Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-03-11
OBITUARY..

pied, Of Consumption, in Andover, Janu
%, 1910, Miss Lorena H., youngest
ghter of widow Mary Perengill, aged
years and 3 months. Miss Petengill
baptized and became member Of the
plist church in this town, June 10, 1895
u which lime until her death she lived
ornament icthe high profession she had
de. Always calm and humble, she es-
med others better than herself. She
usht not the praise Of men, but the praise
God. But The richer Developments of
subduing and transforming power Of
Divine grace were reserved until her last
ckness, which was lingering and grew
ore and more distressing. But severe as
ere her sulTerings, they never drew from
murmur nor groan, except when her
uses were locked in sleep. She was not
enslble TO the ravages that disease was
king upon her. She felt that she must
n die. But death had no terrors-no
p: His near approach excited no fears.
only fears were that she should not pa
| IIy endure all that renamed for her TO
er IN this life. Her only wish to live
5, that she might help soo,he the sorrows
an aged and infrm mother. But even
the last and strongest lie that bound her
earth, was more than over-balanced nv
strong desire she had to depart and be
| Oh Christ which she felt was far better
| dby the strong assurance she felt that
e separation would be short-that in
whore days she should hail her on the
il banks of eternal deliverance, and again
|sage with her in rraising the precious
gdeemer.
few words from the dying Lorena, in
Onaection with the circumstances under
heb they were spoken, evincing at once
they do the happy state of her soul, as
edrsw near to death, and the anxiety she
ITO be with her Savior, il is hoped will
useful 10 the readers of this notice.
MOOe time she was thought to be dying,
I'D hcr friends were called around her bed
take their final farewell on earth, expect
IN few moments 10 witness the last
usgle oil nature. But she revived. On
visiting her soon after, she said 10 me,
thought myself to be dying; but it did
alarm me- AT another time she par
ty tainted, but not so far as TO lose her
a'es, when again her friends and herself
ought that the hour Of herrdeparture had
me. But she again revived. Speaking
II, she said, Il thought was dying, and
appears TO me now that if means had mo-
zen used l might have gone. But
yet alive and The Lord is able tC
serve me long time. may live to suf
much.' Yes, remarked, but all is ligh
comparison with what the Savior suffer
for US. She replied, %, yes, ln6nitel,
sht' But the long-expected, the welcom
ouT arrived, when all her suferings wer
end, and when her kind heavenly Fathe
vas about TO say 10 her, Child your Falhe
ais come home. A sensible change in he
VudlIlon was token that she we'll under
0od Death now laid his iron hand upo
q cnleebled and emaciated body, wit
gasp that would not relent. The sen
'aee must be executed-lhou shalt surel
e. She asked one of her sisters that stoo
III she did not think her dying. TIL
a'Wer was yes. She smiled and sait
'ae have been two or three days in the as
''eS Of death. Her sister asked if sh
0uId not think il hard ifi should be S
10 her, Oh, no, she readily replied, if
we Lords will ] can bear it.
ALTER faithfully warning and earnesll
4uealing her friends and relatives 10
Nalul in the service of the Lord, she too
leave Of them and fell asleep in Il
~'ot Jesus, leaving the solemn impress
y Let me die the death Of the Right
and lei my last end be like his.' In Il
'Ua VI sister Pellingill, her friends, Il
''fch and the world have suffered gre
Her friends an example Of palien
plely. The church faithful co.adi
10 every thing that served to promote
"aest. The Missionary cause and /,
o downIrodden slave, a warm-heart
md. And the world faithful in,erce
" throne of grace. A large circle
ends are left to mourn their loss. I
We feel Sc deeply afflicted as an as
'"aer, already trembling on the verge
grave. She had fondly hoped that
" departed Lorena might live to admir-
70 her last wants, soolhe her last /
vs., and smooth her flv.no n;llo,y