Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-10-16
OBITUA UARY.

DIED. on the Sd instant, Mrs HENRIErTA r.
EpMrNDs, consort of Samuel G. Edmunds, of
Abbevie District. The deceased was in the
fieth year Of her age, and during the last year or
two endured much and great suffering. Her
disease was one Of the most intractable character
but did not appear so formidable till about a
month before her death, when it assumed most
malignant nature, and under the malignant attec-
ton of the mesa and the excessive metrorrahgia
and euteric prohuvia, she was made TO succumb.
She has left a respectable family consisting of an
afiectonate husband and several children, to-
gether with many other relatives and numerous
friends, to lament her departure. But for the
consolation Of her bereft friends she has left an
indubitable impression that she has left world Of
misery for region of bliss. About twenty-tour
hours Tor u little less) previous to her death. she
asked for drink of water. and to be raised 10
drink it, saving to those about her, am dying,
and have been all day, and you I'LL know IT,
Her request was granted, and she called ior her
husband to 60 in and talk with her, he undertook
the task but was 50 affected that he could say but
little. During this her Oldest son was standing
weeping at the foot of her bed-she asked who
he was, and being told said. my child weep not
for me' She told her husband she felt that she
had home in heaven, &C., and that she was
resigned to the will of Gud 1t was then agreed
upon to send for Mr. VIM. S HEAVYWEIGHT, a
gentleman of devnut order. On arriving there
he says she seemed very anxuus to converse with
some friend on the subject of her feelings. So
he asked her if she felt that God had for
Christ's sake forgiven her sias." She replied,
eyes" lie then asked her il she felt that she
loved God and his people To which she ssid,
II do love God, his people, and his cause." And
furthermore she said to him. always did like
you and believed you Ia b. christian wish
you to pray for and instruct my children, that
they may live rights" and to her weeping friends
she said, don't weep for me-" Mr.. II. asked
her il she felt resigned and could give up her
famiIy. Her reply was. I" Yes. The Lord will
take care of them" And being asked she
heartily consented to prayer by Mr.. H. After
which by her request her friends. united in sing
ing the well known hymn, "Children Of the
Heavenly King" She joined with them and
sung nearly the whole song, and about twenty
hours after this expired Thus ended the earth
ly sufferings of our highly esteemed friend whose
assemblage Of good qualities, forming her char
acter, are too numerous to mention, but some Of
which are, affecunateness, dutfuness, aud use
iulhess to husband and children, general benero-
lence, intelligence, Sc. P.
IT is our painful duty to announce the death Of
one, who but few months ago was placed on
the marriage annals. Mrs. SARAH ELIZABETH
Cook. consort Of John II. Cook after few
weeks illness, which she bore with Christian like
fornitude, departed this life on the evening of
the 9th inst. Let her surviving husband and
relatives be impressed with the idea that the
Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, and
blessed be the name Of the Lord"