The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-18
A RRIEF MEMORIAL
OF MISS SUSAN ELIZABETH SHUCK.

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This excellent young lady is no longer ia
our midst, as a resident of earth, but has left
the companionships OF This heeting life, 10 JON
another company, and TO BE- dweller with
them o! an invisible world. She was born OF
devout Methodist. parentage, in the Town Of
Bedford Pa, Sept. 4 th. 1870, and closed her
earthly history, IN the morning OF her youth,
and in the bright hopes Of The Christian faith,
on the Holy Sabbath day, October 9th 1861
When bat child, like one OF the scripture
characters, she "began to seek after the God Of
her Father" Thus early giving her Eeaft 10
the Lord, she experienced The converting
grace Of Christ, united herself with the NJ. T.
piscopa Church aud become an efficient teacher
in its fourshing Sabbath School, aud continued
to adoru her Christian profession by the Iabors
OF an actiUe piety, until, about year since,
she became, in the mysterious, yet ever gra-
cious Providence OF God, the child of deep af-
aCiion when the genuneneSs OF her religion
in It's active bearings, was demonstrated in Its
Das7Ue characters 10 be sEplant Of Gods own
right hand planning" Watered by the dew
and protected by the power Of Di vine grace,
th is beautiful plant Of heavenly origin flourish
eG in ber heart aud shed ITS fragrance over her
entire character. In afiiction, as in health,
she maintained the integrity Of that inner life
which is ''hid with Christ in God - and greatly
leioiced IN the midst of more !hau ordinary
bodily suferings, IN the possession oi that spif-
itual ComluIt' waerewith she was comforted OF
God" Il was truly refreshing to witness IN
her experience, the power OF tsplritual religion
20 give aid, and consolation and blessed hope,
when all else is as ''tbe shadow OF DEATH
This was triumphantlY 50, on the evening OF
her departure when, after telling her dear
Mother OF her I1Ss Of sight and bearing, and
after this dearest of earthly friends gathered
CouTage to say, "Susan, my dear, this Is death"
she calmly looked the monster in the face,
and said, ''iIother, Is this really deaih}--Then,
hothsr | an not afraid 10 die."-Nor viii
multitude Of her young Companions soon forget
her parting words and dying admonitions,
when, "the chamber where she met her fate,
seemed privileged beyond the common walks
OF yirtuous life, quite on he verge Of Heaven"
May we all then follow her as she followed
Christ, and may our s.last end' be as peaceful
and as glorious, as was thai Of our youthful
friend; for she, ''5eing dead, yet sPeakelh.'
s. K.
BENEDICT.-O Dipthera, "a Bedford
Oct. 9th, G.unie, only child of Rev F. and
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With the fading leaves OF Autumn, she has
passed away. Death truly''loves a shining
mark" be has assaiIed Us in a thousand forms,
has filled our hearts With sorrow at every peri
Cd of our lives, and yet has he not lost his
terroFs. He has again been In our midst, aud
removed from among us this lovely Child, and
we feel the blow as po ignantly as tho, We had
never felt It before. Possessing a sweet and
afectionate disposition, many loved her, and
mourn that her pilgrimage upon Earth has
been Of so short duration-ever childish glee has
been hushed, and lt;le companions have wept
Tor Gnnie.
But Home is where her loss Will 6e most
deeply feIt-by those fond parents whose ten
derness piIowed SO softly her sinking head
the light, the joy of that little family circle is
gone:--deep is the anguish Of their heats:
friends may condole, but cannot console thsa
Natures fountain must overflow Yet s0r
rowing parents, deep as is thls afliction, there
is comfort Tor you in remembering that il was
ordered by God Of Love, who does not will
lingly afllict any of his creatures He has
transplanted that lovely bud upon which you
bestowed SO much care and attention, to
bloom amongst the roses of Heaven. Had her
Earthly stay been prolonged, that gentle heart
would not long have been stranger TO sorrow
for in :his Life, call is vanity and vexal;on
OF spirit" May the assurance that GinRie
now dwels with that Saviour who has said.
f'Sufer your little ones TO come 10 me-" fall
like oil upon your troubled bearts, and as
"Mama! Papa!" were the last words she ut
tured upon Earth, SO may they be the FIRST to
greetyou IL Heyen.
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