The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-01
OBITUARY

Dled, In SFanton, Garrett county, Md, at
O'Clock, L. NJ, the 18th day ofSeptember, 1881
after a brief lllness of but four days, MARY
ALICE HAMLL, eldest child of Archibald C.
and Ruth Hanill, aged Is years, 10 months
and 20 days.
Under the shadows of the same mountains
beneath whichthe silver cord was loosed, the
golden bowl brtken and the spl it returned to
the God who gave it, the interesting subject
OF this sketch fist saw the light on the 18th
day of October, iS62 Blessed by the Creator
with many adm irable qualities well poised
between heart ard mind, reared from infancy
under the strongand unremitting soil citude
ofpious and intelligent parents; developing
personal attractions heightened and softened
by the rarest gracts and demeanors of q mod
est girlhood, and resh as a flower blossoming
In the first dews ofthe spring oflife, this young
lady was truly shining mark" for the shaft
nung rom the bow of death. Less than four
years ago the home circle of this bereayed
family was invaded for the first time by the
Great Destroyer, selecting the mother as its
victim. Out of theanguish of that bitter hour
Alice rose upon those superior gifts with
which she was richly endowed to the respon-
chile duties of mother to seven brothers and
sisters. Who can recall what she was to
them and how irreparable must be their loss
In her without trembling in the presence of a
VISITATION so mysterious and more keenly
feeling the Apostolic utterance "How I'M
search able are His judgments, and His ways
past finding out ?"
Attaining the age of discretion Alice Ham,
i'll chose her place upon the Lords side by
publicly declaring conversion and living
thenceforth in holy obedience to the doctrines
Other church and the will of her Maker. By
steady diligence, in the face of adverse cir
cumstances, she proved herself one of the
mostpunctual and proficient pupils andteach-
ers in Sabbath school of more than sixty
members, and when dying she charged an Of
hcer of that school to continue on with the
good work" Her provSrbially buoyant ma
ture and CHEEKY voice made her a favorite
wherever she was known. The closing mo-
ments this young career will live in many
memories as spiritual lights and glories illu-
mining the pilgrims way to God. When she
knew the chill of death was upon her brow
she calmly assured her friends of her safety,
and devoted the remaining moments to the
care ofothers. Summoning her father brothers
and sisters and a few friends she spoke words
OF cheer and counsel to each, advising what
was best for her little sisters, urged all to try
W HleeG neT III bne DeIUeT nome. ROugn men,
gentle women, and innocent children blended
sobs in common grief, bowed in reverence
and gazing on her speaking then indeed as
one with authority. Prayers were said and
hymns were sung and at times in several of
the hymns hers was the only audible voice.
Among passages of scripture she beautifully
rected was that sublimest production of
Israels sweet singer, the sd Psalm With
her face to the window shineing in the morn
ing's light, she exclaimed my mother! I
can see my motherp' Later in the day, when
the fuel oflife was scarcely perceptible in its
flicker, she suddenly rallied and spoke COM
posedly of her return from the river of
death" and named the relations she saw
there. At last she went down to the shadows
of that river fearing no evil, walking like a
believing disciple on the depthless sea of
faith 10 Christ; and when the heat and the
burden of the day was over, in the first I'M
folding of the mellow season of the scar and
yellow leaf while the world was gorgeous in
the unexampled splendors of an autumnal
set. as the whisper of a zephyr or the Ca
dence of a ripple, her white soul fled from the
midst of weeping group to the endless felic-
ity of the heavenly land.