Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-03
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From the Bap. Missionary Magazine.
MRS. CROCKER'S LAST ILLNESS AND
DEATEs.REFLECTI

MRS. CROCKER'S LAST ILLNESS AND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Aug. 26. About one o'clock this morn
ing a despatch arrived from br. Crocker's
place, informing US that Mrs. Z. was dan.
gerously i'll. l Immediately started, ac-
companied by Mrs. Clarke, for Made Bill,
and reached there early in the morning
We found Mrs G. very low. She had
been in great distress during the night, but
was now easier and able to speak to us.
She seemed to have but little fever during
the day. In the evening, however, her
fever came on, and she had distressing
night She could not speak, and took lit
tie or no notice fany thing.
81. This morning there was a remis-
sion of the fever, and she was able to speak
just so as to be understood. She could
take bat little of any thing. We still in
dulged faint hope that she would recov-
er. About IL o'clock her fever came on
again, and we nearly despaired OF her be-
ing any better in this world. About P.
NJ, her hands grew cold, and We thought
her to be dying, but she revived again.
During the night she had high fever,
her pulse sometimes nearly $50 a minute
She neither spoke nor took notice of any
thing, nor had she much of the time after
we reached here.
! %. About three o'clock this morning
she had spasm which lasted two or three
minutes, and in the course of the forenoon
several more. After this she seemed very
much exhausted. During the intervals of
the spasms. she appeared to suffer but lit
tie pain. She survived till few minutes
past two o'clock, P. NJ, when her happy
spirit took its flight. Her remains were
brought to Edna the same night, and the
next day were decently inferred on the
mission lot. ~@.E ".-
| She had been in Africa eleven months
within few days, but had enjoyed only
a few well days. She took cold on her
passage from America, and reached here
in state of health which untitled her to
grapple with the whitening climate. Her
first attack of fever was not Violent
Her second was more so. but not so severe
as most people have, who come to this
country; yet she sunk under it, and it was
with great care and difficulty that she was
raised. She was very weak for a long
time, but at length she gained strength
enough to enable her to give some alten.
ton to the Basa language, and to assist
Mrs. Clarke in teaching the native girls
She was piously and entirely devoted tc
the salvation of the heather and the glory
of God. But we had long feared that she
would not be able to continue her labors
in Africa Fiveor six months before hel
death, her physician, DR., johnson. said she
could not live long in Africa, and advised
her return TO America This seemed to
her more dreadful than death. We then
advised her to take short sea voyage, and
Mrs. Clarke offered to go with her, bu
she thought there was no need of it. She
: was not able in her last hours, to speak te
Us of the state of her soul. but her christian
character while here, was such as to cause
; all who knew her, to feel that she was {
devoted follower of The Lamb. A person
who resided in the family short time be
fore her death, remarked that "she seem
ed ripe for heaven" Br. Croker is de
prived of an afectionate wife; Mrs. Clarke
of her only female companion in this dart
/ idQQ, anu the tnlSSluu Vi uSsOtCu dtiu cCl4
, denying laborer.
We doubt not that our loss is her gaiE
!, The Lord has removed her TO big an
! holier sphere of action. But on whom
! has her mantle falien2 Who will TAX
her place to labor for the heather in thi
!, land of darkness? Or must her place re
0 main untitled, till the few who are yet re
$ naming, grieved and disheartened at tn
!. timidity and apathy of those who ought I
: be waiting 10 rush into the ranks, fall vic
y tins to toll and despair Despair. did
S say, on what account? The unhealthines
S of the climate, and the degradation an,
y stupidity of the heather? No, we leav
these circumstances to the disposal of Hin
il who sent Us here. If we despair at all
0 | IT will be on account of the indifference G
E Those at home, who should come to our aid
d II we fear, It is that our labors will b
j, ended before others come and prepar
D themselves 10 carry them forward.
Ill We have as much cncouragemenlto Ia