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3 SBMOh. : * : Huulx Lrrn s rnade up of'plcasures and ol'pans. lhose are alke nseparalrlc l.orn re presen condon of our beng. No an eyerr. rans;rres lra does no carry rvh r., or leave behnd, boh hese mprcssons. 'l'hs, n he pruvdencc o'(od, has been lvsely orlaned. As s, rey arc only he lghs arrd slradows of hunran exsence-he necessary ngredens of lre cup ol'our carhly probaon. Our pleasures make us rnore sensble of pan; and ls, n urn, prellares us beer o appresae pleasure. f s hus lra experence confrms he eachng of lre sacred Sclpures, c( ha our lgh afflcons, rvl;ch are bu for a rnoruen, arc nended o work ou for us a lrr rnors exceedng and eernal wegh of glory.'.thanks o God, s n he lgh of hs glorous and gladdenng ruh, ha we are perrned o con' glqlplae he occason of our presen melaons. For. *hle we gve ven o he generous sympahes of,naure, n vew of hs afflcve dspensaon, we shpuld.no overlook he mgang, he precous assurance' ha, even n hs, hope nrngles wh dsappgnrnen, graude wh sorrorv, plqasure wh nqll$'"true s, we mourn ha deah has deprved. us-,oflhe pr sence and companonshp of one whe j' l;: jn 5,': ;. :!.' f',

4 ,6 o us, n hs lfe, lgq. can never, never? be repared. Ye we are, n some degree, compensaed, Ly he ncreased sasfacon we now feef a havng'been permed o susan so mprovng and endearng a relaon o her whose loss we deplore, and by he confden assurance ha, f we are losers, she s h-ereby a ganer; and ha wha s hus wanng wll be fully resored o us, n a sll more endearn! and abdng re-unon, n he realms of uncloude fgh and glory. Yes, my brehren, hope whspers n,soohng accens o our hears,,,lveep,rof fo, h.e lovejl_and deparred. She s no dead,b.u sleep_ "jh.] _Oh, no;.. he ha beleveh on JesusrD s she dd, 6s can never de." Call no deah ; s only_he deparure of a"heaven_born soul, once, fe- 'lu:d n s prson of clay, o s longedjor_ rnodu,,n=he_bosom of s Savour, n whose bndeneon_ 'GorlD -.wll ever connue o.lvg!,, j,,,,. _..,. rydesgn on hs solemn ocjason, oo'nnercue'f1qp he hand of oblvon he pous ae"a*,a, ho lovely vrues of our'dear depared sser. No,! he memory of hese "on n"".j persh, can never f "::: l jh-:y are d_eeply gruo* ";;' h*;;;;; me hand of me and affecon; hey wll be hl heme of, admraon and ncenves o.vrue frorn ago, o ager oven when hese admrng u"rr,ur" lja n {o1!; hey are rogsrered n h: B;;;; ;A; and brghen forever on he margn of *ujy Bu my nenon s rahcr o,rnfu, o depared worh he rbue whch. every generous hear s 7 eager o besolv-hc rbue of grulc all sn- ""r".poc ; anl o offer somc expresson of Chrsan condolence for each ohers consolaon' Suclr ; ";;ple of Chrsan pcy and real worh demands consderaon n anoher pon of vew: s o be regarded as a rch legaey a hc hancls of God. The proper conemplaon of wll gve a n"* rnpulre o he lesre o[' maon and even n* a"rpur of aanng o so hgh a sandard' lnay Ue pronaule n checkng our proncness o lbrm oo rg, oo esmae of ourselveu' rvll also ravo le effec o elevae our concepons, and enlarge our rro*oag. of m, 6s rvhom o knorv s lfa cverlos- ;;;. - H"o* much are our mpressons of he glory oflhe sun enhanced by behoklng he mllons of l";";"; worlds whcr receve and re{lec hs puna"f So n l're conernplaon of he rue hrran characer-such as ha whch comcs under our vew a hs me-we behold rnuch of he U""ory and lusre of he grea of Rgheous- lon ness.' So ha now whle sadness sofens our u"rr, and prepares hem for he mpresson' le us ;Urhfrl marh hese ras, anel ransfer hem o ourselves. For hs Purpose have seleced he passago announced as our ex: (Tha lscple whom Jesus o""d." By hs he wrer, John' mean hmsolf',, u deslnaon whch he ofen usesj f fefen" ence o he more promnen menon of hs name: and,n dca"s, elrefe rence shown hm by our ord

