Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-01-30
REV. sEELY BuNw.
From the Christian .Ri,oca,r and .y,u,r,

f'"" Hc thi.sflfn .fdJOca.c and Journal
"To Din Is sAIS"
DIR Brc,iren ALLOW me In communicate
"t""sh your columns, thc death uf one. with
whosc acquaintance AND friendship Mas hooor,.d
Ter nearly ihirt, years. The Rev. SEElr Brxx,
~ 'he n.inmorc eonfcr''ncc, after having mad,
,"i PROOF oi his ministry more than forty wears
has been called from his place in the militan,
CHURCH To occupy mansion in his Fathers So,,s.
above. Having long and intimately known him.
can eoniidcitl, Affirm that have never known
rs superior in many cNc.Irncics OF heart anil
life. His talents, IL not OF th,. first orl,r ~,.rs
respectable; aud his information was EXTENSIVE.
anu genera lie was m;ha,icalIy a man &c =. ,od
common sense. Ills Judgement was matur,.d f.,
Az UNUSUAL d'srcc ct sCundncss, which qualified
him To oc ai' able sdyiSr uf his Younger ht,thr,-n
Hts kindIH -. hospitality aud unassumjnr man
ners never tailed 20 secure him respect nn,l alice
Tomato regard. lie commenced his lshorS as ,n
,i'nerant Sr,-scbcr OF the Methodist Episcopai
r""r'h 'n i''z, and continued regularly To- al
ms appointments ia ssion down 10 ih,. wear
1919, ~hcn he found ia necessary, on account of
h,s corl'nicney and local srciion which reader
ca "nprsst'cabic to travel on horseback, to take
sulerannus,-s rristioo t,.. conference. Ma.
.csioence theheSiorNard Was IT, Jcfcr .on county.
Va, ei'ieiiy add fyr the Last ten or twelve wear, IN
'haricstn~n. NhcTc he fD,i.d friends " hp Knew
how tn appreciate las worth. Hcrc a. maintain
ed TIE dignity "t minister Of jesus Christ and
rendered most important service To the cause of
las Master ~ the town and surrounding country
To HIM and his family the citizens of tai. bospiia-
BILE region had long extended generous friend
ship, which Was most warmly rrciproeats-f; for
h,s MAS, indeed, an open door, wlerc many a mzn
oi 6od has bccD mssle To- feel that hc Was quiet nj
home. but must check my PEN or trrst,ass ON
your limits. write not 90 culogize. Our friend
''eePctb but bee sleeps IN Jesus lie cIosc.i hi.
Eyes o" all s"biunSiy things on Monday, the 18Th
81 November, "a the house Of his sr,ient friend
VIM GranthaiI, E~sI. meat Middle ~ay ,JcIFrrson
county, Va. The follo~ing items taken from
hr t'raDthani's letter communicating this event
~ii be read 18th painful yc, pleasing emotions by
insns ~ his iricndss-
i" U hc circumstances attending his death arr
affecting. truly No. Ills horse, long the faithful
participant oi his tools, having died, the kinLnes.
ii his friends had put him ia possession of sno-
ih'r. hts proved TO BE- unsafe oar, and was
TIE immediate cAusc IL his death Mrs. Bum
had been ca = friendly visit "a Mr. GRAFT ans
Tor - week previous To The sad catastrophe, and
bc had gon" o'i, To convey her home. Hut by ar
rangsneif They we're Go dine On their way al Mr..
Jas ''ran'ham's. r,s''iing sl'or distance from
hes brother W iitaus as drtety 90 tlIc rtyatt. To
thsries,o~n. Mrs. Bum and her 10 ucIee t,r,,-
i.rred 10 walk over TO Mr.. Gran,hafn's and Mr.
bhnn alone ia his carriage vas Immediately pre-
r ding thrm. ~ slott distance from tilc hOuss
~hici they had Just lclt, h. Nas met 90 a lane by
ear drawn by oxen. Tic yiclsie-i the road bat
on 'l'c passing 81 the cart hsh Drsc cramc alright.
Cd si'd uonsanagrnblc. The roasi Nss uneven .
narrow, add considerably desecnding ADD after
r'i"Hiog about on. hundred yards. te right wheel
nag, throwing ME- Bum vilh viOlrhee at,.iust
d'o icucc. Siis head vas wounded over titc Isll
eye, bot w. principal injury ~ss internal A.
-it&nee having bseu procured speedily ~ iso.-
sihie. be- ~sstsk-ss bit o. Mr. t.f.ntassss uher,
%. iing,r'd irUsp Tucsisy until the IOllep ing
hou'iay. iis ior1itudc. hs I,sticlee, asd his ~
'ign-tiOn were .irikingiy crnimsut De sslgl,rrd
much, iS VS. itlsOgt lisns aud sases,-
y grosn 49, isar'i. Ills calm sisi d,,nihr .p,,l
uflrt7i The tiuiy'iar s,u',nicni The ~tll ~ thu
Tor, - dome Iic remarked that n uas niattsr
~ uncertainty ~hsthrr b. gssdy sng bet satd h.
Z IriH cientc 70 80 JsHs. ,ri9 raH nuke q eiaag
bell sf III 90 dglraF tggslss arr When acsr
his is't ni1uicii b. siid, n ef bcaoe lssN Gsi
a5"iat na1lA fad ssr,a eracef ~, s.id q, Itos.
20. Hank. itil ute preacher. - conference
nGf Dc ~ frH,srfiab lsgfA ny brsfifsa 80
Abuat hftrcu fntusTtcs bslort hs lssf s,r.ath his
shreti0t@ir iri,nd t.rstsfn s.d ~ hiut SiJ,aId
yo'H voicc fsii. ~ tist you csrnoi asswer a. %
~ - usii. give siga Ny riisag your ls.fd Ile
immriist,iy rsiscd his right srsn, sod shout fl,rc
tnIu'hrs bti9re uso ntortal -cr,sc as sf.s-d. d.
agate raisd h,s trembling arm, AID .ld u up
e,r@l s,casds rl., hing ifssfd 9Th ftssi l,rs-
frily sninargi eoaintr f.rcr and 10 fcciYie satos
e0D1nussl O. Ny. 'Oiry xiofy gios, q" us,,l
his tuior as los iD death, itIs an.sslsIe ut,lo~
s4iffsrs 90 nsHtiIu ii.r los. NJ sius,ras grace
s.t'in har ufd iu thr rud give iscra la. triumph
.ut east lai li ufs rllf