The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

ory of Miss Sarah A. Gay-many of
whose relatives reside in this coanty
was furnished 1s for publication;
Miss Sarah A. Gay departed this
life at the home Of her hrother-in-law
John J. Brown, Esq, in Morgantown,
w. Va, on the 18th inst.
She was a daughter of the late
Mathew Gay, Esq. Her mother,
Margaret Gay, was daughter of the
late Alexander Smith, Of Allegheny
county, Maryland. Miss Gay was
educated at White Hall Seminary,
and added to the culture of the
school thorough course Of reading
under the direction OF her father
embracing the best of the English
classics and both ancient and mod
ern history. Her Knowledge of his
sorical facts and chronology was
critically exact, and it was always a
great pleasure to her to use it in her
social hours for the entertainment of
her friends. 1t was truly said of her
by literary friend "that there was
no event, name or date recorded in
the histories of England which she
could not in moment recall, and
which was not as familiar to her as
household words" Her reading and
research were continued with nndi-
minishcd interest anbpleasure up to
the time her health failed.
The most estimable and strongly
marked trait in Miss Gays charac-
ter was unflinching and unwavering
devotion to her friends. Ola quiet,
retiring disposition, amounting al
most to timidity, she reposed conf
dence slowly and made but compar-
atively few friends--but these were
friends for life. All her timidity
vanished in a moment when her
| friends were assaulted. and she stood
in their defense like rock Of ada
mant. None VAS worthier of friends
than she. and none loved them more
constantly and devotedly.
In early life she united herself to
the Presbyterian Church in Morgan
town. aud the faith which came after
long inquiry and many doubts and
fears and at the first tremblingly
chung to Christ in after life, joyfully
and hopefully trusted in Him alone
and was never shaken except in
those moments which brought to her
a vivid consciousness of unworthi-
ness. How by faith she overcame
self and sin was manifested by her
Christian life and by her constant
declarations through her long illness
that she did not fear to die. or hcl
devotion to the cause Of Christ the
writer will mention but one instance
of many of which he has knowledge
At time when Miss Gays income
was small she sent, under fictitious
name, to the Secretary Of the Board
of Foreign Missions of the Southern
PRESBYTERIAN Church two $50 notes
enclosed in separate letters. No re
port was made of one of them ano
she supposed, as was doubtless the
case, that it was lost in transmission
she Immediately sent a dfalC LOT
like amount, and this she continued
for a number Of years afterwards,
To those who trust in Christ thu
farewels of earth are not final, ''fol
they look for city that hath founda
tions" and
Lay up their treasures, when the hane
of time,
The storms and changes Of this tickle
cline.
Shall seek in vain;
Where the bright dreams of youth shall
know no blight,
The days of love and joy, no starles
night,
And life no pain
And where they yet shall find, wher
cares are DER
The loved and lost ones who have 'gon'
before
Are theirs again" ~.