The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-11-03
NOVEMRTR 4 1925.

visit his grave; and finding that the stage |
which was to convey me to the place OF my I
destination, would not start for two hours
after nv arrival, walked with feelings OF t
melancholy pleasure towards the spot con-
sccrated by the bodies of many OF those
whom God regards as his jewels, over whose
remains the Saviour watched with peculiar
care, and where thousand little hillocks
remind the passenger of his mortality. ]
looked at the tomb stones, and read their
various expressed momentoes on the short
ness and uncertainty Of life. and thought of
that after-state to which both my reader and
myself arc rapidly Fastening, and in which
we shall be soon found happy or miserable
| forever
While thus stroling about, almost forget
ting in the multitude of my reflections the
precise object came to seek, my eye caught
/ the ~ne on which was inscribed short me-
mortal Of the virtues, the picty, and the
usefulness of my honoured friend i am
glad said to myself, that this stone is
/ placed here to marx the spot whore his
bones rest, but they need not, my departed
minister, have cut in stone the remembrance
of thy virtues 1t had been enough that
the monument should have marked the spot
where thou lest 'Ehy record is on high,
on the pillars that shall exist in the temple
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which thy great Master put upon thee. in
allowing thee to conduct many pilgrims to
the celestial citv.
What nv feelings might have been, had
/ been left to myself, know not, but they
suffered an interruption by the appearance
Of an elderly female, with whom was TO-
tally unacouainted. She walked several
times round the grave and then laying her
hand on the stone, she placed her head up
on il and wcpt. Have you. my good woman,
/ I asked. .lost a fliend.' No sir.' she rcpli-
ed. Il have not lost him, he has gone before
me. and hope to see him again in the world
of blessedncss. .Ah thou dear saint, she
continued, looking on the tomb, An thou
dear saint, thou has gone to heavef-thou
hast triumphed over all thy enem1s-arriv-
ed ut the end of thy sufierngs-h hnish-
cd thy work-and gone to receive thy re-
ward .And did ynu know asked, the
good man who lies here,' Know him? yes
sir, did, and loved him, aud you would
have loved him too, if YOU had known him.
That witness thought /, is true; it was I'M
Dossible to Lave known him without giving
: him YOUR esteem. slow long did you know
him?' Twenty wears, sh', was he the pas
tor and the friend of my family; five of my
t children have hailed his entrance into the
f heavenly world for they were led by him to
/. the throne Of God-They have all been
> dead for several wears and through grace
f hope to follow them ALL But it is hard work,
/ sir. to part with friends that we love though
i they go to better place; always hoped
that should die frst'-'It matters little,
: remarked. who among the crowd steps
S first into the mansions Of peace, since each OF
e the people of God shall occupy his own place
n and spend an eternity in the prc.ence OF his
Father sAh, sir she replied, that gives
me pleasure i think, sir, have seen yol
beforee' perhaps SO, knew your worthy
nastor loved him, and have often occupied
his pulpit.' sAh,' sid the good woman,
whose countenance hadbrightcned rs spoke
respectfully of her friend, Il remember now
who you are.
Changing the subject. asked: did my
IS good friend enjoy i'll his last moments the
e divine consultations o. the gospel" he
1t tcmDter: sir was permit cd to harrass hin
e at times for several weeks before his death
in but at some times, thedear man was enabled
S, TO triumph over all, and draw water with
y oy out of the wells of salvation. - The las
I'd NIGHT Of his life was one of mingled joy ant
il sorrow to all of us WHO were permitted tt
e. surronnli his bed. We saw lie was rapid
Sc " fastening to his cId, and We could no
$ help being sorry, for YOU know sir, he wa
tn 81 faithful man, and cared God above ma
er NV He had given us all good advice, ant
ID. held sweet counscl With u.s. am sure
oa never felt more at the death OF my children
than did when saw the good pastor lyin'
nd and gasping for breath. But then, y hoy
". heavenly was his laneuage. and how delight
1t, ful must have been lis feelings! lie ha
c. tau,rht us how to live, and now he had t
,l- show as how the religion of the gospel woul
r. enable him to die. Oh, that my last en-
he nav be like his' As she uttered the las
lit. sentence she wiped tie falling tear, and til
n feelings of my own brtast were almost read
'e- to rive vent in a similar manner. 1T is
| mercy,' remark ed, that though minister
nv die. Jesus the Great Head the Church sti
OF lives, and raises up other servants to iced NJ
or- people 'Truc, sin replied the old lad.
sbut we cannot, somehow like the new MN
ty, isters so well as we did the old one.' 'iio
set hanpy will it be, Il observed, it we are ne
to .slothful, but followers of them, who throug
Die faith and patience inherit the promises
of True SIR was her reply, but ! come Vet
ons far short of them, and can only hope tor sa
vn. walton. as poor guilty sinner, through tn
lad merits and mere mercy of a blessed Redeem
of err sTruly,' remarked, there is no othf
is ground ofhope-herc we may trust ana ut
IN be afraid ;,
ay- now found it necessary to return TO u
ing inn, and prepare for the remaining part
and . ..,,,a,, had tru)y senioyed my visit