Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-11
OBITUARY.

DIED, at her residence Main ST in this ety. at
% minute. past ~ o'clock the morning ni the I'm 81
March 1888, MRS. ELIZA SYDNOR, widow Of the
late Forunptus sydnor, Esq, in the 52nd year Of her
Mo. sydnor the daughter of Joseph A. Royal, of
the county Of Amelia She was bora the 23fd jan
uary 1902. She intermarred with the late Fmtnnatus
Sydnor the l3th Nov 1917, and four years ner She
led Icy the providentinl bereavement involved in
the denih Of her brother 10 embrace the r'gion Of
Christ. She united with the Presbyterian Church in
Lynehburg, under the pastoral care OF Rev. Nm. y.
Reid and from the time Of her crson to the hour Of
her DEATH she displayed example of the power III the
gospel. which never perish from the mcmolics OF
lhtse who knew her She was pre-emineniIy child OF
sorrow Her lot in life lot Of grief God called
her through deep watersand the fire of furnace
and without murmur she rose M md with lolns grid
cd with the preparation OF the gospel the followed that
call for thnn quarter OF century, with faith
patience, quiet trust in God meek and lovely spi-
it. which uttered a commentary Of wonderful force on
the text, Blessed ye that endure For more thhn
thirty she hardly knew the mennug Of hcnh, ex-
cept by the contrast in her experience
She became the mother Of nine children and while dis
proved upon her rnme IN" bud - endure the
additional grief of seeing it nYage the cherished group
in her family Den h en- &c in rnpid succession and
claimed his until six children and her husband had
been hid in the grave But amid oil these complicated
sorrows, pressing with daily and hourly upon
henr full of the strongest impulses of feeling she did
rebel charge God ioolishly. She out from
be stages uf affections, bearing and
be sttRinable in the dccps of anguish Her chnrnc
er shone with the graces Of affection, grated upon
took oil natural qualities at noble growth Naturally
cen und quek-witted endowed with unusually del
ate perception Of all proPrrties, temper lively and
ehcrous spirit at gentle and high and heart ns
and large beat in human bosom her char
;ter was developed by the circumstances of her life in
to model Of very unusual excellence, both in regard to
nature and degree the qualities that composed it,
! Ter judgment was accurate proverb. Her DISPOSE
on soitened by her always flowed full Of sweet
nd gentle feeling Her temper, always generous ana
ender, was always lively and cheerful except when
c rushed by the force of positive pain There no
lore noble and elevated spirit than dwell in her boz
som. She possessed the power of binding her friends
to her with strength that nothing could sever As
trent she was Mt once wser aud more aec than
an overwhelming majority OF those entrusted by God
WI th the training of children. As mistress she
u dicous and able in the manag of her
As Christian remarkable for the uniformity her pi-
y, the simplicity Of her faith and submssiveness the
i'll of God. The of her life had commune
ted tncture of sadness her countenance but
row could extnguish the illumination of the meek and
lowy spirit which gowed within her. Her death
tull OF peace There was ecstacy tumulluous
.wilderng JOY but camness tenderness and strength
oil trust and tulness ofhope TINT all sufficient
ex,ngnish every terror of death Calmly she hear that
the fatal moment was close hand and slen the
promises of tho covenantaud when reminded TINT while
death separated her from friends earth neither life.
DEATH prncpalites, powers could separate
her from the love OF Christ, the rush of nexpressibe
notion that filled her dying features, told plainly
han lift had been written in chronicle, TINT she Ind
found the master in the way and passing through
he wilderness of those mysterious terrors lc9ning upon
her beioUed. She has pono the cy of the just made per
'et to God the Judge Of ALL 10 Chr,a e mediator of Nh
c'ueadnt, and tie General Assembli and Ch11ch Of TN
first born, achose writtcn in heaun To hos,
who survive, she has left memory blessed in every ex
elence, aud example both in living and in diving tina
r oints with unuttcrale significance to the cross o
hrst Tor by TINT she conquered Blessed The deao
mat dc Z" thf Lord; ca Soh lie spirit Hcy rest from
Heir iaLors and thar woyks do joHoc them,