5 8 above he oher,dscjples. Wha was he grounl of hs preference why was he (. he berod dscple?r Was superory n naural endowmens or moral worh Ve have no reason o hnk ha was. s lfe and wrngs ndcae an equaly ln hs respec, bn no a suplrory, o hs broher dscples. - l.'hey do, howev*r, nd"ae ;"#;; ras of characer, dsngushng hm from all he res, and consung n hm " *or* nmae resem_ blance,o hs Dvne Maser, and a ceran conge. naly of mnd and manners. was hs resemblance,_h1 conge{aly, ha made hm he (c be_ loved dscple.,, Ths resemblance,, or,smlary n characer and "yo:l condon,', h" gr""ra of all our socal and ndvdual prelerences. f,s hs ha consued he bond of u,rnon beween he consuens of a naon, " "orn*ony, orrasor e!*y.;, fhe dsngushng eaures-of our, Eor"drs c'harucer were: undoubel y,,n"*ly and loae; and. hese, oo. were he qualls mos Jonspcuous.n he, characer of he belovea a*"+f". We fnd.rl:r r: rhroughou he whole "lj lfe and wr. mgs., Love s he heme_he end and he ".d; of all ha he savs a ove whch evnces he en_ deres regard fo hose whom * ujar.*.es a love whch holds no allance wh selfshness, and:s lle consan and nseparable aendan # l-;;;: ll1"l: humly. w_1s hs spr of.nd"n affec_ on ha made hm dssa.n.a *f, ""y "ral.r, poson of dsepleshp; ;;-;;;ry sough,,a r r' nearer and warmer unon han lrs. {ow accu' raely has he hmself descrbed hs feaul'e n hs characer, n an ncdenal alluson ha he makes o one of he mpressve scenes of hs lfe! ('Nown here was leanng on Jesus's bosom one of hs dscples, whom Jesus loved.' And does no eyery reader feel ha he, of all ha favored band, was bes enled o ha mos envable place Ths lescrpon of he belovel dscple' conaned n our ex, seened o me pecularly applcable o her, whose pous lfe and precos servces n he cause of her chershed Redeemer, we are now assembled o commemorae. has seemed o,rne, as doubless has o ohers, ha her pey was of he same dsncve order rvh ha whch dsngushed he beloved dscple. Humly and love were s wo grea elemens; and hese combned o gve characer and conssency o every componen ra, and o nake her, as sle was re' garlld by all who knew her, ( he beloved dscplu. Wha may say furher, hen, n llusraon f h., s no nended o supply anv defcency of knowledge n hs respec, on your Parr nor o deepen he mpresson of wha you already know of her. would raher be consdered as represenpg yourselves, and as uerng he senmens of:a[ Lven of hose who have formed only a casual ae" quanance wh he amened subjec '1' 1Ls61L' - 'r''. One promnen and dsngushng' ra n,'$4f oharaqer o-f our depared fren d was''her,' urlfegr-4gd

