Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-14
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Departed this life, in he Conpy Of Amherst on Mon
day evening the 9th day If November 1919 of a Con.
snmptve attack by "hch she had been confined to her
d sev"ra' months Mrs. MARTIAL. STAPI rs, wife
III Nn A. Staples, and daugh or ct Nlllner and Sarah
Cox, ace ihiriv-Sx yeas month. and three DAYS
leaving besides her husband her mother one sister, four
daughters. some Ut winch are inn Young appreclar
mothers loss There others oo Of her rpmnler kin
dred and clnnec'inn. whu know her unassumnr worth
aud who will shed tears of nnafrc ed gref over her ga
" grave. She bre her nug confinement and her ire
qleni painful suffrringS with paienre and camposurp
which asst N she'd fhlse who knew the frmnrSs of
her character. and were convefSaut with her genuine
though nnpetendlng piey. In the freshness OF youth
when he tempting gay lilies of life were spread mt be-
fore herand none had faer prospects for its pnoym-nt
she remembered her 'rreaor' and in The ell Sc IF her
HE. she found in The promises of his Gospel rod and
staff to support and c"mio her. In the year 1898. she
sought and Obtained the pearl of price, attached herself
to the NJ t.. Church. and lived pirls and devoted
christian for many years, until chang her situation
deprived her in a grea' measure from attending the
preaching Of The Gospel, consequently might natur-
ally be Supposed, lost the comforts of re-
glon. But when that all destroying disease fastened
itself upon her and being convinced that her time in this
world Short and feeling entirely resigned 10 the
will of heaven. she became deeply concerned about her
souls eternal welfare The writer of This had been ac-
quanted with the deceased many years and IRE
quenty by her bed side during Illness aud can eSti
y In the fact that he rever no earn
eSty and diligently engaged in prayer and like jacob
seemed determined not 10 up the struggle uni he
Lord should bic $ her. She continued in this situation
several weeks, and quite an unexpected moment, when
she was almost ready To despair. joy sprung up in her
soul, and she enabled 10 shout The praises If the
most high God. The spirit Of Gad seemed To shine in
her heart with increased usre, and she reoced know
that her sins were forgiven and that she iel resigned
the will other heavenly father.
And in this situation she rema ned for weeks calm and
serene, until her eyes closed in death and doubtless her
happy sp waited by angels TO the paradise Of God
Yet these new rising from the tomb,
With usre brighter far shall shine,
Revive with veTdurlng bloom,
Safe from diseases and decline.
Farewell departed spirit. never did purer,nr more
generous unseish and afeconatp heart dwell earth
exempt from the frairies of humanity.
Why do we mourn departing friends,
Or shake at deaths alarms,
lis buI the voice that Jesus SENDS
To call them to his
o. The Lvnchbnrg Republican. kanawha Repub-
can, and S.. Louis, Mo papers will crpy aud forward
their t, this flee.
-, in B df I'd County, on the 9Th inst Mr..
RUFUS THOMAS, in the Yah year of his age. For
more than fifty years, he was member Of the Peaks
PIesby Church, and for han thirty Yeas
Ruling Elder in the same. He entered upn the ''las
struggle" without fear his only reliance being "1he
Lord and Righteousness" As Christian, his pety
was transformations. yel, active and undoubed and in
ali the varied walks Of life. he maintained the high
character for human kindness and poby and died
lie lived, loved and respected by all who knew him.
NJ
DEATH OF A PATRIOT,
RICHARD RoBERTsoN soldier oil he Revolution, depart