Jls  a  Christian,  she  has  fervent  piety,  without  the
least  tincture  of  austerity.  She  is  liberal  and  catholic
in  her  views  and  feelings  towards  other  denominations,
and  at  the  same  time  maintains  a  strong  and  wholesome
attachment  to  the  church  to  which  she  belongs.  With
genuine  meekness  and  humility,  she  possesses  self-re-
spect, and  does  not  disclaim  the  respect  of  others.
Her  cheerfulness  springs  from  good  health  and  a  good
conscience ;  she  is  never  light-minded  and  frivolous.
In  her  most  sober  moments,  she  is  not  gloomy.  She
has  quickness  of  perception  to  discern  whatever  is  sin-
ful in  others,  and  moral  courage  to  warn  and  reprove,
without  severity  or  bitterness  towards  the  offender.
Her  charity  is  open,  but  not  ostentatious.  Possessing
uncommon  disinterestedness,  her  motives  are  often  mis-
understood by  the  selfish,  and  oftener  misrepresented  ;
yet  she  submits  to  reproach  without  a  murmur ;  though
naturally  extremely  susceptible  to  public  opinion,  she
has  fortified  her  mind  to  meet  injustice.  She  yields  to
the  world  when  it  would  be  unwise  to  differ ;  but  mak  *f»


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no  compromise  that  involves  a  sacrifice  of  principle.
Although  uncommonly  active  in  doing  good  to  all  within
her  sphere  of  usefulness,  she  neglects  not  the  culture  of
that  personal,  spiritual  religion,  which  results  from  devo-
tion and  close  habitual  introspection.
