Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-03
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For a few yeats aher she united VII n
the church. her pie,y was perhaps not
uncommonly elevated, yet she never de-
clined, as most do, who make a profession
so young. Two things were no ced in
her by her intimate acquaintance. bat she
had very tender conscience. and ibal she
accustomed herself TO act on principe or
FLING to the convictions OF duiy. For
few ofthe last years Of her life, she s, s.
tanned an elevated christian. characler-
She was Tree, indeed, from remai katie.
transports, but her progress was onward.
She appeared 10 have no gust for the sim
Perlng aud irivolliIes of some characters,
who exhibit nothing else to make them
interesting. All her acquaintance. who
Were capable OF approaching a mind we'll.
cultivated and richly stored, aud a heart
expanded with love 10 God and good will
to man, were her friends. She was not
a mock sun that shines BY the mere DOW
er OF deception, that it practices on the eye
of the observer. She possessed sutslan-
tal worth, and steadily aiming at advance
ment, her path was that of the just which
shinelh brighter and brighter ill the per-
feet day.
On May 25th, 1887, she was seized
with violent disease,-her lungs soon
became affected, and, though friends have
occasionally been encouraged with hopes
OF her recovery, she has Fever been able,
since her first attack, to walk without as
sistance across her chamber. Amid all
her pains-all her wearisome DAYS and
S nights, not murmur has been known to
i escape her lips, and she has uniformly ex-
hIbIted, not only serenity and submission,
/ bal warmth of affection which eyinced
$ peculiar ripeness for the heavenly state
: Her eyes were opened to behold wondrous
e things out of Gods law, and she appear
Vt ed to enjoy that which flesh and blood
= doth not reveal, but our Father who is in
e heaven.
l. When approaching the closing scene,
l. as might be expected, after she had been
e sancti6ed by the discipline of % months
: she appeared calm as a summer evening
d Some OF her remarks are distinctly recol-
l. lected by myself and other friends. On
Monday in the afternoon, ION the lllh
y ult.) she said she wished she could ex-
press the sense she entertained of the bles-
It, sedness of our holy neutrality-suspicious.
K. ~ Its adaptedness to every situation in
life. 1t can." said she, sustain the
mind and keep it in perfect peace, under
the greatest sufferings. have tested il,
and ionnd it to be just right. | thought,
h, last fall, was resigned 10 the will of God
but was not so fully as now. Now
N am perfectly resigned to the will of God.
10 lis sweet to lie passive in his hands. and
al know no will but his. / have no will OIL
,e my own" She desired that the 223d
Select Hymn might be read, as fully ex-
a. pressive of her feelings. After resting a
3e few moments, she said, 1t seems too
be much for such poor unworthy creature
e. as am, to expect so soon to enter place
r. of such perfect holiness and bliss Ittook
IT. me Long to give up the idea of living and
doing something more in the service oil
or Christ. But now have given up ALL
d. On the evening previous to her death, she
requested tina. parts of 18th and 2Sth
he Psalms might be read to her, repeating
be particular passages "As for God, his
at way is perfect. He is a buckIer to all
n. those that trust in him." 1.-The Lord is
e. my strength and my shield; nv heart
e. trusted in him, and am helped" She
~ exhibited the graces of meeknees and sub
10. "a T1euCt
the promises appeared to her not only We.
ry precious, but very wonderful; and she
was much affected in meditallng on them
90" said she, at is too much for me Il
nm dwell forever with the Lord-more than
90 might hope for" One of the last expires
90 slons heard her aricuIate was " Do en-
so treat the young people to live to do thei
70 duty and be useful" She uttered he
6 last Ineligible words to friend in Ion,
90 whisper, ''Time is short, but eternity
W long and sweet" 1t is better 10 be viii
. Christ" She then sunk away, doubles
A commencing her spirit into the hands {
to the Lord Jesus.
"And heard voice from heaven say
- ing unto me, Write, Blessed arethe dea
that die In the Lord from henceforth :
- Yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest froI
their abors, and their works do follor
- them"