To DANIEL A. PAYNE, D.D.,
Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church:
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LEARNING, TALENTS AND PIETY:
AND AS A TESTIMONIAL TO HIS HIGH APPRECIATION
OF FEMALE EXCELLENCE, THIS LITTLE
VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY
INSCRIBED.
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS.
[Introduction] 3
[In Memoriam,] Poem 7
[PART I.]
[CHAPTER I.]—Ancestory and Parents 11
[CHAPTER II.]—Birth, Home, etc. 16
[CHAPTER III.]—Wife, Mother, Writer 22
[CHAPTER IV.]—Children all married. 28
[CHAPTER V.]—Retrospection. 44
[Reminiscences,] by Bishop Campbell, 52
[My Recollections,]—Prof. B. f. Lee, 60
[Mrs. Rebecca Steward,] by Dr. Tanner, 67
[Mrs. Rebecca Steward,] By Rev. T. Gould. 71
[Aunt Rebecca Steward,]—Mrs. E. Lloyd, 76
[PART II.]
["Two Years On The Brink Of Jordan."] 81
[Sanctification,] by Mrs. R. S. 106
[Sanctification,] by Mrs. R. S. 113
[Sanctification,] conclusion by Mrs. R. S. 118
[Story,] by Mrs. R. S. 125
[Poetry,] by Mrs. R. S. 128
INTRODUCTION
A life finished, is a proper subject for contemplation and study. To the Christian, whose eye is ever turning to the end of life, nothing can be more interesting than the life and death of the saints. It is never difficult to secure a large congregation to the funeral services of a well known Christian.