The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-04-04

Died, IN Richmond Va. March 10th, 1888
Mrs. JANET BRUCE HILL.
The subject of this notice was the daughter Of
Chas. B. and Ann NJ Williams, names held in
ahectlonate and reverent remembrance and for
the last twenty-five years of her life the wife low
ing and beloved, of William L. Hill Converted
and making public profession of her faith in her
early youth and uniting with the Presbyterian
church, she lived life of consistent and most
engaging piety in which love for her gracious
Redeemer, and forgetfulness of self and thought
fulness of Others especially in the things which
concerned their eternal welfare, were ever seen
In harmonious proportions and when this her
work was done, after short illness, through suf-
ferlng most patiently borne, she entered into
rest.
1t was the writer's privilege to have place
among the intimate friends of this dear lady.
and consequently of friendship with many of
those who formed the inner circle of her regard;
and by the sympathy of such friendship he is
assured that In finding words for his own emotion.
he Will also give some comforting utterance of
that loving sorrow which fills the hearts of those
thus left to mourn mourning that must not be
forbidden, though the words of divine love and
comfort are" that ye sorrow not even as others
which have no hope"
AS we think upon this departed saint, and
the beautiful life she lived in all gentleness and
grace, memory kindly oblterates all traces of the
Sufterlngs through which she passed into rest,
and restores the sweet face which all who
knew her loved to look upon for it was the
true index of that Christian love with which
Gods grace had filled her heart and life 1t
was not for those labors only, which were more
directly given to the cause of Christ her Lord
and for the success of the Gospel, that hers was
a life to be admired and emulated In all the
sweet amenities of social intercourse to every
call for friendly interest, or when deeper SYM
pathy or help was the need and for patient
continuance In works of more general charity
hers was loving kindness promptly responsive
anu neVer-tlring More deeply and more ten
derby attached, In those nearer and dearer rela-
TONS which blessed her life it was vet the same
Christian love-that love wrought in the heart
by the blessed Spirit-whch strengthened, con-
| trolled, and made more beautiful the prompt
lngs OF natural affection. AS daughter, sister,
wlfe' her life was exemplary, exalted, and en-
larged In Its sphere Of loving duty by her sense
Oh supreme obligation to her Master in heaven.
This her devotion to Him sanctfed all natural
affection as in Christ and gathered all its acts
into arellglous life of beautiful symmetry filed
out In fair proportions ere it came to its close
But even for us here such life has not wholly
passed away when smltten by death: it ever
leaves light along the way by which we NAV
still follow the example of that lite as the liv-
ing follow Christ and we have also permanent
| ly placed in that great cloud of witnesses. -
ana within our nearer view another of those
whose affections were evidently set on things
| above, and of whom we cannot but know that
the life they lived in the flesh was by the faith
of the Son of God, who gave himself for their
redemption, and having faithfully performed
the promise of his grace for their sanctiication
has now received them into the mansions of rest
and blessedness which he before prepared for
! them. Of this dear departed one we can say
with no presumptuous confidence,
We know thou art gone where thy forehead is
starred
With the beauty that dwelt in thy soul,
Where the light of that loneliness cannot be
marred,
Nor thy heart be kept back from its goal"
With this assured hope for her, and with such
comfort and help for us, we may submissively
AID hopefully use the words Of Job" The Lord
gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed
be the name Of the Lord" II.