Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-05-29
OBITUARIES.


OBITUARIES.
D,ed. in praireve, NJ. Of Typhoid fever on tho
evening Of the 3D. April. 1913. Gcorgc Wm. only Sun
Of Roht p aud May A. Bmnett IN the oh yoar Of HE
age. Obituary notices have hecomes1 frequent that the
writer Of this is not in nscnsbe that they frequent
ly over strained. and unmered paneg,rlcks Resulting
from the cflnsion of friendship hs dead in this
case, those who know the subject OF this notice we'll
can bes, testify. Therefore II may be truly said 10 do
Justice to that degree human eSeelonco to which the
deceased cntited would require powers which tho
writer Ut tbs humble tribute makes no preiensons.
Rarely have we seen one ~ voting rossoss many on
noblng qualities An account OF his virtues would pro-
sent cnumaraon of qualities which, in tina highest
degroe. give dignity AMI elevation Ia the human charac
ter. To say that he kind and unassuming In his
manners, anahe anl benevolent in his dap5stion. al
erinnae 10 all. would be terms week express h
true character His uprighaess Of conduct aud devotion
10 truth. envroped at oary childhood. and could
never be made To yield 10 any circumstances Could
the anguish of ms parents be salled by the grcf Of 9th
ers thor crushed hearts would fluid balm IN tho sym.
pathy o his friends for the blow which has fallen up
on Ihrm and their arconaie daughter, deeply iot
by these who knew him. and which only tho.r will
fail To lament who knew him not. Bat a few short
weeks ago, he was III alih. IN bu yant spin's with
bright prospects OF Of usefulness and haI pness.
thus onklndng the bosoms Of his parents heart fell
joy But alas he is nnw more, Could tho wishes
aud prayers OF hs rela,ons aud friends. the
suppcaons OF his parents together with the skill and
attention of his physicians have ayaled he had st'l Ii
we'd. But Death hud marked HIM a, his own. and lev
eled his with such unerring that could
ii aside Console yourselves, ye doing and dipiers
ed father and mother fond AID weeping sste for aliho
his departure amos, inconsoabe bsreav ement. yet
yeu loss il his eternal gain for he Is 10 bright
er and happier world Remember Jesus has said "Suf
fer ltio children 10 unto me. and forbid them not
for Of such is the kugdom,f God aud let Little VII
e' be another tho to bind you To Heaven.
The approaches Of Death unwelcome and revolt
ing to human nature Mt all periods of life but they
more particularly 40, in the freshness mud bloom Of
youth. When the aged who have satiated their thirst
at the fountain Of this worlds pleasures and whose
erges, both mental and physical have been exhausted
in their pursuit called to die the struggle may not
be great They may well be eontentcd to retire from
scene which they no longer ENJOY
And 30 it ~ to some extent, with persons in middle
life who have Ind moderate portion of the
and enioyments of this world But when the young
who have Just entered upon the theatre of life, with
ast step and buoyant expectations with the glow Of
health upon their cheek and the light of hope in their
eye with for the past but prospects Of hap
pness for the future--whcn these called TO
reracc their steps and TO return to the dust the
pectcd and the agony it occasions must be
great. To human nature it s altogether irreconcia-
BILE. But there is that in christianity which enables
ts Youthful posscssor to transfer his hopes from earth
heaven and forego the uncertainties of the former
| or the glorious realities Of the latter.
These thoughts have been suggested by the brief
christian experience aud peaceful dcnth of SUSAN
| BROWN ADAMS, eldest child aud only daughter Of
Isaac and Susan u. Adams formerly Of Lynchburg, but
now of Aproniattox county
She was 3orn the 3jth of A pril, 1888 md died
on the 10th Of Nav lsiS-ust upon the threshold of
her 10Th year. Tho natural amiableness other dis
position, md sprEhtlincss OF her intellect for
her oven in childhood the affection and admiration of
all who knew her, and induced her parents to afford
her NIL the advantages Of the best culture within their
reach For this purpose, after they left Lynchburg,
they engaged the services competent female teacher
at their private residence in the county of Appomattox
And with those facilities she rapidly acquiring all
the advantages and ornaments Of an accomplished
education. But there wanting, the conc thing
nccdfu to give polish and perfection to all the rest
Of her requirements and to prepare her fully for the
duties Of this lite and the enjoymens OF better. This
she sought and obtained in the month Of July sst On
the 18th of that monhit the happiness Of the wri-
ter Of this tribute to her memory, to her approach
the mercy seat, with several others of her school
mates, ana give her young heart to God The Offering
was accepted. For
"a flower when offered IN The bud,
IL sacrifice
And soon the blossoms md fruits of early piety,
began most beautifully to unfold and rpen both in hor
heart and life.
! At this time, previously and for several months
afterwards, her constitution was firm ind her health
unimpaired. But with the approach of Autumn, the
spoor came, and laid his blghting hand upon this
the 10Th of January she laid low upon the bed Of
langushment, and for the space of four months she
suffered n veryuncommon and painful illness which de
fed the assuity and skill Of all her physicians 1t
was asccrained two months before she died that
her disease was ncurable and must cvenuate in her
death. Although she had some apprehensions of this
fact herself yet she not definitely apprised OF IT.
until she happened on occasion Internationally to
get hold of a letter which had been written by some
member of the family distant relation expressing
the hopcessncss of her situation. Soon after she had
read it, her father into the room, and she said to
him with very great comrosure, Pa, how long has
, been since The Doctors care me out With bleeding
heart he constrained to give her the desired in
formation. She herself shed fen tears oniy, and
e then through grace the struggle From this
time she spoke of her death with as much camness
would have been manifested by christian of three
scores years and ten AS long she had strength tc
do it, much of her time in the day spent in reading
the Bible both for her own comfort and for the in
struction Of her excellent female of the neigh
borhood, who vas not herself able to read Aud fo
weeks before she died she in the habit Of singing
} dr'ag n 4r,et hopjqf Ae nigh her avorte hymn