Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-11-26
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In this village, of consumption, on the morning of
Nov. H. NIRs ELIZA wife of Prof GEORGE w.
BENEDICT, aged As years
She came among us, some eighteen years ago, in
all the grace of mature womanhood united with mai
denly loneliness; helived with and saw her with
a meek and active and joyous spirit offering up the
energies of her mind, and the affections of her heart
10 the new relations which she and her family sus-
aned In seeking rightly to sustain these, no per-
sonal sacrifice was deemed too great if it cost her
patrmony it was given; If inCcssant toll re-
quired it checruly borne; if occasoned loss of
personal attraction ard deprived her of personal case
and comforts all offered up on the altar Of self
denying duty, a. her reasonable service To those
who knew how Justly she appreciated the relations in
which her family stood to the community, and how
carnestlyshc endeavoed TO fulfil her duties in despite of
appalling difficulties, it is matter of surprise that
She who came among US, almost in the perfection of
womany beauty, left US, IN some sense overborne
by the trials of life and with the traces of care and
exhaustion written on her counenance She went,
however, other beloved sisters had gone from tho
circle, counting it all Joy to suffer in the cause
of truth aud understanding the iessedness of that
saying, behold we count those happy which endure"
Whether who remain may have done cur duty or
not, her crown, which fadcth not away, shall grow
brighter and brighter.
Her religious affections were deep, strong and ac-
tive; far more active than many supposed. Her Pc
cuar circumstances forbade her doing ms her spon-
tancous feelings often dictated. She delighted in the
most active duties, and felt TO be friend in deed
by all the circle Of her acquaintance, rich or poor
No took deeper interest IN the prosperity Ct pure
religion III the Church no one was more ready to
gage in every religious service. She was able early to
understand the character Of her disease, and TO anti
cipae with calnness its fatal crmination.She marked
| its progress, from week to week, and then from day
to day. and then from hour 10 hour as though, to her
clear vision, il a cnlcuablc thing. Every prov
| sion was sCasOnaby made for her faml " and her
mind freely and spontaneously turned to heavenly to-
pics-no, topics which were new or strange but 10 the
simplci,es of the gospel; and more than ALL to the
Saviour the object of her most rcveren and most
dent attachment, and the ground both of her peace
before God, and of her confidence in death and at the
Judgment. Such Were her yews of the spirituality
and extent of The Divine Law hat was onl stand
ing in the Savior, that She for mOmenr, felt il pos
>ibc for her to he regarded other than with utter alb
horrencu by being OF al soute holiness. 1t was only
as abiding in him, that she could think of herself eX-
ccpt as n cast-swaya castaway from life and from
hope TherolJred she cling 10 her Saviour as her all
AL in all so intimate and spontaneous did this
union 10 our Lord seem in Ter, that she showed not
only in her sickness, but more or less in the habtua
tenor of her life that disinlere ted desire to do good
and that sympathy IN The wants and suicrlngs Of
Others, which he possessed without measnrc-a desire
which seemed IN her not only hablt'aI toan uncommon
degree but real the offspring of divine nature, OF
which she wa, partaker. Her own faith in the prom
scs of God was oi the most unwayerng kind; not The
most unwaycrmg IN her expressions but all her
tons There was no unbe'iefor doubt in her conduc
or efforts This was so both in sickness and in health
in life and in death. Int hour IN which, with grea
simplicity she took leave of her family and friends
there could not be more spontaneous and UNIV avernG
trust manifest. 1t was seen in her tones, in he
voice in her collected and discriminating manner, il
her peaceful, but firm and quiet thoughts To cacl
that were about her she gave her parting advice
and that with singular discrimination and opposite
ness, No child coud'have been more peaceful upon
father BOSOM quiet and self essed il
the irmest hea III, or with the cearest intellect
1t thus the lamp Of life went out not into darl
ness. There i no darkness in the valley" she said
but in the coming light ola glorious day; it but
the natural expiration ofearthly hope that existence
might begin anew IN the possession of eternal blessed
Y ness.
Who could do otherwise than exclnm, "le me d