Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-20

In Sorth6oro. Dec. 18th, Daniel Folger Pope; Lille
i Stirbridec, Dee 18th, Lucinda wife of Col David
In ~oathlriI.e, Dec 18th. Charles Dresser. aged24
In nldlev Dec 18th David Lnrred aged As
In Milford, Dec l7th. Emma Blake. aged months.
In l,pknton, Dec. l4th, Bion L Hartmann aged
In Nedwa. Dec 18th, George Bancroft aged 26
In Groton Dec g. after long and painful Illness Sarah
Ann luntreSs) wife Simon Nutting aged 81; Ellen NJ,
aged'26
In Harvard Rebecca Davis, widow of the late William
Dleis, a-ed 80 wears, months.
IN Lowell, Dee 18Th, Eva Walker. of heart disease.
Previous TO her death She made arrangements for her
funeral and selected The persons whom she wished to
ofcate as bearers BY her request discourse
preached at the funeral by DIR LYONS Of Cnu, on the
origin. growth development, and des inY Of the soul
In Stockbridgc Dec II, Lucinda, wife OF Col David
In Sufheld, Conn Dec 9, Frederick A Barrows aged
H. of Mansfield Center and of the institute pupils
In Greenwood, Tenn Nov 2sth Eliza r seary wife of
Marion Seary, daughter of Constant Ruggles late of
The death of Miss MARY C. wHEELocK, which was
announced this morning dec 49, in the D,i!v spy dc
mlnds from those who knew her Intimately, some
thing more han bare mention of the fact Many out
side the stricken circle family relatives will feel that
this event has deprived them of personal friend of
or liary character An acquaintance OF many wears
for forming correct estimate of her moral worth and
her intelligent, christian aith-a faith which became
more and more cOnflmg until, with her diving lips she
could say, Though | walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, will fear evil" For period of
thirv-f7e years our departed friend had been cOnsis
tent member nf the church OF Christ alonng the doc
NaVlOr, OF ner uallf NE ana CONVERSE
.tiun. Hers was doubtful christian character She
was not one of those professors whom it was
TO exercise the broa0et charity hope and believe
she might possibly be saved may pain
full mlsgvings to the contrary but who salts
factory evidence to ALL Of the sincerity Of her love
Christ From the beginning to the end of her christian
course Christ our Righteousness" her favurite
theme. Through faith in his atonng blood she was
bed during her last painful sickness to triumph
thaturner timdity and fear DEATH which had long
held her in bondage Jesus Christ the savior of sinners,
the foundation Of all her hopes and pirations Il
have no merit or righteousness of my own she would
som times saw, but Christ is all, and everything to me-.
Often she would surprise and delight her friendEby
peang suggesting passages Of Scripture with which
her memory well stored and stanzas from her ID
vOrte HYMNS In her last fearful conflict with ssoYng
nature she could exclaim all ready, and attempted
to repeat the first line of that beautiful hymn Just
am without plea bat the power of utterance failed,
and she unable to proceed with the repetition That
nimtable hymn of COwpers Jesus. lover of nv soul,
let to thy bosom v, and Rock of ages cleft for
let me hide nvsef in thee &c, among her favor
ties Surely, nothing but the power Of living christian
faith can prod ice denhbed like this which it has
been our privilege to witness THE chamber where the
good man meets is fate is privileged above tho common
walks of liha; quite on the verge of heaven Com