The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-09-05
JULIA JACKSON CHRISTIAN.

tian, of the Charlotte Democrat, last
week. Her maiden name was Julia
jackson and she was the only child
of that heroic "Stonewalp' Jackson.
Married less than three years ago,
to noble man, she has been snatch
ed from him in the very beginning
of her happy wifehood, leaving two
little children to him, the cause Of
her death being typhoid fever.
Not only in the immediate neigh
borhood of her life and death, among
those who have known and loved
her, but throughout the length and
breadth of the Southern States, will
the death of Stonewall Jackson's
only daughter bring Il pang of
heartfelt grief. Borne away in The
flower Of her youth, from all the ties
that make life sweet and precious,
loving and beloved, hel early death,
with life full OF promise before
her, adds bitterness to the cup of
sorrow.
We could not add more beauti~
full tribute to her memory than is
made up of the following extracts
from the clergyman, Rev. Mr.. Mack,
who preached the funeral sermon:
Twenty-six years ago this people
was called upon to weep over the
bier of a cherished leader. He had
lived as hero, and he died as a
hero, dying for his land and for his
people. The grandest aud truest
monument in the life of this man
was the time of his death, when he
passed away as believing, trusting
Christian. The soldiers life was
followed by a fearless death, for
Jesus his Savior was near.
To-day we are in the presence of
a similar occasion. as is told by this
token pointing to the Confederate
flag which hung overhead). The
same hand which took the father
has been laid upon the daughter.
Death this day has claimed the only
child of Stonewall Jackson, and the
daughter has gone to meet the father
whom she never knew on earth.
The simplest and truest words
passed away, will suffice to bespeak
its purity and uprightness. Brought
up by a Christian mother in the
fear and knowledge Of God, at an
carly age she became a member of
the very church il which her body
is now resting. 1t was a consistent
life, the principles of religion believ-
ed as well as confessed. Only the
latter years were brighter and nobler
in their Christian Spirit, as the cares
and responsibilities of home and
family began to rest upon her. The
Christians heart and mothec's nat
ure were only beginning to develop
In their fullness when the opening
bloom was pIucked by the hand of
Mysterious Providence. Thus far
it was Il uniform life, without the
turmoils and dangers which attended
the fathers life. Yet there were
points of striking resemblance in
the two characters and lives. The
same humility marked and beautified
the daughters nature as that which
softened the soldiers life. The pet
ting and the praises and the honor
of friends could not break this meek
ness nor lift up the soul to pride.
But, most of all, the same Chris
tan death marked the end of each
life. Feeling from the first that
the sickness was unto death, the
words of this Book of Life were
welcome unto the sufferer; and the
sweet old songs of Sion, Rock of
Ages and Jesus Lover cf NY Soul.
sung the night before her death,
found an echo in her heart.
Such life and death lead us to
hope that there is rejoicing in the
presence of the angels this day, over
one wanderer gathered home. AS
we stand by the last earthly remnant
of this life, and think of the peace
full close, there are brought to our
minds those'words of the prophet in
Mum. 23:1O: "Let me die the death
of the righteous, and let my last end
be like his" Let these words bring
their message of comfort to the sor-
rowing heart, and their lesson of
appeal to the souls of the living.
At one time the ocean is tossed and
troubled, and fear and danger enter
the mariners heart. At another
time the voyager passes over its
bosom in safety, for it is as calm as
the unrippling surface of the shell
tered lako