The Pilot's Daughter: an account of Elizabeth CullinghamCunningham, Francis
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The Pilot's Daughter: an account of Elizabeth Cullingham
Cunningham, Francis
Christian life; Cullingham, Elizabeth, 1812-1840
The funeral of Elizabeth Cullingham took place in the usual course. It
was attended, as well by her own family, as by many of her christian
friends. There was nothing in it to call for attention. It was
consistent with her own simple unostentatious life. A large party of the
attendants met at a neighbouring cottage, where the voice of thanksgiving
was raised for the mercies which had been granted to our departed friend,
and prayer was offered up for all who had been connected with her. On
the ensuing Sunday Evening, a funeral Sermon was preached on her account.
The text was taken from Rev. iii. 12. “Him that overcometh will I make a
pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will
write upon him the name of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh
down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”
The subjects dwelt upon in the Sermon were—The course of a christian’s
life; and the eternal reward which follows his death. The victory over
the world, the flesh, and the devil was through divine grace, obtained by
our departed friend, and now she has her reward. She is become a pillar
in the temple of her God, to shew forth his praises through eternity
amidst the redeemed in heaven; where “they hunger no more, neither thirst
any more: neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat. For the lamb
which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes.”
Her tomb stone in the church yard, bears a memorial to the truth of which
all who attended upon her in her last hours can bear witness. They are
lines somewhat transposed from a beautiful little poem of Mr. Dale’s.
‘Triumphant in thy closing eye,
The hope of glory shone;
Joy breath’d in thy expiring sigh,
To think the fight was won.
‘And thus shall faith’s consoling power,
The tears of love restrain,
O! who that saw thy parting hour,
Could wish thee back again?’
SHE WAS AGED 28 YEARS.
In drawing this memorial to a conclusion, I wish to add a few words in
the way of encouragement to any young persons, who may read the account
which has been given.
In the first place I wish to repeat, what I have before stated, that the
subject of this history had nothing in her natural character or her
situation in life, which distinguished her case from that of thousands.
She was not particularly clever, or naturally very amiable, or very much
instructed, or a person of great leisure, or brought up under very
extraordinary circumstances. She had a moderate portion of talents
committed to her—but she used what she had well. I know how prone we all
are, to think that others around us have advantages which we have not,
and to take this for an excuse for not giving ourselves to God as others
do.
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