The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-16
Death of Mrs. j. ". wollIng.

Southern Christian Adr0catc.
The announcement of the death of this
lovely and consecrated young. woman
will be received with surprise and intense
sorrow by the entire Church. Less than
one wear ago, Brother Wolling, accompa.
MED by his devoted wife, left South Car
olina to reinforce our little band of mis-
sionaries in Brazil. We had hoped for
them long and useful lives in the blessed
work to which they had so cheerfully con-
secrated themselves. Every account we
had received from them since their arrival
was full of hope for the future. How
soon, and how unexpectedly, have these
bright hopes been blasted Brother VOL
ling may rest assured that he has the
sympathy of bis friends here-.yes, OF the
entire Church-in this sad hour OF be,
reavement Many earnest prayers will
be offered in his behalf We hope some
one will furnish suitable memoir of
Sister Wolling for publication in the Id.
yocate. The following is Brother VOL
Iings letter which brings the sad intel
ligence of the loss he and the Church
have sustained:
PIRACICABA, BRAZIL,
December %, 1887.
Rev. " D. Kirkland
DEAR BROTHER: In deep sorrow send
YOU these lines to let you know my wife
has escaped to the spirit land. On yester-
day at II O'Clock, December 81, she
passed peacefully and without pain to the
home of the blessed. How lonely I am
no one can tell. A stranger in strange
land, and the partner of my joys and sor-
rows gone. We reached Piracicaba on
April 81, and just eight months after,
almost to the hour, my precious vile was
taken away.
She was sick for twelve days with mala-
rial fever, and heavy hemorrhage COM
ing on she sank quickly, and passed away
in half an hour. When first taken she ex-
pressed strong desire to return to her
home and friends, but in the midst of her
sickness said: SIT may be the Lord wants
some more of US to die out here" Her
last night on earth was not comfortable,
but as morning came she asked If day
was breaking In little while she ask cd
me to open the window that she might
have view, and then remarked several
times: "How beautiful is everything
oh! how beautiful" But did not sus-
pect that she was even then seeing every
thing all covered over with heavenly
light. How wonderfully near are spirit
ual things! How the light of heaven
SnlneS arOuuu, IL we OuIJ lao oyeS w Se9'
In God we live and move and have our
being. The doctor had not told us how
serious was her sickness, and she and L
had hopes of her recovery up to within
one-half hour of her death. When told
her that all was over, she was swectly
peaceful. She talked to the Lord and
knew no fear. Ten minutes before death
she said: 20 Lord!' and in fow min
utes more said: II am still conscious"
These were her last words.
She much desired to return homo, but
We can easily understand that the Lord
might say: My child, I will give: you a
better and enduring home ON high, and
soon bring to you all the dear ones left
behind. And I know she would have re.
ioiced to say: "Thy will, not mine, 0
Lord, be done.'
have secured perpetual claim to
pretty spot in the Protestant cemetery,
and this evening will place her there to
sleep on until the Lord shall come.
The Lord is good know, but this is q
sore afliiction to me. 1 must say desired
to leave Brazil for her sake; now she lies
sleeping here wish to stay. Yours in
sorrow and in hope,
JAS. W. WoLL1Na.