Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-08-23
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OBITUARY.

Died, in Leicester on Friday, August 18TH Mrs Mary b.
Warren, aged n, widow OF the late Elijah Warren.
The many friends Of this excellent lady will hardly feel
that they discharge their duty the living il thew l IN
record though mperfecty their sense of her oh worth
OF me beautiful consistency of her e and the great
value of her example.
Mrs. Warren was native of Leicester and snent the
whole OF her long life there seldom leaving even il few
weeks her chosen and peaceful There as a wife
moher sister, friend to all around her. she gave her
sen 10 mes duties with cheeriuness, and endured Sc
we're trials with truly christian patience and thankfully
received Tue gs and tavors which, she felt came TO
Literally from the Almighty hand. She truly learned in
the school OF Christi in whatsoever state she was there
with to be content God was her God whom she recog
nized the Father of her spirit with whom She ved ms
present end, and whose will il her paramount desire
TO kno" her sleidast purpose do each and every
member oil large household where she saw three genera
lions successfully arise, she recognized one who had
Dod given cim upon her; and she faithfully met that
claim And her charity and love, freely given to nil there,
were never grudglngly withheld from any suffering human
oeing elsewhere During the last few years her life,
health, to great extent failed her But sickness had
power TO impair the warmth the cheefuness the patient
trustluness of ner spirit
Her religious spirit and interest in religious things
marked trait her character She greatly enjoy religious
worship books and conversation But her religion did moi
GPeHd upon These or upon any external helps however
important and desirable they may be; il was living gen
uine principle fed from higher than any earthly sourcej
mere was IN 1t nothing affected nothing assumed TO be a
forwards laid aside and was free from the most distant
SAVIOR OF osentatlon She religious and de-
wont IN the best sense for her religion was her life 1t d.
eSed her actions; influenced her words, and the very
tones OF her voice were made instructive and winning by IL
beahed through her whole natures IL formed her whole
charactera character remarkable Tor its simplicity Ito
consistency, It's genteness and its piety Early IN lille she
became member of the church in which she had bee ed
ncated, and continued for many years. subsequently
she sw cause leave that church and connect herself win
another IN the same town0lways difficult step 70 take
and one seldom taken wihout leaving root OF bitter
ness behind But 1t sbeieved that none have ever ques
toned the integrity of Mrs. Waren's purpose nor that she
acted hom high and controlling sense OF duyj nor die
any one the less value her iend or the less respect
her christian Conscientious, humble, selidisrutiu
strict with herself uniformly kind and consderate OF 9th
ers fobearng and charitable in her opinions and judgments
truly good mind could withhold from her It's tribute
esteem character true unaffected 10 unconscious
~ bright and excellent ought be deeply cherished; for
~ OF unspeaable vaue and full OF power to animate
drec, us. tHat
"The memory Of the just Is blessed.p