Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-10-17

believed That she was prepared 10 meet
death, and inherit that rest, that remaneth
for The children of God. Her loss Is
deeply lamen,ed by her bereaved family.
aud numerous circle of friends and ac-
quaintauces; but they should MOI mourn
as those who have no hope. The Lord
gave, and the Lord hath taken away !;
blessed be the name of the Lord.
Al The residence of Charles Lamar,
Esq. near Beach Island, on The mig ghl of
The 9Th instant. Mr.. GEORGE w. mAYsoN !;
pour man, but rich in all the sterling
virtues that embeIish aud adorn The cha
racter of mah.- Communicated.
The Rev. JOSEPH PHILLIPS, ofthe Bap-
tisi Denomination, departed This life in
the 10th year of his age, on the 5Ih OF Oc-
tober, 1889, al his residence in the upper
part of Edsefield District, 5. c.
II was the lot Of This servant Of Go TO
be born in the humble walks of life,and to
be deprived of the faculty of sight hui,
he was endowed with an inquisilive and
independent soul. When hoy, his indus
,rious spirit led him to seek employment,
and he hired himself Out as day labdrer.
His fidelity and skill gained him business,
and he became master of a profitable
trade, which required, in other men. the
exercise Uf accurule vision. Gods bless
ING crowned his labors with success, and
he entered into The marriage relation with
one, who industriously added her labors
TO those of her husband. The smiles
Of their common Father were upon them,
and they increased in the means of COM
Portable living. In the earlier part of his
life. Mr.. Phillips was visited by thu infiu
ences of the Holy Spirit, aud becnming a
disciple of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, he
united himself 10 the Church. His gifts in
this new relation developed themselves,
so favurahIy, that his brethren called
him to their exercise, and in due time he
was licensed to preach The Gospel. His
inquisitive and industrious mind delighted
in the acquisition Of knowledge generally,
bu, more especially in the attainment OF
religious truth. Such was his thirst for
biblical learning, that ha would ask man,
woman, or child. :, no came in his wgv,to 10
read for him. the Bible, or any work that
would enlarge his knowledge of divine
truth. By such course, and by conver-
sation with bis more enlightened brethren,
he amassed a very respectable amount oil
useful knowledge, especially ofthal know
ledge, that was important to him in his sa-
cred calling.
As his circumstances improved, he fur
nished himself with the means Of travel
ling, and accompanied by his faithful wife
iourneyed extensively in the States of Vir,
ginia, North, and South Carolina, and
Georgia. These tours were always per
fnrmed. as al itinerant preacher; and in
them he frequently preached according Il
his course ofappninlments, to large andl'
ences that attended on his ministry
and his lahors were not without evi
dences of the Lords blessing.
Having M children, he adopted youns
girl, 10 whom he gave the opportunities o
a good education.
Mr.. Phillips was benevolent. He gave
to the religious institutions of the as
contributions to theirsupporl; and charged
his wife, upon his diving he'd. never Il
withhold what was due to the cause o
God.
When the requirement, "Give an ac
count Of ,hv stewardship" reached him
he was ready to comply with it. He caIml,
fell s1etp inJesus-conmitting his soul II
rhe hands of Him who gave it. in th'
blessed hope of a joyful resurrection.
IT was his desire, that, in The notice u
his death. it should he stated, for the in
formation of his Georgia brethren, amonl
whom the first weeks Of his IasI illness
were spent, that God had mercifuly givel
him, after he left Them, greater degree o
| naliencp under his afflictiun. than he hat
manifested whilst he was with them; arr
that God had enabled him To bear his sick
ness. as il brouehr him nearer TO the grave
| with pious resignation.
He has left a wife, and numerous rela
,inns and friends 10 mourn his loss.
The writer of This has, from his first A.
ouaintance with the dear deceased, re
garded him as all extraordinary man. In
stead Of being burden 10 his friends. he in
dus,riouslv abored, aud comfortably sup
ported family-gave 10 the cause o
God, much of his time and monev-an,
left a plentiful support for his widow
Though blind from his birth, he neverlhe
less acquired much important information
aud was useful in his Masters cause
Nav his example be followed by those
who have sll their members of bod,
perfeci.-Communicated.
~ The Christian Index. Washing
ton, Ga, and the Biblical Recorder
Raleigh, N. c., are requested to republisi
| the aboye nOlice,