Christian Messenger - Wednesday, 23 October 1867 - Page 342 -
Deaths -
In Tremont, Aylesford, on the 14th inst., Mrs. Mary Tupper, wife of Rev. Charles Tupper, aged 63 years. “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.”
Christian Messenger - Wednesday, 06 November 1867 - Page 357 -
Obituary of Mrs. Mary Tupper -
By Rev. C. Tupper -
The request of my dear departed wife, that only a brief obituary of her should be published, restricts me to narrow limits. The outlines of her life must suffice. She was the eldest daughter of the late William and Julia A. Miller, and was born in Aylesford, October 8th, 1804. My acquaintance with her commenced when she was about ten years old, at which time she attended my school. She was an obedient and amiable child, whom I had never, according to my recollection, occasion to rebuke. After my obtaining a hope in Christ, there was a religious movement in my school; and she received serious impressions which were never wholly effaced. Miss Miller was ever prudent and circumspect in her whole deportment; and was justly held in esteem by all her acquaintance. It was not, however, till after the commencement of an extensive revival in the autumn of the year 1828, that she became a member of a Baptist Church. All Christians were ever dear to her. Beneficence was always a prominent trait in her character. At different times, and in diverse places, she taught a Common school and a Sabbath School; in both of which she diligently strove to promote the spiritual, as well as the temporal welfare of those committed to her care. She is gratefully and affectionately remembered by her pupils. For some time she taught in a new and poor settlement, where she boarded herself, and scarcely received any compensation, except the luxury of doing good. One of her sisters-in-law was long sick, and finally died, leaving five small children. Besides attending upon her during a distressing illness, Miss Miller took the charge of these children, brought up one of them from early infancy by hand, and was, in effect, an affectionate mother to them all, and so continued to the close of her life. Through the protracted sickness which preceded the death of her only sister, like a kind ministering angel, she waited upon her with unwearied tenderness. When her worthy and beloved mother became helpless through paralysis, she cheerfully devoted her time and attention to the discharge of filial duty toward her so long as she lived. After the decease of my former amiable and excellent wife, the piety, discretion, and kind disposition of Miss Miller commended her to me as a suitable partner. We were married June 2nd, 1852. In many cases the marriage of a minister, especially a second marriage, subjects him to the displeasure of some persons. But happily in this instance it was agreeable to all parties. The utmost kindness invariably existed between the second wife and the children of the first. For eight years, Mrs. Tupper generally enjoyed a favorable state of health. She frequently accompanied me in my journeys, and visits to the different parts of my field of labor, and kindly waited on me in health and in sickness. Her native cheerfulness, tempered with Christian gravity, rendered her an agreeable associate, and every where secured for her a cordial reception. Her prudent counsels often afforded me valuable assistance. She exercised industry and frugality, with a special view to relieving the wants of the needy. It was her delight to visit and console the afflicted, and, by all the means in her power, to promote the present and the future welfare of her fellow creatures. By the inscrutable allotment of Providence, early in June, 1860, ostensibly by visiting a dying friend, she caught a severe cold, which brought on asthma, attended with a most distressing cough, from which she never recovered. The suffering of seven years and four months were borne with extraordinary fortitude and patience. She was very grateful for the kind attentions of numerous friends who sat by her during the tedious hours of many wearisome nights, endeavoring to alleviate her distress; and frequently expressed thankfulness to God for the favorable circumstance in which she was placed. Desiring to alleviate the sympathetic grief of her husband, on obtaining a slight degree of relief from a paroxysm of distress, she would often say to him, “I feel a little better.” At times the spiritual consolation afforded her bore her quite above her physical sufferings. In some instances after an attack of asthma had deprived her of the power of speech for a time, her first utterances would be, “Bless God.” Denied the privilege of attending public worship - highly prized by her - she appreciated the visits of the ministers of Christ, and of Christian friends of any denomination. During the latter part of her illness the assiduous care of a niece of hers, and subsequently also one of mine, who had long waited on a sick sister, afforded her much consolation. Though we had long been apprised of the approaching dissolution of my dear wife, yet - as is often the case - it came at last unexpectedly. A short time before her departure she remarked to a friend, that “probably she had much more to suffer before her release; if it might be otherwise, she would be glad.” This desire appears to have been granted. On Lord’s day, Oct. 13th, while I was laboring ten miles from home, Mrs. Tupper seemed more feeble than usual, and a female friend sat up with her. After midnight she proposed to the watchers to lie down on the sofa; but she still sat up. On receiving no answer to a question, she called up the other women, who immediately came in. Mr. Tupper took no notice of anything, but lay quietly a few minutes; and about half past one o’clock on the morning of October 14, 1867, at the age of 63 years, without a groan, a sigh, or the slightest movement of any of her limbs, she was peacefully released from all her sufferings, and, as we have every reason to be assured, admitted into the realms of endless bliss. Her countenance appeared remarkably placid and lovely in the view of all that beheld it. A great concourse of sympathizing friends, including in all ten ministers, gave serious attendance at her burial. Rev. Abraham Stronach delivered an impressive and consolatory discourse from an appropriate text, namely, Heb. iv. 9. “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” A short time before her departure she had expressed the hope of “a sweet rest.”
