Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-30
OBITUARY.

Departed his life, on Friday, the 2Otb Of January, 1913,
at I O'clock, T.. NJ, IN the 18Th year Of her aae, Mrs, NANoN
T.. D.WsoN, consotto Nelson {. law son, oi Amherst. The
deceased had been a strict aud exemplary member OF the
NJ. j.. Church, Tor fit, years, during which, time, until about
seven years before her death, she seemed To enjoy religion N
a very graft, ing aud eminent degree. Seven years since
she took To reading and studying the Scriptures III a yciy as
s,duous manner became unusually silent and serious, Qhcr
mind vi, ing way Ia age and infirmity) and al length came
10 the painful and erroneous conclusion, that instead of s,rN-
ing God, she had been all her iiedec ii, ing herself Strange,
very strange, it appears, that so pious and desolt Il Chris
tan, as Mrs. law son was always esteemed, by her IiendN
and neighbours, and indeed, by all who knew her, should
ever come 10 so awful a oon"lus,-n; but the ways 81 Prosi-
dcnce are mysterious.a She was a kind and ailertionatc mo-
ther 10 the children ui hei devoted husband, an indulgent mis-
tress and obliging neighbour, but above all eAhcflely claii-
table TO the poor. She was never known 10 complain, du-
ring the whole seven years Of her arrangement, I'LL about a
month pre-, ious 10 lien death, she took a Violent cold, and
would sometimes, when questioned, complain OF soreness in
her breast, which was produced b, a very distressing cough
All her friends enticstles could not induce hf 10 potini, them
10 call in a PLY sician, or take amy kind Of medicine. She
wa. not taken i'll, so as TO prevent her going about AZ usual,
till within a few DAYS OF her death and although her friend,
had 50 long thought she could not long survive, death at last
came, suddenly and unexpected to them, and though no tIan-
quil smile lcaincd upon her timc+worn count.nancc in her
last moments, her friends rest IN the finn and unwa,,ring
belief, dat her spirit has gone triumrhantly home To a purer
and brighter world, where parting is never known Never
No, never
but severe Illness, Nh. BrsJaMIs W. Crow, in the list year
OF his age. Mr.. Crow, WAS formerly a resident Of Richmond,
bn, for several years a citizen of tins place. The deceased
has in h's own person proved the Importance and benefit oithc
Total Abstinence pledge; by intcmpcrancc lac had reduced
himself and family to much distress, he had left the church Of
which he was a member, and had become, in fact, an inc,-
bus upon socicty-in this degraded position he was found al
the commencement of the Temperance reformation in this
place, his name was placed Tia. 18th upon the list Of the Me
chanie'. Temperance Society, and Of the 1900 members ofthe
Society, there was, nor is none, who have proved a more
shining and lasting ! ght-tlo pledge made him again a so
Der thinking mamie again became a good citizen-a devout
christian,-hc became reunited with the church, aud is now.
we trust, singing prsns Of glory to his God. A Funeral
Sermon was preached over his remains by Rev. Mr.. Earl,
and his body was escorted To the grave by the Temperance
Socletis Of this place. Peace to his ashcs-Follow his latter