MRS. MACLENNAN departed this life, to be with Christ, on Tuesday, 17th December, of last year. She was born at Melon-Charles over 93 years ago. Both her parents feared the Lord. Her mother was noted for her piety. It is said concerning her that so careful was she for the honour of Christ’s cause that she always committed herself to the Lord in a special manner before setting a foot on the public road for fear she would disgrace that profession which she adorned. By the blessing of God, the influence of such pious parents must have made an impression on her in her young days.
With Mrs. Maclellan the Lord was, evidently, striving from her youth. She was, however, well on in her pilgrimage before she knew it was the Lord. There came a time in her life when she took herself to self-examination more seriously; it was then that the words: “Hold fast that thou hast lest any man take thy crown” melted her heart and confirmed that her former impressions were the Lord’s work. She bore witness on the side of her Saviour, whose word was sweet to her taste, for well-nigh fifty years. Her hope in Him was firm to the end and her light shined before men.
Some years ago, she was so ill that she and others thought that the time of her departure was at hand, and when faced, as she thought, with death her mind was filled to overflowing with II. Cor. v, 1: “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens, etc.” There was yet, however, a part of the wilderness before her through which the Lord had not taken her then.
In this world she had her trials. She lost her husband many years ago and also several of her family. The most distressing was the death of her youngest son, Kenneth. This young man, who was a member in full communion, was a victim of the Loch-maree poisoning tragedy.*
Mrs. MacLennan retained all her faculties to the last, but by reason of infirmities of old age she was unable to attend the house of God for a considerable time before the end came. Her end was peaceful. She was buried in the Laide cemetery where many of the redeemed are awaiting a glorious resurrection.
She is survived by a family of one son and four daughters to mourn her loss, one of whom, Johanna, lovingly nursed her mother to the end.—A. Beaton.
*This distressing tragedy took place in 1922 when a number of persons were poisoned by botulism.