The death of Mrs. Anna F. Lipscomb was announced in No.5 of the Advocate. Our feelings will not permit the occasion to pass without a few words more with reference to her. She was the eldest child of James and Jane Fulgham. She was born near Fayetteville, Tenn., July 28th 1833, was baptized into Christ April 18th, 1850, was married to Prof. W. M. Lipscomb, Oct. 21st, 1851, died Jan, 26th, 1875. She was the mother of seven children, one of which preceded her to the grave. With rare graces of person, she combined a goodness of heart and gentleness of spirit that secured, in an unusual degree, the love of all who knew her. She was gentle and kind toward the poor people, courteous, affable and pleasant toward all. She was affectionate and self-sacrificing toward her family and friends. Indeed her early death we think largely due to her persistent exertion to make others happy when she was unable. Although never stout, yet she was not regarded as unhealthy, and we had all anticipated many long years on earth for her. But something over a year ago, a slight cough began to annoy her. It gradually grew worse; so insidious was its progress, that she and those about her hardly perceived it. About two months before her death she had a chill or two, and became too weak to sit up. While flattering herself that she would soon be well the disease brought her quickly and quietly but unconsciously to the grave. She died without a struggle, as a ch1ld goes to sleep, never dreaming it was death, but wishing in her weakness she could sleep. But one or two deaths during life have touched my feelings so nearly as this. The wife of my elder brother, her house was my home during the years of my early manhood. She became my most intimate and confidential friend and adviser. She was gentle, kind and sympathetic. Her influence was always mild, but for good. She desired to make all happy around her. She was affectionate in her disposition, loving her friends and associates with a true and warm heart, and loving to be loved by them in turn. As a wife and mother she was devoted to the happiness of her husband and children. She aimed to rule only through love. She succeeded well. She maintained at all times the most free and confidential relations with her children, without sacrificing their respect or obedience. There is nothing that appeals more strongly to my sympathy than to see a family of children accustomed to nestle upon an affectionate mother's bosom and confide all their troubles to her sympathizing ear, suddenly deprived of that mother, to see a family, each member happy in the other's happiness, to suddenly have its contra! heart torn from the body. The fire on tbe hearthstone grows cold, the light of a household grows dark. This and worse than all this is it to have a loved and loving wife and mother torn from the bosom of her family. Tbe long residence of the deceased at Franklin College, made her many acquaintances throughout the Southern and Western country. Her kind, affable and sympathetic manner, cheered many a youth absent from friends and family , and made her to be universally loved of those who knew her there. Since the war she has resided in and near Murfreesboro, Tenn, The same happy, cheerful, kind manner and spirit, have made her many loving and true friends from all stations of life. The humble African was as truly a mourner at her grave as the more educated associate. Sad and sorrowful hearts followed her remains to the grave on that gloomy, wintry day. And how it did wring our hearts with anguish, to leave the emaciated body of one so loving and so loved, so fond of her family and friends, in the cold and lonely grave! But that body so wasted and weakened, will come forth with more than its youthful beauty and loveliness, and live where no suffering, disease or death shall ever come. Those of us who are faithful to God will meet her there to live forever. We trust those she loved on earth, will with her dwell an unbroken and loving band in our Father's house above. --- D. L. Gospel Advocate, Feb. 25, 1875, pp. 218-18.