Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20


attended him; but by many other friends
But nothing would avail. The bodywas
destined to the dust from whence it came;
The spirit to God who gave it. Thedis-
ease, which was strictly an inflammation
OF the bowels, continued TO increase, Until
It closed, at half past one, on Sunday
OF July the tenth, his earthl y ca
reer. During the greater part OF his sick
ness, his pain was intense, which was
borne, as we shall hereafter notice, wlh
wonderful fortilude.
Shortly after her arrival at Utica. his
mother asked him if he loved to b. in The
Lords hands, and if he thought God had
done right in laying him on bed of sick
ness. His prompt and ingenious ren'y
was Yes She then asked him # lac
were willing to die thea. ifthe Lord should
call him. He hesitated little, and ihent
answered. cannot say that am In
this state of mind, with respect to his death,
he continued until the next Saturday O.
Sunday, when he expressed Willingness
to close his earthly If, at the bidding OF
his Heavenly Father. Never after this
did he shrink from this decision, though
1t was evident that life was SWEEP to him.
Several days before his death, his mo.
Their told him that she feared he did not
fully understand the nature of gospel re-
pentance. He Immediately replied, Yes,
it is
: To leave the sins loved before;
10 show that in earnest grieve, by doing so no
more
He told his mother that he found these
lines on card which hung Up in his Sab
bath school room. Thus, Oh his diving
bed, the mate teacher, which some careful
hand had placed on the walls of the hum
Die school room, was giving It's light TO
one who was just ready to pass onward,
10 where repentance is demanded as one
token OF friendship to Jesus On one oc.
casion his mother asked him ifany HYMNS
came to his mind, whilst he lay on his bed
! Yes was his answer, particularly the
one which begins thus:
"When languor ard disease invade
This trembling house fcIay."'
lie SAID he did not know it all, and wish
ed his mother to repeat it. After having
done so, she asked him if his heart re-
sponded 10 it all. Yes was his hearty.
cheerful answer. He then asked her 10
sing it for him. She had sung but two
lines, when he said Il cannot bear sing.
lng.' 1t was too much for his exquisite
nature, now that his trembling, decayino
body was so near 10 being taken down
There was too much of deep, intense SEN
sation for a diving boy to listen 10 the soft
accents of tender and Christian moth
CO, eS they hreethcd out such Sentiments
IN song. 1t was beautiful, thrice bearti.
tai, scene One which Christianity and
the Cross alone can furnish. ApDronri-
ate was song at such time, by such a
bedside. Fit accompaniment for such
an hour Ii is wei! becoming that melo.
dy be poured forth when redeemed spir-
1t is pluming lis wings, ready TO depart.
why plant the cypress near
The pillow Of the Just!'
Oh let US learn to rejoice, as those
having high and holy hope, when we
watch the ebbing life of those who are
soon to be with the Savior in nIorv. Won
did we'll 10 sing, faithful mother. at sue 4
u. tine!
During the closing days of his life, his
silent medi,ations were of God and e.eroi.
tv. He told his mother that he PRAYED
much within himself. He also spoke of.
ten Of meeting that lovely bow, Nathan
W. Dickerman. after he should have reach
ed heaven. Thus wore his life awav.-
NO dread. no anxious solici,ude, no muir
InurIng was expressed. He Law in the
hands OF God, as the child lies in the arms
! OF It's mother.
AT four o'clock of Saturday morning.
the ninth Of July, change was perceived
IN his symptoms. and a medical friend
was Immediately summoned, who at once
! pronounced the change fatal. His father
and the doctor left the room, and durinn
the few minutes they were absent, his
mother asked FTzhugh if he was afraid
to be in Gods hands. He replied. mo
If the Lord should call for YOU to-day
would you be willing TO goa L hone
( shall i've was his answer; and he then
lenqulred what the physician though OF
bis case. His exemption from pain, for
the previous five or six hours, had led
him to suppose that he might be better
tie saw, however, that his mother despair
cd OF his recovery and for momenI-a
moment only-his countenance was dis
composed and troubled. In a few mo.
ments his father returned from his inter
view with the doctor, and from giving di.
rectIons respecting his grave dress. TAX
ing the mother and nurse aside, the ac
f1Ieted father tod them that the beloved
ehld must soon die. On their return TO
The bedside he inquired. Am | going to
deg TO which the father replied with
feelings OF unutierable tenderness. Yes
Just then the physician entered the room.
and FIlzhugh inquired also of him # i