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ftittsf, ~ rs vs. 2. lEJssan's wife ean srieom
d.t5es rsasrs srsaI X rsksnl Of humble duties
IL ~ 80, HEenueTt u shta ne brings 10 those
sssaas " uifts ahes ~ - snIisiltsnsa lnind,
81 IL 49, in.ss &c., "a lnosea. which brightsns
da frf 49, II Nhose ioas v4auslsiies possess-
s.Iha sAs la . e =, 6sfss: as mus
She early ma ( ~ 'aiilepc ~ az NAo came
ssss s 81 : Aa,a.
ks, ~, oiig afs s,i ard lI .sssi., y
and Aftesswasis fsrns.' ss5sAi,e5 in tie II
under uieipars ga Eefself more church,
fof whens thfo.sfI "a Preaching OF BHiy with ~
The bgI,est sAs ~ NJ her Ie ,RP Meade,
hsT Esfiusess cSnmen~1ss ssti5s epoch the retained
stpdy ,pfsyer asts y, She eevoted sreer 81
thaI lime lber ons sie nstfcts stelt 10
sne,ereni nor flyS $3.50 nzF did lie en s--
xthdrsw bsf froS ~ ss oE ihe society s lived, 70
ssEed b. - sefider
aess we're fewArd5d bg the sweet character Of her
fouBg elaiITs, WIFI fully 4esGFned her afecfson This
Esiativs waS sasaseauy away, tthoegh not until she
bad besntae wiifTaud moEIef) aud the first stron
snd sgea King grits felt BY the fond heart OF tie Sub.
lscl Of this saticei vas when le Craze closed ever tHa
gentie sfealase foEYghou she had with much solicit
-t5fe watched aJd sptayet. This affection was sent
g pfoft hsf--and taeNane came toFlh fum the fur.
EaeeY ttfohset ~ fsh, more simple III love, more per
tsetln obeaienee, Sand peariaR in her BOSOM Gntl
esath1 chasteuetsaHd hoy torTOW That sorrow IS
now hnhgdin ihe quiet 81 thF grave and ler purified
sspHt Owens IN pffpetlRl ctBsoiatlen Before tie
death os hef nsca, isle had iieen united ii marriage
with uie KY Nh stabef andber duties. as wife aud
bother new otIeets 70 hef affection and addition.
al eIapinytssHt t9sr settye mind aud busy hands I'll
those deiiess she Vas exemplary above most women
humility, ieskecttsid atieetsn distinguished her de.
r9eaioi tnestds hsrn whom size hati CHOSEN as Her
had and 1ls saeId character was never forgotten
eet'oaasAplhdrsiy and cain reason gave her 10.
haenee %lt5fer aHsi-wlose instTu lon, she divided
With hes hifband-s4o th9t rs ie grew intos manhood,
endshp decided ;yh hl.ai ls;ve, and 10 her be IN
bsonea evety caTs and rgetE imp9ation which might
he binAgh beiofe human eye- who that 3alesss
ls own AciFit and MIS- Gods hut mast knoW tat 10 An
the hedSf s'laf thing We caIFy agsHy what re.
YEA % no cst.ated e5ngf SIis Bzsef was much at.
