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morning of her departure, here SIster and other
kind friends and attendants being present. She
intimated that it was high time for the blessing
for departure to be pronounced upon her.-- Upon
the Brothers entering, her surprize was appa-
rent, in not seeing that Brother, whom she had of-
ten in her life time, she would wish all others
to pronounce this last solemn benediction over her.
She was told: He was on a Visit to our <placename>Malmes-
bury</placename> Brethren and Sisters. With great difficulty,
she said: "I wished to have seen him, to thank him
"for directing me to the Atonement. Thank him in my
"Name." After the Blessing being pronounced over
her, she expressed, what comfort, and peace of mind
she felt.- though scarcely intelligible.- Her body
was in a state of much anguish.-- But now her time
was at hand, when her released and enraptured
Spirit was conveyed to the bosom of her Savior,
there like John [?] to enjoy a near participation of
His presence, and Love, to be clothed with gar-
ments of white raiment, and to sing forth the
unspeakable wonders of His grace eternally.
She departed April 18th 1825. Her age was
56 years, and 4 Months.
Our late dear Sister chose herself for the sub-
ject of her Funeral discourse that passage of 
Scripture to be found in the 7th Chpater of
Revelations the 13th and 14th Verses. "What