Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-27
DIED.

On Friday the 18Th instant, at tho residence OF
Doei- Harris In the County OF Bedford. Miss Va
skLLA, daughter Of the late Reuben Johnson of this
Guy.
In the death of this aniiable and pious young La
dy, the cause of her Redeemer has Loaf one OF its
most active and zsalous nd COATES, and the Church
to which shs belonged, 1.-THE EpiscopsD one Of its
brightest menibcrs At the solicitation VI many Of
her friends, amongs; whom she died, and with whom
shs Ia I'd become ns,ociAted by the stroas ties Of
friendship and affection, Miss J. had iatteriy spent
the isrges, portion of hsr time.-Tne climate being
more congcniai with her health and "a she declar-
ed To her relations and friends when she parted with
them IN her last visit, that she enjoyed religion more
aud could render herself moro useful To her Redeem.
er IN that PARTON of his Vineyard.
The Sahb- ia previous to her death, she attended
Church and became very happy, aud said TO her
friends that tho services OF the sanctuary had been
much blessed that day; that il was with much DIFF
hcui'y she could suppress her feelings IN Church,
and that she desired To feet happy when she died
as she then did-not thinking, perhaps, that tina i.lne
was 40 near, when she should lie called TO that
place in her Fathers House where her Saviour had
gone TO prepare Tor her.
On the same evening, she was taken it, aud 80 vi.
oent and rapid was the disease, that her earthly en-
isienec Terminated on the fifth day after she was
| taken.
She bes,me dehrous the second day of her
illaess. but previous 10 that feeling that her fna
| cod was neas at hand, sia selected Text itom
which she desired her Funeral s,crm on to be
psached John isih Chap,tr, snd V,rsc;--ain nv
Fathers House are many Mansions; 20 To prepar
a place Tor you"
friend who was standing by her bed during
one oi her moments Of conciou.ness when doubtless
| she WINS holding sweet communion with that an
| gelic Host, who were lowering around her ready
when her spirit should take its departure to wait 4,
TO the bosom Of her Father and God obss ryed her
| 10 be apparently asleep, and when aroused. asked
her Al sneh was the case. Oh! shc exclaimed ho,s
can sleep when am 50 happy, and at the same
| moment sprngIns FRO N her pillow aud embracing
her trend, repeated Oh | om so happy, am 10
happy.
| Although deprived OF he presence OF her Mother
and rsatves TO shed over her The tears OF love md
affection, md TO discharge for her their last sad Of
fees IN her de,cen, TO the Tomb. still we are as
| sured that every thing was done for her that Me
deal skill, and the friendship aud aircton OF the
numerous dear friends by whom size was sur. ouni.
| ed, could do.
But our dear friend is gone-sone N her Home
ofeernal bliss Toher bereay ed al afflicted Mo,h-
or AMI relatives We would say, not to mourn for
her as Tor enc without hope but TO rrioice in the
eonsohng reflection that their loss is her
gain.
| She has bid adieu To this world and it's ds,rac-
| ting cares. Che is now ,pjoyng those hrgh, re-
aiiies which are fromised TO the righteous beyond
Tue gra'e-nnd surrounded by that angelic Hos,
who worship at the throne OF God, she is chanting
"ith them the anthems Of piHisc and thu nks giving
to God and the Lamb who siueth on The Throne for
ever ard ever II.