1858 Maria Mead Funeral Sermon Page 01

The closing paragraphs of a
sermon preached at Belmont, December 5^th,
1858, -- being the Sunday after the funeral
of Mrs Maria M. Mead.

The afflictive event which
has suggested to us our theme to-day,
I need not name, for it is full in the
knowledge, and will long be vivid in the
recollection, of us all. It cannot have
taken any of us by surprise, for we
have long known that our friend's illness
was beyond the restoring power alike of
affectionate ministrations and of experi-
enced skill. And now death has gently
interposed, and released her patient spirit