The Annual Monitor for 1851 | Page 7

meeting she attended, she bowed the knee in solemn
supplication, craving for herself and those present, the attainment of perfect purity and
holiness, and that this might be the chief concern of their lives. A few days after, she was
seized with paralysis, and although consciousness was not entirely effaced, she said but
little; she retained a grateful sense of her many mercies, and a fervent affection towards
her husband and near connections. Gradually declining, she passed away as falling into a
sweet sleep, and we cannot doubt exchanged the tribulations of time, for the blissful joys
of eternity.
JOSEPH STANDIN BROWN, Hitchin. 60 6mo. 27 1850
SARAH BROWN, Preston Crowmarsh, Oxon. Wife of Richard M. Brown, junior. 36

3mo. 31 1850
GEORGE BRUMELL, Scotby. 72 2mo. 23 1850
ASH BUDGE, Camborne, Redruth. Wife of John Budge. 53 4mo. 10 1850
In an unexpected hour, and in the enjoyment of usual health, it pleased our heavenly
Father to lay his hand of affliction upon this dear friend, and after a severe illness of
about four weeks, to gather her, as we reverently believe, into "the rest which remaineth
for the people of God."
It appears, that in early life, "the grace which bringeth salvation," wrought effectually in
her heart, so that her surviving relatives cannot recall the time when the fear of God did
not influence her conduct; her pious mother, who for many years filled the station of
Elder in our Society; was deeply interested in the religious welfare of her children, and
earnestly sought, in the morning of their day, to imbue their minds with the principles and
precepts of the gospel of Christ, and her labours of love in reference to this beloved
daughter were graciously owned. From her childhood, she was more than commonly
dutiful and affectionate to her parents, rarely giving them any cause for uneasiness; an
aged grandmother also, who resided for many years with them, she waited on with such
tender care, as to call forth the expression of her belief, that a blessing would rest on her
on that account.
Great meekness, tenderness, and humility clothed her mind, not only throughout the
season of her affliction, but for a long course of previous years, binding her in very tender
bonds to her husband and children, as well as to her other endeared relatives and friends.
It appears, from the first day on which her illness assumed a more serious character, that
an impression pervaded her mind, that it would be unto death, and accompanying this
impression, a deep and earnest desire for entire resignation to the divine will; and this
desire was graciously answered; for during the period of her illness, her resignation, and
consequent tranquillity, were indeed remarkable; attended by a precious measure of "the
peace of God which passeth all understanding." So fully was this the case, and so little of
the appearance of death accompanied her illness, that a lively hope of her restoration to
health, was, even to the last day of her life, earnestly cherished by those around her, and
in addition to this, such was the nature of her disease, that great stillness and
uninterrupted rest were considered necessary; thus circumstanced, whilst both her mind,
and their minds, were abundantly satisfied with the precious evidence of the love of God
in Christ Jesus, shed abroad in her heart, they were not anxious for much expression, or
careful to commit to writing what, from season to season, fell from her lips; feeling that
her mind "wore thanksgiving to her Maker."
She evinced, throughout her married life, a deep interest in the well- being of her tenderly
beloved children, making it her frequent practice to spend some portion of her time in
retirement with them, in reading the holy scriptures and in prayer; and this interest
increasingly appeared as she lay on the bed of affliction, having them daily in her
chamber, and again and again, in tender affection, impressing on their minds the

importance of divine and eternal things, urging them to walk in the way of God's
commandments, and to regard his favour and approbation as the one thing, beyond all
other things, necessary both to their present peace and everlasting salvation: similar
counsel was also extended to the other members of her household and family, to the
friends who kindly visited her, to her medical attendants, and to her neighbours. More
might be said in reference to the Christian graces which marked the character of this
beloved friend, but the object is not to magnify the creature, but to set forth the
excellency and sufficiency of the "grace which is from God our Father, and the Lord
Jesus Christ," and by the effectual operation of which, she was what she was. The last
words she addressed to