Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-15
lOBTTUARY.

Departed this life op the 18th day Of March,
1856, Mary Whitney Dillon, wife Of the Rev.
John Dillon, Of the Ohio Conference, and datgh-
ten Of the Rev Samuel and Edith, Hamilton
She was bornin Marietta Ohio May 25th, 1880,
and esteemed by all who who knew her. She
was a,child of beauty and promise; when very
young she was dedicated to, God by Christian
baptism; her father not only dedicated her to
God when young, but ttaiHed het' up t'the ways
Of ofreligonan truth. Her bfous example, ehqste
conversation and wholesome instructions, made
indelble impressions on, her youthful minds !, !
may truly say ythht she grew up as a fair oliv G
plant, around het fathers table She gave clear
Indications at an early day, that she possessed a
cool intellect, with remarkable firmness of char7
acter, yet she'was modest, umable. and retiring.
For several years the writer of this obituary made
continual efforts, to lead her to the fountain Of
life. She was the Ssubjectof manyprayers and
tears. 1nthe fall Of 1850 she united wi th the NJ.
E. chpfch, in Lexington, Perry ,codnty,go and
| gave satisfactory evidence to the day of her
death that she was owned Of God. -SheIwas
married to Rev. John Dillon. March 4th, 1861.
Her marriage appeared TO be a nappy one. ''ls VI
| But the fairest prospects on earth are often
soon blghed, and Edward Young once remarked,
that death loves a shining mari. ;" We often
see the most useful and promising young people
cut down, while others live long and are Of LITTLE
use to themselves, the church, orthe work. This
is one of the mysteries ofDisine Providence, but
it surely must be right, for God is too wise,to en-
and too kind tp be cruel. When her health be.
gan to decline, 'her afectionate husband Spared
no pains to preserve life, 50 dear to him, liks
Young in the case, of his Nancssa, he snatchel
her from the rigid north, and bore her to atht
South. Change Of climate for some time had {
salutary influence upol her health, but in a shot
time after her return home, it was evident to al
her discerning friends that the disease was no
removed but had fixed its. deadly fangs upon he
vitals. Her erdecline was slow but steady, until shl
sunk into the cold icy arms Of death. Her end wa
not only peaceful batm triumphant it wa
not inny power to see her or converse with heI
in .her, last sickness, which was great grief t
me, and as her numercns friends will wish tc
know the particulars Of her last days, will refe
them to an obituary notice Published in the Wes-
tern Christian Advocate, by her beteaved hus
bande Asa daughter, Mary. Whitney Dillop,ha.
few equals; as friend she was confdng, in
teIligeht. atfectionate, and not subjectto change
as saw wife she was all that christian gentleman
l could desire; as mother, considering her, age
shestood prominent, bptwith all her apsble, ant
Christian virtues she is gone; it was not the wil
of her heavenly Father that she should sufe
long in this inclement cline OF human life The
"Lord gave and the Lord hath taken;, ''blesset
be tlenanle of the Lofd."s , ( JAoob You've.
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