Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-02

siclan, out at last consented. That morning,
(Friday lnornng,) he called mother to his bed
side, and, in the presence of my sister Ellen,
gave certain directions, in case Of his sud-
den DEATH" lie then seemed 10 speak with
some difficulty, and in the course of that day,
and throughout the next, talked wildly at in
tervals. His mind seemed chiefly to dwell on
his law cases. lie would call us to him by
name, and then begin, as if he were address
sing the Judges Of the Supreme Court, car.
ryng on continuous argument, for several
sentences together.
DR.. HSs"""* and DIR. Hs"#sss consulted to-
gether at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, and
decided to blister him around his right ear,
which they did afterwards, on both wrists
and both limbs, from the ancles upwards and
finally his head was shaved and bistered.-
Forty lecches, also, were applied, two or three
different times, to the left temple, and behind
the left ear; yet these, and all other remedies
were of no avail.
On Sunday and Monday, he lay in kind Of
lethargy, from which it was difficult TO arouse
him to swallow his medicine and food. Both
eyes, too, were closed from the inflammation,
and the right eye covered with blister but
we continued bathing the left with warm
milk and water, in hopes that it might possi-
bly, open.
When asked if he would swallow any thing,
he always answered, ayes, I'll try"-though
it was with difficulty that he swallowed to-
wards the last, from the swelling and soreness
of the mouth, tongue and mucous membrane.
His sense Of hearing, however, never lost its
acuteness, until Monday evening. DIR. Hs"."",
thinking it must have done SO, spoke to him
in loud tone ofv voice, and was gently rebuk-
cd hxy auIn not 0nn m PIN
to regiment Of soldiers" lie distinguished
our voices easily, though his eyes were clos
cd, and when one of his attached young friends
and students, James c.. asked him, "Mr.
Writ do you know James?" He replied,
"To he sure do"
Ellen's twin sister, Rosa, now Mrs. Robin
son, of Baltimore, came down with her hus-
band on Saturday, having been informed by
letters from us, ofhis alarming illness. When
she first kissed him. he sad--"Why, my dear,
how came you here?-lligh, high!" But, at
that time, made no other remark. The next
day, however, Sunday the l6th,) he asked,
with some difficulty, for "kns ROsd?" And
when she came to him, said, "My darling,
God bless you!"
Monday morning, we thought him dying
and dear mother unable any longer to control
her pent up feelings, retired to another room
and gave vent to them The thought that he
was indeed to die, without looking Oh his
family any more, taking leave Of them, and
expressing his own resignation, was insup-
portably agonizing.
But as if to show the power Of God, while
she was thus abandoning herself to grief, the
eye that had been so long closed, opened sud-
denly, as hung over him, and fixed itself OH
me with kindling intelligence, which | had
not seen since his first wanderings. "My
father, do you know your Catharinc!" "fes."
"Do you trust in God!" (raising my own eyes
to Heaven, to make the question more signi-
fcant.) "Yes," with solemnity, and raising
his own eye in the same direction. flew in
to the next room to communicate the intell-
gence 10 dear mother, and she calmcd herself
and returned with me. She approached the
bedsde,-he looked at her, and said, "Uye,
I am going before you!" feared this would
overpower her; but God upheld her, and she
meekly, answered ayes, my beloved, you are
going before me, and you will see our dear
angels in Heaven, sooner than shall. There
are five of our children in Heaven now, wait
ing to receive you, and you leave five more
on earth under my care: it will only be for
little while, and we, too, shall come and join
God will take care of your widowed wife and
fatheress children" There was a struggle
in his frame and heart, but he sought strength
where he had never failed to find it, and it was
given him. His eye next lighted on mel
Kissed him and asked-"My beloved fathcr,is
vour soul at peace now, stayed on Jesus?"-E
ayes" "Do you now feel the truth of the
promise. "When thou walkest through the
valley OF the shadow Of death, fear not-God
will be with thee, His rod and his staff they
shall comfort thee" ayes? oh yes!" raising
his ewes to Heaven, with mingled express
sion of faith, gratitude and submission. His
eve then fell on Rosa-She kissed his hand,
and said, "God bless you, my beloved father"
Then on Ellen; and she did the same. lie
looked alternately once more OH each ofus, as
we stood around his bed, then raised his hands
and eyes to Heaven, as if invoking farewell
blessing.
During this solemn and affectionate scene,
oil had left the room, except his own lmme-
date family. At this crisis, however, our
former Pastor, when he lived here, MIR. p,
IA meek and holy man, too, whom father al
ways bore strong attachment, and Tor whou
had despatched hurried messenger at the
first sign of returning intelligence) arrived,
and with him there entered several offatber's
friends old and young, to the number OF 10,
the family. Mr.. P'''''' took his
hand, and asked him "if he was resigned 10
die now, if it pleased God to take him?" lie
unhesitatingly, eyes" Then, sald
mother, ave resign you, my beloved, into the
hands Of God. He will take care OF us IN
your absence, and not suffer us to want and
1t last will rc-unite ms all-all, l trust, IN
Heaven" lie struggled hard to speak, but
he utterance was denied. Mr. P''-'' then
asked him several other questions as to "the
and happy state of his soul, ms
views Of the plan Of redemption, through tho
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