The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-09-02
OBITUARY.
Were this world our only rest,
Living or dying none are best.

! N'o VI oS iuS iOuC 0Ic UFcsL.
IRENE HAMILTON belove1 wife OF Mr..
d. n 0Teheker, JUNIOR Editor of this paper.
u'e" OIL 'hursday hornlng last, at half past
laree LOCK, OF conVul.ions and eengestion
| OF tie stomach, in the 34th wear of her soe
She was member Of the Episcopal Chureb
one who loved the brethren, in the nnirv
OF the spirit, in the boud of peace and II,
Righteousness Of life. he ieaves a devote6
| husband seven small hildren, and dear rrla-
tiyes to mourn their irreparable loss. Bat
ye shall meet again, ye loving hearted.
Our dear sister was oman Of strong and
earnest character, and in the thrre-fod parto
of wife: mother and friend usanifested in her
daily life. ont beau'itM whole A life worthy
OF imitation and * ,mpie was hers. Entire.
ly devoted TO her home and the duties In.
Volved in the relations she sustained, her
death fell with crushing force on the homo
and hearts OF those so dear to her A paral.
lei Is seldom exhibited Of such an eetife and
earnest conservation TO children and husband
as was afforded by our sister, and II may
well he sad that her life was q sacrifice u
their happiness and well being. A beautiful
evidence OF heE Ec risfiaa character exhibited
! hseif IN the Zeal which she constantly dis
piared III sending her children 70 the Sab
bah school, all attendance upon which vas
only omitted when circumstances peyepred
many features which showed her excsIence.
Kindness, charity aid af.ctien; euaeared her
TO all who came within. her resch Lirtio
Children always found a ready syu1pathizerip In
her, and hey TOO with her many ftie,;fs all
FEEL the loss of one 80 universally este, med.
How sad, how hearr>rending the thought.
that-a home SO haitpy. sojoyops, So fnIl Of
pfomise, Is now broken aud made ~deso,sta
| by the angel reaper. All. who ean S,,hnrs
the depth- Of husband' y grief thers,.. ~
companion so dear, so necessary; and. who
can feel rhe bitterness Of sorrow ' hfeh A;ls
the hearts Of the tender, orphaned cAilcrrn
at the lu>s- of 80 fond mother. siss- mona
but those whe have gone stIrongh the sane
cold, dark waters OF aRtctfon Who car
I penetrate the mysterious WORKINGS OF a nro.
yideHce so distressing In its effsc,s2 And
| we NAV feel that It was cruel, thar she "a
dearly loved, so useful and held to .err,h by
| 80 many ties should DC taken for the harvess
! OF death but we believe in God onr heaSsn.
ly Faiher, that H knoMe;h what Ia bes, for
| us. and bow with chastened hearts to His
decree, even as she bowe.t as nearing sheoor.
tak Of the grave. she felt that earth and ita
fond "A aliureIneHts were. receding from xfew.
We weep, but with hope, and the sweet A.
| surance- that she rests safely on ffe Sayior's
so.ea' the Savior she loved, aud who in her
dying moments she said had cleared the path
to her view. Blessed are they who die In
the Lord! We know that her end wss peace.
for the dark valley lIghted by aSavfor 8 love.
! was entered with happy smile, and that her
spirit was welcomed to the ReavenIy man,
sloDs by the loved ones who had gone before
how cheering the hope, that we may all aaeet
again, aud in Heaven above, Whefs there
Is no SORROW, No pain, no death, NO, pairing,
but an endless JOY, an eternity Of bliss.
Dear brother, sorrcwing husband, our tears
are freely shed for you, but the peace which
passeth understanding can alone afford feliaf
IN this dark hour turn to that :, God, ,haeh
promised to be father to the orphan too.
he will provide, His promises ate$aiways
sure, Look beyond your tears 80,
It cannot be, it cannot be,-that shs has
passed away, '.-,' ,..'e7
So lste with buoyant hope elate, and decksd
in beslsh's array -
We cannoe bear to think, that We shah
-, =, never sec her more -
The:lovely asd kind-hearted, the innocent
ana pure. :. -. - .:;.....,. n.
"We viii not mourn as those who arekherefs
= of every hope. .f..'.'-
; Wen look beyond thy bousds, oh grave. and
bear our spirits. up! .-..
Wen trust In him she trusted. and We sgain
:, shah meet -.
To hold our sweet communion at our dear
redeemer's feetr -.
"Then, bereaFed husband, there Is cofnfors
yet for thee - -. ..:-xs
Thy fond and. s"d 5sithful 81 wife, may ,ssla ii,
May hover renud thy being, and holy le7'
TO sooslle Thy secret anguish. and warm thy
frozen heart.
"Ah! the young and tender ehiidrs1, there's
no sorrow like 10 thine; .-z
There's no one like a mother, round the IN
fant heart can twihe, :. -
With her, to Gos onr Rather, we resign, thea
now in faith
and seal them thine IN death." -, X
fhen make them thine, O Lord in life.
BROTHER.