The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-27

: set upa stone. calling il Eseprzer. ssy-
ing. hitherto hath lhe Lord. helpsd me-"
/" Bless The Lord. Oh my soul. and al
that 10 siIhin me. bless his holy name"
.. Bless ths Lord. oh my soul, and lor.
gei not ell bis benefits"
stand here 10 day. rs Q monument Of
the mercy Of God.-sparsd. 60 Ear Is
am acquainted. while every minister 10
New England. that began silh me, is al
lsni | am slill in health and comfort,
and sble TO blow The gospel trump with
degrfe ofenefgy, and 70 perform stated.
ly The common ministerial duties. "in
season and out Of season." by night or
by day, at home or abroad. in fair weather
or foul, with good degree Of comfort
10 myself. Upon this deeply interesting
occasion. however. ! make solemn pause.
and cast my eyes around 10 see the dear
people and church Of which ] first took
charge; but | see them not 10 their seats.
No. they are nearly all gone 10 their long
home! More lhsn seUn hundred, BY one.
have been entered on the bill or mortali-
yl That 10, probably. a larger number
Than 10 now living within the limits ii
the ecclesiastical society. All the mem
bers Of the church are dead! AL those
who veTs legal voters in The society. and
invited me 10 settle hers in the ministry.
are dead There 10 0 solitary instance
Of one whose age would have entitled
hin 10 voie. bus who held no personsl
estate distinct lrnm his fathers, and resi-
ded with his father. aud did not vote.
All. likewise, then sustaining the endear-
inc relation Of husband aud wife in this
Plseo. ere dead! myself. one month
and day before my ordination. entered
into this relation. and am no~ cOnstrain.
ed 10 say. 81 only am escaped clone u
tell ihe." For several years have betr
marrying the third generation from thost
who seliled me. ! have. likewise. mar
Iird four Of my own children. and one D
them twice; and what 10 more remarkable
married my own father TO his SECOND
wife. There are now living in the Ii
mils Of this ecclesiastical society, so isl
IS ! know, but seventeen persnns, ofan,
ago, that we're in il Of the time OF my SGT
dement,; and one Of these was an infant
nine months old, and is now the scnio
deacon Of the church.
| The preceding bill Of mortality in
cludes my immediate predecessor and hi
wife; the two deseons Of the church, snG
their wives, and one deacon who is sill
living. II likewise includes five doctors
and two wives OF one Of them. and TIRE,
Of another. II also includes the justices
Of the peace and the wives. my own wife
and seven children. and a son in-lav
Rev. BsInabss Bruen;. and. what rare
ly takes place, one person Of the fifth &c
neraiion in the same house. What
change! How gloomy The prospecI
(" The fathers, where are they! aud th'
prophets. do they live forever!" eth,
voice said, Cry; and said, What shall
cry! All flesh is grass, and oil the good
ness thereof as the flower of the field
The graes wiiheretb, the flower fsde.b
because the Spiri, Of the Lord blowetl
upon il. Surely The people is grass. Tn
grass wiiherelh. the flower fadeth ; bU
The word Of the Lord endureih forever
This is q very comforting thought. vel
calculated TO keep the mind from sinkinI
while reviewing the dasolaions made b.
time.