Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
In MEDHoRIAm.

Miss Nancy Allen died near Peacher's
Mills, in Montgomery county, Tenn, at one
O'Clock q. m. August 10th, 1880. She was
born IN the month of April, 1910; lived the
life of q Christian, and passed from earth in
the fun assurance of blissful immortality.
Her death WINS a perfect triumph of our
blessed religion. Shortly before she passed
away this lovely Christian woman called
around her bedside the members of the FAM
lily and her friends, and in the sweetest
manner talked of her approaching death.
She charged her nieces and nephews to give
their young lives to the cause of the blessed
redeemer, and to meet her in Heaven, where
parting would be no more. To the weeping
friends around her she said that her sorrows
would soon be over, and that they would
find her when they came close by the side
of Jesus; that all was well with her. This
child of God preceded by only few days her
brother, Mr.. Bailey r. Allen, ST., who at 8
O'Clock on the evening of August 18th, $780,
passed away, like his sister before him, from
earth to enter upon the blessed inheritance
OF the saints in light, of whose joys Paul has
declared it has not entered into the heart of
man to conceive.
The funeral services were performed by
Rev. J. w. Hammer, Jr., at the late residence
of the deceased, at O'Clock p. m. August -.
Many friends of the familyRwere permitted
the sad privilege of visiting his remains,
and came in numbers to take a last look at
one they loved. The discourse was full of
affectionate and consoling words to the be-
reaved wife, children and family-truly
gospel sermon poured into the hearts of the
hearers In the simple, beautiful language of
truth, and filled with sweet comfort for the
mourning ones. What heart could remain
untouched in such scene9 Many quiet
tears of tribute fell, and many eyes gIistened
as they gaZed. The remains were then taken
to their final resting-place at the family
battle-ground. Beautiful fowers-emblems
of immortality were twined by loving
hands about his remains.
For more than two years it has been my
privilege to enjoy the friendship of thisaged
brother during which time I had frequent
accounts of the history OF his entire life
which was full of good and charitable works,
Substantial evidence of an irreproaehablo
moral character. Much might be justly said
of the life and character of this noble man,
this firm friend and true philanthropist but
the full record OF his life is had in everlast-
ing remembrance. His social qualities We're
excellent. His warm and tender heart led
to the loveliest conduct in his family, and
caused him to rejoice in the happiness of
his dear, good wife and children and OF all
who were around him. In his intercourse
with men he was discreet and affable; in
his friendship he was ardent and never
ceased to remember those who had done
him personal kindness.
In early life he had the great truths of the
gospel instilled into his mind and heart,
and his life began TO embody their beauty
but for more than twenty-five years he was
afflicted with paralysis, which caused his
delay in connecting himself with the church
until early on the morning OF August eth,
when he expressed an earnest desire to Join
the Methodist church. Rev. ]. w. Hammer
of New Providence, being sent for, came,
and after few minutes satisfactory CONVEX
sation, baptized and received him into full
of the Methodist church. After
an appropriate prayer, Bro. Hammer turned
to Mr.. Allen and asked how he felt. He ex-
pressed himself as feeling perfectly happy
which was illustrative of his resignation
and the ftlllness of his confidence in God.
His deafness made it difficult to converse
with him, and the power of his speech was
partly paralyzed, so that at the last it was
difficult to understand him hence he gave
no dying testimony, and all felt that none |
was needed. He met death with that calm |
courage felt only by those who are fortified |
by the grace Of GOD. He died without a |
struggle or a frown; he calmly fell asleep in |
Jesus.
This affiiction was to the bereayed family |
of peculiar and touching sadness, having to |
give up two Of the dear ones of their house |
hold almost at the same time. One would |
dor and
GUS are the ways of Providence" Truly the |
ways of Providence are now and win be |
always mysterious, but dark only now, only |
while the clouds of ahliction hang over u.s. !
The ways of Providence we cannot and |
should not know; it is enough for US to know
that while we remain in the darkness the |
loved ones are in everlasting brightness !;
while we are under the clouds of adversely. |
they are where there arc none but clouds of
glory among the mansions that our Savior
prepared for those that love him. Let us
that we are here but "a few days.
time is ever gliding from beneath our feet f;
every day that passes brings us nearer to
those who have gone before, while we and
all with us are journeying onward, some |
swiftly and some slowly.
May the tender Shepherd in his loving
kindness keep those this dear father, hus-
band and aunt have left on earth and teach |
them that they may follow in the true way,
and thus be welcomed by them, i'll time, TO |
DWELL together with the Lord. Ye mourning |
ones. We sorrow here, hut there "God shall |
wipe away all tears from your eyes, Jesus |
himself will bring all separation to an end 1T
he will unite the golden cords now sundered |
until every family, Us a harp restored, reft-
ted and returned, shall ever be in harmony
and sweetest accord.
aye shah see the fond eyes shining
On you, as in days of yore; 1
We shall have the dear arms twining
Fondly round you as before"
with their God we leave them In peace. |
"The Lord gave ans the Lord hath taken
away; blessed be the name OF the Lord.n
A FRIEND.