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with, & never for an hour, would<br /> | with, & never for an hour, would<br /> | ||
sacrifice duty to pleasure.<br /> | sacrifice duty to pleasure.<br /> | ||
| − | | + | To be unexpectedly called upon to <br /> |
| + | part with a friend so faithful<br /> | ||
| + | & untiring in her exertions for the<br /> | ||
| + | good of the whole household, does<br /> | ||
| + | indeed fill all our hearts with sorrow,<br /> | ||
| + | We deeply mourn our loss, but we<br /> | ||
| + | cannot but say, that our loss is her<br /> | ||
| + | eternal gain. She knew in whom<br /> | ||
| + | she believed, & when the summons<br /> | ||
| + | came for her to lay by her earthly<br /> | ||
| + | duties she was enabled to say: "Thy<br /> | ||
| + | will be done!" And we doubt <span style="background-color:#f1c40f;">not</span><br /> | ||
| + | <span style="background-color:null;">would hear the welcome: "Well<br /> | ||
| + | done good & faithful servant, enter<br /> | ||
| + | thou into the joy of thy Lord!"<br /> | ||
| + | As a fellow laborer & member of our<br /> | ||
| + | Elders' Conference, our dear S<sup>t</sup> [Sister] Fletcher<br /> | ||
| + | was much esteemed by us all, for<br /> | ||
| + | the candour of her mind, & her</span> | ||
Revision as of 17:12:36, Feb 23, 2019
Upright in principle & faithful
in business, she did all she had
to do, with a single eye to the interest
of the concern she was entrusted
with, & never for an hour, would
sacrifice duty to pleasure.
To be unexpectedly called upon to
part with a friend so faithful
& untiring in her exertions for the
good of the whole household, does
indeed fill all our hearts with sorrow,
We deeply mourn our loss, but we
cannot but say, that our loss is her
eternal gain. She knew in whom
she believed, & when the summons
came for her to lay by her earthly
duties she was enabled to say: "Thy
will be done!" And we doubt not
would hear the welcome: "Well
done good & faithful servant, enter
thou into the joy of thy Lord!"
As a fellow laborer & member of our
Elders' Conference, our dear St [Sister] Fletcher
was much esteemed by us all, for
the candour of her mind, & her