The above was a loyal member of the Church, having been a Christian since early girlhood. She was most conscientious in regard to every duty required of her, as well as hating and fleeing from every appearance of evil. She very often was the first to pay Sustentation Fund, thus giving a good example to others. It is to be feared there are not many so anxious to “honour the Lord with their substance and with the first fruits of all their increase.” We believe the promise annexed was fulfilled also in her case. She had the affection and care of her sisters and their families until she was taken to hospital suffering from a painful illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude and patience.
She died in December, 1952, after suffering for a long time. She was not one who ever hurt anybody with her tongue, and so had the marks of godliness required by the Apostle James, who says the same fountain cannot send forth bitter and sweet waters. We believe her death was no death, but the beginning of rest and peace, “where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.”
Like Lazarus, she was carried by angels to Abraham’s bosom, where she will forget her sorrows, whereas the sorrows of the wicked shall begin in eternity. We would express our sympathy with Mrs. Janet Macleod, Tarbert, and other relatives, whom she left behind to mourn her loss. “The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.”—
D. J. Macaskill.