The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-05-06
Obituary.

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cally Il we have hopes on rhftsftsn rf.erta
that they have died in che fear and nsaF nT
God. such mcditatona there -r ahauId Il ru.
couraged by every christian m,H1 ss COO a
mongst the many means, whirh ttr alrtHa
orucles place before W.. 81 subduinr sn IHaft.
ate attachment b the things oftirns and ruas
ling Us 20 place more wildly before Ger aa.nts
those awful realities ofthe unseen uaflt uh.rH
can only be discerncd By the eve Of faith o.
is with this hope that brief notice a naa rf
iercd to your readers, ofthc hfe and drafh aI
one who has lately been removed from araanr
us to the world Of spirits, the deeply lauieutra
and beloved wife Of thc Rev. Lucius Do8iitfLr.
of Lenoxviilc, &. T..
Her long residence there had caused her ts
be extensively known, aud her many rnccilsut
qualities had endcarcd her 10 uumrraus co...
Gle, from whose recollection her memory ear.
not be easily effaccd She was bora tn the
year 1903, being the second daughter 81 hif
Hubbard and Mary Lawrence, of St Johnahu.
ry,Vt both eonspic uous Cor thnr un wavrrinr
faith in the promises Of God, aud their hdehty
in training up their offspring in the nurturr a
| admonition of the Lord. Educated b. ssoh
parents, it is not surprising that shoald BOD
the child pariaking Of the same spirit Frum
| an early age she gave evidence Of mind and
conduct regulated by wisdom from on high
| At the age of 20 years, with the full arpro-
baton of her mother, her then only surviving
| parent, shc was married 10 the hcF. Asuffua
Doolittle, then lately ordained as missionary
of the Society for the Propagation the Cos
| pei in Foreign Parts; and soon after proceeded
with her to their field of labor at the Bay Cha
leuTs. Here in mission which was yci in he
| infancy, she entered, amidst many and great
privhtions, upon the arduous duties % which
the wife of 4 missionary, who would indeed b.
n help meet to her husband, Is oilen called .--
She active in forming and conducting
Sunday Schools, in visiting the SCI, and max
| ing garments for the poor. In the year i-il,
Mr. Doolittle' s health became much impaired
| by the rigor of the climate and the arduo us ma
ture of his duties, and he was recalled from
that mission TO the more important one al
Sherebrooke and LennoXyille, where the sub.
ject of this memoir continued, zealously 10 DIS
charge the same round of duty with wisdom
now enlarged by experience, in quiet uuOa-
tentatious manner and with unremittng do
votion and attention TO her husband and
household, Such is a faithful though Imperfect
account of the active benevolence Of this dear
departed'christian, who was suddenly called b.
her last account by the insorutable, yet perfect
will of her Heavenly Father, on the morning
of the 18th of April
The peculiar and distinguishing marks IN The
character of the deceased were profound g.
ial respect and affection for her parents when
| living, and n regard amounting dlmoei TO ven
Grafton for their memory and instructions
when dead n deep sense other own unwoftht-
\ ness, winch INDUCED numblCncfs OF NINA thaA
| marked all her conduct with unaffected sim
| plcity, an ardent love TO her Savior, arm re-
| lance on his merits, and unwavering conh-
dence in the fulfilment of the Divine promis-
es, were we'll defined and constituent features
in her christian department.
So charitable, hospitable and sclfdenying
was her disposition that every little comfort
in her house was freely offered to the sick and
afflicted, and no convenience would she con
slider too great sacrifice in the welcome which
she rendered TO her numerous friends. His
| Lordship, the Bishop of the Diocese, in allus-
ion to this affective event, says 81 cannot
suffer the occasion TO pass without n tribute q
kind and tender respect to the memory of the
deceased, under whose truly friendly aud hos
| pitable roof have been so often received, and
whose amable christian graces in domestic life
| as well as in other ways, have enjoyed op-
portunities of Witnessing Her invnriable read
| mess to sacrifice with cheerful charity her own
comfort and convenience to that of Others and
her particular kindness personally towards
myself will indeed make me feel sad void
when am again permitted TO visit the ParsOn-
age of Lennoxville."
| We are enabled also TO subIoin an extract
from Sermon in which allusion is made 60
the deceased by one who, in an acquaintance
oftwo years and half only, had not failed TO
appreciate in her the same christian tokens Of
divine grace. "She whose tender heart had
made her foremost in the work OF charity ?,
whose unselhsh readiness to minister 10 the
wants of others and soften the hard couch Of
sickness and alleviate its pains and suticrings,
was ever COMPREHENSIVE when she saw the
hungry gave them meat and to the thirsty
drink, who took the stranger in and clothed
the naked-who but heard of the sick and
straight way visited them; who was ever for
ward in the cause of her Master and ever com
slant in bis praise and worship-has been call
ed from this earthly pilgrimage to better life,
and having put of the natural body ofeorrup-
ton, rests now in peaceful slumber IN The
hope of a blessed resurrection to eternal life.
We indeed mourn loss in her deccnse, bot
our loss is her gain: ain the sight ofthe unwise
she seemed to die, and her departure was tax
en- for misery (Wisdom, 10, p In truth It
was not so, but rather:
i HAngels whispering seemed to say
Sister spirit come away
With mind naturally good, such was the
power of religion that it exercised an influence
over her not only in the closet and public as.
sembles of the chucrh but il shed u mild and
gracious lustre upon her in all the relations OF
life and prepared her to meet the king OF ter
rors with pfous resignation and hope of n JOY
full acceptance through the atoning blood OF
her Redeemer Such was the life and death
1 of this truly excellent woman. May our lives
he equally pious and useful, our death equally
happy! May we often think of Gods children
departed-thnk of their tervent devotlon-
think of their love and charity-thipk other
support in death and their glory 10 eiernhy,
till by Gods grace we imbibe their sPpn ap0
be rendered meet TO join their society ~ Heav'
en-. ~ : c.