Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-04
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And hong. where thou ART lying,
Shall tears tie cnld sd steep"
Ills were the sierllng vlriurs both # mind and ol
heart. which, conceaed under quiet and unob,rusve
eN,eriur. drew closer aud clser him The hearts III his
friends each day that their acquaintance prg ssed and
none have ever died sincerely lan,enied by ,isr
WIN knew him best and had known him INCEST. II.
=. IN Brunswick, (Mo. y on The 26th day Of June.
JrLA IABirnA. aged J years aud days, aud in The
same place. The Isl day Of July, MARY ARpENn,
aged months aud 20 days; both daughters Of james \
Laviia Staples. iurmrrly ut Amhtrcl comfy. Va,
=. IN Bedford county Va. OF Typhoid Fever. on
Iha 22nd nf August last. Mrs. MAW ANN lawns. he
vile ct WIN. Z. IRVINE Attorney II, Law, ol Bedford.
aged Il years aud II days.
o. The Rchuund Nhlg and Raleigh A. {. Regis
Ter will please copy,
COMMUNICATED.
Notwithstanding this community has already been N,
hed "i the death of Mrs. SARAH DANIEL. late cons,r
oi Nm D,nlrl Esq and may duly appreciate the loss
which II has sustained her fenovai. friendship asks
The Liberty o paving passing tribute 10 her memory
Nor VIII The demanG lie considered unreasonable. al
though several weeks have elapsed since her exit from
tins world. Had The writer been spot when SHE
d'ed, iii's memorial would have appeared belure
day,
There are two objects To he realized in REGARDING our
testimony o The 'iflu'us dead bnh equally innocent II
not equally beneficial 10 the public The one Is 10
Express our personal sense OF their WORTH perhaps
merely - CRAFTY our private feelings oi regard. The
other, Is. 10y tie nrce u example, pronue The cause
ol religion and morality IN tie wufId Aud beyond dunbi
this is 81 The efficient arrangements ol Dlvin.
Pfovdence Tor accomplishing 81 brn,t,m an end Fur
such speak with voice which gathers snenni,y from
the i0nbs III which their bnles l and from iLa, bes
eternity IN which their spirits rest. Let my yonuu
ifiend tom her peaceful abode, speak Ia the living aud
especially 10 that circle which she b, long
I'd, aud oi which she was bright ornament.
The wilei be- anne acquainted with her IN her early
youth Her very ch,ldhmd was adorned win those
features which readr that beautiful period peculiarly
ifarnse, and which are So fall al pronse to parents aud
In trends. She happily eXempltic ina youthul
Tue which has mol unluslly h"cn drnunoaled al pely.
aud cb Is the must hopeful indication the charac
ter "i cid. Although she sufficiently caressed
Ia have become yaln she sinsulaly Tree from nj
ttciapn,- "a wee Witch tie young easily contract. and
which invariably driaces that naive simplicity which
constitutes iner highest charm. This charm, | think.