6 10 lnnnly-he enre absence of all appearance of prde and osenaon. Alhough endorved by naure wh all hose menal and socal quales, greces and accomplshmens,, whch never fal o call forh he applause. of he publc mnd; and hough by brh and forune occupyng ha poson n socey whch s lable o foser a spr of self valuaon, ye hs was carefully guarded agans; or, raher, 'seemed never o have presened self.as.a.eqrpaon. Ths was evnced by her acve,,glrng effors o promoe he neress of ha grea and good cause o whch her lfe and euerges,were consecraed. Too much complacency n he possesson of naural and acqured dsncon s.ap o lead o nacvy, as makes us feel sasfed wh our prosen forune, and unconscous of he mporflbco3of mprovng. Thc reverse of hs wag1g6e 'dlon;'.-;ler sasfacon resuled no from a,orhsohugness of he possesson of gfs, bu from a convcon ha she was us,ng hem.argh. Acuaed hus, she was neyer ashamed o le be known o ho world ha sbe was a follower of ho,meek md.lowly Jesus. Nol she raher glored n he prvlege,of avowng her aachmen o ha blessed, dufferngl:-ryld.negleced causo-he cause, of ha dear Frjend, rvhose joy and lfe had been sacrfed forher. own+o whoso.redeemng love she fel,n_ dcbed frr all he swees of conseous,forgv ness, an be brghenng hopes of.heavenly bles"sedness. Of,euch a causo.sho eoorred o: be-,ashamed;,n 1l ho prase ard scrvcc of sucl a llcdcemer shc f'el ha lvas (s rnpous o be calm. We all remember, oo, As a mark of her humly, he pous neres shc oolc n hc rvelfare of he poo, and hose less forunae han herself' lfow much and cheerfully she mnsered o her wansno he wans of he body only, bu hosc also of he soul, he mmoral soul. We have ofen been sruck wh he prornnence gvcn o hs fcaure n he chalaccr of our Lord. ws menoncd by hmself as hc mos nporan proof, arnong many ohers, of hs rue 1\{essahshp. n hs answer o he queson of John's dscplcs, (( Ar hou he ha shoud come, or do we look for anoher?" he sad o hem, (c Go and show John agan hose hngs whch ye clo hear and scc: hc blnd receve her sgh, and hc laurc rvalk; he lepcrs arc clcansed and he dcaf hcar; he doad arc rased up))-and here.one woulcl hnk he had gven hc clownng proof of hs clams-((he dcad are rased up'! wha greaer proof can be gven? Bu he adds, (cand hu poo have he gospel preachecl uno hem. Yos! rvas hs ender concern for he poor ha dsngushed he Savour from he hoss of preenders among he proud Pharsees-ha opened he hears of he rnuludes o he recepon of hs heavenly eachngs, and kndled here ha fre of sacred love whch all he deadly hosly of he persecung Jews could no exngush. Nay, w1s hs ha enrely dsarmed ha hosly, and mede

7 L2 he now.lamb-lke sqbjecs of cry ou n amazemcn-(( fe hah done all hngs well!r, f was a spr kndred o hs ha exhbed serf n he lfe and labors of our depared sser. n he exercse of such a spr, s no srange ha n conversaon wh Chrsan frends she de_ lghed mos o dwell on he neress of a relgous fe-he hopes and fears, joys and roubles,-ran_ qules and cares, whch accompany he Chrqan glgrm n hs way o he celesa cy, and prepare hm for he res whch here,, remans for he,.people of God." Ths she was fed o do, no.onl.v ffom her hab of observng menal phenomena, bu from her eneranng so modes an opnon of her_ sel ha she was always eager o mprove by he kagwledge whch she mgh cqure from he *"pu_ rq3ce,.of ohers n smar suaon wh,hersefl Jlr.e s a speces of humly, so, called, *f,.f'.f, du-lges n language of excessve self-ermnaon,and oj lo,wly confesson, when s promped only by he' love of approbaon-he desre-o hane he cred-of beng.hough humble. Such a pur*onl* only,he admrer, no he frend nor he subjec of rue humly, whch s easly dsngushed from hs