Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-01
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OBITUARY.
Died on rntadaY ,tfning the Both of Jinuaf,
lt3s hl> resnltntc ih i,otconn county, after an
illness OF four months, Af. DsNifI SroNrn. IN the
6sth YEA, ofhls neefiie writer OF this afliee co ..
sidrfs ~ INJURIOUS aud Improper IN lavish prns,
iud ctiilnatcy On the dead, - II Soid be III
ter gold amongst the pIaln,scuous crowd. Lri the
tribute al conmcndafian be gwen where II - dfr-
lst II be- gwen departed worth. that ihr saiuia-
" impression may he made an the living. Ani
who TIL knrw tlie dee eased. the subject oI this lne
mcinento. but will readily agree that TN. tribute
due 10 his meniaf, Gone now beyond the reach
at mortal concerns, aud secure IN that lcl1ens winch
await, the dead. who die ~ the lord, nothing
tia, can ~, can affect his STATE. But fond
mcmhtancr lngsrs AROUND the silent gra,r. aud re
calls Ion the sake Of the living tic bright example
Which he cxluhied.--Mf. Sloner had protested Re
hgion. baptized disciple Of Christ up~ ards oi
seventeen years aud II l. suih fient la say that III
lived ,nlri the influence ol the hnly religion wl,eh
hr piolesscd-thalt the tener ot In. HI IN nescd the
thlsiinn Cruces shedding lusfe hn,nin va.
tues, and ioIminG hrtght c"umenmt, on his teh
gIous iath--Ne do moi expect absolute perfection
tins mortal slate do not taln il Tor M. Sluncf.
Doubtless he nnst be- allowed hnmin being. IL
have had his deiect- .--l,n Ne much mel rd ~
ihuk that II there ans visible out II Wa i failing
which - leaned Ia virtues SIDE" Dung hls severe
sulefng~ hc c>hlturd the p1ttrnee aud enIn,rd the
comforts which the ruspe Is calculated 10 iuspt,e,
lie Welded up his srnlt IN the n assurance oi
happier htc. Nj. Stunef has lett behind I'm i tam.
Nv at aud danr ht,,s, aud act,r at dirciloua,
nicnd,. to nournnr los which ,lte, have sustained
hls death recall The eXampc Of iaith aud pa
,iruee Which hc e>hihuod IN tho pll rinage al life
and 10 ,hc,,,h the h,nt.o cheering oouhd, nee at LIS
happ, admission into i sialr OF peace aud l,hcir,
fr. h"n,a would oi sttcl and pm,
With God eteruall, 10 reign.
-. NJ hs residence. III Bedford county. on
II II Ia, lipl at IA L. Eu,#t
rnirk \. iI,nnis. leaving n wiz aud teo ehd,,n.
IN nerd mother, aud mann relations aud ictds, 10
mourn ilpr sad brrra,emenl. II ad he lived Ia lhr
18th Of the rt, sent mouth, lac would have completed
his 3stl wear.
!. IL too common IN obituary notices 10 rulogize
r>ra,aeantly the ,ntues nj the deceived. II be
of no service 10 the dead though IL a,alls sooht
he feelings ui briraVrd survivors, he sewould,
n al times. .he.ilnl, ras st aud metiied tribute
To departed wo,ih aud hold up the living example III
dear departed ttleuds AZ worthy the imitation 81
those they lave lett bcbiud Il en-, we would, At III
s,mc time rndcavo, tomakc communication Of tbs
ki,d A. rsriu ihc living, rs Just u the dead.
Tht xi'hirtt ol this notlee was well knnan to lin
whose feeble pm traces these line@. Few MN p"s-
scs,ed more natlr aud pcncrous feelings o soul
Few have died uho,e memory will he moie loudly
-. ".hcdh, ,hcia irIrnds-wlosr nn',nely Joss vii
,,,, e III forth the tear ri roget OF mhosc dAiu.
bo,taton w,l 'user be Remembered lie Ms n''uiii-
ly gifted uitha srtng intellect, aud 'ossess'd IN
common habits oinu> thN an" Nv l"'lel"os anu Ian
d,,l, ex,,tons was fapdly antssing - tbs
worlds goods, store" But, wnh all h14 anialle
aud endcarns qualities, lie lived with ~ Vol y" the
world Too much husied nboui this Wul'is con
ccrns lac neglected thosc ol nnihri and moro in'op
tani state In word, he lived II irsr-thinkrr B't
tod, IA II wn9 10 ynd1ear has sovereignty brought
HIM, IN ls last moments, an alarming sense Of thai
authority winch. through lite, lac had disle- arled
He saw his crrnt Mlen u WIS too late To r.
trace hls strps--u nnd.tcd how IT Was that he
had lived long IN state al nnbellri--lnd
irclinel, warned his surrounding Ii"nls against HE
rock ON which tis hopes had been snitta I, wrecked.
pcrhap, | c,nnm hrtt,r conclude thus paragraph
,han b, living an c\;Iaet from lrttci o mutual
llrnd j. Some lhrrr or four days before lac died.
" the symptoms ii Crimp had 80 lar nhied - 10 DIS
" peiisr with lIe use al silnulants. HIS ,on,tn-
ton however, was too much cihrrbrd To rally
" again. Al this stage. he became PAINFUL, scnsi-
" lie OF his real stuauon-rap'dls skrehed, IN lie
most Graphic mannct,to the few tIrnds around his
- bed, the varied scenes OF h, s'ur' cafe,r--was
" rnl, reprnahf, and wished 10 live bul taafncud the
errors Of hi, llr. O. the morning of The day al
=" hi4 death, his mud heeanc utterly destroyed, and
>. f.. d,,d on lave ir al he
d" death bed scene by Df Noung. ! used To tiink
- the In 81 rather his readers, ""t' Indebted Ia his
e. Imagination l., thai scene. In puor fledr,lchs
" diving chamber the sell same seerr va enacted 10
- the rltrr. Noihun could be moro liz II. =
- Nou knew Frederick we'll \ On
" know he had many exalted endo"mcht,--boti, OF
- head aud hcni'
Without the rcmolrsl intention If probing the
wound that has been Indicted in the hosoin Of his
amil, and lrlrnd. OF the latter have vehtnr
ed 10 eve Tins closing al hs HE IN hoprs that
il wall lave a salutaly Influence ou the living,
warning them TO ali Git the mrtcct nnr I" pro-
woke the judgments III tnd ocithrr to ptotrastlnte
preparation for rrernly "a dNing hour lhaf
iii. Ilsct utable dislcnsallou 81 Providence may br
abundanlly sancilhcd 10 the good ol hs lanly, con
nrxlons and lrcnds, IL the earnest prayer oil who
esteemed him When LIVING, monfns HIM now dead.
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