Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-15

soIanontnl part In The general seono.oy o. !,
crestion his mind chiefly inblhed IL religious
cast. and yielded Implicit assent to the immof-
ihliis and accountability of The soul. Thus
richly imhned With that inielleftua1 lore. which |
raises the mind q from Nature ~ % Natures
Gnd. Mr.. Winaon cherished higher zesi for |
the nhdeafnfai. OF hi, 6resiie, aud the ru,.
SUI : OF agriculture, To which be vas much at. |
iscbed. Neither did society stand excluded
trntn his rural circle. or neighbour, md
friends he he'd many, who shared with hi..
the rites OF hospitality, aad we're wont 10
catch with a,id,iy the perennial stream of In |
teilRenee which flowed from hrs lips. OF the |
primary obligations oil man. Mr.. Winston |
seems II have adopted an opinion. analogous |
10 mat ol tie puTesi aud wisesl mrn among |
the Anrirnts--ehasicned ~ donb' b, the |
broad Sunlight ol Christian revelaiipn.-Thes- !
oraoles OF every thing tha - sublime, elassed
human duty into Ih'er great division ftsf, |
pety 10 God secondly. riefv to our ooon,r,
thirdly pi"ly or efleGlion 10 our nearest kin-
dIed aud ms doctrine. WIS, that the Deity |
sha"l IL w"rshippei IN every action oil the
'iHnous; That ones cauut,y, aext TO God,
has n paramount clam 10 the sacrifice Of so
eisl ,nieIess aud rndeaTments, when thrown
'nio coalici With the pubic veal Ui his regard
lot the ihlid ohl,ge len. above nDIed Al idenmaJ
be ioI tnrd from ~hat has bern SAID respecting
his attachment To the domestic circle. Need
~ he repeated that here, IN lha blsRdfsi elr.
ment vi man, he was the centre oil light aud
eoatentment 10 all around him
II now remains 10 Il aN aside the veil from
the closing scene of,he pilgrimage OF the lie
ceased, aud 10 uace hln through a conf CT
with the King OF terroIs well ugh beyond "a.
ample. fJT the meeluess aud luTiiiude oi the
Vt,ttln. aud the leog hened hngnlsh oi his snf-
ermgs. Mote than year sihe", Mr. Win.
ston was visited nlth tuponr on the end oi
tae tonRm, resembling atonoion pimplr. /,
mdicntlons, tum the beg nnIng, were uuia-
voufahle, yrt 81 lnsiiIous " dhal as 10 oecn-
sion lutte or no alarm. Reason, CONTAINED
10y hope. With cid IRON fearful iotebouiugs of
the reshlt. Bni alas lhs appalling ,umour
~a' yei 10 ranIlc Win oil lts malgaity, II
Uegan 10 spread evff The vital organ n which
hprry"d, attended viii intrnse pam. Dec
i've Remedies nere of necessity Issoriei Ia.
The professional skill of the nrlghho, hood "a
cs'ed itself IN applying them. Medicines. how
ever. were but impo,eni drugs. lie knife,
when WAS several tunes applied III the instance
Of the .decease + Stoned 10 ,rnoyate the mala-
dy, by supplying us roots vi h IA flesh AMI la
tai hlineoi. Near sis mouths of agony had no"
elapsed, withoui the prospect oi relief from
, any means mar at nand. On, bat one, alter
native, was 1T MIR. Winston. ior surm0nnting
| his de0dly dScase.--Iha Medical faculty NJ
| Phllhd'lrhia, smdd is boqndle1s, unerring
kno"ledse oil the hcaiiog at. might di'pen,e
20 hin some restoring balm. Ihls con IL n.
ton nj raced him TO "nilad.l phln, ahere lie -.
| cr.scd III attentions more particularly o. D..
PhySit - The Doctor wa At once E'roek y iIh
| The singular formidable iunour, rxbibltfd 4,
iiim. lie had never sesn bat nne of The KIM.
aud found that almost ,nautahlf, though mnch
| less snuirnl Ia chm aGler Nuh has usual saga.
! eii, he prescribed very simple incidence, ia.
IA, del 40 aafgieal op'r ton, mud committed
| his lateaf, principally, TO the enra,y. powrr,
! OF patute. Altsr u short stay al iva wecl, Ia
| Phl'adeI .hia, Nj. Winston r,turned homr, wth
| s.Ae,e iGsnmbllIm sui crnddtd 10 his olhr,
bill eli -. Death had INV imprinted its1li On
hls ,isngr, III characters that glared 10 the
cyr. Neh tandy nos friends could pc
for his recovery, except 6y mnaele The
mosl ~ be Jono, wa, 10 prepare for sustain.
lng the deceased through the hsoniss oil what
TUNED cat 10 he waiting pfutfattrh CANCER.
As ior tho decnnsed himself, bis mind was rv-
cry way serene aud resigned for he had long
lieTeheen his end, without sinking uuder pam
OF recolllng from the solemn realities of ano-
ther world. lhe remainder Of his struggle
was not ~Iihout MI awful iridmph--if lamb like
patience Ia the mds, OF torture ii the notifies
composnte 10 looking through the last glimpse
of time into eternity, eau shed idSlre on the
descent 10 the tomb. The deceased had M
repose, except from the soothing Influence, oil
laudanauD. He took susten ,nce only by the
spoon, Administered To hun IN the sim 81
liquld.. Tue power of speech WAS now gone
and With II the larger part OF III. tongue. Bul
while he retained that almost diVine organ
not murmur ut his sad liauan Pvrf caped
bin. On the contrary, he suffered with pla.
cidny and brmnoss superior 10 all mortal NJ
guisb, we'll authorizing the assurance, IN which
tie sidlted, that for h,m tnefe wa, n crowu ol
Gecompense, To bs bestowed by the Supreme
hewerdrr OF the ur Where. then, is the
Philosopher, the fiuiareh, the Christian, " no
can boost life more exemplary, or death
more snbllmtly characterized by pleiy Ia il,
true sense, than the subject of this OBITUARY
memoui While active on tbs snbluns, y
stag, he did justice, loved mercy, end waIkee
bumhly before tho Lord HI, God. When
summoned hence, he departed with resigned
oheissncr amidst sutfrTings nnutIeIahl 10 ap
pear before Heavens high Cbsnc,Iy.--Fare
well excellent mnn, 10 thy IGNORED shade -
II the world, thou SeIiH beacon OF mora
bght-fo the Intelligent. thy native vlrtnt
aud cultivated geuiu, we're high inceuiiyes--To
the humble and Tho liinrrdte, tny simple Ierii
tnde presented An illustration wonh more than
a thousand preceptI wrapped ulb ~ the uys,
terry OF learning 10 thy mourning ts'u'Iy uhd
! friends the signal Cons"i-s'''u remains, thhl
thnu w. II s,n,,so" ny an Advise hnnd, ior M
,Iumeru Of thine, but Tor sohe benign purpose
connected with the mysterious counsels of az
0ycrruIing Providence.
Le1ksrfite, judy 3lsl, 1881.
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