The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-09

frienAs hip he exerlisHeles Were sutk.
;s.l, a,.nl.yed. He vas far. very Tar
remosea from alllhose feelings Of selfish.
ae.s. vanity. snspieion. o. envy which
ami, men Cur the dullss a.ld me Joys u
.oe,al life. Has eve Vas always open =.
~ .ir,up. M his lrlends-llis hear vas
,,way. really 70 Eseiproeair their kind
mess. Ia syngaihize with their snrrows.
sad assrlaak their inirn'isies. HIS hand.
H. tims. his eOnnsri and his inanenes
wrse Al A the command n those WIN
shred ms confidence ard deserved hi
afeeiins.
a G.,e.a = WORTH III hszaEd Ee can run
p a s.e fiss.''sss msstas q Hsrio;
.E,,ld il pa-rhass1is "a I'd . gaia
Nm, there Va. anaiher circle nearer 70 he
hear. in which he MAS still hriGer Prepar.
ii !. s..lur: aud IN which iFis rxrrilsnek
j,se.aye.l = a h.ighirF aud sarrr sEidenee
az sog.h, Justice could nnl b. done in
his eharac.er without heins kaewn'ln the
family rlrcie. IS a Husband. Father
anil = Mas.rr. Ihnsr alnne nha we're ihe
ohirrt. nf hi. auar!meni. ipIhsAranre
and lend-raess could duly appreciate h's
raallurl aud ,lemrsuaar.
lis life vas a bright pattern 81 illosr
virtues which are essential tn the purIiy
anil pescr IL sorleIy. lie possessrd q
lofty and drllrale sense nf personal hnnor
aud slrlunu. frrIing. Ills presence vas
slsays a rebuke Ia Tie arts and abninina.
INNS nf evil spesking. profanity. and
defanalinn. II he ruslI not sprak vel
III hls fellow m.u he was Wise aud hrm
eaangh 10 say noshlng. Tie regarded The
reputation vi Others a. sacred treasure,
anil wolld never s.aop 10 me'ldle with
the private history or de,rAei from the
good name of ihnse around hllR. lie frll
that the SOURCES ri his enjoyment and the
causes nj his elevation we're not 10 BE-
found IN the ralamliles or the rlces 81 his
fellaa men. anil hence his lips were rlos.
ed 10 the tales Of slaDder aud his bosom
stranger to the siles Of calnmny. lid all
msn act on the pnneIple which governs
ed hin in thus respect, = hldeons train 81
evils which mar lhe purity and disturb
the peare Il snrir,y would tease In exist.
But General Graham dad no, believe.
wheu he had ser ed his country. hIs IA.
mlly and hls irIrnds. that hrs work an
earth vas finished. With IN unwaserlng
rnnvtrInn ii the Truth and nnpnr,anre oi
religion. he progressed to serve Gnd aud
Ia seek iur salvation BY faIth IN Chus,
For lang period oIume he was nemhr'
II the prrsh, terrain Church and iur ten
ar twelve wears preEInus 70 hIs death Sas
q Ruhag Elder oi UNI, under the pa
inral csre "f Rev - Adams. liz rhe.
rI.hed the most profound respect i"r lh'
ordinances aud duties vi Chr.tltnily, .
and aue0drd with deep interest ard uni.
fnrln puncIu'liiy up"H the mrsns oi craze
lie drhgh,rd much IN reading the snni
nl Gnd. and ~ 1earkenlng To the In.uur
tnns uf tie ministers II the gospel. lnr
whom he always manifested the greatest
rega'd. In srlrcung his library he PROV.
ed h"w hleh sn rsumale BE- placed upon
Christian instruction: aud ~ h,s most
unreseTrrd intercourse " lth plnus friends.
his deep and etsadrne concern lnr true
and mtsfLe' religion was apparent
No cirrum.Iances would deter him from
manifesung The mos, tlerIdcd contempt
for the grnvrlIIng spIrlt ii ln6deli,y and
religion.
b. life " temperance and regular
exercise. with the blessing Of God. he
enjoyed remvkabte health and vigour al
constitution. On the 18Th Of Oci. 1895.
he made he following minute in his Day
Box: THIS dss am seventy.seven
years Of age. and IN goud health. Del
Grafia."
L. the disease whIrh terminated his
tie was apnpIexv. lis para'lzlng stroke
was sudden aud uRrxg ,C'ed. liz rode
from LIncOInIon "n the 10Th IL November.
aud "n the evening ii the 18Th. closed
his eyes upon the cares anu TRIALS Of q
long, useful. and honorable life.
tlope 'orss hey d thu .unds Of time,
WIN at We NV drpt"re;
Shat use IA tail nnn'' al i,rIme,
And boom :" g. fu9rf."