Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-03-13

Died, near Poolesvlle, on February Goth,
1891, at his late home with Mr. Charles
Sellman, Joseph Hall, who had lived be-
yond the allotted time Of thrcescore and rcn
years.
SIr Hall was afflicted with deafness, re-
suit of severe illness in early life. He was
a plain, temperate, honest man, respected
and beloved by all the people.
"Uncle Joe is dead"-the news was told
In quckened tones by young and old
From ear 10 eur it did resound,
Joe" Hall was known the country round.
A plain old man of sombre mien,
No joy had come his life between;
No tender voice his heart eer thrilled,
Lilies sweetest music, all was stiled.
Afiiction sore, its mark had left
In early life, one sense bereit;
He could not hear, but he could see
Gods beauties written on flower and tree.
He could not list the brides sweet song,
The melody rare as it foated along,
Butthe painted plumage and swelling throat,
Was proof OF music in every note.
The murmuriDg brook on its winding way,
The childrens laughter day by day;
These sounds Of music he read by sight,
In the sunny wavelets and faces bright.
The voice of God while sweeping on,
In the whispering breeze and coming storm,
A power supreme was plain TO lin,
And this was music 10 his soul within.
One day sound broke on his ear,
He listened moment as if TO hear,
Twas the voice Of God the summons had
come,
Lies battle was over and the kingdom won.
Chicago, March 9, 81. w. II.
Died, on the 9th of February 1891, at her
late residence, Gaithersburg, Md, Mis-. Eliz.
a beth MagrudeT, reict OF the late james
Magruder, aged " years.
BY the sudden taking off Of the subject Of
this memoir we are very iorcibly reminded
OF the thinness OF the partition between this
world and another; Of the shortness of the
transition from time To eternity The parti-
tiOn, nothing more than the breath in our
nostrils, and the transition may be made in
the twinkling Of an eye; knowing this, IL
is well that 1--WE be always ready" "i0r in
such an hour as we think not the son OF
man cometh." Methinks it reverberales
from sepulchre to sepulchre, and addresses
one with line upon line, precept upon pre-
cept.
70 her how calm was the evening Of life
In what smiling serenity did her sun go
down! When her flesh and her heart failed
how revivng was the remembrance Of an
all sufficient Redeemer, once dying for her
sins, now risen again for her justification.
How cheering the well grounded hope OF
pardon for her transgressions,and peace with
God, through Jesus Christ her Lord How
did this assuage the agonies, and sweeten
the bitterness Of deathy Where now is
wealth with all her golden mountains? !?
Where is honor with her proud trophies
OF renown? Where are all the vain pomps
Of a deluded world? Can they inspire such
comfort, can they administer any support
in this last extremity? Can they compose
the aifrighted thoughts, or buoy up the de
parting soul amidst all the pangs of dissolu-
tiong The followers of the Lamb seem
pleased and triumphant, even at their last
gasp. Gods everlasting arms are under
meath their iainting heads. Hi spirit whis.
pers peace and consolation TO their con
science In the strength of these heavenly
succors they quit the field, not captiyes but
conquerors, with "hopes full of immortality
And now she il gone. The struggles Of
reluctant nature are over. Her body sleeps
in death the soul launches into the invisi-
bic state But who can imagine the delight
full surprise when she finds herself sur
rounded by guardian angels instead o
weeping friends Lift up your head, 0 "
gates, and be ye lilt up ye everlasting door'
that the heir of glory may enter in.
| This dear old lady was firm believer in
| the great truths of Christianity from ,
thorough investigation Of its evidence. AT
tached to the Methodist church from con
| vic ion of its excellence, her principles were
those OF its genuine members, enlarged ant
tolerant. Her religion was pure and un
affected, and her atten dance on its public
duties regular, and those duties always per
formed with seriousness and devotion.
Tue virtues u her private character, les
conspicuous 10 their nature and consequent
ly less generally known, endeared her u
those size was more intimately connected
with and who saw her in the more retire.
scenes of life. She was faithful friend, 81
affectionate wife and parent. Her remain
were buried al Goshen. X. ID. L.