The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-11-18
For the Sentinel. .
OBITUARY.

DIED, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, after lin
gering illness OF nearly three months, Mrs.
ELIZABETH ALLEN. wife OF @. n. Allen,
editor OF Cadiz Sentinel, in the 31st year OF
her bge.
Mrs. Allen was born in Greene township,
Harrison county, on the 5th day of May
1892, and consequently was 81 years and
Q months old at the time Of her death. In
her eighteenth year she was united in mar.
rage to her present bereaved husband. and
lived with him happily to the hour Of her
death.
Always disposed to a religious life, at an
early age she connected berself with the
christian church, and has always lived a
consistent christian life In all Iife's fitiul
scenes and changing circumstances it was her
endeavor to serve that God who had in mer
cy pardoned her rebellion. forgiven her sins,
and adopted her as His child, and heir to
immortality and glory. Though for years
laboring under disease, with nervous sys-
tenn, she, by an upright walk and christian
department, with the good graees that nat.
turally cling to good and pure heart, en-
desired herself to all who were so fortunate
as TO enjoy her acquaintance. She always
epdeavSed in. her intercourse with ali tc
deal justly, love mercy, and exercise all the
christian graces, knowing that il rewards
came not in this world her Fl,her in Heav-
en- would crown er as one Of his faithful
children.
1t wss our sad pleasure to be near her in
her final sickness and in her dying hours
Suffering and languishing with disease, nc
word Of complaint escaped her-she was
patient and reEigned-ready and willing to
depart and be with Jesus" And in the
dying hour, when earth was receding from
her vision, when death was no longer a
theory spoken of as a generality, but stern
reality she met the Kj1g Of Horrors with
calm heart and an unrufi1ed c9untenance --
After disposing Of her effects to friends as
memento's, she requested some friends to
sing some OF the "sweet songs o! hion,"
which In other years had been her comfort
and solace in every hour of tribulaton and
trial. After they had sung she expressed
perfect willingness to die, rejoicing ip pros.
pect Of Immortality and of meeting her
sweet children already gone before. At five
minutes past ten P. M, she sank quietly to
"sleep in Jesus"
The scenes that were witnessed at the
death bed Of Mrs. Allen will not be forgot
ten by those Who were present. To see a
Christian leave the shores Of time, and with
perfect confidence and trust 60 into ''the
valley and shadow Of death"--leave friends
and home and dear oncs-to pass the drear,
dark ~ ordoh OF DEATH" with no doubts or
misgivings, Is that which impresses the be-
holder with the greatness and grandeur of
that religion which so bcautifss the death
of the righteous. One cannot help exelaim>
ing with one Of old "let my death be like
that of the righteous and my latter end like
unto theirs" To her, death had no pang,
or she trusted in that power which extracts
the sting Of death. 70 leave earth might
pain; but Heaven, sweet Heavon would be
her portion; earth'S sorrows will there no
more reach her, there
mo chilling winds, nor poisonous breath
Can reach that bFssful shore;
al nd enrrhv poin Innth
Are felt and leared no more"
There the weary soul shall bask in pleas
ure, lites turmoils have lost their power to
disturb and "ttere tie ,ctcked cease their t,oNb
HnGo, and there the l0eary are at rest"
The chill November rain plelessly falls
upon the sod and the bleak wintery winds
whistle DER the low mound in the cemetery
where her clay tabernacle rcpoSes, but her
spirit is in Heaven. A gem tEansplanted
from earth to grace the Heavenly courts Of
the New Jerususalom, Her pilgrimage was
ended soon. Her journey is completed. She
has gone from earth to that
---"Land OF pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign ag.
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures Danish pain"
To a bereaved husband, brothers and SIS
ters we extend our heart, felt sympathy,
But grievo not. Your loss is her gain. Her
frail, tender frame will no longer have to
bear the chilling storms Of tife Sha is no
longer of the earth but "orcver with the
Lord!' How the words thrill
"Forever with the Lord!
Amen, so let it be!
Life from the dIpd is in that word,
Tis immortality
A Friend.
NEW Adv g2EsFES EiIIE E1NTS.
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