Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-03-05
obituary.

DIED--At the residence of Alexander Moore
IN this county, on Thursday the 18th of February,
Miss AMERICA s. Moore. at the tender age of 16
years. When death seeks his victims among the
venerable and gray headed, it seems that their
time is full and that it is natural and consistent
with the order of creation that they should die
and so when his sickle is employed in moving down
the tender rose buds the frosts OF winter have
fallen upon them, Il consolation is left to mourning
relatives and friends in the thought that they have
been taken from the sins and temptations of this
world to mansion of eternal rest with their Gre
ator. But when he comes TO destroy blooming
youth, and to snatch the uplfted chalce from the
opening lips, then indeed of a truth do feel
'.vanity of vanties all is vanity" The subject of
this notice has carried with her to the grave, the
truest evidence of merit and worth. in the almost
speechless affection of those who knew her best,
and they may well employ for her the language of
him who says
Green be the turf above thee
Friend of our better days,
None knew thee but to love thee
Nor named thee but to praise.
J. NJ NJ.
Departed this life, February 4th, in the vicinity
of Columbus, after painful illness of eight days.
Miss EMELINE BEcKwIrH, in the 10Th year of her
age, and on the 9th, only five days after, Mrs.
SARAH BECKwIrH, her mother and wife of Benja-
min f. Beckwith, Esq, in the 40th year of her
age, thus in few days of each other did the moth
er and daughter leave world of affection to share
the Joys immortal around the throne of God.
The mother being pious member of the Bap-
fist Church, was ready when the solemn summons
came The writer of this notice visited her the
day before her departure, and found her calm and
serene. She spoke of her departure with conf
dence gave some directions IN reference to the fu-
neral of Emiline and assured me that she had
no fear Of death, she approached the cold waves
of Jordan, her prospects became more bright, and
after giving some pious counsel to her weeping
companions and interesting group OF children, who
were mourning in view of her departure she left
the world in bright prospect of glorious immor-
tally beyond the grave, where she rests from heI
labors May we follow her as she followed Christ
Emeline, her interesting daughter like too many
at her age, surrounded as she by large
train of thoughtless companions had wandered
from the professions she had made when very
young, but all praise to a merciful God, her mind
was brought to bear upon the subject of her souls
! salvation while upon sick bed she deeply la
mented her wanderings from God, and with deer
repentance implored mercy at his hand, and Goo
who is of tender mercy not willing that any should
perish, forgave her wanderings, and restored hel
to the joys of his salvation. She spoke in con
fdence of her prospect of Heaven immortal Clio
~, begging uel HlOtHcI anu WIZ
earnestly prayed for her not to weep, for sh'
would soon walk the golden streets of the heaven
f ly city, requested plain burial, and wished he
funeral preached by the author of this notice
Thus died the mother and daughter, and while
we shed the tear of sorrow at the loss Of departed
: loved ones, we weep not those who have NJ
hope but look forward with blessed anticipation, t.
that day when we shall be reunited in the field
of Eden where death can never enter.
L. j. S.