The native American., 1838-01-06
OBITuARY-

OBITUARY.
Died, at her residence, Shockoe Hll on the Ith
ult, Mrs. MARGARET ANN WHITE, in the 43d year of
her age, wife of Mr.. Thomas w. White Editorial Pro-
prietor of the Southern Literary Messenger.
The deceased had been twenty years in married
life, and buried her marriage day. the 18th De-
cember.
She had become member of the visible church in
this city, and it is than hoped, of the invisible
church. about sixteen years ago. under the ministry of
the lamened Dr. John H. Rice then Pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church. Richmond and afterwards Profess
Of Christian Theology in the Union Theological Semi
nary Doubtless happy meeting has taken place in the
upper Sanctuary, between the Pastor and this lamb OF
ock and this too in the presence of the master Shep-
herd pt
Her religious awakening was of very strongly mark
ed character and her distress account Of sin per-
haps unusually deep and long continued but when she
felt the principle of rebellion and unbelief subdued and
found peace with God through Lord Jesus Christ her
religions enjoyment equally marked and decided.
Occasional doubts she had in the earlier periods of her
Christian experience, but they were all gradually dis
PEELED dsappearedn the of prolonged expe-
rience Of growth in grace; and long before her spirit
took IFS upward flight her faith could say "Abba Father
recall the parents of her youth "e thai is begoien of
God keepe,h himself, and that wcked one toucheM ham
not and know that Of God and the whole world
During the visitation of the cholera, in the Of
1892 she called to the painful trial of surrenderng
her only surviving son, promising young man Of nne-
teen years in which aicon she greatly supported,
and 10 which she greatly reconcied not only by the
reflection that this was her Heavenly Fathers will, but
also by the fond hope that this his chosen mode Of
calling of her loved household to saving acqnain-
tance with himself The feeling she aimed to cherish
was. .Here, Lord, am l. and the children whom thou
hast given me-
One year ago last October inquiry into the causes
of her declining health, and peculiar suerings satisfied
her physicians and herself that recovery hopeess
and that she must gather in her strength and forude,
and call all her pety to the task of patiently enduring
the slow torture and finally becoming the subject OF The
certain triumph of internal cancer Blessed be Cod
this not the of her acquaintance win
him. She knew him long beforehand knew him to be
ga uery present help in trouble
She resigned from the frs-her mind was delight
fully exercsed"her peace like river. Her suf-
ferng daily like the person and counenance of
death iTs her chamber but her earthly physician
faithfully his sknl aleviations and then her hea-
venly Physician absent making her daily more
happy than the daughters Of health and bloom and giving
her songs in the night"
Herdecne uninterrupted, yet unexpectedly slow:
her bodily snerngs apparently on the constant increas
also her experience of that peace which passeth
all understanding" 1t always good to visit her sick
room at least in the experience Of those who love to
breathe the atmosphere of heavenly communion. and
long will her pale and smiling face, and the quiet apart
ment where she ay be the picture Of haowed recoec-
tions.
Towards the last her spasms amounted to COMMISSIONS
they in such rapid succession that only at short inter-
walls and far between, she able apparently to COM
Imand her thoughts at all For two weeks before she
breahed her last, her body seemed to be given into
the hands of her disease which kept It upon
the rack but there is necessity from this to believe
that her spirit (the link of sympathy being partially
broken) not the meanwhile in quiet anticipation
reposing on the bosom Of its heavenly friend lucid
embrace to her husband and her daughters and servants
Her death at last apparent but soft and easy
cessation of the labor of living Blessed the dead
who die in the Lord They rest from their labor"