Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-27


IL IL nchbus tue 10th Instant in the Seth year Of
age, Mn. LAURA \. NJ SNIa. wife OF the Rev. DR.. VIM
\. Smith, late pastor OF the Norfolk Church.
Sister Smith had been in feeble health for several
months beiu;e the late OF the Virgins Conier-
enee, and grew wOrsc on her way the Conference.
IN November last, 50 tina, fears enter iaGed
that she would Alas those
well iounded-hcr end So triumphant however
was her dying experience, that death had sing-.he
had the victory. GA Wednesday 5,h she was pulse
less-cclapsed and apparently in tho "aice Vt Death"
When oil around her weeping she exclaimed with
tbs sweetest sme "Now sr-al CT, ng-bu am glad
II attn happy" AT smother time, teeisg her Pu,.scss
wrs', and looking her hands, safised cold
dews ii death, che said "is this deatai then aot
hard thing tor die, as dying. What this ab-
scOrbs quite She about repeat the second line
-"sca!s my senses but checking herself said, mo
Mo- II does not sca. my seuscs-l am in my .en.es-I am
going TO HeaVen-what peace! what peace On Jordan's
stormy banks stlnd-all well. Yes all WE'LL She e.
horted appropriately nearly every visitor and parcu-
larry several unconveed friends To whom she much
MISUNDERSTANDING them oil meet her IN Heaven. Her
exhortations the touching and the
tender expressions Of confidence and affection 10
her poor widowed husband as she called him-and
"her noIefes- chdren," exceed any thing have ever
heard Such was her confidence IN the pious council
AMI prayers OF her husband that she seemed 10 LOOK 10
him as her only human source oi spiritual comfurt.-
Alter severn. houfs passed, us 4, appeared. in the
veGy Jaws OF death, size revived and lived unti! Mon
day ioil.wing. Dung period, she often had her
husband kneei down by har bsdsde-o srn .hank.-
20 ask i0T supporting eeand anay eomlnend her
scu! 10 Cod y o.. higher moral subuiTy think mas
~ltleH-c. sfu.cted husband,
eddy pleading, al her ieque-I, al the bedside Of dyn:
WIFE, presented disqualification u! uIGmpbs of yictoT
Gus hit not Lucy w!t.: ed. NOa COZ di-turbcl
mind She DO all the good she could for iii. ca..
o. that saviour upon wGose aioleng alone che often
said sac depc ad6i-oiien speaking ,ioscly TO he.
II ends who present. and many rlcs.ace- hose
ab>=", 1" her iu Heaven When s;,ec ca mad fsed
icw moments before her cnd, she asked "S-,er
Smith are You goins iSme glOiyl' which she aus
weTri IN the a.m1uv-, by motion at bead aad then
tell asleep IN Jesus ln,eusiby p.ccise npiuen
could not toe tod
The !Hc OF oar departed sitter and 81 s:resd well
with her triumphant croih SEC vas converted in 1881
under the ministry Of Rev. A. DibTei eu On Cc.,sfhtd
circuit Immediately s=T dedea.n herself 10 the Lord
and his Church. laid ASIDE forever all those need or
namen's, condemned by The Bible due Church of her
choice, and set out 10 be h!e Christian anu cOn.i-u
Methodist. Ia - she Isted the venerable Mrs. Fletcher
aud tie no less plOus Mrs Rogers. According 10 THE be-
ginning s- beag prorera Tor her pIr,y anopy,
Oh her acquaintance. During my acquaintance with her
10 acinOnd, rs her Clas-ladcI had abundant evidence
o her ardent Piey and usefulness how endeared was
she - the poor and afflicted OF Church who EN- Jyed
hef benevolent waits tad heard her eloquent and Ter
vent prayers Her loss 10 her ELI cied companion
h"ueI'ess ehlidren u greatly Increased by the fact
that she very prudent and sklful manager Of
Whatever Tell within her province that she left her
scarce care about anything in the house. whilst had
he! health lie has been often heard .sy that # Iaur,
br we'll aSo no Distressing anxious about home
she leii two step children aud Of her own with her
husband and many endeafed relatives aud euds among
whom Is an aged and honored father mourn her loss
but their oss j. her gain She has Joined the society of
many loved one IN the presence aud fellowship of the
blessed Rrdeemcr, and those surrounding Ills throne from
every nauon, kindred tongue, aud people.
Ia luctday the lin, preached her funeral at the
Church. TO large and deeply audience from
the words, Blessed are the dead which die IN the Lord
yea saith the Spirit, that they from their abnrs
and their works do follow them Dr. Reid Of tic Pre-
terrain church, Participated the olong services by lew
appropriate and eoi-olng remarks aud prayer.