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0R rrsE5 SICKNESS AND DEATH.
Livery than: sslstsnS To the sickness and
lsnsnse1 death VI n an so much and ~
justly beloved by the Church will no
doubt be Psrssed wiih interest by ell our
rssdess- That essiAia illusions IN the
letter VI DE- Miner may BE- understood, il
. proper o. remark. that when intciii.
genee arrived 10 this city OF tie illness Of
Dr. T.. tie Missionary Board depuied a
cosnmi'iss 10 repair 10 Mldd;stoxn for the
purpose Of communicating To h,n their
aHrcisonsic regards. At alive. or attend has
ieaersi. If deceased. or thi, committee,
three. namely. DR.. Bsngs, Rev. J. Lind
icy. and e. p. Disoswsy. Esq.. vent
They found ban still alive. With bis intel.
seet - bnsht and VIVID - ever. and Lis
soul calmly stayed GA h,s God. IL ws.
tao or three days after tLsn return that
Dr. Miner. Dr.. Fisk's attends ant ply sician.
wrote the Isster below 30 bis bruther.in.
law. Rev J. j. NaiILias. We did not.
however. deem II proper to publi,h Il
While ous beloved friend, Of - hose man
ly intellect AID ferv,d p..ty it speaks in
such glowing terms. survived, although
We could act down nothing IT cor tanned 10
iAe score Vt exaggeTsiion. We have
saown Dr. Fisk too long and too intimate
iy mol IL expect that be would show him.
-en mighty Ia bis cona,c, With the king
~ tsIIors. The letter Of Dr.. Miner Is fol.
loved by . senes Of resolutions adopted
by the students Ct the University. express
i've alike Of their high sense OF proprie,y
nd be- al. -, - a -
nea:ed president May each one Of them
emulate his worthy example.
MIDDLETowN, Feb. ~. 1899.
Ny dear Sui presume that Prof.
Smith informs the Committee appointed
To Visit Dr. Fisk Of his situation from dsy
TO day OF this. however, 1 know no.
thing He passed tho lat night With
cesrss OF quiet not Common 10 this stage
81 TIE disease, add through the forenoon
day his noble countenance exhibited
appearances nofe than human: and IL
seem. tor . tune that disease coulS no,
be permitted io exert Its influence any
longer upon him. Bot, alas, these symp.
toms we're the consequence Of morbid ac-
ton. and only dece puve. I Informed Mrs.
r. that doubles some great change IVES
about To develope itself, and hoped she
would be prepared lift should be unfavor-
able AT halt past , Z. NJ. a psrosy,m
OF sPssInoJie Affections Of the lun 70 com.
mencsi. and Continued nearly an hour.
which left him very low. and to-nish, NJ
o'clock he - still suite rins that extreme
debility or sensation Of sinking which
succeeds those pAroxysns.
have seen men Gle, but no, such men
.. be Is. OF has tssn. / have seen the
physical and mental powers decay; but
here II seems that the intellectual portion
sill declares Its superiority and proelsims
Iis lefty destination. We have his BODY
aot'n acre. receptacle for such medicines
- seem indicated IN the case, bot have
NO doubt that the Cause, which are 10
operation 10 PROSTATE u will soon give
~Ings To rs sosrin. spirit, and u will ere
ioaS be crowned wth freedom and tri-
smph.
The immediate cause Of his sufIr rings
- an Affection Of the nerves Of respiration,
which do suffer sort Of paralysis during
the psroxy sm. aud for some time befor.
aud after II. Indeed. this has been evi-
dent from the fret Of his last illness. Add
~ this the previous state Of kis lungs. and
ssystsm diseased ''sil oyer"-iympaalie
s~sIings OF the joints. and anassrcou,
sxeliiags Of ibs feet aud leys. add you can
begIn 10 appreciate the cepdition OF our
Patsent- Of course dresd the coming
night under such . state Of things. The
symptoms Of by droshorsx are too evident.
and fsequent termination OF such COM
Plsints- We have then 10 appTehend not
L. A..s n.
our host - not IN an arm Of flesb. Eve
~ day and almost every hour seems 10
develops some important characteristic Of
the man. OF some cheering evidence OF
hss hopes Of high heaven. There Is no.
ttsas strange iD bis disease, unless IL be
that liie has continued so long under such
a weight Of dIsease. The important IN
aSeaee NkIch the mind has over the ply
seal system IS quite evident. aud assists
ss greatly IA controlling the symptoms
besides. the - stem has always been very
Susceptible 10 the influence ef medicine,
WHICH az stIG retains. A; present be lies
living lecture Of the mighty truths pub
listed BY so,ce from Heaven, that the
soUl - immortal and skepiiessm cannot
avail fseli 81 SINGLE expression IL his.
sveo in the moments Of greatest suffer
IBs. 30 al iis cause; sbd perhaps At no
Defioa q his Iiie has The csuse If religion
f,it his Influence moss than dOans the
sickness. There ere reasons Why be
would be glad 20 1--we. HIS family. the
Church. sed the wesleyaa Upiser,liy. are
effects q his peculiar regard. OF The
latter his own words are the most sppro-
ate 4 tbInk u - of God. and u 50 be w,lI
90 doubt take care -. II not. certainly
I have bsea connected 18th IL long e.
nouzh."
I have hastily thrown together . fow
obs,rs siioGs Interrupted often. add with
great haste. whieh Ass for your perassl.
. The amount q BIS conversation 10 ger.
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