Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-03-25
DIED


! In Baltimore. on the 22d instant, of consump
/ tion. CORNELIA ANN holland, wife of Georg
| ". holland, formerly Of this town, and daughte
| of the late James Riley Of this town, in the SJr'
| year of her age.
! Near Dulield's Depot, on the 18th Of March
/ 1871, after a brief Illness Miss BLANCHE LL
LEN, daughter of Mr.. John Hill Of this county
in the 18th year of her age.
At Martinsburg, March 18th, DANIEL V. b
! MARSTELLER, aged 2years.
At ''Hopewelrs Mills" on the 18th inst.
! JOHN GRAHAM, formerly Of Berkeley county
after a lingering illness, aged, about 81 years
On the 10th Of February, at the residence Of hi
SON. George W. Cameron. in Mckinney, Collir
county. Texas, Mr.. WM. CAMERON, for many
years a resident Of Jefferson county, in the 66tl
year of his age.
Departed this life February 10Th, 1871, Mrs
| EMMA GRAHAM, aged 80 years.
lnasmuch as the glory Of Christianity consists il
victory over sin and the grave, it is pleasing
though sad duty to record brief notice of the life
and death of this estimablc lady She was one OF
those rare characters whom everybody seemed tC
love. As an atitCtouate, Obedient daughter, de
voted wife and true friend, she was almost every
thing that could be expected from finite being.
Her disease, consumption, was probably contract
cd from her husband, for whom, while he lived
she almost exhausted Kindness itself forgetting
her own comfort that his passage to the grave
might be made rs possible.
The writer became acquainted with the deceased
early in the Conference year, and soon found that
her earthly pilgrimage would be short, OF which
she was fully aware, and for which she was pre-
pairing. Last Fall she made a public confession a
faith in Christ, by uniting with the Church and
pertaking of the Lords Supper but. because OF
her feeble condition, she was seldom able to avail
herself # She public means of grace. Her growth
in grace, however, was quite perCeptible. About
two weeks before her death. on Sabbath, while Sc
crctlv communiug with God, she received the
full assurance II fGifh-ave mOTe-She obtained
the victory over death. Several religious friends
gathered in the room and united with the happy
sufferer in PRAYER and praise. 1t was n time never
TO be forgotten by those who were present She
expressed herSeia as regrettng her physical inabI-
ity % shout aloud the glory of Him who had done
so much for her. And from that time, until the
hour finer death she seemed To breathe the very
atmosphere of heaven. During a ministry of
eleven years. we have never witnessed such tri-
umuh of grace. At her request fen days prev
i0us to her DEATH for the second time, she partook
ofthe communion. when there was to her and 9th
ers precious realization of the Savior presence.
At the last interview the writer had with her,
in answer 20 the question. " Is Jesus still pre-
cious - she responded, o, yes; if only had
streng IN, how would praise Him." Her only
fear was, that she was too impatient to GO and be
with Christ. After expressing her gratitude for
the interest that had been manifested for her, she
said Bro. H., " | wish You TO preach my funeral,
and tell the people love them that love every
body, whether black or white To n friend she
said. Death has lost its terror, that she did not
dread ring into the grave any more than to 90
down stairs" While others were overcome with
their emotions, she remained perfectly calm and
thus calmly she passed into the spirit land. But
we shall drop our pen with the Consciousness Of
our inability to do justice to the subject, and with
the assurance that it is impossible to daguerreo-
type upon paper what many of US saw and heard.
We have learned to think more Of religions re-
solved % seek more oft God, in this providence,
has preached eloquenty to the people of this vcin-
ity, and, especially. 20 the mother brothers and
friends Of the deceased May they live the life of
the righteous that their last end may be like hers
NJ. +. HYSORE.
Harper's Ferry, ". "a, FEB. 22a, ISL.