Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-27
OBaTUA AIRY.

Mrs. MARY j. LUCAS, wife Of Col. j. j. ID.
Lucas OF Blaien county, died on ThHrsday,
I-.n Ju"c, 1T 3 o cIut X, Il. H., aged about 80
ycars She had been in Il state at illness near
Two wears but was not entirely confined 10 her
room until within the last few months. Her dis
ea.,. was vcrv much complicated. and obstI-
ui,tcly resisted the power OF medicine, and baf
fed the skill of the physician.
IurIng her sickness, she was the victim OF The
most intense suffering, which she endured with
til" most remarkable patience and 1orhtude !;
seeming deter mined with inVinCIhle purpose TO
resist the eEcroacEment> Of the fell destroyer.
Il ut, not wit hist aUdinC her exemplary fortltudc,
the kiudPst and mos unremitiIng attention OF
a devoted husband. the medical skill and aSSd-
mons efforts % Il Il. voted ard the I, strr'ng
care of kind friends, she has been comp, lied to
succumb to the slow hut sure progre - OF wasting,
disease. She is deaG ! Mis-. lucas WAS an eN-
cellent woman, and las lett the impress OF her
many virtues and the SAVIOR OF "A good name be,
hfrd, She was most deyoted wife. "A Kind and
atectionste mother, an amiab'e ard sincere
friend and ntighiur and, best OF all, II irHc
Christian. She mad been Il member Of he NJ
f. church South, 81 years. and always tsincrd
in her life the true elements OF Chris ,in char
actur. Her religious experience through life
WIS not cti:lracttriZ' d by sI'aSmodic ebuIlltlon
OF res.Iing periodically excited passion, bat
was an l-perya1ing, guiding anC regulating
principle comprising an intelligent faith and
u lively and acute perception OF Christian duties
and obligations AS a necessary consequence
OF this firmly est ablisEcd faith and answering
Chris ian integrity, the primary basis OF
Christian experience, She was pre;ared Tor
doing 1ne will of q od i'll health, suffering the
fully tested. She suffered extremity, but W itl
| Christian rati~nce and entire resignation She
| constantly remarked during her sickness, that
| she wuuln like to live ii 1t were the VIII OF
| God but if not. she was resigned she was not
| afraid to die Though the flesh would finger a
! little longer with kindrei ties, am! the spirit
! with kn.lrrd spirits, yet she was willing to bt
! ah$-It from the body and T. he present WIZ
| tie Lord when her fast hO.;- came, the vlsloI
| OF mortality began to grow dim, the scenes o
the present to ytnish, tpe gun OF life to DECLINE
the shades hing to fall upcn her NOR a
| prospects, and the football of the Angel Mes
sengrr was heard upon the threshold. the noiS ;
less tanring of his wings was felt around tn
death couch, ant bi- chilling breath upon TN
! cheek he kissed awav the life-elow. an,
| viii percd in softest accents th- words of III
misSion 70 the waiting soul. She was ready
| She quietly he'd II last adieu to earth an
loved ones and passed away to begin the morn
ing OF a new life il a purer and more beauteou
cline. a "A .. sE.e 4 q q IS E -.
May the blessings Of God attend and san tif
this act of His pro, idence. comfort tn berfave
ones left ID bird, ana enable them all with con
nection unbroken, to meet and greet each othe
i'll the kingdom Of promised inheritance
| j. Il. BAGwRLL
| Elizabethtown, n. c., June 10th, 1923.