Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-08-22
OBITUARY.
BY REQUEST.
4" 4 great man has fallen in Israel"

TOT uutn SooQ man naS OeeH SatileEeu
unto his fathers.
The Rev. SAMUEL MARSH died ON the 10th
day Of July, at the residence Of his son, in the
county OF Carroll, Mississippi, in the 77th year
Of his age.
Mr. Marsh was born in the year 1863, in the
state of Norl, Carolina. In 1864, his parents
removed to Edgeield District, S. c., where he
grew up and resided for SO years. In his Goth
year, he became the subject of converting
grace, and found the blessing of perfect love,
Of which ne gave such ample proof that he was
taken into the Baptist Church, and received the
ordinance of Baptism. He gave by his ire
proachabe life such strong evidences OF lils
adoption into the family of Christ that in the
year following he was licensed to preach the
everlasting gospel to his fellow men. and teach
them the divine precepts of Christianity, as
taught by our blessed Saviour On this OCCASION,
for truth, the tree was known by its fruit. Un-
der The sound his voice. hundreds OF persons
were converted to a knowledge of the truth Of
that pure and undefiled religion so necessary 10
the salvation of fallen men, who united them
selves with the holy ordinance of Baptism, ac-
cording 10 the true Apostolic mode. His name
is recorded, and will be handed down TO poste-
rlty, as one ofthe distinguished patrIachs Of the
Baptist Church.
In 1879. he enigrated, with his family, to the
State of Mississippi, and settled III the county
of ofAmite, where he resided until January, 1923;
he then removed to Society Ridge, Kinds
county; after living there few years, he re-
moved to Tallahatchie !; and finally, in 1885,
settled in tile county of Carroll, where he re-
manned until The day of his death-and CONT
nued faithful and jealous preacher of the
gospel as long as his physical power continued,
with no other reward for his services than that
sought by every truly pious christian, u seat at
the right hand Of the Great Judge of all the
earth, and u crown of glory III the world to
come.
The funeral sermon Of the deceased was
preached in grove near the burying ground,
before the corpse was inferred. by the Rev.
William Minter, of Try. from Revelations,
chap. xiv, and pant of the 18th verse -
Blessed are the dead ,0hich die in the LORD, from
henceforth: Yea saith the Spirit, that thcy nay
rest from their tabors and their uorkS mag fol-
lo,o them"
From the time that he took up his cross until
the day Of his death, he never ceased to press
forward to the mark Of the prize of his high
calling, in which he was engaged, with firm
step and determination that never falterpd by
the way-side.
The mere form Of religion was not with him
only al occasional exercise, and an outward
show of profession at particular times but it
was so completely inlerwovcn among the very
fibres of his existence that his whole course and
conduct in life, were disciplined and regulated
by the holy plecepts of christianity, and very
principle and passion Of his nature kept in
state Of perfect suhjcctlon to its divine COM
mands.
His religion was Of TINT pure and happy cha.
racter, which stcered clear OF unbecomming
and light frivollies OIL the one hand, and at the
same time never fell into The other extreme Of
that pharisaical suiness too often mistaken for
the devout feelings of truly pinus christian,
protesting to follow in the footsteps, and initiate
the example set them by our cheerful and
lovely Saviour while on earth.
No one detested sin, in all its hdeous shapes
and forms, more than he did; still he knew
how to draw rational distinction between sin
itself, and its unfortunate victims. and never
blended dthemin the same uncompromising latr-
edwhich often drives tile unconverted and impe
Intent from beyond the precincts of the church.
and the hope of mercy. Thus in rebuking sin.
fulness both by precept and example, he sell
dom or never made an enemy, hut entwined
around him the cordial love and esteem of all
who knew him. Naturally mild. simple. and
unaffected in his manners, and of an accommo-
dating and yielding disposition in mere worldly
matters, still he possessed moral and religious
firmness, which no earthly power could over
come or even shake. Although like the pa
trarchs of ancient times, lie lived 10 a good old
age, his rreparable loss is deeply felt by his re.
lations and friends but they do not mourn as
those who have no hope. His frame was weak
and feeble, aud he had been on the decline for
several years, and could not, according 10 The
common course of human events. have CONT
tinued long; but his death was accelerated by a
fall from his horse. few days previous TO his
dissolution, from which he did not recover.
His suffering, during the last days of his ill.,
ness, was born with christian ioititude. and he
often declared, that he ha no desire to out
live his ability to do good-but was willing 10
depart and be with his Lord and Master, in the
regions of eternal bliss. "'Twas God that
called" "and changed the storms of life to
endless peace!" Farewell thou honored
one for though thou dost sleep silent, till the
resurrection morn, 4" Yet lives thy memory
with us."-Carrollton (Miss.) Enquirer.