Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-07-25
EATH OF SARAH RELIEF H0SMER,
OF JOHNSON.

OF JOHNSON.
We find the following in relation to
this person, in the Chronicle, of the 18th
inst:
Things deeply and tenderly interes-
ting to particlar hearts, or even to neigh
borhood but not especially SO to the public
at large. delicacy forbids to be obtruded
upon their attention. This is fit, and due
alike to Journals and their readers. 1t
is hence that the announcement of the
death of the youth above named has on
ly appeared, and that in local Journal.
I hope in this case the public and the af-
ficted parties, alike, will excuse few
words from pastor, who feels the loss of
this youth from his congregation and his
choir
Loved and lovely, the sudden death of
this youth has made the home and the
heart of her parents desolate indeed.
Naturally susceptible of the Improvement
which opportunity, with devoted parents
and our excellent high school afforded,
she had reached degree of maturity not
often excelled in one so young This
maturity was so felt by us, that we never
said it was seen. Of all her instincts
love of goodness seemed to predominant
10 be amiabIe was to be. You saw her
as you would lovely sunbeam. One of
her lady teachers, much beloved by her,
died last October, and her young and sus-
ceptable heart then felt Christ only could
fit her to follow that friend. She had
not trusted in her native goodness for such
fitness, but she had not felt, till then, her
need of mercy, with power sufficient to
sway the will. To ''be also ready" be-
came settled purpose. By the grace of
God it was clearly vouchsafed to her con-
seriousness, after such struggle of heart,
that God was in Christ reconciled father
to her. To her sister (she had but one)
she made her hope known last April,
some seven weeks before her death and
how, for him who died for her, she had
now set out to live. On Thursday, the
18th of May, the disease attacked her,
which terminated he life at eleven in the
forenoon of the next Sunday. On being
told she had but short time to live, she
related to her minister her christian ex-
perience, and expressed wish, should he
concur, to receive the rite of baptism.
This, at no distant day, would have been
attended to on her entering upon public
profession of religion, had she been spared.
the writer baptised her, and it heightened
his gratitude to Christ, who had been SO
good as to put him in the ministry, for so
great a privilege as such baptism. To
her parents she said few words-Oh,
how lovingly And it was then and
there settled, between the dying child and
the anguish stricken parents, that, walk
ing together as fellow-heirs of the grace
of life, these parents and she would be,
through rich grace in Jesus Christ, re-
united, when it please the Divine Parent
to to call them home Such an interview
as this it was privilege to enjoy. Words
of such pathos and wisdom, in one SO
young, it was wonderful to hear. She,
indeed, was happy; but would these be.
loved parents be? After this happiness
her loving heart went out so as to move
the Oldest present to tears. If permitted
she was to look down on them through
all their journey may, be with them
Her words to her girl-friends who wer,
present, were very impressive. Thus dice
this sweet girl,--to be remembered YER,
tenderly by, not only her immediate kin
dred, but also by all that knew her"
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