tsced - titA4 brass Ii III The eigch OF which her ss
bud vlsa sstudgt# bearer Aaving, yhea unmaf
rtd woUifE spmtsl9ed muck with tana5ag every
sHefHEln sahbat las there we're at .hd, perlod fep
VII e1'fH e!JfgyHlin Vtsipsa lke ministry Of Tie
Rev John IfteAhssss III pastor saf ale Church in
Ci1tie.n%4 si't- Nas also member oil Bible class
tAas++s BY NJ Nas'hews,1,nd lhe sIss(iy beai who
composed ttt class wei rsmenbet lFef deFo out
trp on and #t VIZ III delight. il til iasa OF 51d--s
~ ~ spe a - ssdWn seeofsneA the scriptures, and
psly.atsas lS ea; pr1F. Those were sweet days II
at. tng fAs atuugbt Of sur3s1+r., aad The frost Of
v.gnscf werel pbknh@n 10 that band Christ the
N1fd ms@ iaash fof happinssSi and while The dew
nS yonsi walsA iHany cheek experienced christians
were also n!Ts, WAC Lum5ie y children, assembled
fon hoiise e holsc
Our dspafsu ft.epd owned as elrls,ians al who
q sga BY .Lh spirit ana HE wo and aAlking y new
mediator. osiw ILL., tie Father, who is God over all
~ toward f.F shim1es Of such she was ever Pr9al
&r,dtQmps kNp~te. SIC was rsmarhatlh too for HE
hisfr gnsd ssAeriy fher ceayersalioni and Yet Ill
tLsegis 81 tIRal vas eomfromsed BY her bps, theL9
/wss inya& youtsesy p her ma9Rer which much as
II shi hi Snaql nj offence And whil e:thus faithft1
b. man ats8pt tcatnfs OF hey: character was con-
tnluai rrt III, IL tr Diving presehed producing
sp.itaaiiit mind shsh was mtngled VII ~ hsr
aetions Mn WIS always uSeiusly cmleGtd Her self
Grnial aisadY het open-hsnded sfnerosi,y, (for
ahe was g5t ~ 81 goad deeds within he ceingass Of
hsr ha,a. p,se 3ad , hfT shfefaness t.or she
mar "a III tts ~ God and good VIII - uan have
HE prpmsspf this lie aaa et lhat which is t6cor 4
Many ioyeasaeTs aud - her tntn sA 3as taithtnl III
her fIicuasiNf, ss % Az her lelaye duS9s Most d.
lightfAf cee9ftnlon -ss lfhityas bcaalifn
hndsea pckii Thai was lf III ioWes 2all tiat vas
sweet in nlsslc--a1i HAT finetfa III theughl--
Nothing iosAty or ovesbe lost upon het Only She
took Il first s. The sactaary ad tired isy the law ef
her Gad Size Was deeply read m the ich old Calvin
letie ulyint4 and AniOng inage tecelit auhots she
read Stost Chalmers and sueh like, sstt mind power
fal TO apptesae, thsiT wosth bat tie word OF God,
II Mithosit coFs9ttent, was her golden tfekSufy
# Theiatet,ayt oil her life was dexuel 10 the care IL
siek sisteS xaal 10 the INSTRUCT young family
ofhieccs; Eject il see the httir creatures ST.
ting arousd4eIs Quo oflhem inst entering uRol life,
whom she Il ae had inslIucted-watehsd by her set.
bed anil saGkaef spirit pass away Her tipst was 10
Christ soaefan her dsath Was peaceful as her life
was belly. short tiie previous TO her falling asleep
10 Jesus, Sl4 gave practical PROOF ek her christina
resgaAt Sine HIcd her hear III earnest and teFven
payer in Liz words /, Lotdthy Will be dDHe ~
Her face Vi lighted nip with heavegly stale Her
very looks asepgly Indicated shat hcf hole heart was
deeply eugased ia prayer ardai lasa R,hno stoaa
without sMtrilggie-without The least distortion OF
her cosatc,ss ee-she calmly quietly aud reSgafaly
committed ar departing Split into TIE hands oil her
Divine RedSssnrr Blessed are the dead which die ia
tie Lord. t5s khey may rest from their laiSaTs, aud
their warksao follow them Thanks be 10 God. she
was hik on Sfth2sie j. his In heaEen May her kas-
band son ua friends follow her she followed Christ,
as,a he conr4sfted. WE may 70 10 heT--she cannos
come hask n is--antsss indeed though Invisible t9
mortaleye. gr be appointed lnnisterhg spirit around
Hose with Naofn she had the closest fellowship on
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