odnosday, the tenth inst, she was severe
IL attacked by congestiye typhuS FEVER. She seem
Ftd conscious that a." tue time of her departure wa'
at hand" Not sinner was permitted 10 approach
her without an eXhortaton 10 seek the salvation o
his soul. Much OF her time was spent IN pray ls-
. for =" the Young people about Cedar Creek IL
one OF these Young persoHs ,who had PROMISE
her few weeks before that he would never res
, satisfied till he should obtain an interest !" '''
+; Redeemers atonement,1 she sent her dytos charge
mot to forget his promise She repeated man,
passages OF scripture, which greatly eomioF'ed ne
c in the mds, of her snterngs, ana IN prospect Oh
speedy entrance upon the rcahues q eternity
. -" Blessed are the dead, that die IN tne horu' sh
. would repeat with great delight Inc ifolfaels
. Meeting at Cedar Creek, commenced on the 1hlr
{ day of her illness. On my way TO The meeting
visited her and on my return the next Nedne'
. dav | saw her again. Al her request, sung IN
, song commencing, "Why should we start an
fear 10 die ?" "Ah, bro. Culpeprr,' said She, ."
. have suffered so much since saw you; but N
sn+feriugS are not 10 be compared To those whtehm
, Saviour bore for me, and will bear them palien