Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-18

Died at Nashville, Tenn, November TO- 1859,
JENNIE CowAN, aged twenty eight years and eleven
months, wife of Samuel COwan, and daughter of
A. Patterson. Esq.
This obituary is written not 10 eulogize the life
and character Of the deceased, but to mourn her
early death. The tear Of afIectionate sympathy
viii flow nnhdden, when we remember how often
in fcw short years the grim messenger has come
to this afflicted family circle, and how one after
another OF its loved members have passed away
from earth After parting successfully with sister
brother, mother and child, the subject of this
sketch has now herself obeyed the inevitable sum-
mons, and gone To Join those she loved so WELL
who had already fallen asleep in Christ and 'passed
into the skies" Surely death can never be a
more unwelcome visitor than in such a case as this
when all the ties OF parental conjugsl and siserly
affection are like precious jewel rudely broken
When our hopes are thus disappointed, and our
bright anticipations of the future destroyed, then
do the workings of Divine Providence seem doubly
mysterious to our finite minds. We weep because
the tear will flow and we feel that we must weep,
and because we cannot see "the end from the be-
ginning nor understand those things which are
unseen and eternal" Yet we do know that sor-
and separation cannot always remain, and
that we, too, prove faithful our loved ones who
have gone before will soon be welcoming US to the
unending joys Of the Better Land.
Mrs. Cowan was child of the COyenant-born
within the pale Of the visible church and dedicated
to God in intancy-she, some years ago, assumed
for herself the VOWS Of dscipeshp to the Saviour.
A subsequent life of genuine Christian simplicity,
conscientious discharge of every duty growing out
OF varied Partnerships OF lie, and meek sub
mission to all the trials and bereavements which
fell TO her lot fully attest the sincerity of her faith
and the power or Gods grace Her social and re-
hgiOus life was one of uncommon beauty and love-
illness, and readily won for her the love and conf
dence of all who knew her Her radiant counte-
nance and grace of manner were attractive even to
strangers, but doubly so to those who knew the
sincerity and unselfshness of her nature. At all
times and under all circumstances, she exhibited
the Ornament OF a meek and quiet spirit, which
in the sight of God is of great price" Her health
has long been falling, and though there was much
to make life desirable to her, in the relations of
daughter, sister, wife and mother, she was pre-
pared for any change, and was willing to cheerful
ly obey the summons Of her Heavenly Father, on
Whose mercy she had ever relied. Through her
proracted illness she had the constant ministry of
those whom she most loved, and every thing that
human wisdom could devise was done to alleviate
her suffering contribute to her comfort. At
last, resigned and submissive-lOUing and lOUed
through all those weary days and nights of suffer-
ing, her bright spirit took its flight She slept her
life away calmly and serenely as if she had only
fallen asleep to awake again to suffer and endure
While many sympathiZing friends shed the tears
Of sorrow her early death, know that in the
retirement of home she was best known, most ten
derby loved, and there her loss viii be the most
deeply felt. Though the shadow will long remain
upon the home circle, yet "earth has SORROWS
that Heaven cannot cure" May the present Attic
ton work for ali whom she loved, q far more ex-
ceediug and eternal weight of glory. T.