Washington telegraph., 1850-03-20
OBITUARY.
blessed afe the dead which die in tn
Lord. Rev. xiv. l3.

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blessed afe the dead which die in the
Lord. Rev. xiv. l3.
Sweet Is the SAVIOUR of their names,
And soft their sleeping bed.
Departed this life, in hope of a blissful
immortality, in Washington. Ark, on The
10Th March. 1850, Mrs. CAIAERINE E.
ELLER, relic OF David u. Eiler, In the
S9tn year ot her age.
MIS-. +. (naldeu name Pamkey) was
born III Chesterfield county, Va, April |,
lI9l. Having al some period elnlgraled
u Missouri, she from thence came to
Little Rock Ill the year 1922, aud from
theuce moved to Hampstead county III
lo4o. I1er husband dying that year, she
lived afterward III The fanny vi 1en. u. d.
Koystom until her death. Mrs. koyslon,
who was her oniy child, realized Ia ner
excellent parent all that Is ineant i'll That
teudefest vi wOrds-nIOtheT. but lew
women Oh earth ever sustained that sweet
aud eudearing relation Win deeper and
more wakeiui feelings, than the honored
subject of these remarks.
lie deceased was a member OF the
Presbyterian Church, ana had Deeu Iuf
more Than t1enty years. der Whole lie,
Ifom the periou ~ her cunnecllou with
'H~ Cnurcn peiow. iii lnau VI her en-
trance lutU the Church Irlunipnaut ABOVE,
Was steady aud uuiaiterlng comment
upOu Tie ricu DeueVoleuce VI uer heart
aud general religious practice ana pro-
tessiou. One Was truly d most amlaDie,
consistent aud exemplary Christian. aud
not slinpiy observing, she udOrued tue
00ct/IHeS VI God, nef OavlOT-a utOtfler
III l>raei briSn; and siliniuS hynt. In d
word. d Character throughout Of moral
beauty aud excelience, such as the InIud
loves 10 uweii upon. Ii was mol IKE PIC
lure, which only looks Wei when seen III
ouuie particular position OF from sOllie par
Ocular direction, The light tails iavoraUiy
upon this, fyo~s ac/tute0e< p0snt u ntuy be
c0latenz zpluted. Ii may thiuk be said IN
truth, she has not leiL an enemy on earth,
aud those who knew her best loved her
most.
During her last sickness, protracted to
sOuIr mouths aud often severe, she evIuc-
ed all the humlllly, patience and reslgna-
ton oi d child vi EIod. The unvarylng
as the olten expressed language oi her
lips, was. Thy Will, y, God, not niue
he doue.' La her, patleut resignation,
the richest gut ol grace, seemed to have
had Its perfect Work. AS such
"tIer God sustained her in her final hour;
Her tiual hour brought glory 10 her u ID. "
She met the '.kiug Of Terrors" With sub
lime coinpOsure, aud unshaken confidence
III the power aud the grace of Hum, who
proclalms and certihes 10 al who put lheir
trust in him-"Fear not, am with :hee,
be not dislnayed, l am thy Cod. Fee
iu9 that she hai for her support ''the rod
aud staff of Israel" she walked fearless
through deaths dark aud dismal vale,
uttering as she went, aO0ftls of comfort
and triumph. Her lust, as distinctly
heard near the egress on the other side,
were. "Blessed Saviour, Jesus OF Naza-
reth. pass this way-Jesus my hope
my only hope" A short time, perhaps
less than all hour, previous TO this, | had
inquired of her if she knew ME; with
gentle movement of the head, and calm,
sweet expression of look, | understood
that she did; her aO0r1S, however, were
those very ones uttered by the good aud
dying Bishop Beveridge, ". know Jesus
Christ" Her exit from time TO eternity
was calm andpeaceful. Without struy-
gle or groan she sa0eetly fell asleep an
Jesus. Oh. i'll what relieving, comfort
lng, soul-eXalting, ravishlng terms does
the Bible doctrine o: the reSMrrectt0n q
tile dead come TO those who are bereaved
by death of a friend or relative SO loved and
valued as her whose departure is 10 us a
loss, but 20 herself eternal gain.
May her death, as we'll as her life. be-
come through Grace a blessing to her
relatives aud numerous friends, SO thai
they too, when the time of their depar-
ture arrives, may
"Lose their lives in the charms,
Of so divine a death
The funeral services were conducted
by the writer of this brief notice. The
text for the occasion, Psalms xiii. 4 v.
Truly she feared 40 eUit. with her
there was naught to fear; the light OF
Heaven diSsipated the gloom Of the valley.
Though mortal paleness Oh her cheek
there was undying glory i'll the soul.
Happy saint. thy days are ended,
All thy mourning days below.
Yes we hail the happy! WeturE away
from thy tomb to mingle with Thy spirit.
Tears are forever wiped from thine eyes.
Thou hast already gazed Oh heKing III his
beauty Thine eyes beholdeth the good OF
Jerusalem. We rejoice, that no one, eve:
took away thy crown Our separation IS
only temporary, a time OF renewed and
exalted Intercourse is haslenng on. Til
then fareacelL Through Grace,