The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-24
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Obituary.

! Died september the 18th, 1875, at the resi-
| dence Of her mother, Mrs. s. A. Craig, two
miles West of Unpleasant, Miss Josephine
Craig, who was entering upon the arena of
wOmanhOOd, with brilliant hopes and chris
| tian zeal, but like a dew ladened lily, she
| vas stricken witt! ii painful illness, from
which size never recovered, but bore with
the utmost fortitut ,, until. the Angel of Re-
lief Embossed the silver chain, and waited
her pure spirit to the realms of Celestial
| SeHtltuIe. Her life was over from child
hood characterized by obedience TO her pa
rents, love to her brothers and sisters and
true devotion to heI God. A pail of univeT-
sal sadness seems to O'ershadow the COM
munity in which She moved and was so
highly esteemed for her many superior
traits of character; in her death, society
loses one OF its brightest ornaments; chris
tianity, one of its tirmest advocates; utera-
ture, one Of its crcwning lights, for She pos.
sesSed with the rare gift OF poesy, one OF
the profOundest intellects that adorn cd hui
maDity, and she devoted the highest facul.
ties OF her mind ana tue richest acquisitions
OF ner knowledge, 10 unfolding the ever
deepening mines OF science and philosophy,
utilizing their overwhelming weight and
efficacy to establish the truths 70 which
she so zeaIou3ly adhered: The charms of
nature wrought in Eer mind holy reyer-
cHce and piOps devotion, and IL was her de-
light to point out the revelations of God so
SlTikingly manifest in the objects which
surrounded her. All, well do we remember
the last conversation with her, although
in the blOOm.Of health she spoke;ln tonea OF
Heavenly eloquence of that b essed immor-
taltty which awaits the righteous "beyund
the blue lmmenSity In whose Supernal win.
dows the lamps" she said "of angels were
shining as BeacOnS.tO that Heavenly clime;"
then IN rapture OF melodiOus ectasy, she
sang, Il want TO be an angel, and with an
angel stand She is now an angel. Her sx-
emplary life should be a model for all; and
she holds lamp from the gateway or Par
adlSe, TO brighten the path and hope OF her
terrestrial friends journeying toward the
city of God, She was always cheerful and
rendered others who came within her
sphere happy; even when to her uneXclted,
the tidingS came that She must soon quit
these scenes of earth, she strOve TO console |
her aged mother and weeping friends, by |
calling them around her and bidding them
not to weep for her, for her faith was strong,
farewell leave of all, promising to watch |
over them nom above, she said I'm going |
20 sleep now to awake no more on earth, |
but to wake in Heaven" What an evil |
dence OF Christianity is thlsi Could we offer |
better coincidence to an afectionate mother, |
than point to her triumphant victory over
death? whom she has dlsmantled of every
fear. She sprang DER the abyss OF death. |
and babe 1t wear rays of eternal light; she, |
hath Vanquish ed the foe, passed the gates |
and IL nav circling around the Throne of /
Omniprcsence; with congregated Thousands, |
she partdkeS of the inetfable bread of life, !
aud drinks from the fountain that emanates
from the Throne OF God.
OFT viii we go down to thy tomb,
And battle IL with our tears of love;
And though no friends around us come,
We know we've one above.
one boon thou hast left US here,
The sweetest earth hath given;
And though the scenes around look
dreaT,
Wen turn our eyes to thee in Heaven.
A FRIEND.