Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-09-13
EDTESD.

In this place on Monday morning last, Mrs. SUSAN
UEsxELt, widow OF the late Peter HeSkc, IN the q
year OF her age
Near Mt Sidney, on the eth nst Of inflamnatcry
fever, VIRGINIA MARGARET, daughter OF W illiam NJ
and Elizabeth Rootes, aged two years SIN months and
seventeen days.
Near Fairfield, Virginia, on Sabbath evening August
9th, 1854 Mrs Elk tsErH Il. WILSON, wife OF Thorn
rs Wilson, Ell in the 55th year OF her age MIS-.
Wilson was lady OF much moral and religious worth.
Her walk and conversation such rs became the
gospel of Christ Her whole department an exem-
pliication of christian faith and holiness which highly
adorned the doctrine OF God, even her Saviour Her
disposition was meek and quiet; her heart KIND and
benevolent her manners pote and social her plety
deep and unobtrusiye Hers was that charity which
thnkcth no evil, which is not easily provoked. which
sufereth long and Is kind aud which never i&leth.-
She was 4 lover CT Gods people, OF has house, OF ms
word and of his ordinances She spoke OF her depar'
turc with great composurc and submission Saving
''ihc Lords will is best. let 1t be dOac." For her 10
live Christ aal die, gain The highest JOY Of tins
christian mother when yng and IN tall view Ci ctcrni-
~ was that she leaving five OF her children IN the
Ark and if she should not re;urn to them they would
come to her She has lcE thcm but not TO sorrow as
those who have no hope
Mrs Wilson has for about t',iry years, been mem
Der of the Presbyterian Church OF New Providence of
which the Rev. James M3rr is Pastor. Her end
was full of peace blessed are the dead who die IN
the Lord" She has dasaed her course, she has kept
the faith, she has obtained the crown let her wear It.
That mourns tHy exit from world like this,
Forgive the wish tha: woald have kept thee here,
And stayed thy progress 20 the seats Of bliss r"
ANXIOUS
Near Drownshurg, Virginia. at the residence other
uncle Mai Samuel " :lS0a, on Tuesday August 18th,
1854 Mss Isabella Z. TATE, the 10th year Of her
age aad daughter Of the late William Tate, VI. D., OF
KlghtstoEa, Indiana. In the sudden and !amented
death o. this amjIble AMI beloved young lady we have
Nslrikiar exenl3;at of the SHORTAGES and uncer-
ta:nsy Of hualaa LIFE. Well may we excaim Behold
thou mast made ay days as q hand breadth, and my
az, is nothing before thee" This fair and beautiful
flower down in the opening bloom OF her youth
and while the dew ct the early mornins sp3rklcd upon
her young and JOYOUS heart. Alas she is not for God
has taken her. She was the only daughter Of a wild.
owed mother whose life was bound up in that oil tue
child But she s0rrSS not as those who have no hope
II we must lose children in early youth, how un
pcakabe the consolation to know that they die IN th'
ford aud or thcm die is gain This young IS,iy a
Of forty who more than year ago prolSSSed 1th
Jesus Christ, during OF revival at Fairfield IN
der the ministry Of Rev. James Paine. She was 10
more than fifteen months exemplary men5cr OF th'
Presbyterian Church She wsS child Of The covenant
Trained by pious parents in the nurture and admono;
of the Lord, she early knew the God of her lthcrS
and gave herself 10 his service She died IN faith.
''Wccp not for her, she is angel now,
ANXIOUS
At her residence near Dccrlicid Va on Saturday the
Cd inst after illness Of twenty days, which she bore
with patience aud Christian resignation, Mrs JULtET h.
NroNrGoMERY, widow Of Mr.. Thomas Montgomery
deceased, in the SIXTY fourth year of her age Mrs NJ
had bccn for the last thrty,six years exemplary
member OF the Presbyterian Church Of Rocky Spring
Her death will be long felt loss in that little Church
but more particularly TO her devoted family She was
an obedient, devoted wife; loving and alcctionat>
Mother; kind, aiab!e iriead and nc:ghbor. And ii
her last illness She proved that her faith well found
cd in the merits Of her Saviour-Durng her illness she
often repeated that LYNN expressive OF her feelings ant
dcsires, Jesus love OF nay soul Sc, but more frequently
the second verse:
Hide me my Saviour hide,
I'LL the storm Of life be past,
Safe into the haven guide,
receive my soul at last,
Mrs NJ. died at peace with God and all tue world =
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