Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-11-06
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DIED, on the 22d OF August, at he1
residence in Edgefield County; Mrs.
lfCARRIE COURTNEY, wife of Dr.NJ
lbs COURTNEY, in the 43rd yearof her age,
Painful afflictionshad been her lot for
many months previous to,her death, all
lof which she dlred with cheerf1lness
land Christian forSitude; Her disease was
Iextremely painful and disco couraginS; but
the Grace OF. God ,buoyea her up, aid
comforted her while passing the dark
/ valley and shadow of, DEATH
Her greatest expressed desire, was the
welfare of her little children-~She- was
q fond mother, faithful andsafectio tomato
wife, and highly esteemed py all who
She Was was baptized into the Church at
Shiloh, by Rev. W. b. Shaw, about nine
years ago, all Of which time she adorned
the Christian profession BY holy life.
a bereayed husband, five little chill
dren, a widowed mother, and brothers
and sisters are left to moufh her depart
ure, which we have good reason to be-
lieve is absence from the body to be pres
ent with the Lord. Blessed are the
pure in hear, for they shall see GOO; 81
~ EVE u d.
DIED, October 19th;S ls7S,sin Edgefeld
county, S G., MARY ISABELLA, only
daughter of J. EDWARD and MARY Il.
LAGRooN, aged 8 years and two months.
Twas sad to see the early flower nipped
by. the unfeeling frost of time, jrst when
it. rose early ineyouth and pntits beauty
on. All that askillful physician, parents
and friends could do, was done, but all
in vain, to arrest the disease. But few
weeks before her death she was ,conse-
cratedsto God insbaptisuls by her parents.
God called her. She departed to a better
land.
Little "BELLE" was the favorite. of
ali who knew her, r,-kind, ntelligentand
lovely-it could not be otherwise. Weep
not, grief stricken parents your loss is
her eternal gain. Her funeral waspreach-
cd to large and weeping crowd, after
which we laid her in the ground.
Hpeathi may the bands oflife unloose
But can't dissolve my love;
Millions of infant souls compose
Tie family above"
DIED, near Marietta, Ga, ON the 2sth
of July last, in the 73d year of his age,
Col. JOHN HILL y - ~ -. 10
Col. HILL had been a consistent MEM
Der of the Baptist Church for forty years,
and an active Deacon for thirty five years.
In the early part Of his life, he lived in
Edgefeld District, 8. c., and moved to
Cobb County, Ga, several years before
the war Since the war, he lived for q
few wears at Covington and Oxford.
Like all men he inherited the frailties
of human nature subject to err, subject
to sin; but the virtues. Of good heart,
the benevolence, of a good life. the pow
ers of noble mind, materially counter
balanced them. And TO know him was
to respect and love him.
Possessed of high moral traits Of char
acter, he looked upon vice as the hearts
deformity, and the life's bane, to be pitied,
but Stunned. -
Possessed OF, fine intelligence, hisopini-
ons were positive; as he was able to de-
eide upon questions with clesrness and
discrimination. Possessed Of a fine per
son and courteous manners, he drew
men to him, and inspired them with re
spect and esteem
He intensely loved his country. Her
political condition distressed him no lit
tie. Frequently has the writer seen his
fine eye kindle, as his heart would swell
with earnest indignation, when convers-
ing about the present condition Of. po.
litical affairs. .
He was a man of earnest faith. He
loved the canse OF Christ, and :soughtits
prosperity by every means in his power.
His chief delight was to converse about
the high and holy Claims Of. religion, and
those grand truths which elevate the
heart and inspire hope. In his last sick
ness, he clearly understood that his end
was approaching, and looked at tdeath, as
one would, WHO fearlessly measures the
power Of his foe. ; + Z ~ i
His house ,rdS IN order. At the call Of
the Master, he went up higher. "Bless-
ed are the dead who. die in,the Lord ~ ~.
Col. HILL leavessa a wife and several
children to mourn his loss. May the pre-
cious consolation of the Gospel Of Christ
be applied to their hearts, richly, i'll this
their day of bereavement.
ykgTs 4ste HIS OLD PASTOR. 4