The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-05
In MenlOrian.
MARY A. ANDREW.

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The quiet village of Darlington, Hartford coun-
ty, Md, was visited on the second of October 1879
by the destroying angel and one of the fairest of
It's social ornaments Was the victim Of its reent
daughter of John w. and Mary A. Andrew, has
left the Church militant for the Church above
of the NJ. Z. Church, South at Dublin, on the West
Hartford Circuit Miss Andrew participated but
little in earthly pleasures. Even when pressed to
leave home for change, she invariably excused
herself by saying that home and mother needed
her most She often said that it was her greatest
desire to make home bright and happy. In this
she did her best and her efforts were crowned with
marked success, for she certainly possessed quai-
ties for the social circle far above average. The
writer of these lines had been acquainted with
Miss Andrew but short time, having first met
with her last spring and but few times up to her
decease; our acquaintance ripened fast, however,
to the warmest friendship SO easy In Department
so pleasant in address, so graceful in manner, with
such sweet disposition. Indeed she presented such
complement of graces as to make all visitors feel
easy in her company, and while modesty is quail
ty that highly adorns a woman, she had in add-
ton pure heart and an uncommonly bright coun-
tenance and smiling face. She won every one by
her sweet disposition. Society has lost one of its
brightest ornaments and the Church one of its
tractive, it has pleased Him who is ''too wise to
err to take her from this world of corruption and
clothe her with the white and pure robes of i'm
mortal bliss. We cannot wonder at the deep grief
manifested on the part of family and friends, and
the great funeral cortege was another evidence of
public sentiment In regard to such subject Miss
Andrew contracted cough during the summer of
last year, which resulted in pneumonia, from
which she never fully recovered. Towards the
latter part Of september of the present year,
as usual in the family circle she was suddenly at
tackled with severe hemorrhage of the lungs, just
on the eve of taking a drive with her father, and
had to take her bed instead of seat in the carriage
While she was fast sinking under repeated attacks
of this destroying agent, her mother asked how
she felt in mind, She said she felt comfortable
At another time her brother, Rev. Robert Andrew,
of our Conference, having arrived, asked her If
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precious to your soulr YES, heis,' was the re-
ply. Among her last words she said in whisper:
"fm ready to go home" GOD is love: He loves
us ALL" Her last words were Jesus is mine."-
When asked for another token of the mood of her
mind by looking upward, she did so with just such
an expression of JOY none but the pure in heart
could, and then passed away one of the sweetest
characters that 1t has ever been our pleasure to
meet with. Her remains were taken to the family
hurying ground at Harmony Presbyterian Church,
a few miles from Darlington. Bro. Elias Welty,
of Baltimore city, an old friend of the family, as
sisted in the funeral services, after which her re-
mains were deposited in the lovely church yard,
to sleep in the City of the Dead until she shall be
summoned to life again on the morn of the resur-
rection. Blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord from henceforth; yea, sayeth the Spirit that
they may rest from their labors."