Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-01-27
NEhLGI0US 3.
From lions Herald.
MEMOIR OF MR.. OTIS TIFFANY.

Prom IONS Herald.
| MEMOIR OF MR.. OTIS TIFFANY.
This young gentleman was the son of
respectable parents, in Rhode Island,
who trained him uh in The zvay he should
! go, aid "lmpianted in his yputni1l mind
those precep,s OF religion and moralitv,"
which enabled him 10 discharge the du-
ties of HE with honor and fidelity, and
prepared his heart for The reception Of
" that wisdom which cometh from above"
He migra,edt to Missouri in 1891, where
he engaged IN mercantile pursuits, and
where, through the grace of God, heoh-
tais.ed that hope which is an anchor to
the soul, and that righteousness and
peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost, which
prepared him tor the endless enjoyment
!. of the heavenly rest on which he was
soon to enter.
! The following extracts from a letter
! addressed TO his parents a few weeks az
ter his conversion, and short time pre-.
vious to his death, will be found ex-
tremely interesting 10 the Christian read
err. They bear unequlvocal testimony Of
the sublime enInymens and divine reali-
| ty oil that religion whose spirit tuey
breathe; and we earnestly commend them
to the careful perusal and devout COAST.
Iteration of ali-especially our youthful
readers.
| Little did the fond parents realize,
when they received his letter, tha; their
son was so near his heavenly l,omc-;hat
in this world they were to behold his face
no more. Little perhaps, did he think,
thai he should so soon launch forth upon
| the shore'ess ocean of eternity. Lie, his
relatives and friends be comtortcd by the
election, that his soul is a, rest in The
mansions of the blessed. Let them fol-
| low him as he followed CHRIST, and ere
| long he will greet them with smiles, re
posing Oh the bosom OF his God
ST. Louis, { No. June %, 1922.
| DEAR PARENTS,
| is now some time since have writ
| ten TO you. have, as usual, let procras-
! ,naiion, that thief Of time, steal silently
along: not. however, without being mind
! fol OF my obligation and duty as son.
have been unsettled in my mind for
he last two weeks, whether | would com
| municate with you by letter, or wait until
| could do it verbally. have at length
determined that will, by letter, convey
to you hat intelligence, which ere this
q hope and trnsD has been waited on
angels wings to Heaven, giving 10y 10
| he heavenly host, and been recorded in
the Lambs book OF life.
could not any longer deprive you !:
(ycu, my dear parents, who nurturcd nc
IL my infancy, and iinplan ed inmy youth
| iu mind those precepts Of religion and
morality which have upheld me in socic-
| ", and now through The power of divine
grace, brought forth fruit meet for the
Kingdom Of God)-I could not, say,
any longer withhold from you that IN
formation which knew must give you
SO much appiness-happines derived
! from knowledge that son has hote
of his accep' ance with God.
Oh! how wanted to communicate
the information myself, | wanted 10 en-
| Joy with you those feelings of delight.
wanted to- pour out before you the
emanations OF my soul, and those feel
ings which animated my very nature.
| The circumstances we're these:-
! There was a Camp Meeting of the Me-
thodis,s and Presb,,erians, about four
miles from Charlton, to which my cou-
sin C and his wife went Ii COM
menced on Friday and they returned on
Sunday evening. | perceiv' d very
visible alteration in their coun enances !;
and when they told me OF me great
things that were 6one--lhat some of the
most hardened wreiches had been
brought to knowledge Of the love Of
God, some at whom Twas we'll acquaint-
ed with, il made an impression on my
mind that there was indeed a reality in
! religion--thst there was peace in the