specous preence by he ceran es ha he ruly humble man rvll show hmself such n everyhng and especally n hs opnon and represena.q,nlof ohers. e ha habually speaks of ohers rue-rms of, manfes deprecaon., s no.humble; no. rnaer how much.he may speak hus of hrnself "be ' ' 3 speaks an unwllngnes o have hem hough bber: han hmself, and a desre o desroy her repuaon, ha hs own rhay seem comparavely he greaer. From every hng of hs knd our depared frend was enrely free' ndeed, so careful was she o avod all mpuaon of a proud spr, ha she seldom ever alluded o any good deed ha she had done; sasfed, as she was, o know ha was dong good, and ha was accepable o God, on whose book of remembrance here are doubless many such deeds ree,orded, whose effecs wll never be known unl he day of fnal acoouns- You canno fal o observe, my brehren, ha'n he eercse of such a spr here s one of he essenal elemens and nvarable characerscs 'of a grea rnnd. s here-n he valley of humly-ha he Chrsan appears n hs rue characer, as cu he hghes syle of man.) was well sad by one whose emper of mnd was kndred o ha of he subjec of our reflecons, c(f we reckon hose men grea who rse hgh and make a dsngushed fgure n he world, how much hgher s hs clam o greaness" who looks'down on wha he ohers glory r; who'bws.wh ndfference he hngs o whch he world,accouns greaness o aspre, and he''co3. sumnraon of greaness o aan." Anofher ra, whch maked he characer of 6ur d,e,pgqed sser, and was nmaely conne{3d'#}, ha''jus menonedr was her sncery. She y1s,.alway's,wha she professed:o be o he wsrl{';'drl

8 4 n hs 'resp6c well cxemplfed wha was sad of one of old-she was (( an fsraele ndeed, n whom s no gule., Ths mgh be nferred f.om wha we have sad of her humly. For nsncery belongs only o hose who are desue of hs vruc, h s, who value hernselves so much ha hey are wllng o pracse a decepon, n order o wear false laurels. All decepon sprngs mmedaely from selfshness, whch s' drecly he oppos" of humlry-so ha, generally speakng, m " a man humble, and you make hm sncee; make hm proud, and you make hm false and nsncere. fn he subjec of our remarks, was neresng o observe he developmen of hs cardnal vrue. Th_ough she always respeced he feelngs of ohers, and would no unnecessarly ncur her dspleururu, yo she never sough o conceal her rue senmens she was never wanng n candor o express her dssen from any measure whch she could no, n good fah, approve, no rnaer who or how manv favored s adopon. f was hs ha gave her ha: decson of characrer.whch dsplayed self hroughou her whole lfe, and lad he foundaon for-so much usefulness. She fel ha wha she dd was rgh, and hence ha no only mgh be done, bu ha mgh no be lef undone. Ths ra of Cha_ racer, n one.of her sex, s deservng of Sp cal eommendaon, because has o sruggle,'a$ans ha fcelng and hal of dependen"", *[h sfn s p?oper excrcsc, onc of hcr mos lovoly and dsn.! 1 /N r r "'! l r l : L ; ' : l gushng ornamens. Ths elemen. of fonralc lovelness was no sacrfced, bu, on he ohcr hand, exeresed a mld conrol n regard o every hng ha came whn s proper sphere, ha s, rvhaever respeced her relasns and oblgaons o ohers ; bu hs was he lm of s sway. [n wha respeced her conscence, her oblgaons o he Soveregn of hears, hs wll and auhory were alone held paramoun. f was hs connral, allpervadng conscousness of moral oblgaon, and