The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-11-09
In MemOria.m

LII 1x%OL4O' La LIZ
The subject of the following beautiful memorial
tribute was the wife of Mr. j. H. Campbell the son
of Geo. W Campbell, decd, we'll known and high
ly esteemed Christian citizen of Staunton and step
father of Mr.. W. E. Skeen, of this place.
From the Grenada, Miss, Senttnel1
Died, Oct. 4th, 1882 Mrs. s. Campbell, wife of
]. Il Campbell.
To commemorate the virtues of the good. ia
worthy of all praise. The pure and stainless char
acter Of the dead should be embalmed in the tenn
pie Of the living.
beautiful custom was that of the Romans, to Of.
fer incense to their dead heroes. 'They have done
well, they deserve welP Is noble sentiment, Wor-
thy to be illustrated through the ages.
''The righteous shall be In everlasting remem-
brance Is the grandest statement, the most Joyous
announcement our world has or ever will haye-the
assured Immortality of the true and good select
these words as suggesting the motto of this memoir
Our glorifed friend, whose name and character
We would place in memorys urn to bloom unwast-
ing through the circltng years. one of the I'm
praise to say "those loved her most .who knew her
best. There were constantly present the gentle
voice, though the word of reproof be spoken. The
kindly speaking eye, though cleaning rebuke
the loving mothers heart to sympathy attuned TO
the grefs and sorrows of those whose wishes by her
had been denied. Her hOuseholdfelt and CONFESSED
her power but rejoced in her ministry OF love and
DEVOTION How rare tt 9 combination of those u,al-
tiles ito be found ?? which In their reciprocal infu
on the relationships Of this earth-life shine
out more consptcuously bright and attractive at
the point where our ABANDON could be committed
had her husband and family to discount at home
the high estimate placed her by the outer
world. Her home was the point of attraction to her
self, and by her sweet charms, made 1t the CHIEF
place to each member OF the home CIRCLE
home so sancttfed by loving ministries her
children would never have left for the profane halls
OF mirth and revelry. l9
No wonder that her husband pays her the high
eulogy, "She was ALL that wife and mother could
be to us; too much cannot be said Of her virtues"
Truly Of such woman 1t Is said, cher children
arise up and call her blessed" And has she not
heard the swell done" from the throne Of the High
est :? Nt4 n
dying saint! What scene for the angel. artist to
throw the canvass of the heavens for the iov of
kindred spirits! It's Sabbath EVENING" There is
a holy hush resting the business forces Of lifeI
The sun is slowly taking his leave of earth for a
night, but throws his miider beams to ktnde halo
OF glory on the fading hour Her Bible is asked
instructive pagel The tender loving words OF the
Master, In the 14th chapter Of st. john fall on her
like melting melodies and her soul is thrice happy
IN tne love OF God She now calmly commits her
loved ones TO the AlFather, and in ecstasy of low
over the conversion Of her loved one around her
dying couch, she is ready to go up to the souIs
coronation. HOW sublime the christian faith how
touching the lament of Moschus, over the perished
hopes OF man in death! How striking the contrast
OF tnat sublime speech of the Christ 81 am the re-
surrecIion and the ltfe, with this sad lament Of
tne poet ana philosopher. Old Horace sang, enam-
ored OF his theme "Not all Of me VIII die Chris
t1anly puts better formula Of the doctrine Of i'm
mortality for us than the heather poet 81 shall not
ole at ALL Is the all-conq Iering challenge of the
departing saint ITO the height of this argnmenf'
dld our friend and sister reach when with magnt-
nceml composure, she met the last shoe of Deaths
pack from the swellings of Jordan the echotng
sIralns OF the heavenly harpers, ssJJnto him that
! tovsu Us: then sweeping on through the gates Of
me eternal city, the thrill Of immortal youth gives
birth to song and praise that the Jordan Of (hTi
anity is not the Iethean Of mythology.
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