Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-07
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DIED, at my residence, near pickcnsville. ON
the 10th ult, Mrs ELLEN BRADLEY, wife of
Joel bradley in the 55th year of her age. Her
illness was long and painful, yet she bore il
with that unmurmering patience that well char
a1terlzes the devoted Christian. She leaves be-
hind her an aged mother. her husband and ten
chiufeh bcsiucs numerous relatives, neighbors
ana friends to mournhcr loss, but the loss of an
atcct;onate daughter, OF loving companion, of
kind tender an affcctionate mother is her cter
nal gain The deceased has for many years
been IN possession of that religion that is pure
and undchlcd and TINT fnlcth not awav Altho'
she made no public profession of religion until
last summer when she attached herself to the
baptist Church Mt Enon where she lived n CON
sistent member until her death; after she could
no longer attend to going to church, she reoues.
tod that brother Ariail should come and preach
at her house, which lie kindly attended to after
the congregation dispersed. asked her how
she felt she replied in words like these 40
il is so good to hear about Jesus" Some few
days after visited her again she took me by
the hand and told me she must die. said to her
Mrs. BRADLEY hope you arc not afraid TO die
- o, no said she am only waiting my Saviours
time then repeated those beautiful lines of
the Poet to her. " Jesus can make diving he'd
feel soft as downy pillows arc" All, YES and
he will soften mine said she. Some days after
this visited her again and stayed all night. in
the morning which WAS Monday before her de-
parture, when | WAS ready to start home she
expressed desire to go home with mo. / was
very fearful that ii would inurc her, but she
insisted ahd made the best preparation could
TO render her comfortable anil started the trip
IT did not seem to fatigue her any at all, but ON
the contrary she seemed to mond all the week
ana on Saturday morning Just before she died
she ate more than usual and was quite lively
not more than one or two minutes before she
al al nur lr1n oil
in Christ fall asleep in the arms Of Jesus with
out struggle or gronn AMI hor immortal spirit
took its tight to the spirit world where the
wicked cease from troubling and the weary are
ut rest. " Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord yea saith the spirit for they rest from
their labours and their works do follow them
During her illness she begged her aged mother
and weeping children moi to gricvc after her,
" for, said she, "whilc you are weeping and
gricving after me, shall be mp yonder n. rest
with my loving Jesus" She told her sons 10
he obcdicnt and kind to their father, who IL
now ON the decline of life and exhorted them
to choose the good part that Mary chose. and be
prepared to meet her i'll heaven whore parting
will be no more.
She requested to be buried Mt Enon, by the
side of little Sale aud little Emma, hcr two lit
Tie grand daughters. the latter infant daughter
of A. j. Brady, of North Carolina But ah. says
the ceadcr, whose little Snllie? that sweet lit
tic prattiing babe was mine. Father or mother
have you lost your babe? If you have. Listen
what the Savior says: "Suifer little children
to come unto me, and forbid them not for of
snch is'the Kingdom of Heaven" "The Lord
igave anftlic BOrd take;h away and blessed be
the name OF the lord"
Why should VIC mourn departed friends,
Or shake at deaths alarm;
'T'is but the voice that Jesus sends,
To call them to his arms.
Why should VIC trcmblc to convey
Their bodies to the tomb;
There once the flesh of Jesus lay,
And left rich perfume.
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