Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-03-10
OBITUARY.

SARAH JENNINGS MORGAN,
daughter of William and Agnes Vail
Morgan, was born in this county, De-
cember 9th, 1893, and fell asleep in
Jesus the morning Of the 9th of March,
1877. Though from childhood she was
extremely delicate, in the Providence
of God her life was prolonged to the
advanced age of eighty-three years and
two months. or late her health had
improved very much, and she aud her
friends thought many more days would
be added TO her already unusually long
course.
But Infinite wisdom had directed 9TH
erwisc. BY some means in passing
from her room into the hall Of her dwell
ling, she fell and fractured her thigh.
The injuries received in her fall were
so serious as to battle the skill Of her
physician aud the tenderest care and
nursing of her friends. She fingered
through five weeks of intense suffering,
and then her spirit left its shattered
tabernacle to appear before God. Tie
date of her admission into the church
has been unfortunately lost, but her old
est neighbors, now living, cannot re-
member when she was not g follower of
the Lord. 1t is probable that she join
ed the Presbyterian Church in Shep-
herdstown in 1919, during the ministra-
ton OF DIR. John Mathews.
Her faith was of that living, active
type that like the apostle James, mani
tested itself in works. Abundant were
her deeds oflove for the Lord Jesus
Christ. She found special delight in
the sabbath school, where she gathered
and instructed many neglected children.
An incident is related of her in this con-
nection that illustrates her character and
christian zeal. When on visit many
years ago to some relations in an adjoin-
ing county, she was distressed TO find
no Sabbath school in the neighborhood
supposing the difficulty TO be want of
means to purchase books, she furnished
them herself Of her own funds. And
when one of her little nieces desired to
keep one out of the lot of her bibles
bought for the school, her aunt replied {:
These books arc not mine, I have Civ
en- them to the Lord"
Miss Morgan's father died when she
was twenty three years of age, leaving
her handsome estate. Plain aud un-
ostentatious in her manner of life and
dress, she spent nearly all of her large
property for the good of others. Her
noble acts of sclf-sacrifice were by no
means confined to her friends and rela-
tons. She recognized as her neigbbor
every one whom she could help. Like
the Samaritan she had a tender hand
and warm heart for a wounded stran =
ger.
The delight she found in waiting up
on the Lord in the ordinances OF His
house was remarkable. AS David she
could say, 81 was glad when they said
unto me, Let US go into the house of the
Lord
Much has been necessarily omitted in
this Imperfect tribute, but it is sweet
reflection that in that shook of remem
brance" that is open continually before
God every act of obedience, and 'kind-
ness done" is preserved. "And heard
voice from heaven saying unto me,
Write, Blessed are the dead which die
in the Lord from henceforth; yea saith
the Spirit, that they may rest from their
labours; and their uorks do foHow them.
She had known God as father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ IS an Elder
Brother for SO long, that in leaving
earth she felt that she was going home;
that it was Fathers house that was
prepared to receive her, and loving
Brother who waited TO welcome her
With this precious truth in her heart,
othe silver cord was loosed" as gently
as fades the evenings light from the
brow of the Western hills.
'.Servant of God, well done
Ia' Praise be thy new employ;
And while eternal ages run,
ia. Rest in Thy Saviour joy.