The Tipton advertiser., 1877-04-19

Mrs. Sarah +. Lyle was a native Of
Virginia and came to this State with
her parents at an early age. Her
health had always been delicate, al
though. at the time of her marriage,
ii appeared much confirmed. She be-
came the third wife of Mr.. John Lyle
in March, 1870. She began especially
To fail, under the complication of dis
eases of which she died, in the sec
ond summer previous to her death
Last summer she revisited, in com
pany with her mother and her little
boy, her native State. Somewhat
improved by her visit, she returned in
the Fall. From one degree of weak
ness to another, however, she passed,
during the long winter until the open
inc Spring brought the final shock to
her wasted strength. She died on
sabbath afternoon the lst day of April
in the 36th year OF her age.
Her funeral took place Tuesday, the
81 inst, in the Presbyterian church
and was very largely attended.
One little girl had been taken be-
fore, and her little boy with her hus-
band aud his family constitute the
home circle to mourn her loss. But
there il another home-that oi
her mother-w which Is now made es-
pecially desolate. Mrs. Discon has
has within thirteen years. buried her
husband and four children. To hei
remains but one daughter, whose
frail health makes the widowed moth
er tremhlc lest ere long she shall be
written altogether childless.
Thus much briefly for the earthly
record Of Mrs. Lyle. 1t remains to
record an experience interviewer
throughout with that of her sickness
and her sutferings, and Frightening
at the last, to the efiulgence Of gold
Born of pious parents, baptized in in.
fancy. and trained in religious truth
she was admitted to full communion
with Gods people in the Presbyter-
ian church, August 24th 1860. Ad-
herring constantly to scripture reading
and prayer and TO the ordinances OF
Gods house, her faith grew by its ap-
propriate nourishment.
When the football of the dark mes
senger was heard for months before
along the corridors of time, her spirit
addressed itself to the conflict. Her
faith asserted its presence, calmly,
trustingly, through all her varied eA-
perienee. She was always confident.
Always did she respond with an ear
nest look of bright intelligence and
nod, or whisper, of assent to the "Old,
Old story OF Christ cruciticd, now
invested with Il charm unspeakable.-
And when il was said to her a few
days before her death, that il might
be her privilege To bear witness To her
friends in Il more maFked manner ot
the reality of her faith, she said EN-
phatically: Pray for that. And the
PRAYER went up in that kneeling cir
Gle, that her faith might take on a
more demonstrative aspect, ere her de-
parture, thereby exhibiting more
clearly its triumph over death. And
it was So When the time came, the
HOLY Ghost 50 shed abroad in hel
heart the love of God, as illuminated
her eyes, irradiated her face with
smiles, and opened her lips with hal
lelujahs; the attenuated hands clasp
ed each other in rapture, and the Ia
boring breath struggled to bear IT.
last witness, II am going home to
Jesus" The irail tenement, under
the mighty workings of the heavenly
Joy, trembled. shook, was convulsed,
dissolved; and the freed spirit passed
out to sing, untrammeled, its glory
halIelujah' in the paradise OF God
Not now with choking utterance, and
sunken eyes, and emanciated form III
struggle with mortal agony, but with
Il resttul Joy which it comforts oul
souls to think of. \.