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Miss Anne Lindsev Alexander . 1829 . Dec . 4 th , at the house of her father , Anne Lindsey , elder daughter of Mr . William Alexander , of
Yarmouth . Miss Alexander had been for many yeara a sufferer , yet , excepting at intervals , her appearance did not indicate it ; meek and retiring in her habits , the world knew it not . A decided and uuwavering Christian Unitarian , and in all things
regarding ingenuous simplicity as of primary importance , she never shrunk from the avowal and advocacy of what she deemed genuine Christian truth . Confined to her room hut a few days , these were days of perfect quietude , resignation , and grateful feeling .
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Miss Isabella Mitchell . Dec . 27 th , on Sunday , at the house of her aunt , in JSldon Placey Newcastle-upon-Tyne , aged 34 , Isabella , third daughter of the late Mr . Thomas Mitchell , formerly of that town , whose patient and even cheerful submission under long and painful disease , engaged the approving sympathy of her friends , and evinced the strength and genuineness of truly Christian principles .
The following sketch of the leading points in the character of the deceased , as given in a letter by one who knew her well , and could fully appreciate her worth , is due to her memory . * * * "I am not fond of much
being said in obituary memorials : the best principle that they can go upon is , that of usefulness to the living - for even honour to the dead , another motive for such memorials , is never more advanced than by that which proves useful to the living . I think , however , that a just representation of one or two characteristics of her might do good—might encourage the same dispositions , and deepen the same convictions , and confirm the same principles , which formed her amiable and happy character .
" The deep sense that she entertained of the goodness of the Deity , and of his constant superintending providence , produced that gratitude which formed so prominent a feature in her religion , and which , associating with every object and with every circumstance that gave
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pleasure to her pure mind , afforded her a luxury , if I may say so , in tte indulgence of religious contemplation , which was really enviable . The sweet ties which hound her so close to every member of her family , she felt as a rich blessing ; and her universal benevolence was well evinced in the readiness with
which , at all times , she entered kindly and energetically into the feelings ot others . She made herself instantly a sharer in their distresses or their enjoyments , whatever they might be ; this is a characteristic which it is useful to remember , because it may be easily
imitated , and it is surely the Christian character ; for is it not ' weeping with those who weep , and rejoicing with those who rejoice" ? Humility and simplicity were likewise strikingly manifested in her ; but these seem parts of a character which in themselves are not so much objects of imitation as results derived from the
cultivation of other principles . To a pure love of truth , which we all ought to cultivate , may be traced that guileless simplicity of character for which she was so distinguished ; while her generous admiration of the virtues and good deeds of her fellow-creatures was productive of that genuine humility of which she exhibited so excellent a pattern . "
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William Nash , Esq . Dec . 30 , at Houston , William Nash , Esq ., in the 85 th year of his age . He retained to the last period of his life ail his moral excellence and peculiar sweetness of disposition , though the
vigour of his mental faculties had been long and gradually impaired . His mind was of a superior order , remarkable for acuteness , decision , and independence of spirit ; and his general character was so amia , ble , that from his childhood to his death , few persons have been more universally beloved .
Disinterested in his own conduct , he shewed a deference to the feelings of others , which , joined to his natural courtesy and vivacity of temper , gave an indescribable charm to his manners and deportment . hut the brightest feature of this admi ruble man ' s character was an all-pervading sense of religion . This was the
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1830, page 132, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2581/page/60/
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