Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-12
DIED,
y Sd, 1857, at the house Of Mr.. u Hoy Me-
DIED,

May Sd, 1857, at the house Of Mr.. j Hoy Me-
Lean, Randolph county, Va, Miss MARTHA
LIYLEi aged 20 years. 500 q e S1ss ~ s
Tho deceased was an 4miAble young lady, pre-
possessing in her appearance, of respectable pa
rentags and extensive connexions. Her disease
was pulmonary consumption. She was confined
to her bed several weeks prior 70 her Death
She seemed persuaded, even from the first that
her sickness would DO unto death. Previously,
although abe had been serious and thoughtful on
the subject of religion, she had not given it that
attention which its importance required. Du-
ring the early stage Of her sickness, she was
therefore anxious and concerned about her spir-
itual and future welfare. She was visited at her
own request, conversed with and prayed for by
her friends, all of whom felt lively interest in
her cass. Among others, the Rev. E. Thomas OF
the Presbyterian Chu rch saw her frequently,
conversed and prayed with her at her own re-
quest. The love Of God in the redemption OF
tho lost and perishing as seen in the gilt OF his
ron, who offered himself sacrifice to Divine
Justice in the sinner's room md stead and the
necessity of fai tn in his atonement as the only
GROUND of justification, were the great doctrines
that we're fully set before her and " hich she re-
ceived with the most lively and absorbing in
terest- Tho consequence was that she soon
found place in believing, and her peace was like
river. Her fears vanished, her sorrow was
turned into joy. She found Christ a precious
Saviour, and she longed to depart and to be with
him.
1t became her constant desire to die in COM
1nunion and fellowship with tho people of God
She was accordingly baptized, admitted as
member of the Presby terion church, and ut her
own earnest request, received the sacrament in
her sick room in company with fcw pious friends
and, oh how delightfnlis the communion Of
Saints when they have fellowship with tie Fa-
Their and with the son. SHORTLY after this, she
became 80 enraptured with the love of God, that
her mouth was filed with praise, and her spirit
reloiced in God her Saviour. She sat up in the
bed, sang, prayed and gave thanks. She affec-
uonHtely exhorted others, and especially her
brothers, to love tho Lord, and DO prepared to
meet her in Heaven. She continued in this hap
Ply frame Of mind some two days prior to her
death. She then breathcd her last, and her Joy
full spirit took it's flight to the mansions above.
On the day she was buried, her funeral sermon
was preached at Mr.. McLean's her Hrother-in-
laws house, by Rev. E. Thomas to q large and
attentive audience, on the passage in Solomon's
Song, chap. and 9th verse, "Who is this that
cometh up from the Wilderness leaning upon her
beloved 2" In which, tho death of the Christian
was represented not us criminal going. to his
gloomy prison +; but as joyful husband and be
conducted by him to the BRIDE groom's chamber
Thus died a lovely maiden, leaving a fond and
widowed mother, two brothers, two sisters and
numerous other reIutiYes aud friends to mourn
her loss.