The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-08-17
OBITUARIES.

DIED. on the noni,g of the
18th August, 1871, near Warren
ton, Virginia, Mrs. FtORIDE G.
CUNNINGHAM the daughter OF
the late Governor Noble.
DIED, at Abberille,' S. c., on
the Sth d July, 1874, MRS. X. NJ.
uADDON, in the thirtie,h year OF
her age, after u brief and severely
painful illness. Of four days.
Mrs. Haddon united with the
church of Christ at Castleton, Yer
mont, ir the fifteenth year Of her
age. A woman of unusual energy
and force of character, she gave
promise of great future usefulness.
As member Of the church she
was active and diligent, seeking
out and improving opportunities
for usefulness, doing whatever hcr
hands found to d. with ull hel
might.
The 10y Of her husbands heart,
the lightof heraged parents home,
the pride of her brother and sister,
the genial companion of herfricnds,
the bright ornament of the church,
and the example to the world of
the sanctifying power of diyine
graz, she has lived the Christians
life, she has died tho Christians
death, and now reaps in heaven
the Christians reward.
Dark and myterious is the dis
pensation which has removed from
the church militant one so valued
and so valuable. Looking at ii
with the eye of natural reason.
here is an Irresistible inclination
to murmur; but to the eye Of faith
all is clear. Jesus has done it; He
'loeth all things we'll. lie knew
her worth, far better than we did,
!or lie, by his grace, has made her
what she was. lie assigned for her
the work lie would have her do on
earth; she didit, and she did it well;
then the Master came saying
Well done. good and faithful SER
van, thou hast hcen faithful over
lew things, enter thou into the joy
Of thy Lord. Thy work on earth
is done; come up higher.'
- NJ.
DIED. at her residence, in Abb'-
lille County, s. G., on the 3l$t July.
1871, Mrs. MARY STRICKLAND,
.'rlic OF Mr.. n. NJ. Strickland, in the
Ssh year of her aye.
She lived 10 see her father, her mo-
Lhe,, her brother, her two sisters, and
h + husband all consigned to their
several tombs many'ycars since.
Asa daughter, she was duliful,
kind, and utt;ctionatc, she was u most
ioad aud low ng sister and as u wife
she was every thing II husband cou.d
desire. She WAS highly esteemed and
respected by her neighbors, eyer kind
r ally aud willing to obiye to the
extent, and even beyond the extent of
her ability.
Her lohs life has been one without
a blemish, and leaving rare exam
pie, and one. worthy to be followed,
Doth morally and .cligiously.
For many years, she was a most
consistent .nd upright member Of the
Presbyterian Church, it is not known
1t what age she connected hrre, Ii
with the church, but it is believed,
it was in early life. She joined. Hope
we'll church, then under the pastoral
care uf the lev. DR.. Noes Wall
del, aud continued q member Of that
church for mary years.. after her
marriage, her membership was trans
orred to Lebanon church, under the
care Of the Rev. J. F. Gilbert, in
which church she remained u member
until her death.
This venerable lady was highly es-
teemed and respected by all who
knew her possessed Of q pleasant,
kind, amiablc, and a most obliging
disposition, she never failed to gain
the respect, good will, and affection Of
all her acquaintance.
The church has truly lost moth
er in Israel, but her example is Of
such pure, upright, holy, and pious
character, that it ou',ht to exert q
lasting and salutory influence upon
all those she has left behind. -
The wonted energy, and natural
activity of her mind and body, con.
tinued with her until within . very