Contributor: Pam Muise (48763799)
Deaths -
In Tremont, Aylesford, on the 14th inst., Mrs. Mary Tupper, wife of Rev. Charles Tupper, aged 63 years. “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.”
Christian Messenger - Wednesday, 06 November 1867 - Page 357 -
Obituary of Mrs. Mary Tupper -
By Rev. C. Tupper -
The request of my dear departed wife, that only a brief obituary of her should be published, restricts me to narrow limits. The outlines of her life must suffice. She was the eldest daughter of the late William and Julia A. Miller, and was born in Aylesford, October 8th, 1804. My acquaintance with her commenced when she was about ten years old, at which time she attended my school. She was an obedient and amiable child, whom I had never, according to my recollection, occasion to rebuke. After my obtaining a hope in Christ, there was a religious movement in my school; and she received serious impressions which were never wholly effaced. Miss Miller was ever prudent and circumspect in her whole deportment; and was justly held in esteem by all her acquaintance. It was not, however, till after the commencement of an extensive revival in the autumn of the year 1828, that she became a member of a Baptist Church. All Christians were ever dear to her. Beneficence was always a prominent trait in her character. At different times, and in diverse places, she taught a Common school and a Sabbath School; in both of which she diligently strove to promote the spiritual, as well as the temporal welfare of those committed to her care. She is gratefully and affectionately remembered by her pupils. For some time she taught in a new and poor settlement, where she boarded herself, and scarcely received any compensation, except the luxury of doing good. One of her sisters-in-law was long sick, and finally died, leaving five small children. Besides attending upon her during a distressing illness, Miss Miller took the charge of these children, brought up one of them from early infancy by hand, and was, in effect, an affectionate mother to them all, and so continued to the close of her life. Through the protracted sickness which preceded the death of her only sister, like a kind ministering angel, she waited upon her with unwearied tenderness. When her worthy and beloved mother became helpless through paralysis, she cheerfully devoted her time and attention to the discharge of filial duty toward her so long as she lived. After the decease of my former amiable and excellent wife, the piety, discretion, and kind disposition of Miss Miller commended her to me as a suitable partner. We were married June 2nd, 1852. In many cases the marriage of a minister, especially a second marriage, subjects him to the displeasure of some persons. But happily in this instance it was agreeable to all parties. The utmost kindness invariably existed between the second wife and the children of the first. For eight years, Mrs. Tupper generally enjoyed a favorable state of health. She frequently accompanied me in my journeys, and visits to the different parts of my field of labor, and kindly waited on me in health and in sickness. Her native cheerfulness, tempered with Christian gravity, rendered her an agreeable associate, and every where secured for her a cordial reception. Her prudent counsels often afforded me valuable assistance. She exercised industry and frugality, with a special view to relieving the wants of the needy. It was her delight to visit and console the afflicted, and, by all the means in her power, to promote the present and the future welfare of her fellow creatures. By the inscrutable allotment of Providence, early in June, 1860, ostensibly by visiting a dying friend, she caught a severe cold, which brought on asthma, attended with a most distressing cough, from which she never recovered. The suffering of seven years and four months were borne with extraordinary fortitude and patience. She was very grateful for the kind attentions of numerous friends who sat by her during the tedious hours of many wearisome nights, endeavoring to alleviate her distress; and frequently expressed thankfulness to God for the favorable circumstance in which she was placed. Desiring to alleviate the sympathetic grief of her husband, on obtaining a slight degree of relief from a paroxysm of distress, she would often say to him, “I feel a little better.” At times the spiritual