Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-31

and her dear children her tenderest sympa-
| thies, her deepest anxieties were poured forth
in strains of subduing influence. May The
Lord of{llle, of spiritual. eternal life add His
own peculiar blessing that these sympathes,
these atiSleties5m not be IN vain, but inslru.
mental in securing for their objects, all the bes.
,sedness'so ardenty desired aud prayed for.
The devotion of the dear deceased to The in
lerests of her church. the urbanity Of her man.
ners, the genuine kindness Of her heart aud
the beneficenco of her life her dutiful and re-
specIfiil department to her mother. her devoted
attachment 10 her husband, her children aud
ier relatives and her kind attention to her ser..
vants-all Tend TO make the death oi this lady
loss ofmo ordinary character To the society oi
which she was an ornament, and 10 her lmme-
diate familY-a loss not to be repaired on earth.
Her reliance on Christ in all her sickness.
her cnniting trust in fls merit and int ercess
sion in view of her conflict with death, the last
enemy, her transporting views nf Heaven in
her dying moments, which led her To exclniin.
as her spirit was about 10 take its upward
flight. Siccct Hearcn, Slcect She could no
more-ali these furnish satisfactory pronf of the
genuineness and stability of her faith in Him,
who is the Resurrection and the life and oftlIe
JuSi dpPhS"'un w HeI VI 'IlE CIlplHfe' WHICH
saith. Rrite. blessed are the dead ,chich die in
the Lord from hcncefoHh: Yea. smith the Spirit,
that they may rest from their iaCrrsi and their
,oorks do JollOo them.
large circle Of frelatives and friends will
long monrn the loss Of such Ind dy-such
christian.
Edgefeld C. II. S. c.. DC May, ls4s.
Departed this life on the 23d inst , after a
protracled illness fni two months, CHARLsEY
Avn LOTT, wife of John Lott aged tlIirty.two
years and two months. Sister Lut was born
in Edgsheld District. and lived in il until her
death, in her childhood she was mild. humble
and affeciiOnate; she united herself witt, the
Baptist Church at Dry Creek, in her scven-
teenth year, aud since that time, SHE lived for
Him wlio died for her; The religion of Christ
was The theme of her conversation. During
the time of her illness, she often spoke Of her
death, and when asked how she felt about dy-
ing she said she did not dread death, the only
thing that grieved her was the though, of lcav-
ing her children and companion. On one o:-
casion she called her children around her and
said 10 tIlem she was going to die, and she
wanted them all TO prepare to meet her IN hea>
ven; she then called her neghbors that was
present. and exhorted them to prepare for
death she then called bci servants, and said to
lhem she wanled them 10 promise to meet her
in heaven, and appeared dissatisfied until they
aI promised to do so aGer which she cheer>
fully resis ned herself and all into the hands Of
her Savior and thus fol- asleep in the arms Of
her Savior. without strnsg le. She lett an
ever affeciionate husband and nine children,
with numerous friends and relations. to mourn
their loss; but they mourn, not as tIIose who
have no hope, as is evident, their loss is her
eternal gain.
II pleased the Lord, on the day ofler intei.
inent tn take from this troublesome world the
infant babe, being two months and one day old.
it is gone home 10 heaven to meet tender mo,
tier in that world where The weary are nj rest.
Thus by the cold hand of dea b, the Church
has lOsta useful member, both in precept and
example; brother Lott, d loving and efrclion,
ate, ,campauion;' the children kind and tender
mother, ltie friends and relatives Il sociabe,
kind, and charitable friend and relative.
2 And Iheard voice from heaven saying un>
ito ME, write blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord, from henceforth, yea saith The spirit.
that thSf may rest from their labnrs and their
works ~ follow Them. 4. - By A FRIEND.
Departed this life on the 18th instant, Mrs.
MARY BRYAN. vile vi ROoertD. bryan, ageu
32years. This pions lsdyl having pnt~on Christ
by Baptism. became member ofthe Baptist
Church, at Good Hope, about eight years slnce
1t pleased her Heavenly Father TO visit her
with prulracted aud painful sickness, for some
time before her death, during which she mani.
tested Itrne christian fortude. recollnted the
happy experiences ola Savior'- love, and gave
the most satisfactory proofs of her undivided
confidence in His merit and iniercession. BE
ing thus graciously prepared for ner last end,
size snbnhtled without 4 mnrlnur to tie will Of
her Lord. and committed her departing spirit
10 Him, who has all power in Heaven and in
Earth, and who has promised, that He will keep
that, which is committed unto Him against that
day. Tais.worthy lady has left many relatives
and friends, with husband and six chlldlen, TO
mnnrn their loss.
Even so them also, which sleep in Jesus,
will Gnd brnu with Him. IHcss d. Ia.