The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-07-12
Q B I T u a r vi. I.

The late amiable COMFORT of Col. .S ~ NJ.
MELLErT died Mt their residence near S,lm,er. q
'ile ). C OH the first do Of, this inst, 1859
oil Bilious Congestire Fever, after four jaya
il'ness, IN the 18th year Of her uge. ~
Mrs. MELLETr wns the Youngest dansj,, i, !,
OF the late WiLLrAM and MARY cas-. Of Snm.s==s s=s
ter District, c. At ten der nge she WINS by a
her devoted parents pla ced in the Salem Schoo, s.
North Carolina, where she received asIbeSo,is
education, which blended with natural, s,y,est..
ness Of dispositi on and department. ccnstt,
her in an eminent degree an iorrame Il 10 t,,s
society in which she moved fs 8 81
AT an early period Of her life there g,yere ,,s n
'eioPed IN her an ardent dey otion TO ,has sbb. I
jdc' Of living Faith in one common .orl, md
Saviour. &
Soon after her marriage she made q ppbI;e5
profession Of her Faith and united berseIf ,s,,h
.nc Bethel Baptist Church by Baptism. "a pro-
iess'on which ahe highly nd oncd willis, }sylo
ii'ed' both in her private and public tepoft. :
ment The position wh ich she had IA ken. yya a5
an cm'hence from which she was unwilling 10 /
aeseend, to hold further in terconrye ] with nm
nnsnb.nnIial scene cfemp,y pleasures. In tho
hsht OF her example til ere was a steatiineys
winch was the evident result Of that inward
fefsour OF affection, that gives to the la1h Of
'he ]ns',a improving into perfect day.5ss
That crcellency of disposition for. which Mrs.
hELLE7r was distinguished should not he r,.ss
garded as trivia! attachment. il holds an 5
imporian! rank in the list OF fgraces.5tI lii il a
rare thing 10 find in the general temper of Re.
iiglous professors even the ESSENTIALS OF; that
equanimity which should be p prominent fea..
ture in ALL The subjecs Of this noiice did nt. Is
sess IN an eminent degte tie ornament 81 meek
and quisi Fprisr which in ihe sigh of lad ID Of
great Ifice. 81
Atall times and under iIs eiircIrs stances .ba,s
had an indemnity of character which ,es,;fied
her predominant sense Of all the proprie,,es ~
the christian life. s @{y s
me last mo ments of this distinguished chris-
tfan Were such as her previous history would
have Induced Us to anticipate. Just before her
partnre she was by her anxious and tsi
husband asked her what he slo nll do for ber.to
which she replied: nothing; and added, che
wished he ielt as happy as 9 he did. 1t was res
marked to the writer of this no,icc, by n pio,a
lady who no doubt had the bes, oppor tuni,y Of
knowing al! her feelings in resp eet 10 hcr; Faith
and Hope. 50 ie5:. M II
THAT sEc. lad di:d q I,inmp ps,aa, ae 49,
There has seldom such an. one died ;;nsor,r
midst. The Loss is severe. To3a husband 6
whose loss must be irreparable. There ARE bc-
sides sir dear little children Left ere long 10
Pon'ler when made renaible BY age and e1peri-.
enee loss never, no never, 70 be reslored on
earth Bot have strong the evidence that their
soss is her eternal gain.
Besides all this there is one other who M
doabt feels rs deeply afflicted as any can by
such sad calamity that one is an oniY broth
er and the only ono Of ihe family now living e.
that once happy household. A few inonttsi
ago that fond on and brother WINS seen bending
ineSpressib le sorrowfully orer,he cold form of.
hls Kind mother, as he thus TODD and SAID Iwitli
emphass-ths wri,er was deeply imprcsssdl
"afy Dear Mother" MS
How frail the tie thai binds ns 10 our en-
deared friend on earth,
How ten severed by the hand of death,
None but Je.ns Chrim can cure wounded
Heart
Truly may it be snid in the case of this sso,5
man of God, "Bless ed are the dead who die in,
The Lord ~ SEs
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