Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....Hardin, Matilda September 18, 1878
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Breckinridge County News; 10/16/1878
OBITUARY

MRS. MATILDA HARDIN was born June 9, 1819, and departed this life September 18,
1878.  Our hearts are filled with grief when death comes and takes from us some
beloved one.  Yet, even in our sorrow, it is pleasant to think of the peaceful close
of a Christian life.  For more than thiry years Sister Hardin had been a consistent
member of the M. E. Church, South.

She was one who realized that, "Religion never was designed to make our pleasures
less."

Not that she was worldly-minded, or that she loved the gay pleasures of earth, but
that amid the sorrows and disappointments of life, she was cheerful and happy.  This
feature of her disposition made her a pleasant companion for the young people, who
always found a hearty welcome at her home.  We would not forget to mention another
trait of her character, that of an untiring energy.  She possessed a frail looking
body, but one that was capable of executing the purposes of an unbending will.  This
made her a successful house-keeper.  She taught her children by example as well as
by precept the importance of being industrious.  She suffered long and severe.  But
all her affliction she displayed Christian fortitude and resignation.

It was my privilege to visit her and pray with her during her sickness.  A short
time before her death one of the neighbors came in and prayed with her.  She was
very happy and shouted the praise of God.  She died without a doubt in regard to the
future welfare of her soul.  "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."  She left
her family a rich legacy - a good name, a good example, and a good testimony as to
her prospects for heaven.  She leaves a husband and seven children.  May Heaven's
richest blessings rest upon them.

Her funeral was preached by the writer to a large number of weeping friends, from
John xiv: 1-3.     Daniel L. Collie.







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