, 1841-01-23

GbiTEARY.

DlED-At his residence, near Huntsville.
Mo-, on the 22nd of December. 1870, Mr..
SAMUEL BAIRD, aged eighty years.
MIR. Baird was a native Of Virginia, and served
with the Virginia militia at the battle of Yorktown,
aud capture of Lord CORVALLIS. lie resided for d
few years after his marriage in Washington. Pcnnsyl
wanna; em'grated TO Kentucky in 1892, and after
wards to Missouri in ls27.
Mr.. Baird embraced the Christian religion at about
thirty years of age, and united with tie Presbytcri-
an Church, OF which he lived a consistent member
during the remainder OF a long life. For the last
eleven years, he oficiatCd a; ruling elder, in the Wa
verify congregations.
With HIM, religion was not merely a name, or out
ward form, as 1t Is with many who profess it; for
while he conscientiou.ly performed the external duties
It requires, snch marks of earucstness and fCrv"r were
exhibited, as showed the hcart 10 be engaged. NJ
Christian grace was more ~strikingiy exhibited in his
character than humility; yet few christians knew
more of the height and depth, and length and breadth
of the lose of Christ. Like Paul, he fnrr"t the
things that were behind, and reached forward To those
that were before. lie was emiucntly without ostcn-
tatiou, AMI opposed 20 all its displays and approaches.
His Was the religion of principle, seen in the uoisclcss
tenor of its way: and not the less genuine, nor the
less strong, because exemp!ifyin- the meek aud qui-
ct spirit, which, in the sight of God il OF great price.
'Stilest streams
Oft water fai-cst meadows, and the bird
That futters least, is longest OF the wing"
Nor could his worth, so unprctcnding, he apprrcia-
ted BY the gaze of the stranger, or the Thought nf the
superficial. Its foundation was deep and hidden, as
the life OF christians. Correctly did he estimate him
sell, the world, aud the value OF religion; for hc had
leaned Of Ic-us Christ. Hence, though always Sc
rious, he was always cheerful and o~hlisins. Ills pie
t. was not selfish, nor contracted. On the contrary,
it was expansive, practical, .'full of mercy aud good
fruits" In al tie various relations lie sustained in
life, il seemed at q: CO la, bu-iHcssa aud lis pica-uiu t.
n4akc uthess harfy. Z:on'- crusc lay near III. hcart,
and the extension aGd glory Of the R,Lccu"r's king
dom was preferred above his chief JOY. He was a
friend to all the institution. OF the church; Il cheer
full contributor. yet without ostentation.
Ills illness was one Of severe pain, aud continued
more than Xix week.; yet it was bcInc with ch.i-t:an
loItitude and resignation.
In Lis death, the church Of God generally, aud sTc-
ciallv, tie little band Of Christians with which he
was associated, has lost u valuable member; society,
a wor hy citizen; his aged wife, an aflcctiouate hus
band. and his children, a Lind parent; one WHO cared
for their spiritual. "a well a. th"ir temporal interest.
Bat why should an cycrt ike TIL, carry samow to
the hcart' 1t il true, the feeling Of our nature rc.
volt at tie necessity Of parting with ? dear relation.
and in the example Of our SavioTr wcryin. IT the
grave of Lazaras, we fml a waTia"t frr drop; IHS a
tear OF grief, hen Gr,ih remove 4 Enuh. Yet,
why shou!d suros weigh down Tie LCart, nuI haui-h
such canSoiati"Is a. have a tyiirIcy to I~rydrcr corr
fort and resignati"n!
Let tie surviving fu,ud- reject that Father EiiId
more than fulfilled the term "i year u-ually a:lr;cd
to man. Thee score AMI tea found him in the cn.
joymcnt OF good health, fee Eom much uf the mir.
NIFTY incidental 10 that Tcfiod OF lie. Ten year.
more of comparative good health, were added IL lii
pIOhation. And WHEN TIE suuuuus cane, il wa not
BY suTpTi-c; but with ,uCh warning. I'll approach a.
to enable Ia. victim To ct hi house ia oder. The
Appearance Of death, q" ~rutl.r-. ruCHy ui man. i
IaIc'y made Under ,Lo.c favorable or uaa-t1ucr. tHln
the present.
The write. OF tai. article had the pea urc 81 an in
innate acquaintance witt Father Baird, Tor more than
three ycars. And, to Lis relations al d distance, We
can say, N1T have Eu reason T. mourn a. thusc "whU
have Il" hope YouI Departed f;cEd a sprcparrtl to
de- so far a. We are enabled to jci-c Is Bile cyi,.euccs.
IL had been HI c9Ecurn, tlruu-h a lnu- life, to be in
readiness Tor the change, vLith he has NOW cxFcricu-
nd burning. HIS work on "a. Ia J. done. anI lie has
come down a. a shock OF corn. fully ripc ia is season:
and now we contemplate tim a Il rau.omcd split
before the celestial throIe, safely h"n.c from this ear
thly pilgrimage, and at ret III the Paradise o. God.
s'Blcssch are the dead who die in the Lord"
''Thus star BY star declines,
It'll all are passed away;
AS morning high aud higher shines,
''To pure and endless day:
"NOr sink those stars III endless nigh,
They hide themselves in heavens own light"
r y NJ,