Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-19
Obituary Of Mrs. Margaret M
Campbell, consort Of Thos. G.
Campbell.

soften, very often, has the messen-
ger Of mortality given painful proof
that the human family is doomed TO
death, that there is one event unto
all, and that exalted virtue, polished
by personal accomplishments and
crowned with piety must yield TO
the common lot" The death of our
beloved sister, whose name stands at
the head of this article, is but addi-
tional evidence of this melancholy
truth. But we have great cause to
praise the Lord for his goodness and
mercy. We are still spared and per-
United with pious emotions to con-
template the circumstances and sur
roundings attending her death, and
rejoice that God was there. During
her protracted illness of three years.
1t was frequently my good fortune to
have long interviews with her in re-
gard to her christian life. AT an ear
~ day she made profession of her
faith in Christ, and Joined the NJ. T..
church, and fortwelve or fifteen years
lived a very active and consistent
member of that body. In 1875 or '76
it was her good fortune to hear Sc
ries of sermons preached at the Roar
ing Spring, Trigg county, Ky, by
Jno. L. Hawkins, now of Lagrange,
this State. These discourses turned
our deceased sisters attention 10 the
divine oracles of truth. and after a
careful, patient and prayerful study
ofooth the old and new Testaments for
Two years she united her destiny with
the people of the Christian church.
and to the day Of her death lived an
humble, useful and Intelligent chris
tian. Her exemplary life, constant
ly connected with all the christian
graces had much to do in carving
both her husband and SONS into the
church with herself. From the time
she first confessed her faith in Christ.
some twenty-six or seven years since,
her life was one of entire conservation
TO her Savior.
In all the domestic relations of life.
she was faithful, kind and affection.
ate. She was truly helpmate to her
husband. In gloomy and respondent
moments of his secular life she never
failed to cheer and animate him with
the hope that all things would work
well to those who love the Lord. Her
greatest enjoyment was in the comma
ny OF saints, especially when meeting
with them in the house of God. Her
conservation was always with grace
ministering to the edification of the
nearer. Weakness, gentleness,
humility and benevoleHce char.
acterized her life in all her
intercourse with society. She was
born December 18th 1910 and died
on the evening of Sept. the 9th 1856,
surrounded in her last moments by
her weeping children, beloved bus-
band, and father-in-law, Thos. p.
Campbell, whom she loved most dear.
ly, and who in return loved her as
dearly as any one of his own children.
In truth | have noticed in the last
decade since the old gentleman was
rapidly nearing the forlorn valley of
lnfirmity, the daughter-in- law watch
care and tenderness towards him has
been most commendable; she dis
played to them the faithful christians
hope, lost in full ,fruition of a bliss
full Immortality.
She has gone, gone through the
gates afar, to that bright celestial and
glorious home, that Jesus. her elder
brother went to prepare, and locate
upon the eternal hills of Paradise,
Where to-day sister Campbell is en-
Joylng the sweet communion of God
ana His Christ; and the company of
that mighty multitude of Saints. that
have washed their robes and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb.
G. j. N.