Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-02-11

The day OF her departure vas also the anni-
vcrsary Of her birth What solemn thought,
( crowd the mind on au occasion like the one re-
corded above. Life and Death 20 hand in
hand together The dear departed was one of
the most afectonatc and dutiful children
obedient TO her parents, and kind to her broth
or, sisters and friends few DAYS before her
departure, and before fell disease hal DESTROYED
| her intellect, she expressed an anxious wish to
bs with her Saviour in Heaven. Let not her
friends mourn as those WHO have no hone, fer
their loss is her eternal gain.
Softly, softly blow, ye breezss,
/ Gently DER our EHny fly
! Lo, she slumbsrs, sluIu5ers swecty;
Softly, zephyrs, pass her BY D.
/ Gu the 3lst ult in Bedford Tp, Mrs. ANNA
MARGARET HAFER, aged about 80 years.
Death, the common enemy of mankind, as
sails US Ia many various forms, aud wrings sor-
row from our hearts at almos: every period of
our lives
In the death Of our departed friend, be as
snned his mildest form---wectly she sank away
to resi-yet deep and poignant Is the blow he
inflicted. fond mothef has been bereft of
an only child, the solace of her declining yoars.
Truly, the JOYS of earth are few :, aged pa
rents mourning the loss Of their offspring; the
buoyancy Of youth, the forming of new ties,
| cannot cheer such desol&tc hearts as theirs
| But, sorrowiug mother, there is hope Tor you,
lighter than all tho pleasures this sublunars
llie could afford; il is re union in Hesyan.-
A fe# more rh4ugeS in this little sphere of tri-
als-then, if fsithful, you shall mce; her 10
that spirlt-land, where the papgs Of separation
are forever unknown. But that mother wceps
not alone, another has been stricken aud suit-
ten Of God. He who kindly alleviated every
want, and, su5duing his owu feelings, sat BY
the side OF his bosom friend, smoothing as
much as possible her exit from this transitory
life. Who can paint the anguish of his heart,
when the awful reality burst upon his mind -
She IS gone. forever goBe-ihe family circle is
now broken-th the helpless babes are now too de-
prlved OF that care and affection, which moth
er alone can bestow. Grievous, indeed, has
teen this bereavement. hpt there is comfort in
the assurance that al-wisc Providence doe th
all things well, although his ways are oft times
dark and mysterious, and past finding out; vet
what we know not know, we shall know here
after. ''She cannot come unto you, but ye car
go unto her."
Our lanented frioud, though retiring and
uuobtrusive 10 her manners, was beloved. We
have heard expressions like this: s.We knew
her, and loved herr" and We, too, in visiting
her sick chamber, learned to love her. As we
gazed upon the ravagss which disease had
made, and beheld the sufferer mcekIy resigned
TO her fate, We cou.d not bu. apprecia.e tho
sustaining power Of our blessed religion, ia tie
dark hour Of efliction. She had given her
heart unto God, aud though sh, could hare de-
sired 10 live for the sake Of those little ones
entrusted TO her care, yet her language was,
81 am perfectly willing To submit to the will of
my Heavenly Father" A short time previous
to her death, she became member Of the
church of Christ, and in the solemn ordinance
of baptism, dedicated her offspring to the
LORD; solemn and impressive is the scene, when
dying mother gives her babes into the care Of
HIM 'who hears the young ravens when they
cry" and "careh for the lilys Of the field"
feeling that tie will also care for them
Notwithstanding there pleasing reflsc-
tions connected Eith the decelse of our friend
yet the sympathetic tear must flow, for he who
cannot feel for ano,her's woes, never himself
endured or never pro6tei By the stroke of ca
lami;y SUE.
BEDroRD, Feb. I, 1859.
On Saturday evening, the 5!h inst, after
short Illness at bis residence 10 Friends Cove,
Mr.. FREDERICK SMITH, aged 64 years, month
aud % days.
1t is our painful duty to record the rather
sudden departure of this good father, neighbor,
and friend. The deceased vas native of
Friends Cove. His departure is severe be-
resvemGEt. not only TO his now afflicted and
much esteemed consort and faiherless children,
but also TO the whole Cove, of which he Was an
cbtigipg and useful member.
The writer has been acquainted with him for
about years, and he eau say, to know him,
was to love and respect him. lie was always
kinl and benevolent, constant in visning the
sick aud afflicted. AS christian, he was ex-
emplary, aud truly consistent in profession.
Thus bas the wife and the children lost an
afectlonate and kind husband and father, and
the church to which he belonged Lutheran)
warm friend aud member. But to his praise
be it said, he was true christian friend TO his
brethren of the German Reformed church, who
worshiped in the same church. His seat was
seldom vacant. But he has gone to the many
mansions of his Fathers house.
And whilst the distressed family, the church
and the neighborhood, mourn their loss, they
have this comfortable assurance, their loss is
his gain. 81 know that my Redeemer liyeth,"
was bis emphatic answer to the writer, and
calmly, and qaietly, and prayerfully, he net