consolation afforded her bore her quite above her physical sufferings. In some instances after an attack of asthma had deprived her of the power of speech for a time, her first utterances would be, “Bless God.” Denied the privilege of attending public worship - highly prized by her - she appreciated the visits of the ministers of Christ, and of Christian friends of any denomination. During the latter part of her illness the assiduous care of a niece of hers, and subsequently also one of mine, who had long waited on a sick sister, afforded her much consolation. Though we had long been apprised of the approaching dissolution of my dear wife, yet - as is often the case - it came at last unexpectedly. A short time before her departure she remarked to a friend, that “probably she had much more to suffer before her release; if it might be otherwise, she would be glad.” This desire appears to have been granted. On Lord’s day, Oct. 13th, while I was laboring ten miles from home, Mrs. Tupper seemed more feeble than usual, and a female friend sat up with her. After midnight she proposed to the watchers to lie down on the sofa; but she still sat up. On receiving no answer to a question, she called up the other women, who immediately came in. Mr. Tupper took no notice of anything, but lay quietly a few minutes; and about half past one o’clock on the morning of October 14, 1867, at the age of 63 years, without a groan, a sigh, or the slightest movement of any of her limbs, she was peacefully released from all her sufferings, and, as we have every reason to be assured, admitted into the realms of endless bliss. Her countenance appeared remarkably placid and lovely in the view of all that beheld it. A great concourse of sympathizing friends, including in all ten ministers, gave serious attendance at her burial. Rev. Abraham Stronach delivered an impressive and consolatory discourse from an appropriate text, namely, Heb. iv. 9. “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” A short time before her departure she had expressed the hope of “a sweet rest.”
Contributor: Pam Muise (48763799)
Christian Messenger - Wednesday, 23 October 1867 - Page 342 -
Deaths -
In Tremont, Aylesford, on the 14th inst., Mrs. Mary Tupper, wife of Rev. Charles Tupper, aged 63 years. “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.”
Christian Messenger - Wednesday, 06 November 1867 - Page 357 -
Obituary of Mrs. Mary Tupper -
By Rev. C. Tupper -
The request of my dear departed wife, that only a brief obituary of her should be published, restricts me to narrow limits. The outlines of her life must suffice. She was the eldest daughter of the late William and Julia A. Miller, and was born in Aylesford, October 8th, 1804. My acquaintance with her commenced when she was about ten years old, at which time she attended my school. She was an obedient and amiable child, whom I had never, according to my recollection, occasion to rebuke. After my obtaining a hope in Christ, there was a religious movement in my school; and she received serious impressions which were never wholly effaced. Miss Miller was ever prudent and circumspect in her whole deportment; and was justly held in esteem by all her acquaintance. It was not, however, till after the commencement of an extensive revival in the autumn of the year 1828, that she became a member of a Baptist Church. All Christians were ever dear to her. Beneficence was always a prominent trait in her character. At different times, and in diverse places, she taught a Common school and a Sabbath School; in both of which she diligently strove to promote the spiritual, as well as the temporal welfare of those committed to her care. She is gratefully and affectionately remembered by her pupils. For some time she taught in a new and poor settlement, where she boarded herself, and scarcely received any compensation, except the luxury of doing good. One of her sisters-in-law was long sick, and finally died, leaving five small children. Besides attending upon her during a distressing illness, Miss Miller took the charge of these children, brought up one of them from early infancy by hand, and was, in effect, an affectionate mother to them all, and so continued to the close of her life. Through the protracted sickness which preceded the death of her only sister, like a kind ministering angel, she waited upon her with unwearied tenderness. When her