Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-09-05

James w. Orr, In the 3Ith year or her
age.
It was a beautiful conceit of the an
clients that .'those whom the gods love die
young" and alas, how frequently are we
reminded of the sentiment, in the early
and untimely death of the purest and most
promising of earth. The lady who is the
subject OF this notice, has been cut off in
the meridian of her noontide existence.
whilst the brilliant sunlight Of Hope. was
gliding and adjoining the bright and beau
tiful perspective before her, whilst the
glowing dreams of early years, which are
always calculated to ELL the mind with
bright and bouyant expectations of future
happiness were like a lovely rainbow iliu-
minating with radiant brightness the dis
tant horizon of future life.
But although she has been summoned
in the bloom of life to the undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller
returns" she was found ready and wait
ing for the serious and important change,
for she professed religion at the age of
thirteen, and joined the NJ. Il. Church,
and afterwards. in the year 1858, she
Joined the Christian Church under the
ministration of Rev. Nj. 4. Love, in which
church she continued to live and finally
died a pious and exemplary member.
She has left behind her, to endure for a
time the SORROWS and perplexities of earth,
two dear little children Of tender years,
who will have to buffet the ~tempestuous
storm of life, unaided by the beacon light
which emanates from a mothers love, and
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care. But ale who tempers the wind to
toe shorn lamb viii doubtless lead and
direct them on through this wilderness of
sorrow in answer to the prayers of their
pious mother, who lived the life of a
christian and died the death of the righ-
teous, and has gone to put on her bright
robe of heavenly Immortality which was
fashioned and reserved for her in the
bright and l~ustrous regions beyond the
stars.
She has also left an affectionate husband
to de2lore aud lament the irreparable loss
of. a devoted wife. But he has the con-
ISOLATION Of knowing that he need not ''sor-
row as one having NJ hope" for his loss is
her eternal gain. If he be oppressed too
heavily with feelings of responding and
corroding sorrow at his irrepar1ble loss
he should be comforted and animated by
the recollection Of the last words which
were uttered by her whom he had chosen
to share with him the joys and sorrows
of earth, until .he tender tie which united
them together should be severed by the
unseen and relentless hand of the Divine
Unknown. Just before the light of her
earthly existence was extinguished and
her immortal spirit precipitated on the
great ocean of eternity, she said to her
weeping friends who stood around her:
Weep not for me 1 am going home"
These words spoken by a dying christian
lust about to enter into the full ~fruition of
all the pleasures and enjoyments of Heav-
en-, pre>emiDeDtly serve to overthrow and
refute all the sceptical philosophy in re-
gard to the future state of being which
has been advanced by a Hume or a Glib
bon, by a Voltaire or a Bolingbroke, by
a Hobbs or a Lindal. Oh what cheer
ing words we're these to her mourning
friends. In the sunlight of day. as well
as in the Silly hours of night, these last
words of the loved and lost one will
doubtless come to the disconsolate hus-
band like asoft and swcetly harmonious
diapason Of Heavenly music which alone
omana.es from celestial harps when their
silvcry strings are tuned and swept by
angels hands. And oh, that these last,
last words Of a dying mother may be
treasured up in memory's shrine by her
little orphans, and j: their brittle thread
of life shall be extended out to years Of
maturity they will serve to afford them
most pleasant aud agreeable recollections
in many dark and gloomy hours, and will
always serve IN a very eminent degree
las lamps t fleir feet and as lights to
their paths all along the journey of life.
Surely none can mediate upon the last
words of this diving christian without say
ing in the fullness of their hearts: LET
me die the death Of the righteous, and let
my last end be ike hers" The death of
tho righteous contrasted with the death of
the sinner at all times affords the most
pleasant and Agreeable reflections; the
death of the sinner is fruitful of nothing
but thoughts of the most dismal and
gloomy character. In the one case we
can permit our thoughts to visit the radi-
ant cline of everlaying happiness where
the angels dwell, md where they tune
their golden harps to songs Of eternal
praise around the glittering throne of
God. Whilst in the other case we are
oppressed with those gloomy reflections
which burden the mind whilst meditating
upon the awful condition of an immortal
spirit doomed to an eternity of wretched-
ness and misery. The friends and rela-
tions who stood around the couch of this
devout christian lady and witnessed her
last strife with the dim destroyer o. all
earthly happiness, can testify ~abuudantly
to the Poets assertion that
1.-The chamber where the good man meets his fate
Is privileged beyond the COMMON walks
or virtnous life quite in the verge OF Heaven"
And when this faithful and conspicuous
votary of christianity entered the dark val
lev of the shadow Of Death. oh, then how
consoling and inspiring it was to think of
the sacred promise of Him Who hath said
BE thou faithful unto Death and / will
give thee a crown of life."
In conclusion 1 would SAY to the be-
rcared husband that although his dear
companion has gone down to the dreary
tomb IN the bright noontide Of her life
yet the bright pathway in which she walk
ed has conducted her on to a glorious res
erection and to a life of blissfuI immor-
tality. Her redeemed spirit hath been
on angels wings to the cline of
everlasting rest, wherc. in the soeiety of
she will forever be employed in
the delightful service of singing hymns
praise to Him who permitted John the
in the Apocalyptie vision. e gaze
upon the enhancing beauties and the glo-
rious mlgnifcence OF the Heavenly world.
md on oae occasion said to him, "Write
blessed are the dead which die in the {