Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-29
OBITUARY.

ACKLEN. It is but a few days since
this community followed to the grave young
daughter OF one of its most distinguished citi-
zens-a maiden called from earth in the rich
bloom of Christian purity and virtue. To-day
another sad procession moves behind the
hearse. as it hears TO the "City OF the Dead a
youthful wife, stricken down bat few PAGES
from the threshold of life, in the morn Of
most promising existence. Mrs. HATTIE L
AcKLEN was the wife Of Joseph II. Aekien,
formerly of Nashville, and The only daughter
of Colonel P c. and Harriet e. Bethells Of this
city. She was born on the twenty-seventh OF
January, 1851, and at her death was IN her
twenty third year. Not quite two years ago
she was married, by Rev. DR.. White, at the
altar Of Calvary church, amid scene Of radi-
ant beauty and festivity, herself the lovehest
of the group. Married to a gentleman Of un-
usual accomplishment and worth; blessed by
/ his own means and her fathers endowment
with ample fortune, the sun rose upon her fu-
ture auspicious and bright as heart could
| wish or hope desire. Two short years have
sped away-brief span OF welded joy-and
.o-dav. AT the same altar, husband, parents
friends are gathered in nournful bereave-
ment The bride lies in her shroud; the
orange-bIossoms have withered, and other
white flowers, emblems of death, are strewn
upon her breast; the preacher performs the
burial service Of the church, and the mourn
| full anthem tells requiem for the dead. Alas
Alas! "There is no man that hath power over
the Spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he
power in the day of death"
| The deceased was a person Of rare and beau
tifuI attractions. Her heart knew no guile
and harbored no III. 1t was the home and
resting place Of gentIeness, truth, charity anc
/ love. Her nature yielded no unkind
illness. and her lip uttered n'
reproach. Capable of a critical judg
ment, she never passed one with severity
OF sufficient nerve and courage, she was ye
as timorous as a child; and while she met tn
cares and duties of life with womanly inde
i pendenee, she shrank from its aspeT1ties a
the violet shrinks from the sun Fragile ou
graceful in form, beautiful in feature, delieat
4 in all her thoughts Of charming refnemen
and of Intellectual culture, free from tn
grosser touches of humanity, she combines
the most attractive qualities OF wife, daughte
and Fl iend-the pride and Joy of herhusbano
the idol OF her fathers heart, the companies
of her mothers confding sympathies an
love, and the object OF tender affection wit
all who knew her. Both Of these fair daugh
? tiers who have just died-the young wife an
the young maiden-were faithful followers @
the Christian faith. Both died in the mem
: bership OF the Holy Church, and both, IN rar
and extraordinary manifestations, bore testi
mony in their dying hours to the sublime an
perfect efficacy of religion to comfort Tn
: departing soul, and To light the cheerless val
. ley of the shadow of death. Both met III
approach with calm serenity and contd1n
trust, yielding their hold on life to take tn
abliss and beatitude" of heavenly tmmoi
tality which opened on their view, and t
Join in the celestial music" which swene
upon their ear. Such deaths, though of crust
ing bereavement, carry solace to the philC
) sophie mind. God hath wrought good pul
/ pose in calling such away. II the lesson
/. needed the opportunity of death hath bee
-. their crOWning mercy.