her suprene regard for he dvne sancon, ha shed around her an ar of deep and abdng sncery and Chrsan candor, whch lef her dsncve mpresson on every ac of her lfe. A very slgh acquanance was suffcen o make you feel ha you were perfecly safe n reposng n her he umos confdence, and n even unbosomng hose secres of he hear c(whch a sranger nermeddleh no wh.?? And hs s a sure evdence of he exsence of hs qualy; an open and candd dsposon wll nvarably make ohers so oo, f hey cgme whn he reach of s nfluence. Senevolence was anoher rar whch n an emnen degree marked her resemblance o he grea! sandard of excellence. And by lfs mean no he prompngs of mere humany-sympahy fo hg,, dsressed-or a smple pleasure n he hapgnegg-, of ohers from a conscousness ha pleasure, n h,e" ' absrac, s preferable o pan; such be1el'olep991s*,', 15

9 l6 ho lovers of fcon somemes feel, when he pcure of rnagnary sufferng draws ears from her eyes, and ha of prospery flls hem wh gladness ; and ye n acual lfe h'ey do nohng o releve he one. or o promoe he oher. fers was no such' a benevolence as hs. She looked upon nanknd as he chldren of he sarne heavenly Faher wh herself-as parakers of he same dvne care and $ouny-as srb,jec o he same,rals and earhly 'flres:as desned o he same dread charnelanl {guse, o sand ogeher a he same judgnbnf ; and o receve he senence eher of l$'o'ljf deah frorn he same grea adjudcaor. n shbr; she regarded herself as a member of one grea famly, whose head s he creaor of he unverse, 1vhpse home s he bosom of Dey, and whose resn hs world!,ence s only ha of srangers and plgrms. n hs vew, sn she looked upon as ha fual' poson whch had wrough n so many he spr ancl condon of rebellon, and hereby alu* aed hem from her prmeval home, and her paernal nherance. fer benevolence conssed n anesng hs faal dsorder, and n brngng back he wreched wanderers o he bosom of her,-of_ fended paren. A's such, was no confnea.o:gpy one par of hs eomrlon broherhoo{.,rmbs no crcumscrbed by he dcaes of pary feelhg, of socal acquananco, or of naonal:aachmen. -Ds" ance could no resran -oceans oould no,ner- 'l 7 cep -he hardhood of savage barbary could no deer. The mserable vcms of heahen superson, he poor wanderer of he fores, and he houghless and mpenen of our own favored land, were alke he objec of s prayerful solcude and of s eager exerons, s ( feld was he world." was a prncple smlar o, bu of a hgher and holer order han, ha whch promped he well known senmen of he Roman poe-a senmen whch ouched a kndrel chold even n he bosorns of hs ron-heared counrymen : cllomo sum, human nl a me alenum puo.)) (s am a man, and foel a concern n every hng ha relaes o manknd." The benevolence, hus far consdered, s only an enlghened, sancfed phlanhropy. Bu hs was no he whole of her benevolence. f conssed of anoher elemen, whch made he benevolence of a Chrsaz. f rvas good wll o man, as he objec of Chrss love and redempon, and as alke deeply, vally neresed wh hersel n he benefs of ( he grea salvaon.? Those who are sll u*' bes;ed, unsavedrwere he objecs of her solcude, because she could remember when she herself was n he same dangerous condon; and now ha she had escaped from, she could beer esmae he p.pgplude of her dsadvanages and of her own bj$$s-e{ness. The aposle, hnk, rcalzed he fs,1re9,of-r'!!q p$ncple, w[en, n hs addreps.q,[p.