worthy and beloved mother became helpless through paralysis, she cheerfully devoted her time and attention to the discharge of filial duty toward her so long as she lived. After the decease of my former amiable and excellent wife, the piety, discretion, and kind disposition of Miss Miller commended her to me as a suitable partner. We were married June 2nd, 1852. In many cases the marriage of a minister, especially a second marriage, subjects him to the displeasure of some persons. But happily in this instance it was agreeable to all parties. The utmost kindness invariably existed between the second wife and the children of the first. For eight years, Mrs. Tupper generally enjoyed a favorable state of health. She frequently accompanied me in my journeys, and visits to the different parts of my field of labor, and kindly waited on me in health and in sickness. Her native cheerfulness, tempered with Christian gravity, rendered her an agreeable associate, and every where secured for her a cordial reception. Her prudent counsels often afforded me valuable assistance. She exercised industry and frugality, with a special view to relieving the wants of the needy. It was her delight to visit and console the afflicted, and, by all the means in her power, to promote the present and the future welfare of her fellow creatures. By the inscrutable allotment of Providence, early in June, 1860, ostensibly by visiting a dying friend, she caught a severe cold, which brought on asthma, attended with a most distressing cough, from which she never recovered. The suffering of seven years and four months were borne with extraordinary fortitude and patience. She was very grateful for the kind attentions of numerous friends who sat by her during the tedious hours of many wearisome nights, endeavoring to alleviate her distress; and frequently expressed thankfulness to God for the favorable circumstance in which she was placed. Desiring to alleviate the sympathetic grief of her husband, on obtaining a slight degree of relief from a paroxysm of distress, she would often say to him, “I feel a little better.” At times the spiritual consolation afforded her bore her quite above her physical sufferings. In some instances after an attack of asthma had deprived her of the power of speech for a time, her first utterances would be, “Bless God.” Denied the privilege of attending public worship - highly prized by her - she appreciated the visits of the ministers of Christ, and of Christian friends of any denomination. During the latter part of her illness the assiduous care of a niece of hers, and subsequently also one of mine, who had long waited on a sick sister, afforded her much consolation. Though we had long been apprised of the approaching dissolution of my dear wife, yet - as is often the case - it came at last unexpectedly. A short time before her departure she remarked to a friend, that “probably she had much more to suffer before her release; if it might be otherwise, she would be glad.” This desire appears to have been granted. On Lord’s day, Oct. 13th, while I was laboring ten miles from home, Mrs. Tupper seemed more feeble than usual, and a female friend sat up with her. After midnight she proposed to the watchers to lie down on the sofa; but she still sat up. On receiving no answer to a question, she called up the other women, who immediately came in. Mr. Tupper took no notice of anything, but lay quietly a few minutes; and about half past one o’clock on the morning of October 14, 1867, at the age of 63 years, without a groan, a sigh, or the slightest movement of any of her limbs, she was peacefully released from all her sufferings, and, as we have every reason to be assured, admitted into the realms of endless bliss. Her countenance appeared remarkably placid and lovely in the view of all that beheld it. A great concourse of sympathizing friends, including in all ten ministers, gave serious attendance at her burial. Rev. Abraham Stronach delivered an impressive and consolatory discourse from an appropriate text, namely, Heb. iv. 9. “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” A short time before her departure she had expressed the hope of “a sweet rest.”
Contributor: Pam Muise (48763799)
Deaths -
In Tremont, Aylesford, on the 14th inst., Mrs. Mary Tupper, wife of Rev. Charles Tupper, aged 63 years. “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.”
