Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-22
ORTTU AIRY.

DEFaRrED thisafgf fon the goth of July,
last, Is. MARCSXRET p. ZIMMER-,
MANsap. the, ,S5thkXear of hsr ase, 81
A A;G9od nG ghbaT a AEM tyiend ,tsaH' ta
affeofignateS motllE andya 2eglsisteM
Christian ,ssas pdsed from among ;alg
She ieaVessgyc rshildreiE apanluhiea
Gus feIatiyes aud 8fiends 70 nlM1ltfp M tfEaiT
loss, TBnEthey rfoafp not AS1naSe With
out Hope Sfof we ReTicvc tHatsst,our less
is her eternal gain"
a. FnIEsn.
DnpAnTED this life, in Hope of a glo,.i
Gus immortality, on the 25th July, 1872,
Mrs. S. G. HOLSTON, wife of Mr.. WILL
.soY. HoLsroN, in the fortynintf1 year OF
her age.
: SheS embraced reljgiopT early in life.
hnd j4ipad heBaptistl lChhrch, and was
devoted and consistent Christian. Quiet
and unassuming, hers was that religion
thar Hnds Ks' K6fffs not m tfis noise ana
fashion, of'a sensational life,r but a tslfe
tried With Christ in God;" q religiohT + Of
the heart, !n6 bofnJ among Outward OBJ,
servahees, ,Ibut Through inward lponyic.!
tionsn on bended lnee,s in shaded Ichams7
It vs shone one in niaf tls sd dying Saint lighted up up
by eSgloriods PROMISES Of the Gospel.
Hers was life of patient continuance in
well doing, and by liberal, though unos-
tsqt35iSSS ss 2g%sa 2e5Sa 1--we AHislsP
0 For more than a yaariprevious to her
death she was, by reason of her aff1iction,
called to pass through trials most severe.
She continued TO- grow eaker and weak
ha,s
About TITO weeks, pfevious'to her death,
after all hope of recover = was gone, she,
seemed to haye come, 70 The land sTBeulabb,
the lovely and joyful borders Of heaven,
so beautifully; described by Bunyon in
his PilgrimIs Progress, las a:delightful
low land to which the soft lbreezes of
Canaan, come; whete the dying. saints
solace themselves for b seasons. where
hey hearco ontinuaNythe singing ofbirds,
and see the flowers appear in the earth,,
and Hear the voice OF the turtle in the
landf;i whereftke sun 'shineth r1ighttand
day. ROD Co 1gsyro'i .'.Ogr ;9f y ;flc .
It was the privilege, Of the writer of
this sketch to stand by the bedside of
thisIdying saint, and seeher countenafce
lindla with unearthlY smiles. She could
shout praises,a TO the. blessed Saviour
"who giveth Us the victory" -" She called
her family aroundiher, and made them
allapromise to meet her in heaven. Some
of her, children, are, not Christians, and
this Seemed to be the only shadow on
her mind! But'her Strong faith seemed
even to overcome this. In her exhorta-
tion to her three sons, who are out OF. the
ark Of safety, she said "'Yot can obtain
religion if yea &illseek for it; younfust
seek for IT.; God Will make you seek for
it,, She prayed for. them until quite
exhausted. Who can but believe that
.,thi+str0ngf faith anfthese earnest prayers
Wiil. he. answered in ,the salvation OF
those precious boys, though it tarrY long,
land though it may take Affections and
death to bring it about. 81 - a 4
She continued in this happy state of
mind, herlife hanging as it were upon 8
thread, realizing in her suffering that
fellowship with the suffering Saviour,
in the lullness and sutficiency of the
promises, the assurances. of his grace.
the strength Of his sustaining arm.
1t is thus the. perfume Of Jesus'. love
fills the soul when it is crushed and bro-
ken. The aromatic plant must, be crush
cd; .hc6re must be submitted to the fur
mace. the pebble cut and polished, and
the fragrance, the splendor, ard the fair
colors arc brought out.
ThisJleaf,, this stone4it is thy heart
1t must be crushed, by pain and smart ;
1t must be eleansed by sorrows art.
Ere it will yield fragrance sweet
Ere it will shine a jewel meet
To lay before thy dear Lords feet.
She thus passed away, without str1lg-
gle, and on her cold marble face. rested a
calm sweet expression like bright rib,
bons of rainbow on the storrn-cloud that
has passed oyer. ~ ~
|l Husband, children and friends many
Etrulj, sit at the tomb Of the beloved one,
filled with tho spirit of pious hope, and
sing i''su -
"Yet again,we hope to meet thee, =
When the day Of life is fled;
There in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is She'd"
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