Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-11
Obituary.

The subject Of the following obituary no.
tice, was the mother of Mrs. d. G. FiToH, Of
Miami City. As large number of the rela.
tives and friends Of the deceased reside in
Ohio and other Western States, we cheerfully
comply with the request to re-publish the no
tice
Departed this life at Newton. n j., on Fri
day morning, March 9th, Mrs. Elizabeth L.
Miller, widow of the late Judge j. Y Miller,
in the SD year Of her age, respected and be.
( loved BY all who knew her. Mrs Miller was
born in Marksboro, Warren Co, ~ J., and at
an early age removed to Newton, and in 1904
she was married
Mrs Miller was blessed with vigorous
constitution, which, to remarkable degree,
withstood the infrmities of old age She re.
tanned the full exercise of all her faculties and
senses Even that of hearing. which is so fre.
quently impaired with the aged, was but slight
ly dulled Her memory was unusually tena-
cious and she was almost entirely exempt
from that childishness, which is so common
an attendant Of four score years. In her last
sickness her mind was clear and vigorous, and
she constantly manifested thoughtfulness for
her family and those around her She ex.
so easily alarmed at uniavorable symptoms,
saying 81 shall not die yet, they need not be
to anxious She even reminded them of in
formation which she wished conveyed to
others. Her last sickness confined her to her
he'd about two weeks.
As might be supposed her mind was clear
and firm on religion Long ago she sought
Christ and He was with her even down to
he Il f,,II q. 4.
OF spiritual Joy obtained by some, yet her feet
were ever on the Rock Christ Jesus To allin.
quiries as to her hope, she invariably respond.
ed that while she had not a high degree of as
snrance, still she held fast 10 the promises,
and the Savior was precious to her. As
Christ had been her trust all through life, so
was He to the last When asked a few hours
before death, in what state her heart was she
replied sit is filed with Christ" The inquiry
was made whether she felt happy II have
not that iby, said she (which / have heard
Of, but my soul is satisfied with Christ
Early in the morning previous to her death,
she wanted few hymns read, and directed at.
tention to one which she had b en- thinking
| upon all night but could not get correct
''Ye angels who stand round the throne,
AMI view my Immanuel's face" &c.
Near her last moments she spoke of a
daughter in Georgia, who went there for a
temporary purpose but was unable to return
remarked, "Much as | would like to see Eliz-
abeth, | would rather see Jesns Indeed,
we never witnessed the departure Of believ.
er whose mind was more on Christ than was
hers. We are reminded Of the dying express.
sion of Ferrarra, an illustrious Italian lady,
who died in 1866, 81 have no other sensation,
in this my hour of departure, than of andis.
turbed repose and tranquility of soul in
Jesus Christ Though not in words, vet in
sentiment, Mrs. Miller's was the dying excla-
nation of Stephen, "Lord Jesus receive my
spirit" Like him, she had seen Jesus, not
in vision, but by faith; and that faith gave her
confidence to trust her soul TO Him She first
saw Jesus Al years ago Her struggle to
come 10 Him was severe and long But when
she did come to Christ she gave up all and
reHted alone in Him for salvation, and that
trnst in Him was never Withdrawn. He sus-
tanned her amid all her bereayements and
sorrows; and some of them were severe and
came in old age But her heart was quiet
and resigned because Christ filled it.
What blessed religion that is, which thus
comforts in life and sustains in death