The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-06
OBIIUIR Y,

DIED, at her residence, near Athens, on
the 25lh of July, 1850. a, o'clock. AM,
Mrs. PENELOPE MAYFlELD, aged II years,
5 months and days.
Mrs. MAY fields maiden name was Bru.
meue. but in her early youth intermarried
with Mr.. Jesse Mayfeld, perhaps in the
Stale Of South Carolina, where they re-
sided tor several years, and from thence
emissalel to the Hlwassee District, in the
first settling Of the country, where they
still lived together as heretofore, in love
and hasmGny. until about the year 1888,
when she was called upon in the rrov-
dence ui God TO witness the death of
tender and loving husband. But some
several years previous to this, they had
both embraced the christian religion, and
alta :hel themselves lC the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, in the communion OF
which the subject OF this notice lived and
died without sensure. The writer has been
acquainted with mother Mayfeld for the
last twenty years, aud he supposeS that II
be said Of her without eu!osZing, that she
was loving and obedlent wife, tender
and ailecuonate xother, kind mistress, a
good ueIs hhor. kind and charitable ,c
she honorable ~ or, and her house and
heat were al all NTes open to the ministers
of Jesus Christ. Il seemed to do her a Pc
cular pleasure &c lodge and feed them.--
The disease with which she died had been
of long standing, and of that kind which
taters its subject until very short time
before il completes ITS work Of death. -
Mother MayfieIa, no doubt though, in her
last confinement that she would, as hereto
tore, partially recover--siil DESTROYS 70 stay
vita her children a while longer, for their
curniort--but being admonjshel that she
must in a very few days, al farthes, enter
upon The eternal state, she became greatly
DESTROYS TO be filled with those heavily con
so.aiions Of the Gospel, which never fail to
aladiea the heart and give triumph to Gods
people, even IN the very jays of death, and
which she said she had felt many years ago,
and many times since; and it IS said OF he 7
by those who heard her talk. and Witness
ed her departure, that although she duo not
seem to attain to those desired consultations,
that she appeared, nevertheless, to have
her hope firmly based and fixed upon the
aonement OF the Saviour, as her only |
ground OF acceptance with her Heavenly |
Father, and was thereby enabled to enter
the dark valley of the shadow of death IN.
dsmayed. A very lew minutes before her
departure-being appr,sed that her hour
had cOme-she commenced as though |
starting journey, taking her friends and
by the hand, and bidding
them frewel. When she took hold of the
hand Of her youngest son, Williams, who
had lived with and watched over her from
the time OF his fathers death. she said, my
son, farewell, and | hope the Lord will
prosper you IN all things, as he has done
me-" Thus much have written from the
information of others. Being sent for
went, but arrived too late TO answer the
prime intent for which my presence had
been desired, for shs wished TO see me much
before she left. that might speak TO her
some word ur words of comfort, drawn
from Gods holy book, but when entered
the dwelling found her IN the embrace and
long sleep Of dearh-her ears and eyes
closed to all things here below. II seemed
indeed house of mourning. The children
wept, the servants wepr, the neighbours
wep', | too wept. bu; one there was Iha,
wept more, and more bitterly than all the
rest, though perhaps not 10 weeping given.
because the tenderest tie o! earthly kind
was severed, and mother, the dearest to
HIM OF kindred naEes,is blolied out forever,
though herself no, blot,ed out. only from
earth. She lives, we trust, blood washed
in heavenly climes--the dwelling place OF
God-and il she could from thence con>
verse with him who weeps and seems to
orieve the most, she shurely would say,
thy tears dry up, thy grief for me put oil,
lhy sins forsake in peniential grief and
tears, 90 by faith, wash thy soul in blood
divine, and f, thee out for this my last, my
happy, my eternal home. so that thou.
when called upon to bid the earth and
earthly things adieu, mayest come 10 God
through Christ. mayest come to the, 10 holy
angels blesi. to the spirits OF the just made
perfect through the blood Of Christ.
BY A FRIEND.