Greenleaf's New York Journal, New York, New York, Saturday, November 11, 1797, Page 3
Died on Thursday morning the 2d inst, in the 20th year of her age, Mrs. Nelly Swart, daughter of Tobias Van Beuren, and wife of Capt. William Swart, of Kingston. The loss of parents and children, of friends and relations, in the common occurrences of mortality is always afflicting to those who survive. But the circumstances and manner of this young woman's death is so singular that a more striking and useful admonition can hardly be given to man, of the emptiness of all earthly enjoyments, of keen expectations blasted in a moment, lilarity laid low, and joy turned into mourning. An only daughter in the bloom of youth, dutiful and affectionate to her parents, not yet arrived at the prive of life, and married but fourteen days ago to the man whom she loved; but on that very day, Alas! the cold hand of death began to be stretched over her; her nuptial bed turned into a bed of sickness - she exchanged her wedding dress for a winding sheet, and the company of her youthful and gay companions for the silent mansions of the grave. Here her body shall sleep in death, whole her soul, we trust, with hopes full of immortality, has launched into that invisible state where she will find herself delightfully surprised to be surrounded by guardian angels instead of weeping friends - and rejoice with extacy when the last trumpet shall give the welcom signal, "Arise angel for your light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you."
Nor is this severe situation without great usefullness to her indulgent parents and affectionate husband: Though dead she is now speaking to them in such language as this -- "Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves; now I have thrown off every burden and escaped from every snare; the head aches no more; the eye forgets to weep; my flesh is no longer racked with acut distempers; I have received a final release from pain and an everlasting discharge from sorrow. Acquiesce then in all the dispensations of Providence, and with Job, say, "the Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, blessed by the name of the Lord." [Esopus Paper.]
Contributor: Sheila Smith Larson (47541025)
Died on Thursday morning the 2d inst, in the 20th year of her age, Mrs. Nelly Swart, daughter of Tobias Van Beuren, and wife of Capt. William Swart, of Kingston. The loss of parents and children, of friends and relations, in the common occurrences of mortality is always afflicting to those who survive. But the circumstances and manner of this young woman's death is so singular that a more striking and useful admonition can hardly be given to man, of the emptiness of all earthly enjoyments, of keen expectations blasted in a moment, lilarity laid low, and joy turned into mourning. An only daughter in the bloom of youth, dutiful and affectionate to her parents, not yet arrived at the prive of life, and married but fourteen days ago to the man whom she loved; but on that very day, Alas! the cold hand of death began to be stretched over her; her nuptial bed turned into a bed of sickness - she exchanged her wedding dress for a winding sheet, and the company of her youthful and gay companions for the silent mansions of the grave. Here her body shall sleep in death, whole her soul, we trust, with hopes full of immortality, has launched into that invisible state where she will find herself delightfully surprised to be surrounded by guardian angels instead of weeping friends - and rejoice with extacy when the last trumpet shall give the welcom signal, "Arise angel for your light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you."
Nor is this severe situation without great usefullness to her indulgent parents and affectionate husband: Though dead she is now speaking to them in such language as this -- "Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves; now I have thrown off every burden and escaped from every snare; the head aches no more; the eye forgets to weep; my flesh is no longer racked with acut distempers; I have received a final release from pain and an everlasting discharge from sorrow. Acquiesce then in all the dispensations of Providence, and with Job, say, "the Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, blessed by the name of the Lord." [Esopus Paper.]
Contributor: Sheila Smith Larson (47541025)
Greenleaf's New York Journal, New York, New York, Saturday, November 11, 1797, Page 3
Died on Thursday morning the 2d inst, in the 20th year of her age, Mrs. Nelly Swart, daughter of Tobias Van Beuren, and wife of Capt. William Swart, of Kingston. The loss of parents and children, of friends and relations, in the common occurrences of mortality is always afflicting to those who survive. But the circumstances and manner of this young woman's death is so singular that a more striking and useful admonition can hardly be given to man, of the emptiness of all earthly enjoyments, of keen expectations blasted in a moment, lilarity laid low, and joy turned into mourning. An only daughter in the bloom of youth, dutiful and affectionate to her parents, not yet arrived at the prive of life, and married but fourteen days ago to the man whom she loved; but on that very day, Alas! the cold hand of death began to be stretched over her; her nuptial bed turned into a bed of sickness - she exchanged her wedding dress for a winding sheet, and the company of her youthful and gay companions for the silent mansions of the grave. Here her body shall sleep in death, whole her soul, we trust, with hopes full of immortality, has launched into that invisible state where she will find herself delightfully surprised to be surrounded by guardian angels instead of weeping friends - and rejoice with extacy when the last trumpet shall give the welcom signal, "Arise angel for your light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you."
Nor is this severe situation without great usefullness to her indulgent parents and affectionate husband: Though dead she is now speaking to them in such language as this -- "Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves; now I have thrown off every burden and escaped from every snare; the head aches no more; the eye forgets to weep; my flesh is no longer racked with acut distempers; I have received a final release from pain and an everlasting discharge from sorrow. Acquiesce then in all the dispensations of Providence, and with Job, say, "the Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, blessed by the name of the Lord." [Esopus Paper.]
Contributor: Sheila Smith Larson (47541025)
Died on Thursday morning the 2d inst, in the 20th year of her age, Mrs. Nelly Swart, daughter of Tobias Van Beuren, and wife of Capt. William Swart, of Kingston. The loss of parents and children, of friends and relations, in the common occurrences of mortality is always afflicting to those who survive. But the circumstances and manner of this young woman's death is so singular that a more striking and useful admonition can hardly be given to man, of the emptiness of all earthly enjoyments, of keen expectations blasted in a moment, lilarity laid low, and joy turned into mourning. An only daughter in the bloom of youth, dutiful and affectionate to her parents, not yet arrived at the prive of life, and married but fourteen days ago to the man whom she loved; but on that very day, Alas! the cold hand of death began to be stretched over her; her nuptial bed turned into a bed of sickness - she exchanged her wedding dress for a winding sheet, and the company of her youthful and gay companions for the silent mansions of the grave. Here her body shall sleep in death, whole her soul, we trust, with hopes full of immortality, has launched into that invisible state where she will find herself delightfully surprised to be surrounded by guardian angels instead of weeping friends - and rejoice with extacy when the last trumpet shall give the welcom signal, "Arise angel for your light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you."
Nor is this severe situation without great usefullness to her indulgent parents and affectionate husband: Though dead she is now speaking to them in such language as this -- "Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves; now I have thrown off every burden and escaped from every snare; the head aches no more; the eye forgets to weep; my flesh is no longer racked with acut distempers; I have received a final release from pain and an everlasting discharge from sorrow. Acquiesce then in all the dispensations of Providence, and with Job, say, "the Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, blessed by the name of the Lord." [Esopus Paper.]
Contributor: Sheila Smith Larson (47541025)
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