The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-09
IN MEMORIAM.

Died, at her residence in Houston
Chickasaw CO., Miss, on 9th of Febru
airy, 1882, Mrs. ELIZABETH j., wife o
REV. j. n. CARorHERs, after an i'll
ness OF near two months.
When her devoted husband and man,
dear friends who had anxiously waited
around her bed day and night durins
her protracted sickness were ioyfulIy
anticipating her recovery, Suddenly
their hopes were crushed by strang,
attack, in which she instantly becam,
speechless, and apparently unconscious
in which condition she fingered twenty.
two hours, and then peacefully anC
sweetly fell asleep in Jesus. OF cours,
she left no dying words of comfort o.
advice as a legacy to her husband anC
her children, but they know what wa
in her heart, and what she would hav,
said had she been permitted to speak
Do ! say too much when 1 say few
such women ever lived or died? Ii
have written extravagantly, pardon thu
Partially of husband who almost idol.
lied her. She was born in Giles county
Tennessee; her maiden name was Nc.
Callum. Raised by pious parents, hel
father being worthy and useful elder
| She has two brothers, (bOth ruling ell
ders), and one sister, the widow of rul-
| ing elder, yet living in her native coun.
| ty. She was nearly related to two OF
the eX-gOVernors of Tennessee, viz
| Neill S. and John G. Brown. She wa:
first married in Tennessee to DAME
Huff, who was an elder, and near two
years after his death, in October, 1858
she was married to Rev. j N. Carothers
who had been her pastor for several
years. All the ministers who knew her
during her first husbands lifetime can
testify what an efficient helper she was to
him in the duties and possibilities OF
the eldership. And l am totally unable
to convey an adequate idea OF her value
| as helper to me in the ministry since
she has been my wife. Let me say, in
word, she was model minister's wife.
[ cannot fail to notice her character in
another capacity. As mother to my
children, the youngest OF whom was
| only five or six years old when she as
sumed that position, a more affection
ate, faithful mother no children ever
had, and they all, from the Oldest to
the youngest, loved her as such.
l deem it unnecessary in this brief
notice to attempt to specify all the Pc
culiar qualities that combined to make
up her character. She was shining
light from herchildhood, and lived 62
years and z months, eXerting an influence
for good in every sphere in which she
moved, and the sentiment and feeling of
the whole community in which she
lived the last twenty-four years of her
life was fifty expressed in the text Sc
leeted for the funeral discourse by Bro.
Smith, Methodist minister resident in
our town, to whom, in the providence
of God, this duty was assigned, and
who performed it with willing mind
and a sympathizing heart. 1t is found
in the last chapter of Genesis, and in the
18th verse: "This is grievOus mourn
ing" to the inhabitants of Houston !;
(Houston being substituted for Egypt
First showing several reasons why so
many mourn the loss of such an one, and
then healing the broken hearts with
the contemplation of her glorious re-
ward. That was an occasion long to
be remembered by that large assembly.
"With us her name shall live
Through long succeeding years.
Embalm'd with all our hearts can give,
Our praises and our tears"
Brethren, pray for her
BEREAvED HUSBAND.