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the ^ weather , which brought on a cough that , though troublesome , was not at first considered to be alarming ; but it did uot as in former instances , yield to medical meaus . It daily became more violent and enfeebling , and a profuse expectoration followed , which her delicate frame could not long sustain , and in a few days it
unhappily terminated her mortal existence . The deceased was from her childhood virtuously and religiously inclined , and the amiableness of her spirit and deportmeut visibly increased with advancing years . Few have been more free from pride and ostentation , or more discreet atid circumspect in general conduct . Being of a diffident and retiring disposition ,
an intimate acquaintance was necessary to knavr the excellence of her mind and heart . Her religious views were Uuitariau , which induced a conscientious regard to pious as well as moral duties . While she believed that the one God and Father of all is alone the object of devout worship , and delighted in his free mercy and benevolence manifested through
Jesus Christ , she found much enjoyment in gratefully commemorating with other Christians the dyiug love of her Saviour at his table , which she would never neglect except from absolute necessity . The opinions she entertained of revealed truth , and to which she was warmly attached as the true principles of the gospel , afforded her mind a serene
consolation in her last illness ; and though she affectionately wished , if it so pleased the All-wise Disposer of events , to be spared a little longer for her dear father ' s sake , she being the last remaining of his beloved offspring , yet she was eminently patient , and most calmly resigned to the Divine Will , always saying , when asked how she felt , that her mind was very comfortable . Almost the last words she
was distinctly heard to utter , a short time before she expired , were , " The will of the Lord be done I" During her life she was a truly kind-hearted and dutiful daughter , and her loss is severely felt and greatly bewailed ; but the sorrow thus occasioned by death is not without
the hope of a blessed resurrection , and a happy meeting again in a sinless and immortal state , the influence of which may well promote the Christian duty of humble submission to the will of God , under this trying and inscrutable dispensation of his providence .
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Mrs . Wood . Feb . 2 , Mrs . Wood , wife of Mr . Samuel Wood , of Bedford Street , Chorlton
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ftow , Manchester ;—an affectionate parent , a tender and beloved wife , a valuable friend , and an ornament to society ; endeared by her many virtues to him who would thus attempt to perpetuate their remembrance . She bore a long sickness with patience and resignation , and all the reverses of life with cheerfulness and
composure . She had lived to bring up a , large and affectionate family with honour and credit , and her latter days were comforted by their kindness and solicitude . Her character was distinguished by the virtues that adorn domestic life , and in the education of her children
she strictly followed the injunction to " train them np in the way they should go T" under the impression that < s when they were old they would not depart from it . " What is often attempted by harshness and severity , she accomplished by mildness and forbearance , and taught her family , by her own example , the
value and comfort of a religious and wellgoverned life . She loved not the bustle and gaieties of the world , but sought in the bosom of her family and connexions those comforts and enjoyments which many vainly seek for abroad . By her own fire-side she delighted to spend the evening hour with her family and friends . Here it was that she shewed the mildness
and amiableness of her temper , and delighted to share her own joys and sorrows with those of others , and to discourse with them of what has already become her own lot , and what must ultimately be the lot of all . Here she delivered those lessons of prudence and
kindness which were intended to influence the feelings and conduct of those whose happiness she identified with her own . May these lessons be treasured up iu the hearts of those who are now mourning her loss , and may the recollection of her worth stimulate them to
follow her example ! Shu lived and died an Unitarian Christian , with full reliance on the mercy and paternal character of the Father , and on the gracious promises made known to us by his Son . Her latter days were marked by no unholy enthusiasm , and no indulgence of an excited imagination . Her countenance indicated that inward peace and serenity of mind which the world can neither give nor take away .
The sorrow which such a loss has occasioned , is alleviated by the recollection that departed worth will meet with its reward , and that the glorious resurrection of the Saviour holds out to his pure and devoted followers the . joyful hope , that , when this life ia ended , they » hall
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1831, page 206, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2595/page/62/
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