Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-07-30
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Died on Thursday last, the 25th instant, near
Bethlehem church, in this county, Miss POLLY
BAYLOR, aged 81 years, months and days.
On Saturday evening last, MARIAN VIRGINIA,
infant daughter of Archibald and Sarah @. Snapp,
of this place-aged months and days.
s'Suffer little children to come unto me and for
bid them not; for of such is the kingdom OF
heaven"
Died on the End of July, ALEX. A. STUART,
eldest son Of Arch. P. Stuart, deceased, of cpl
lepsy, in the oath year of his age.
Died at his residence, near Parnassus, Augusta
| county, Va, on the 18th inst, Mr.. DANIEL WHIT
MER, in the -73rd year of his age.
In early manhood, having been brought by the
grace Of God to the light of the knowledge of the
truth as it is in Jesus he made public profess
ion of his faith and connected himself with the
Germsn Reformed Church, in which he had been
born and nurtured. Having changed his resi-
dence from Rockingham county to Augusta, in
the neighborhood of Union Church. then under
the care of the late DR.. Hendren, he connected
himself with the Presbyterian church, and was,
for about quarter of century, an elder In that
| church.
| Rarely is it the privilege of any church to be
| blessed with member or Office bearer, who in
| his walk and conversation more consistently
adorned his christian profession. While living
he "was witness for the truth - the word OF
God was his rule of life. His faith and hope
were built on that rock which is christ.
| He was man of sound Judgment of strict in
tegrity, liberal of his substance as God had pros
pered him; kind and atectlOnate as a husband,
father, neighbor and friend; a father to the or
phan, his loss will be deeply felt by his family,
his neighborhood, and the church of which he
was member-but they mourn not as those who
have no hope. ez ~.
| From the Muscatine~ Iowa) Courier.l
| In Memoriam.
| Your paper lately announced that on the 9th
ult., Mrs. SARAH j.. wife of Mr.. Jos. P. Ament
and daughter of Jacob Ruff, of Augusta county,
1 Va, departed this life aged So years. and that on
the Doth ult., she was borne with loving hands to
| her burial -Asf'<%.
| Such is the concise record that sooner or later
will tell the brief history. of us all the number
of years that we live; the fact of death and bur-
| ial; but underneath this record which all may
read, there is unwritten history-often, event.
fuI-aiways interesting-te telling of struggles with
ifes duties-of trials and sacrifices and of hero.
achievements that will live long in the memory
| of loving circle, and leave this enduring fra
GRANGE and blessing there.
| In such unwritten histories are doubtless hid
| ifes noblest efforts and best accomplishments
| There let them rest. They need not be blazoned
| abroad in 0fder to do their work. Real worth
and wealth of character will always tell They
need no human tongues; they have o thousand
| ways to speak.
| The modesty of our departed friend would
shrink from word of eulogy, but do not think
she would object to have it known, to the honor
of her Savior that she found great support in he1
| Christian hopes; that they alleviated and light
| ened the long sufferings of sick room and made
the day of her departure a time of peace and tri-
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