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Mrs Julia A. Saxton.

Died, in Vineland, N. J., July %, 1891
Mrs Julia A, wife of Rev w. G. Sexton.
Mrs Sexton was born in Newtown, March
20, 1887, youngest daughter of Ezekiel
and Sarah Beers. Her twin brother, Jul
ius A. Beers, still a Newtown resident
and half brother, Amos of New Haven.
and her half sisters, Mrs Edward Fair
child of New Haven and Mrs William
Botsford of New Milford, survive her.
Her early life was saddened and her
school days shortened by painful acci-
dent which came near being fatal and
which so greatly reduced her strength
that for nearly seven years she was un-
able to enter into Life's active duties, but
she bore it all with heroic fortitude, and
during this period united with the Epis-
;e0pal ehrrch, of which she was ever af-
ter consistent member. The following
20 years of her life were spent, for the
most part, in her native town and were
actively devoted to ''every good word
and work.
In 1879, her home having been previ-
oNSiy pAOASAA " Ny t1kC S&GtICl VI AlCl D1l-
ents, in company with her sister-in-law,
Mrs Caroline Beers, she came to Vine
land, n. j. And here it was, after a res
idence of about two years, that she again
became FRUSTRATED with the disease that
prevented her walking the remaining 10
years of her life. During this time, she
received treatment at the hands of GER
tain eminent specialists, which, proving
of no avail, and in one instance, at least,
positive injury, she at length came to
feel that her recovery was extremely
doubtful, if not altogether hopeless.
1t was at this time, after seven years of
betrothment and patient waiting for re-
covery, that she was united in marriage
to Rev w. G. Sexton, on the 27th day of
September, 1887, and on the following
day, i'll her PROSTATE condition, set out on
a two-days' trip to her husbands parish
in Wilmington, vt. Her influence as a
pastors wife, despite her many limita-
tions, soon came to be felt, as her sweet
and winning ways and the cordial Christ
ian greeting every one received ON COM
ing into her presence speedily won all
hearts. Especially was she help and
comfort to those in trouble, whether in
her husbands parish or elsewhere. Her
remarkable patience and even cheerful
ness under suffering and her calm resig-
nation to the Divine will in the allot-
ments of her life, ever lett an impress for
good on those disposed. to complain of
their more favored condition. AS was
remarked at her funeral, it could almost
be srid that to all such 'sVirtue went out
from her."
The last two years of her life, owing to
her husbands failing strength and need
of rest, were mostly spent among friends
in different parts of New York State, dur
ing which time her disease becoming
more painful and her condition generally
more hopeless, it was decided best on
November last to retire to Vineland, N.
j.
During the last nine months, it was her
husbands privilege Co devote himself
wholly to her care and comfort. a privi-
lege and benediction he feels that few
are permitted to enjoy, in view of the
Christian fortitude, submission and pa
tience with which she endured her pains,
especially the extreme sufferings she un-
derwent during the closing weeks of her
life.
For some days before her death, she
seemed to have the impression that her
sufferings were soon to end. AS she
once so sWeetly expressed it, ssThe bless
ed Jesus is going to take me home
When her strength was almost gone,
she gave utteranc9 to her heart by join
ing the nurse in singing
ssJesus, lover OF my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly"
And SO it. was, lin the triumph of
Christian faith and ia the hope of a glor-
ious Immortality, she entered into the
sssrest that remaineth to the people Of
Cod It was indeed hard TO give her up,
but we are consoled by the reflection that
our loss is her eternal gain.
.Is not cen death gain to those
Whose life to God was given?
Gladly to earth their eyes they close,
To open them In Heaven.
yineland independent.