Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-11-06
Published by request.
The Death Of q Young
LadY

she had been converted and had
Ijnined the church. but had been
led asrray and had sinned against
her God, in the sinful aud foolish
practice of dancing, &c That
seemed to weigh heavily on her
mind She requested her father
and motherto pray that she might
ue forgiven and restored to b r
! first love; that she had not only
been dis bedient and ungrateiu
10 her God, but 60 them also, aud
asked them to forgive her; that
she knew her God would Her
moth r told her that they would
continue to pray tor her so long as
she lived; bat said TO her she mrst
noI talk and think ~ much atou;
lying; that her pareuts Were III
/ hopes that she would not die, bat
/ i've f. be source of comfort aud
satisfaction tn them ia their old
age She replied that she hated
20 leave them, but thought it
Uould be the best ioE her to die;
that her death world not only
prove blessing IT, thc family,
hui to others also. The Doctor
crmr to see her again early Tues.
! d ~ III ring she said to the
D"ctoI, Il am dying; what do
I yuu think of my case? be candid
Nith me" The Doctor replied
tthal he was 40 hopes that she
would recove'X She said to him,
II have 40 nope of living-l feel
jat my sur Is last declining, and
Ir.ques ed the ID ,ctur to pray that
very doubt of her acceptance
with God might be removed. At
he c'.use OF his prayer, she was
uot altogether satisfied She re-
|qu,sstcd the sacrament to be ad.
/ .iui,tered to her "a duty, She felt
mad been neglected 10y herr and
,lso wished to join the church a
cain. A munster was sent lor to
pra, for her aud administer the
j sacrament, and receive her into
the church. While the sacrament
was heing administered, she re,
peated the Lords prayer with the
mInister. AT the close OF which,
she was received into the church
triumphant. ia heaven. She then
earnestly engaged in pra3e er Tor
few mumeuts, when the gl"reS OF
Heaven seemed to burst with rap
,,ure into her soul, and immediate
/ y every cloud was removed, and
,pe praised God aloud. Her ply
sic IAN requested her not to exert
Iier,elt SO much. %" said she,
Il wsa.t to die shouting; | do not
wish - live any longer, Tor fear |
miuht tx led astray again and be
finally k,s,;" aud that earth had
ma charms TO her, but she want
-d to 90 home-to her sweet home
IA heaven She requested her
father. m other, physician, minis
ter aud all. to continue to PIay
that fhprr might not be an inter
uinu clouel between her and her
q i, until shr passed through the
dark valley to her sweet home IN
n av.n (hrr iawolite eNpresslon)'
S e then asked her little SISTER,
G ..trude. to sing SOME of her Sab
bath SCI ool songs fDr ber and 9th
srs. also to sing for ber. The
minis or sung How firm u fonnda,
non" She immediately mingled
brr sweet and heayenly voice III
SINGING. & Circumstance that had
never occurred with hes' before
pablicly. for it was known tha'
SHE ne ltr had any voice fdl" sing
ing Bat her harp was tame q 2n
e r,h. 20 sing song of heaven, THAI
ia.gels uevey sung Sue thank ed
-. Mck,e for his good advice an d
attrntlon to her, both as a phySl
lclau and Superintendent OF the
Sabbath School. and wished him
to meet her IA heaven, aud also
requested h,m 20 say to her class,
/ farewell, aud to be good children
and meet her ia heaven, aud all
the children and teaebers OF the
Sabbath Sohool t. laeet her there.
She asked her parents, her broth
ers aud sister, aud everybody, to
forgive all or any act ct unkind.
ness or ungTa,efulness towards
them at any time i'll her life; hat
her Heavenly Father had forgiven
her. and that she had freely for,
/ oiven all towards her, and that
She was going to her home IN
heaven aud wanted everybody to
meet her there.
She maniIested great anxiety
+, zee her two brothers, who were
. Assent at the time. She prayed
tbat she might live to see them
In the course of a few hours theJ
came in, She called them to heI