Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-06-08
DIED.


On Wednesday morning, May the 10th, 1860,
near the Warm Springs Va, Mrs.. ELIZABETH NJ
GUFF1N. wife of Mr.- james N duffin, in Ike Slst
year other ag,.
The deceased was born and brought up in the
county of Augusta: within the bounds of the old
Augusta Church, where. more than so years ago.
she received her early religious Impressions which
when developed and matured, rendered her chris
tian character worthy 0: imitation. She died an
esteemed member ofthe Presbyterian Church at
the Warm Springs, possessing the love and conf
dence of all who knew her best.
But few persons Of her advanced age are permit
ted to receive as much ilal care and attention as
she did in her dying days. May the earnest desire
world that she and her and daughters may
form an unbroken bond around the throne of God
and be able to say to her blessed Redeemer -
Here, Lord, am and the children thou hast
given me-"
For more than forty DAYS previous to her death
she had been almost speeches.. just before be-
coming 80, however, she was heard to offer a fer
vent prayer for patience and submission to the will
of God. The sympathising christian friend that
her asst audible prayer, felt that it breathed the
true spirit. prayer prompted by deep and heart
felt longing that aer will might be daily renewed,
and that all might be taken away that would rem
der it hard to say in prayer "Neverthelcss not
my will but thine be DONE.
On one OF the loyeliest mornings of the year it
pleased God to bid his aged servant "to come up
higher" She fell asleep while the birds were sing
ing and the air was sweet with the fragrance OF
newly blown flowers. AS one looked up N her fea-
lures that morning. so placid even in DEATH after
so much pain. weeping and sorrow, it was sweet to
think that with her too, in higher and better
sense, ''The winter is past, the rain is over and
gone. the flowers appear ON the earth, the time OF
the singing OF birds is come and the voice of the
turtle is heat in our land" w. Z. p.
At his mothers residence, near Luray, Page CO.,
Va, on the 9th OF May, 1860, Dr.. BEsJAMlN Il.
KELLER, late of Spring Hill, Augusta CO., Va.
To write AUST tribute to the memory of this most
excellent and useful man, is more than the writer
can hope to do. All that can be done is to recall
that excellence of department, which was true
characteristic OF his entire fe As medical man,
he was learned and skful in all the sciences and art
of his profession aud wise to act out hi mission,
becomingly, with gentleneSs faithtuldess, prudent
w. fairly, honestly, aud in all charitabieness; SO
worthy of the high vocation to which he call
ed. He died early; at an age, {32,) which has gen
orally been deemed too early far too early, except
in cases OF rare genius, to afford time for the a
chievement of high professional distinctions. Yet
no one will, who knows him, deny that he was raj
sing himself to the first rank among his profession
al brethren. With regard TO his death. though we
know that such result in the ilnpenetrabe future
must sooner or later await US all, yet with what
fearful senteLti ous import comes such a iaconic
nouncement of the death of a dear friend. Its T.
larm strikes upon the heart with icy chill which
Christian faith would teach US to bear with humble
resignation. Yet in our human weakness we ever
find it hard by any means that we can adopt to dis
pei the cold shadows that settle upon the mind
when we feel that we have long so highly rs-
apccted, has made that journey to the empyrean
which is without return. Hourly we will have
flashing be fore us our mingled associations in the
past which the mind daguerreotypes INTO renewed
existence the many thousand memories ofwhat we
have said and done and acted together. Those
that were with him during his last moments testify
that for him to die was gain" few moments
lccS ha:v,. oI,I.E 1.,x Oh h.,
we'd, said, no, II am lying easily and dying sweet
w" u.