Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-27

suri elhsnls besoiste places 10 wear the aspcc, q
content andoheerininess To witness which indeed
was his only earthly recompensc.
But, the most robust constituting and an iraa
frame could not lon, en- laue such inoessant labo,
accompanied by 80 many AMI suah severe ntiya
tons AM athoa, IN " 1t vas hcan-realtns . M.
10 thtnk ct uttlns the val'ags ahers h hal been
of much use AID where he hal been treated
aaastonatey yet h; vas ca n2sll l. by tne a..
verify of his nlspp ition 10 abanl,a IN IN FIR n
aele 10 an Invalid than those pine re ions could
supply AMI ihenlellrth, aating his short can,n.
nanee on earth (Says the author of his Memoirs
we shall find him exercising the passive virtues
Of suffering Christian, MS cminently a h, nal
displayed th5 active qualities Of a Jealous MN of
Got we have not room to enlarge upon thu
portion Of n As career. Sai,e it 10 saw that
even he, 'et,va AMI singh mn led aud elieen. A.
he ha1 been III tn pursuit Of hc great obist Of IN,
cailnS-'aw mach in hspast If, "A h. approach.
Ell Inc grave To regret and lament "lf yon
should one dry be employed, f." (he remarked 10 his
friends Short TIM, before his death) in preach
hs The Gospel take heed to WORK to b, seen of
men Oh, with how many things of this kin 90
fepfnach myself ii he, the Pastor of the
Alps who had voiuarary abandoned the crowded
city and the nuts of luxury, To lead life of sell.
denial and usefulness among the himblcst of the
humble poor, could thus rcproach himself in his
last moments is it not 10 be apprehenled that they
who have stronger Inducements to seek for the APP
piaose OF men, by essayins 10 win for thcmsely es
high place among tn orators and scholars
OF the times, will he overwhelmed with the conyic
ton other untaItliulness in that honest hou,"
when all earthly honors appear in their true char
ac'efs las worthless and insignificant beyond all
that they had ever LEANED in the spring and sum.
ner OF life, when III, blood coursel rapldly through
their VEINS, 4 their hearts beat high with anleipn-
IONS OF future distinction Ills dealhbcd scene
one oil calm and ,r'u nPhant hopc-,he presase OF
that lnherl'ance ofbIiss. winch awaited him i" in
the bosom of his Father and lis God"
Even Christian readers, in this coantry, whore
10 U.S. the quaint expression of an old school disci-
pie, Religion walk. in golden slippers" will be
astonishcd al the eAten, of the pivatiols vo unta-
rily encountered by Mr. Neii in the prosecution of
his ministerial functions. When they compare
their own inactivity with his industry--their upa-
thy with his 1eal-their eagerncss for earthly adj
vancemcAt with his disregard OF it-tlmir love of
case with his neycr-'e-.sne toiis-t,ey may well
" box THEN heads like b,ru,hes,' and mourn IN
sack cloth aud ashes ovcy l.c.r nnworthiness aud
unflilh!nnses. To he non >spofcssor, 1t will be
stlll greater matter of aslonishment that man
qualified rs \ II VAS to SHINE in rcGaed and pol
shed circles, AMI to win his wayt, wealth, DIS
toet on aad ese, should Voluntarily tirn from It's
inviting path and amid.t the Iek, and ice and
SHOWS of an Aipin- re ,ion. unsurpassed by III
children of ignorance AMI want, labor viii a
zeal that no circumstances coil d,npen aud y il
AN affection which burnsd w.h an intensity IA.
creased by every fresh occasion which called f.,
The exercise ofhuman sympathy
The only drawback to oar pleas ire in pcrrls NJ
the Memoirs " Neff consisted m the numerous
typographical errors Which dlsi ,nre lis pa5us
Thy are of such chMactar hpWeyef,ls not 10
interfere with the manan, Of the text, and msy be
readily corrected by attentive realer. II i
from the press of Mcssrs. Carey & La, of Phaa-
dclphia, who, we hope, will issue another edition
Of h.s interesting work free Com Ills blomish