Death of Eliza Vandyke
By P. Vandyke
My Dear Companion, Eliza Vandyke, aged 32 years, departed this life Sept. 4th, after an illness of about four weeks, which she endured with Christian patience and resignation. She embraced the present truth abou two years since, and continued firm in the faith until death closed the scene. The law of God and the faith of Jesus were her chief delight. It was her request that Bro. M. E. Cornell should preach her funeral sermon, which in consequence of duties that prevented his visiting us before, was delayed until Nov. 16th. For our consolation, Bro. Cornell described the reward that awaits those who "sleep in Jesus," and contrasted the "temporal" with the "eternal" state. We sorrow, but not without hope, and look forward to the resurrection of the saints with a blessed anticipation, and are comforted. I am left with six children to journey through this vale of tears, and although we feel the loss of a faithful companion and mother, yet we are consoled with the prospect of a speedy re-union, where death can never come. P. VANDYKE. Conway, Livingston Co., Mich.