Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-09-10
OBITUARY.

DIED,-At tho Blue sulphur Springs, on
Thursday the 23d August last, Mrs. ANN SMITH,
wife of Joseph Smith, Esq in the Saith year OF
her age
In the death of this vcneratcd and excellent
Christian lady, the family over which she pre-
sided, the parish to which she belonged, and the
community in which she moved have all sus-
tanned Il loss that will be long and deeply felt
While her cultivated mind-her honest cardor
her amiable character-her expansive charity;
had made her an object OF such kindly feeling
and ardent affection, that all who knew her could
not but cherish the earnest wish that she might
live her humility of spirt--hcr full trust in the
saviour--her ripencss for IIeavel--her calm re-
sielation TO death, gave such unquesioned proof
Of her fitness for holier and happier state than
This, that it would have been selfish in us not to
have-heen willing for her die. She has gone;
indeed, into a strange world; but not entirely a.
mong strangers. There are kindred spirits there
in whose communion sac delighted here and
who have welcomed her with open arms ard
Joyous hearts to their happy rest.
The writer OF these lines knew her well, and
in her death has lost friend and a mother; yet
he has no wish to speak of her but i'll terms OF
the siicerest truth Seldom has he ever been
admitted to the triendshipaf any enc i'll W hom
We're more beautifully developed the even bal
ance Of all the Christian graces. Her character
seemed to be made up OF one harmonious union
Of those grlces. In her life these bore a tesLl.
n,ony to the Lord which could not be mistaken
So tempered aud fifty Joined together We're they,
as to form, one well~proportoncd spiritual tenn.
pie whore there was nothing III excess and roth
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& nv, Richest a, n tba n,erits Of
Him thronab yhain alone she vas IL be ACCEPT
ed-tle sweetest cheer3a7lness of spitit with The
most bccopint aariorsness and Christian co,fsis
tencv-1be 'ial,pst standard of duty with the ut
,anosi humility of life A BRIGHT and noble ey-
annie Of tbosa daughters of God whose virtues
are aaboye all prjceo
10 lead that Fife of love which her Saviour re-
m,jres aud il make all around her happy seem
None hnt those pbo were the ohiecfs Of her char
ity know with what ucnerons heart and an a.
lwndant hand she novel alone in her rnseltish
| and tireess ministry Of love In this respect
her humility was the most simple and unafect-
ed. One OF her chief lows was in ninistering to
those who were in need-in relieving, from her
| abundance, their bodily wants, and IN soothing
the wounded spirit with KIND "oros ana plous
coinlse, :, -,
IN her 1u'l Vl9or OF mlha-"lGh iuli con-
seriousness OF her approaching end-a cam re-
slSnahoh 10 the VII OF 9oa--'alla [tlSi's Wno'iy
on ehe grace ana righteousness OF 1hllsi she pld
aeleu 10 weeping allQ oeepiy ahleteo n''spaid
ANA oEier aeaf ana loliStfletl ltlehun "l,o Hao
watched over her win lns 'enueIes' asiechoil
and most ANXIOUS sohe1tpae2 ana men Went -, 70
sleep; as Ii oil me bosom OF hef saviour We
slali IONS remember il0f WIN tealS' ht piesseo
be God we sorfoW not oyer ASr as 'liose VINO
nave no hoi'f''s--lIoMc
DiED,--At his residence, in this county, on
Friday the 31st ut., after short but painful i'll
ness, Mr.. john MYERS, aged about go years.
The deceased was formerly resident OF Shen-
andoah county tie was !; devoted and sincere
Ch'lstlan-a true and faithful trend, and had,
of many years past, Deeh {. stiict and constant
member OF the FRIEND society Chufcn'
lhe l1eath OF M Myers IS heavy loss 10 70 ms
Ennw him ASA neiohbor there was none bet.
ter, and when any of his neighbors We're sick,