The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-12
OBITUARY..

OBITUARY.
Departed this life on Saturday the 9TH inst
Mrs CHpIsrrANA STONE, OF Newport, Del. nearly
forty wears an exemplary member of the Meto-
dist church, and died in the trupphs of faith.
"Let me die the desth of the righteous and my
last end be like his"
We have waited with unusual solicit'l!e, for
one of the MANY friends of AnTnUn WELLS, late
Csptan of'lhe sloop Fame, Packet, OF Whining
ton, TO notice his melancholy end, and enlogizr his
worth, hut the feelings II regret, at his sudden,
accid, ntaI. and lamented death, have beeA 50
general, that no Individual il seems, thought il
necessary as yet to notice it with the solemntl
land respect IT merits.
Yet to his absent and distant friends 1t may not
be unnecessary to state that he commanded and
partly owned favorite anil useful packet that
sailed between Wilmington and Philadelphia,
called the Fame, that he was ambitious OF Fame,
and in truth ambitious to accommodate the pub
ic and his passengers that in unison with those
feelings on Wednesday, i'll unison with these feel-
ings and to sustain his character for activity and
enterprize--he perished by his cndeavors to rem
der his passengers and vessel secure, IN a heavy
souall, while every moment he anticipated the
pleasure of domestic comforts, but
-"D Death necessary end
Will come when it will come"
And in this instance as in others, it como most
fatally and ,ine xpectelly. Capt. Wells lad ccas-
led running the packet for the winter, but the
weather being unusually moderate, he concluded
Ito take another trip-and fatal was the concl'l-
lsion, for on his return in nearing his house ana
family at Wilmington, and within the view at n,l'
Imerol,s friends on the public wharf, n w.
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preserve his passengers, he sprung forward to
haul in the lib sheet, when one of tie blocks
struck his head and the lamp of life being exin-
Iguished, he fell overb oard-and his cloa'hnS not
being soon saturated, hoa,ed on the surface OF
Ith water, almost living corpse.
Oh how truly was, in this melancholy case
the Scrptural expression verified" In the midst
lof life we are in deata" H. was taken Up as
Iunick slpossible-,icl;vered to hi, hereaved dis
l,racted family, and every means resor ed to by
l,he most intelligent physicians of Wilmington 70
|rrs'ore him. but Intellectually --pitdHty and dnt-
lnotion were forever hown. His funeral was Al
tended by his distressed relatives and friends
lby his masonic brethren, and many hundred citi'
Iizens.
"And thus left all that cheers and soitens life,
I His dearest children, friends and wife"
1 On this mourntul occasion, We cannot but re
fleet that we come into this world without our
'own consent, Ip infancy we suffer, we suffer ir
chdhood, in boyhood, in manhood, and IN en-
'ldeavorng to support those that nature pisces II
lour charge hv the sweat of our brows, we oitei
lose that life the Almighty gave u.s. hut mer
cIcilul God will surely reward the just and upright
one of whom we truly believe Capt wells tf
'lhave been. He was an atfeclionate husband
good father-kmd trend--an active, honest ah'
Industrious citizen and one or the most obgine
land attentive Captains that ever sailed OUT o. any
lport-Gberal in his opinions, but just IN his deal
lings.
\ His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might
4 Re deemed too free-his life was in the right.
4 The CoMNuNtTy.
Died in this town, on Friday evening, the 6tl
Inst. Mrs. JANE THOMSON, consort OF Mr.
Il Allan Thomson, Merchant ieaying behind her ~
atfeciionate tender husband, anil SIX !oPe'y cn''
dren, to lament the loss. Her remains were IN
'terred on Sabbath afternoon, in the bury M
: ground of,he First Presbyterian Church, attend
led by a vast concourse of the inliabtants OF th
p,own and country round-A greater asSemblaS'
rof all ranks never was seen in this pace on am
s,m,lar occasion, who were Addressed by TN
Rev. r. w. Gilbert, from Cor. Is. IS, U deali
e where is thy stng3 D grave where is thy Hctorlf
: and in the evening an Improvement was maze
Inns afftiCliVe proNlUcnCc, III u'sSuu'NS 'N"'>'
by the Rev. j. Taylor, in the meeting house al
lioining the ground where the precious remain
of the deceased was inferred, from Matt. 2A. ias
tpart Of the Al and ~ verses, " The one snail o'
\Ilaken and the other left. Watch therefore 10
I've know not what hour your Lord doth come,
taking view Of the sovereignty of God, m TN
) sdspensa,ons OF his grace, in the world At large
2 and the bes.owmcnt ofhs grace upon h,s peopi'
rlindlvdnaly and the varied ways he is pleased ''
.,ical the grace bestowed into exercise; 10 whtcl
: his mysterious prnvdences are rendered snnser
! Went in the rich and happy experience OF all III
|,|subiects. That it is by the trying anil adverse
laispensa,ions Of Gods providence towards hi
peoplc that the precious grsces OF the sp,r,t ar
lcaled into ac ion and exercise, such as fa'M ina
gIleadng grace, of all others, resignation s.lbmis
.Issn, self denial 1t is these that make the wore
flof God precious, and from which all the trle'
Ifollowers OF the Lamb are enabled TO take com
Effort and hold on in the christian race. lie mex
u proceeded to notice how God exercised his soVe
l,reignty in the all wise dispensstoDs OF his Prov
eIdence. without control, without angelic or hu
sIman aid /: accountable to no one, dependent OF
!, none, "working after the counsel OF his ow'
" will" he raiseth up, and cssteth down, D.
! plants and plucks up at pleasure; when ne can
l. us from, earth we must obey, "for who latn re
: sisted his Wills" It is he who calls parents iron
lItheir children, children from parents, husband
from their wives, and wives from their hlsnanos
An instance OF this We have had presented to o"
Y yew this day, the language q our text ocN''
e s,rikingiy exempliiiefl.
n ".Vbc one shall be taken and the ether lett