The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-10
From the Eagle
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott.

ELIZABETH late wife of Chancellor ScorT,
has passed from time. She died at Mississip-
pi City IN the 37th year of her age She was
born in Tennessee, and shortly after her mar
rage to Chancellor Scott in 1887, removed
with him to jackson, where she resided until
December 1857, when her husband removed
with his family to Memphis at which place
she resided at the time of her death. Her
remains were brought to Jackson for inter-
ment, and on Saturday Both ult., her BODY
was committed to the grave amid the tears Of
surrounding relatives and friends.
Mrs Scott had been educated in the Epis-
copal Church, of which she had for many years
been communicate and an humble, pious
and jealous member.
We scarcely Know how. to express the
emotions we feel at the early death Of one so
beautiful and so good. A benefieent Creator
for his own wise purposes, has called home
in the prime Of her life and the maturity of
her usefulness, one Of the purest and best of
women. Here in jackson where she lived
for twenty years, sad gloom pervades all
ranks, for it was here that the virtues of her
christian character were developed and grew
to their full maturity. Her blameless. life,
her sympathy with the woes and suHerings Of
all around her, her unselfish nature, her char
ity and love- her amiable and eonfding dispo-
sition, together with superior mind, and
well cultivated intellect, endeared her TO the
hearts Of all, and rendered her model of the
| true and noble woman. In early life-she was
4 deeply impressed with her duties to her Gre
ator-baptized in infancy she renewed and
| ratified IN nature age her bap6smal vows, in
the Apostolic rite of confirmation; and she
died Is she had lived, in the confidence Of
certain faithn and in the communion of the.
Church Of the living God.
! Her Life was an example to others; no sac
nfice however great, where christian duty. re-
quired il, was ever withheld; no duty howev-.
er small, if commanded by the inspired vol
ume, was ever neglected The relations of
/ wife, daughter, mother, sister and neighbor,
were discharged with the fidelity of a chris
tan whose heart was filed with love toward
God and man. Her daily life realized the
words Of the Apostle sour conversation is in
Heaven
During her illness she manifested the ut
most patience and resignation to the Divine
Will She expressed to her weeping relatives
| her readiness to go. She doubtless felt, that
she .had fought me good fight and had kept
the faith, and she knew there was "a crown
Of glory laid up for her; that "a mansion had
been prepared for her IN her Fathers house"
She expressed and felt no regret except that
Of leaving her husband and children. Death
had no sting for her-it opened the door from
earth to Heaven.
i Not more than ten or fifteen minutes be-
fore she expired, her yoice-for the last time
on earth-was raised in praise Of Him, 'who
doeth al things well'' Singing the Thirty
sixth Hymn, contained in the book of Com
Fmon Prayer, the last notes of her song on
earth, announced to the choral singers Of Par
adise, the glorious advent Of another kindred
spirit, who with -cherubim and seraphim
continually win cry--gloryl glory Lord
God of 6abbaoth-Heaven and earth are full
koi the majesty of thy glory
Thus calmly, peacefully and trinmphantly,
the spritUf our christian sister left its abode
on earth, md found eternal rest in the Man
lsiom Of the blessed. 1888