10 l8 Jewsh brehren, he exclams : c( say he ruh n Chrs. le no ; my conscence also bearng me wness n he Floly Ghos ; ha f have grea heavness and connual sorrow n my hear for my brehren, my knsmen accordng o he flesh, because myself dd once (as hey do rrow) wsh myself accursed from Chrs f? ha s, cc myself was once n he same wreched condon n whch hey are, eneranng he same burnng hosly o he peson and relgon of Jesus; and now ha f am baved from hs, know how o feel for h rn, and desre her salvaon.? The rnore, herefore, she hough of her orvn good forune, he more would she feel for he mseres of ohers. And f, on he 9h9r hand, her aenon was dreced o Chrsans,,[glneres wouldbe sll greaer, from he.{ac a'hey had no only shared a comrnon d'anger',bg by he same knd hand had been rescued from, and were now bearng he mpress of a Savour?s.love and of a Savour's mage-he same characerscs of he now broherhood. Such a benelolence s he exac fulflmen of he Redeemerrs -'(new commandrlenr? and s he combned resul of he love of our neghbor and. he love of Gody.n he person of hs son, our Savour. And sreh:*ras he benevolence,of our depared, frend-ar brevowhch sough o "lence make no,her frondd,,only, ' br every creaufe,of. God :f1v6j-;-r ;h6, o,bjec?of, hs, savngr ' benevolence "rlhch ad-'no :ealculao'frr' 19 lle good nrgh do whou losng Heaven, bu how m,uch rngh do 'before geng here-a benevolence whch, lke he larnp of heaven, knew no change, suffered no exhauson, and n he very ur ol dong good o s objecs, bes dsplayed he lusre of s own excellence. 'here s sll anoher raq whch, wh hosc we have menoned, serves o. complee he characer of hs favored servan of he Mos Hgh : her unwaverng conf,dence n God. She seemed ever o breahe he senmen of he grea aposle : (6 hnow n whom f have beleved; and am persuaded ha He s able o keep ha whch f have commed o Hm,agans.ha d*y." Her mnd seemed 9!9 remarkably free from doubs. Her vews of 'le Dvne leng were such as led her o vew l{m no as an angry yran, who delghs only n exacng sevce and nflcng punshmen, bu as a hnd' paren, whose naure s love, and who nflcs pan only as he necessary resul of evl, and for he welfare, of Fs creaures, anl he good order' of fs moral governmen. She feared no he exercl-lf h+:dlvnejusce whch governs he world, whgh, ' has, apponla ne me and manner of our deparure from, and wll fx he rewards of ha lay, when he whole race of man shall receve cc aceordn'8ff,' he deeds done n he body'" No; he jus".l, all-hs was one grourrd of her confdence and.f"al qrlfy; jus, r" good cze.n feels. mgrg lec$f ;' fo* loonng ha hls counry hps provdgd:f,o,'$*ff:

11 20 punshmen of evl-doers, and hus shown s esmaon and proecon of vrue and good order. Such a confdence was well sued o nspre n her no only ranqully, bu energy and courage: energy, because augh her ha l{eaven was neresed n wha she dd ; and courage, because assured her ha c greaer s He ha s for us, han he ha s agans us." Her confdence was n God, no'n herselfl ' She smply ook Hm a Hs word; ber,eved all ha He had sad. and bowed n humble submsson o Hs soveregn rule. f He commanded, she obeyed; f He promsed, she paenly ex: peced he blessng; f, n Hs nscruable provdence, He sarv f o mngle affcon wh blessng, she could look up n he mld submsson of Jesus, and sqy, (c Even so, Faher; for so seemed good q;!hy sgh." :..,,SUch) my brehren, s an oulne of he, amable and pous quales of our depared sser; and 's grafyng o know ha wh hese she lved and wh hese she ded. 'hey faled her no n ha as ryng hour, when he hand of affcon has done all ha can, ahd he soul mus be lef wh self and s God ; when, n spe of self, s rue characef :'ond condon mus.appear. No! he fhled her no'hen ; bu'as he lgh, dmmed,by he shad6, s made brgher by s removalr or,,a$'he fl-ower ha s crushed:ems a sronger.f,rarance hon dd befcrer.so. her.brghness and sweeness wer'e mproved as deah gadually removed,her.f. l) s 2r fal abode. Durng ha long and panful sckness whch ermnaed her lfe, no a murmur was heard, no a doub was uered, no a word of dssasfacon as o her affcon, or he prospec of her approachng dssoluon, whch she was confden was a hand. Her only reason for desrng lfe was, ha she mgh furher benef her frends, and promoe he neres of relgon' Of hese she hough mole han of herself; and almos her las breah was spen n gvng advce o her weepng frends, and n dcang messages o many who were absen from her, and whchr,some of hem am sure, wll reurember unl he hour of her deah! Her hugdly seldoqr permed her o uerrnfull,her feel: ngs of enre resgnaon and confden assur4nce, es l mgh seem n some degreo o be he resul of presumpon. Bu when asked how she fel, she always expressed a complee resgnaon o he wll of God, an enre dependence on he mer and grace of Chrs, and a perfec wllngness -'o, : lg f absen from he body, and presen wh he Lord?? '1 Her las words werer'c61 am a res." The angelo l c.onvoy could say no longer, eager o welcom*,l :;:', he numb", unohu, ransomed soul, and o be3'r' ';::,1 quckly o he place of s eernal repose' fr lv45', ne aea of a bhrsan;.and we wonder no..hra,. an nellgen frend who rvnessed sad, lba' '1bu, had ofen wached he las momens of deparrn ; ' s.ans, bu never had she beheld one who, E"ha ' ryng momenr dsplayed so much calm con-ff'.

