Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
DIED.

On Wednesday morning May the 10th, 1860, near
the Warns Springs, Va Mrs. ELIZABETH M'G1FFIN,
wife of Mr.. James NGuiin, in the 6lst year of her
age
The deceased was born and brought up in the coun-
ty of Augusta, within the bounds of the old Augusta
Church. where, than 60 years ago, she received
her early religious Impressions which, when devel
oped and matured rendered her christian character
worthy of lmtati n She died esteemed member
of the Presbyterian Church at the Warm Springs,
possessing the love and confidence of all who knew
her b-st.
But few persons of her advanced age ere permitted
to receive much lia and attention she did
in her dying days. May the earnest desire Of her
heart be realized purer and better world, that she
and her sops and daughters may form an unbroken
bond around the throne of God and be able to say to
her blessed Redeemer: Here, Lord | and the
children thou hast given me-"
For than forty days previous to her death she
had been almost speeches. Just before becoming
So however, she was heard to offer fervent prayer
for patience and submission to the will of God. The
sympathising christian friend that heard her last aud
bie prayer felt that it breathed the true spirit
prayer prompted by deep and heartfelt longing that
her will might be daily renewed and that all right be
taken that would render it hard to say in pray
err: Nevertheless not my will but thine be done"
On one of the loveliest mornings of the year it
pleased God to bid his aged servant ito up high
err She fell asleep while the birds singing and
the air sweet with the fragrance of newly blown
flowers. As one looked upon her features that
ing, placid in death, after SO much pain,
weeping and sorrow, it sweet to think that with
ner 100, IN duQ peLter sense Ine winter Is
past, the rain is and gone, the flowers appear
the EARTH the time of the singing of birds is
and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land"
W. T. P.
At his mothers residence, near Luray, Page CO.,
Va. on the 9th of May, 1860, DR.. BENJAMIN II. KIB-
LER, late of Spring Hill Augusta co., Va.
To write just tribute to the memory of this most
excellent and useful man, is more than the writer can
hope to do ALI that be done is to recall that
cellence of was true CHARACTERISTIC
of his entire life As medical man. he was learned
and sklful in all the sciences and art of his profess
sion, and wise to act out his mission, becomingly,
with gentleness, fathfuness, prudently, fairly, hon.
estly and in all charitabeness; that in thought
word and deed he showed himself worthy of the high
vocation to which he was called. He died early: at
an age, 1927 which has generally been deemed too
early far early except in of genius, to
afford time for the achievement of high professional
distinctions. Yet no one will, who knows him. deny
that he raising himself to the first rank among
his professional brethren With regard to his DEATH
though know that such result In the impenetra-
BILE future must sooner later await all, yet with
what fearful senentious import comes such lacon-
ic announcement of the death of dear friend. its
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 1T hard by any means that adopt to dis
pei the cold shadows that settle upon the mind when
we feel that one we have long so highly respected
has made that journey to the empyrean which is with
out return. Hourly we will have flashing before us
our mingled associations in the past which the mind
daguerreotypes into renewed existence the many
thousand memories of what we have said and done
and acted together. Those that were with him du-
s.gain." few moments before his death being ask
ed if he wished to be moved, said, no, Il am lying
easily and dying sweetlv. B.
"a Vim. copy.