The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-29


Died, at her home, near Iron Hill, in
New Castle Co., Delaware, Nov. 10th, 1884,
Mrs. Lydia $. Dayett, wife of William r.
Dayett, in the 18th year of her. age.
In the death of this noble christian
lady, the church Of which she was II
member and the community in which
she lived have sustained Il deep loss
Years ago she was received into full con-
nection in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Since then her fidelity TO Christ
displayed in her home, in the church and
in the community in which she lived
has been very marked. The great desire
of her life seemed to be to glorify God
in every act, and those who knew her
best, know how grandly this noble pur-
pose was achivcd. She had strong faith
in God, and although deprived of the
privilege of attending regularly upon the
services Of the church in the last year or
two of her life, she had sweet com
muniou with her Savior, in the quiet of
home, and often praised Him aloud by
day, and broke the stiffness of the night
watches with songs Of praise, as her
heart oyerilowed with ihc JOY of faith.
She loved her church and when unable
to be present herself, she constantly
urged her family to attend every service.
4 gracious revival of religion was in
progress ut the church Of which she was
her last Illness She felt deep interest
in the work and was anxious to be pres
ent, when she was too feeble to leave her
room, but though disappointed in this
hope, God had prepared for her grand
er reward-an eternal communion, with
His saints in light. llersufIerings, which
at times were severe, were borne patient
" and cheerfully. She never complained,
or murmured at the will of her Heavenly
Father. She enjoyed conscious knowl-
edge of her acceptance with God, and
contemplated the hour of her departure
with joy Hers was cmphatically get
ting home. She was Il "fellOw citizen
with the saints" and lived in Heaven
while on earth. AS she approached
nearer to the unseen world, the veil grew
thinner and thinner, and the ear of the
soul caught the music of the celestial
choirs; and she spoke to those about her
of songs she had heard, floating down
from that beautiful land.
1.-THE far away home of tho soul"
She saw hand We could not soc
That beckened her awny,
She heard a voice we could not hear
Which babe her not delay
Her flvorite hymns gave her great
pleasure, and only few days before her
death, she sang the whole of that beauti-
full hymn,
am so glad that Jesus loves me.
To the last she talked of Jesus, and ex-
pressed great desire that all her friends
should meet her in Heaven. Her great
delight seemed to be in the salvation of
others, and to the end of her conscious
existence, she never ceased to tell the
story of redeeming love. Thus did this
saint of God pass away from the suffer-
ings of this life, to the joys of Heaven.
She has left Il devoted husband and two
children, to mourn their loss, but they
sorrow not us those who have no hope, |
for while they mourn the loss of wife and
mother, they rejoice in the hope of
glorious Immortality, and reunion in
that world, where,
Sickness, sorrow, pain and death
Are felt and feared no more.
Oh how sweet Il will be- in that beautiful land
So free from all sorrow and pain;
with songs on our lips and with hHrps in our hands
TO meet one another again.