Christian Messenger - Wednesday, 06 November 1867 - Page 357 -
Obituary of Mrs. Mary Tupper -
By Rev. C. Tupper -
The request of my dear departed wife, that only a brief obituary of her should be published, restricts me to narrow limits. The outlines of her life must suffice. She was the eldest daughter of the late William and Julia A. Miller, and was born in Aylesford, October 8th, 1804. My acquaintance with her commenced when she was about ten years old, at which time she attended my school. She was an obedient and amiable child, whom I had never, according to my recollection, occasion to rebuke. After my obtaining a hope in Christ, there was a religious movement in my school; and she received serious impressions which were never wholly effaced. Miss Miller was ever prudent and circumspect in her whole deportment; and was justly held in esteem by all her acquaintance. It was not, however, till after the commencement of an extensive revival in the autumn of the year 1828, that she became a member of a Baptist Church. All Christians were ever dear to her. Beneficence was always a prominent trait in her character. At different times, and in diverse places, she taught a Common school and a Sabbath School; in both of which she diligently strove to promote the spiritual, as well as the temporal welfare of those committed to her care. She is gratefully and affectionately remembered by her pupils. For some time she taught in a new and poor settlement, where she boarded herself, and scarcely received any compensation, except the luxury of doing good. One of her sisters-in-law was long sick, and finally died, leaving five small children. Besides attending upon her during a distressing illness, Miss Miller took the charge of these children, brought up one of them from early infancy by hand, and was, in effect, an affectionate mother to them all, and so continued to the close of her life. Through the protracted sickness which preceded the death of her only sister, like a kind ministering angel, she waited upon her with unwearied tenderness. When her worthy and beloved mother became helpless through paralysis, she cheerfully devoted her time and attention to the discharge of filial duty toward her so long as she lived. After the decease of my former amiable and excellent wife, the piety, discretion, and kind disposition of Miss Miller commended her to me as a suitable partner. We were married June 2nd, 1852. In many cases the marriage of a minister, especially a second marriage, subjects him to the displeasure of some persons. But happily in this instance it was agreeable to all parties. The utmost kindness invariably existed between the second wife and the children of the first. For eight years, Mrs. Tupper generally enjoyed a favorable state of health. She frequently accompanied me in my journeys, and visits to the different parts of my field of labor, and kindly waited on me in health and in sickness. Her native cheerfulness, tempered with Christian gravity, rendered her an agreeable associate, and every where secured for her a cordial reception. Her prudent counsels often afforded me valuable assistance. She exercised industry and frugality, with a special view to relieving the wants of the needy. It was her delight to visit and console the afflicted, and, by all the means in her power, to promote the present and the future welfare of her fellow creatures. By the inscrutable allotment of Providence, early in June, 1860, ostensibly by visiting a dying friend, she caught a severe cold, which brought on asthma, attended with a most distressing cough, from which she never recovered. The suffering of seven years and four months were borne with extraordinary fortitude and patience. She was very grateful for the kind attentions of numerous friends who sat by her during the tedious hours of many wearisome nights, endeavoring to alleviate her distress; and frequently expressed thankfulness to God for the favorable circumstance in which she was placed. Desiring to alleviate the sympathetic grief of her husband, on obtaining a slight degree of relief from a paroxysm of distress, she would often say to him, “I feel a little better.” At times the spiritual consolation afforded her bore her quite above her physical sufferings. In some instances after an attack of asthma had deprived her of the power of speech for a time, her first utterances would be, “Bless God.” Denied the privilege of attending public worship - highly prized by her - she appreciated the visits of the ministers of Christ, and of Christian friends of any denomination. During the latter part of her illness the assiduous care of a niece of hers, and subsequently also one of mine, who had long waited on a sick sister, afforded her much consolation. Though we had long been apprised of the approaching dissolution of my dear wife, yet - as is often the case - it came at last unexpectedly. A short time before her departure she remarked to a friend, that “probably she had much more to suffer before her release; if it might be otherwise, she would be glad.” This desire appears to have been granted. On Lord’s day, Oct. 13th, while I was laboring ten miles from home, Mrs. Tupper seemed more feeble than usual, and a female friend sat up with her. After midnight she proposed to the watchers to lie down on the sofa; but she still sat up. On receiving no answer to a question, she called up the other women, who immediately came in. Mr. Tupper took no notice of anything, but lay quietly a few minutes; and about half past one o’clock on the morning of October 14, 1867, at the age of 63 years, without a groan, a sigh, or the slightest movement of any of her limbs, she was peacefully released from all her sufferings, and, as we have every reason to be assured, admitted into the realms of endless bliss. Her countenance appeared remarkably placid and lovely in the view of all that beheld it. A great concourse of sympathizing friends, including in all ten ministers, gave serious attendance at her burial. Rev. Abraham Stronach delivered an impressive and consolatory discourse from an appropriate text, namely, Heb. iv. 9. “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” A short time before her departure she had expressed the hope of “a sweet rest.”
Contributor: Pam Muise (48763799)
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