Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-02

We take from the Poultusy Bulletin
the following notice Of the death Of
Laura L., rife Of Hon. Merritt Clark Of
Poultney, which took place on the 90fh
of Novenbsr, together with an extract
from the address Of Rev. John Newman,
D. D., on the occasion Of the funeral:
Mrs. CLARK was the daughter of Ebene-
ger Langdon, Esq, Of Castleton, who died
many years since. She leaves two chill
dren-HenryC Clark, editor of the Rutland
HERALD, and Edward Clark of Poultney
a sister, the wife of DR.. Charles s. Perry
of Poultney, and brother, 8. Fl. Lang
don, Of Castleton, besides her stricken
husband, and his mother, the widow Of
the late Gen. Jonas Clark Of Middletown.
Her funeral was attended from the
house on Tuesday, the 23d inst, the body
being deposited in our new cemetery.
A large concourse of friends from
Poultney, Hampton, Middletown, Fair
Haven, Hydeville, Castleton and Rut-
land, were present.
The following is an extract from Rev.
DIR. Newman's funeral address:
Death still holds dominion in the
earth, and ever and anon asserts its sway.
His ravages have made u all mourners
and called us together to-day 10 testify
our respect for the dead and to sympa-
thize with the living.
80 Friend after friend departs
Who hath not lost niend p
There comes to Us again to- day the
admonition that If we would save any
thing from this universal wreck, we must
lay it up in God. The inanimtte form,
the sealed lips, the closed eye OF her whom
We to-day bear TO the grave warn rs more
impressively than human word. can. But
more eloquently still does the uprig ht, pure.
Christian life which she lived amongst IL
for twenty-five years past, eom,read to as
that better part which she made her early
choice. Being in very feeble health dur
ing the whole of her residence III Poult-
ney, she was not able to mingle much in
society nor to identify herself openly with
any benevolent enterprise, consequently
her own family and . few friends knew
her intimately. These knew that her
heart was in sympathy with every good
cause and that her constant regret was
that physical infrmitj prevented her from
executing what the henevolonce Of her
heart prompted. A great sufferer much
of the time, however, she devoted 10 her
home and family what of energy she had,
and succeeded TO throw around it the
charm of Christian refinement aud culture
Those who conversed with her two
years ago, during the gracious ocspop1ing
of Gods Spirit il this. place vel, Temem-
10, To- ,.,I, L.
freshing might not pass her awn household
by:
, During her last sickness she suffered 50
intensely, and her disease was OF such "a,
nature that she conyersed but little, com
paratiyely, about herself, and yet the
christian friends who attended her, often
received satisfactory assurance that She
apprehended her condition--that she not
only did not expect K recover. but that
she cheerfully resigned herself to Gods
will, and felt prepared Tor her approach
ing change. However, we might have
wished that reason aud consciousness had
remained with her to the last, that she
might have sent back TO our ears u whis-
per from the other shore, that her eyes had
caught glimpse Of the green fields, and
FURNISHED domes, aud glitteripg spires, !
and golden streets OF the new Jerusalem. +
still we viii rest satisfied and thankful
that she has LETT J.nmist,i.a Gle evidence
that she was ripeniug Tor heaven, she
was nearing the grave, and that she came
down III last like shock OF corn, fully
ripe and ready into be gathered "a the I
garner of the LoIJ.
She has LETT, as every true Christian does, /
to her sorrowing family 4 rich legacy in
the remembr of her Christian virtues
and graces. By these she though dead
yet speaketh, say ing TO them follow me
as | followed Christ Ny dear friends
ITO God | commend YOU and the word
OF his Grace which l. able to hnid you
up and give you an inherItau"s among
them which are saicIltsed.
We may oe permitted % add Farewell
faithful aud loving mother, trus-t itieal,
the guardian of our youth. the ,ouu,ell5r
Of our early manhood. thy dying couusels
shall ever abide with u Is the guiding
starof the remaining portion II cur earthly
GOLDEN WEDpiNo-u rnree \ M.rey
and wife celebrated the t,ttleth saulyer-
sary Of their wedding Al their resi- !cuoc
in FAirlee, on Tuesday Of last week L.
NJ. Bailey, Esq, made presentation in
a happy and well-timed speech, and
among the articles the ft.st pair II hats, I
which brought down the house he also
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