Litchfield enquirer., 1848-03-16
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OBITUARY..

The following is an extract from the Ser.
non delivered by the Rev. ADAM REID, Of
Salisbury. in the Congregational Church in
that iowa, at the funeral Of Mrs. HANNAH
CHAPMAN BArEs-Sun1av. February 81.
But without pursuing this subject tar
Their, Let US turn tor a few moments and
mark its application TO her whose obsequieS
we now attend, and whose death we now
seek to improve. TO her belonged, doubt
been speaking. She was an humhle-mind.
ed. dtvoul. spiritual Christian quiet, un>
assuming. uuobtrusive, intelligent, and jus
dicious-walking before her household and
the world in all goodness, respected and
bel wed by all who knew her. Aud if an
unwavering trust in the Lord Jesus Christ,
and spo,leSs and useful life-a trust that
remained unShaken up 10 the very last, and
a life the excellence of which all can bear
witness to-it these be any true signs OF
christina discipleship, then true and IN
doubted disciple was she And enjoying all
The benefits and privileges Of believers on
earth, she is come now, doubt not. "to
Mount Zion, and 10 the city of the living
God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and 10 the n>
Vulnerable company of angels, to the gen
eral assembly and church Of the first born,
VIII CHI arc written ia heaven" and 10 all the
exalted privileges of the upper sanctuary.
And those whom she knew and loved here
below, who died in the faith before her-her
aged partner, who, scarcely more than twelve
months ago,* was suddenly called tn glory,
end all her pious kindred and friends-she
has met them again, and knows them, and
renews her fellowship with them. and with
then shall f're.er be with the Lord
With such h"pe she was animated in
her last hours. From the very commence
men, of her sickness, she felt persuaded that
death would be the result but she looked
forward to il with perfect composUre, and.
said, cit is jrst about a year since my
husband was taken away, and shall rejoin
him in a day or two." And her hope,
doubt not, is realized. She expressed a
wish to be ia,erred on the Sabhath-her
wish is granted and ii is a fit day to be
laid in the rest of the quiet grave, type, as
it is, of she everlasting day Of rest which
remains for the people Of God.
She made profession Of her faith in
Christ, for the first time. at Sandy Hill. N.
Y, in the iSth year of her age, uniting with
the Presbyterian church 10 that place, then
under the pastoral care of the Rev. Lebbe
US Armstrong. And she ever afterwards
manifested a warm attachment 10 the cause
Of the Saviour; and in all respects, 10 faith
and its fruits. in great COED sense and in
sterling moral worth, she was truly moth
err in Israel. She and her late partner were
persons of great moral eminenGe, and OF
whom we can sincerely and emphatically
say, they were of the excellent Of the earth.
In her death, he family have lost a wise
counsellor, this church a spiritual pillar.
and society a true friend, who had access
and prevalence al the mercy seat.
will not seek to comfort her bereaved
family and friends by any farther words.
And c,unot give you more excellent adj
vice, than by exhor,ing you TO initiate her
faith, and walk in her footsteps. She has
left you a legacy beyond silver and gold, be-
yoAd all price-the legacy of piOIs counsels
and u pious example aid you cannot mole
truly respect her memory, or more truly
honor the God whom she loved, or more
truly consult your own best interests. than
By following these counsels and copying that
example. To that Col and the abundance
of His consultations. who knows how 70 heal
the sorrows of the hear, II commend You ALL
deacon Nathan MEL C. Bates was killed by
being thrown from a wagsou-Feb. 9, I647.