Mrs Daniel never lost. Her cnnnienance IN the mean
time. bspoke that hankness ard suavly OF disposition
VI ahIrh her after HE furnished the aIl reality. Pa
!"nal soiciiude employed the necessary means 10
conn .'sh her eduraon and exercised It's vigance in
guarding her mu:als !" due tue, il hrheld her with
h,ndnss r,slng womannuod anu fea ''."u It's long
cherished hopes As she ascendd The stage upon wnlr
all act part, the wurd threw open lis pleasures To her
9aze, aud whispered lis pledges of Indulgence IN her
ear. Auds such scthe Who, III the rapture u
then first emotions. do nnl pause with delight q
She auong The gay multitude who ihrung HAT dan
gtrons enlntnce, looked and listened, and for a
IN, ment capu,aled; aud The world rpjlcrd To sc>
knuwl dye her as "A devolee al It's shrine. Bun The in
sion win her lasted only Tor moment. "Nanity of
vahilrs, she dsco'ered 10 he The real character all
IT'S guided Promises; and al its empty pa.panrry her heart
sckenrd within her IN The very height Of MS fasclna-
lions. aud at The period Of her greatest susceptibility
she turned away with higher ssp,ralon and excain
ed, "who Will shew any puJdlo Awakened. by
what fundamentally the writer dues not know, her
coniliiun as sinner IN the sight Of God she began ear
nesy To inquire. what must do To he savedl" This
eonvctlun she Seems Ia have Generated lr sue time in
her own bosom. She nevertheless entertained it fully
and Deliberately orued The purpose Of beconinp CHRIS
tan Inc writer was perhaps The hrsi person IL hom
she disclosed This Tact, and o whom she asked spiritual
advice. From his mon eni, With Mary she chose the
place o learner al the feel OF Jesus, found Tor the
first ,nic, "nst Ia her Sud" Tier conversion was
sound aud clear, and her experience happy. She en-
yed the mos' satisfactory consciousness u her change
from dark, less unto ghi," aud was mot ashamed of
the gospel o Christ, tr ~ was to her. "the power o
Gud unto salvation" IL the proc, IS al a short lime she
attached hcrsri 10 the MIhudlsi Episcopal Church. and
ei ceiornafd became one ui lis and use
tut menhers. All viii reeolIeei her auus all. ndaner
upon The means u grace, aud The exemplary type Of her
Christian character She .xhlbed What but lew la We
done at her age ereai drcson energy IN The details
OF pley from whcl she did NIL swrrte either TN ac
count oi the oeIemonles Ut fashionable. the calls Of
dontstlc HE Thus dId she add 10 the accomplishments
Of nature aud of education the superior beauties of rr-
glou. Aud Is mol is especially youth, the brightest
ornament ii a human brlnal DOES iol hi, constitute
the must charming spectacle in 'ie UnIyerse2
/ mo radiant pearl whlch crested irun. wears
! No gem that, la nklng. hangs from b.anty' ears
! Nol the bright stars Which Nights blue arch adorn
Nur rIsng SUI" that gllds The vefnal morn"
Shine with pure lusfre as that which is reflected
from life oi uuielaned pitty Ia God
Though favored uh vlgorous constitution. and in
the usual enjoyment u fine health, she destined
snuri lite. In The midst Of her days and the maturity
her feminine vlfIres she down. The nee, ny
the fatal axe While yet waving lis green glores in the
bre, we, bending lis graceful branches with mellow
iult. An Illness ri few weeks prer,ded her DEATH
during which, am informed she mantste the most
laib-hke pdrnce aud the uncoin planning $ bns.
Ia the will o Gud sustained by the power Of thai
blessed religion Which she had decidedly cosen and
pracliced IN health. Nor did Thai support tai! her IN her
last muutnts. That holy triumph which BaIaam en-
wed, when from the llIl OF Sacrifice lie belelI The
6ooty of Israeli aud which HE Psalnsl points
as the sublime privilege OF Ire "p,lect nan" dlsn-
gustrd hpr closing scrne. IN that u hour when all
the summoned energies Of nature and all the coec ted
sympaihes oi friends are Inadequate Ia afford ftllei she
felt that 'lhe evefas M underneath" her
and rsnrng htrstIf 10 their Divine eubrace she
Is Tell ASLEEP. To axe IL The nys uf lite eternal While
"passng through the valty o The shadow OF death she
feared evil ;" for The "nm and be stall" of the Dir
vine Shepherd sustained her. Receiving power from
high she he last enemy; and bidding adieu
the walks ut life beov, has gone in The form Of cele
nal lovelness 10 iniabu 'hat house not made with
hands eternal The heavens. No darkness shruuded
| her departure. 1t was like that Of the Morning Sar,
"Whi n gups
Not d. vn behind the da fkened West, hides
| Ohscured among The tpnIpfsls Of The sky
But mflis away into The light of hea,rn."
Thus died Mrs. Sarah Daniel in the 1iih of her