12 22 men anl even blssful ancpaon! and readly would'she forego he'prospec of longer lfe, and ener a once no he presence of he grea Eernal, f she could do as she dd! Oh, wha a pcure of moral sublmy rvas ha! The warror who rnees only an enemy ha s hs equal, needs all he ncenves of angry passons, *d * he pomp and crcumsance of a baledeld o nerve hrn for he cones; and hen, f vcoro ous, s no, perhaps, whou he loss of blood' Bu here s an enemy who confesses no equ4[.mq by a ender, fral, dyng female-me n cool''lelb= eraon anl calm composure no fred by he exeemen of angry srfe. She quals no n vew of he unequal cones, bu armed wh he cc sword of he sprl) and he 6c sheld of, fah,') she calmly,o;as he.,aack. And he humlole' lelevgl hgs onquered, by robbng he foe of hs enmy,:'b-y ransformng he Kng of Terrors" no a messenger of,peace Oh, who can look upon ha scene, 'and no say frorn hs hear, ('Le me de he deah of he rgheous, and le my las end be lke hs l n hs saddenng even le us behod he hand of Gol;'le us prof by her example ; le us emulae her vrues ; le us mee her n heaven! And e hose who have los lo only a frend bu a dear relave, fnd consolaon n he assurance-ha she has made a blessed exchanger, A* muchas you lnourn her. absencer you could'no wsh her back ; you would no recall her released spr from s 23 -dlj,;'^;t u. shor na " fe'. No: :h1',1 loved one! Res n hy brgh abode; le-1ve 1or f," a-fg s of ha blssld Paradse, ""*,'-hll^h warfare s accomplshed, hy plgrmage s.eno:n' rnl hy glory s begun! Soon mu{ *." ::: agam' n u onoo whch shall never mole be broren.,,rl..r, neaceful repose, o mngle agan n lr-1panl. u"q HYMN' COM?OSED'AND SUNG ON TE OCCASON' Sser, hou was rnll and lovely' Genle as he summer breeze r' Pleasan as he ar of'evenng: loff"" -,floas anong' he'rees'' '$umj; lrv slen "lomb"';' ' ":.'?eaceful n hy grave so lowl, Thou no more wl jon our number Thou no more our songs shal know' - lere hy loss we deeply {eel ; : n,, coa n" hah beref us' He can d'll our sorrows heal'. ;'.:' Deares sser, hou has lef us Ye, agan, we hop-e o mee hee'' ' " ' ' - W" re aay of lfe s flel; r# ;;;";' wh o{ l#;e ree' "*;;;; farewe ear s*'shel; ' :, l:- ' ' :r:. l '' : ',, r':,. r./. l... r r,{1,.[r::,. 'l l', :l;.:',: l., ;;j.1'r.1;1;1' '..:,' :. \;,. r; '.]v.: r:.':r.,,:l);; -.a-....":',,!r rr:r,r..r!,. '-c.", :.:. :,: ;.r 1 :,f..l1,l[l;r :;a