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Death has ever been a subject of sad and mournful
contemplation. Even those persons possessed of
fortitude sufficient to withstand the trials and
sufferings of life, will shrink with dismay at the
solemn thought of death. It is not, however,
“strange that men should fear” when we reflect on
the many means of happiness afforded in this world,
the tempting allurements of life and the great
influence exercised on the human heart by
affection’s holy tie, to which it clings with the
ivy’s tenacity while reason holds its sway. But for
the severance of these ties, and the parting with
those to whom love has bound us, though with the
belief of meeting again, death, in many instances,
would be derived of its sting, the grave of its
terror, and the virtuous resign life at the will of
their Maker without fear or regret. These remarks
will appropriately apply to Mrs. RACHEL COHEN, a
native of Bury St. Edmunds, England, who departed
this life on the 3d inst., aged 61 years and three
months.
To
those acquainted with her it will not be deemed the
overwrought language of eulogy to say, that in her
were combined the virtues that impart value to woman
in all the relations of life. She was a devoted and
exemplary wife, an affectionate mother, a kind and
sincere friend, and to all her voice was “ever
gentle, mild, and kind,” which insured the respect
and esteem of those with whom she came in contact.
Her piety was of that true kind that, while it
secured a fervent belief in her own, interfered not
with the opinions of others. Charity, that
“heaven-born virtue, which extends beyond the
grave,” was one of her distinguishing
characteristics, and knew no bounds but the means to
execute it. If her many acts be considered as
“heavenly loans,” then will she be entitled to a
rich reward from that Supreme Being who ever
occupied her thoughts, “the first in the morning,
the last at night.”
H.
S. C.
Columbia, S. C., November 21st, 1850. |
