Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-09-19
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DIED ON Thursday last, near New Hope, OF Con-
sumption. Mrs. MARGARET BEARD, wife OF Mr.. VIM.
Beard.
DIED, at the residence or her father near Dccreld,
on the 18th inst, MARIA LOUISA third daughter of Mr.
David Lange, aged years. 10 months and days.
Odd August last Mrs Ann SMITH, wife of Jos. Smith
Esq, in The 9th year other age.
lin the death OF this vcneratcd and Christian
lady the family which she presided, the parish
which she belonged, and the community in which she
moved have all sustained loss that will be long and
deeply felt. While her cultivated nind-hcr honest
candor-hcr amable charactcr-her expansive charity
had made her object of such kindly feeling and
affection, that all who knew her could not but cherish
the earnest wish that she might live; her humility of
sprher full trust in the Saviour-hcr ripcness for
Hcayen--her calm resignation 10 death, gave such un-
questionable proof OF her fitness for boiler happier
state than this that it would have been selfish us not
TO have been willing for her TO die. She has gone in
decd into strange world; but entirely among
gers. There arc kindred spirits there in whose
munion she delighted here and who have WELDON ed her
with open arms and Joyous hearts TO their happy rest
The writer of these lines knew her well, aud in her
death has lost friend and mother; yet he has wish
TO speak of her but in terms of the snceres truth Sci
dom has he ever been admitted the friendship of any
one in whom Were beautifully developed the
balance Of all the Christian graccs Her character seem
cd 20 be made up of one harmonious of those gra
In her life these bore testimony the Lord which
could not be mistaken. So tempered and fifty Joined TO.
gether they, to form well prororioned spir
itual temple where there nothing in excess and
nothing lacking. The widest charity dwet in harmony
with the irmest adherence honest pr;ncipe--thc So
bercst Judgment with the most faithful afccton-the
highest
Of the merits Of Him through whom alone she was to be
acccpedthe sweet cheerfuness of spirit with the most
becoming seriousness and Christian consistency-thc
highest standard of duty with the utmost humility Of
life bright and noble example of those daug hters Of
God whose virtues are "above all price"
To lead that life Of love which her Saw Jour require
and to make all around her happy be the spe
cal and ardent desire of her soul but those who
were the objects Of her charity know with what Il gen
erous heart and an abundant hand she moved along in
her unscsh and trelrss ministry of love. In this
spect her humility The simple and unaffected
One oil her Chief Joys was in ministering those who
were IN nced-in relieving, from her abundance, their
bodily wants and in soothing the wounded spirit with
kind words anc pious counsel.
In her full vigor Of mind-with full CONSEQUENCES of
her approaching cnda calm resignation the will Of
God-and relying wholly upon the grace and righteous
ne:s oi Christ she bid adicu TO weeping and deeply
afflicted husband and other dear aud long tried friends
who had watched her with the terde-est affection
and most anxious solctudc shen went to sleep rs il
on the bosom Of her Saviour We shall long RENE
her with tears but blessed be God sorrow rot
her cas- those who have no pe."-[CoM.