Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-29
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Departed this life on Saturday the l7lb Scnemh,r
after few days Illness OF COLLAPSED conpcs,n NJ,
WM. kissocK. AGED - yea,s.--'The deceased ANS n
native OF Gallaway, Scotland } and engfated h, Viz
gina IN The year 1857. lie OF singular com
placency and exemplary habits OF morality and tempcr
auce aud his iangs LEANED TO virtues s'de,' and for
his mild and Unaffected disposition he was highly cs
c,h'o III Tue lahi'y erie-but the character OF nan
""en Fa,'" "oie SaHne WORD, II seldom truly dcln-
'p p ~ " % " ",'f' through maTnliyms
p,''"' '"'l' ~ t. l"i'' 'S"'1' as his course
-, - ~ l' ''''"'o' oolninhhd
,,,for whose la,f,, ,1,,,,,,., ,,,a -, ' anu
vith an or,bnsi..s,i. ,l.,.,,r, N - ''' '''S'
To ensnare the narinalon.t The unsnsnoc,, M
it TIL man has made his fual rNIr. that ~, mr., n,i
fully acquainted with tho minute traits of bls nst char
acer and learn that mos probably beneath The bynuen
cal robe oi gnodly scatance there urhed vice which
"'o WE known IL would nave made rs lccoll with dis
s u' ava ','' nov" 10 '"'u"us p'oaeaior; or wonder
"t'n "S'p'H"e"' ~ me "oNle virtues they concealed
WITHIN 'ot '''as, "' ms uhaaPrihg nature But when
e 'h'va"c' VIM III ''io hao'' walks OF lie, has bid
''' "tH - 'N "''''' A'ee VI ,NS''hce,--Wlpse soul
mas ie'' us lnai"'e tenement oi clay, 10 he consigned
10 'oc se'' on' 10 my WIN me dust ltom whence II
mt anu oo"ha 'ls hShl oach TO the God who gave
IT, =" Is men, "heh recognised ny all who know him.
ana ny al ooScNilg panc 10 make beeha truly virinous
ana honest man te nnbiesl WORK OF hud. that we
may "'evo II 10 nave been so-and such 1t was with
the dec'ased-or although stranger III foreign land
h'n'--and .luh2h Il, all t'nes a'crso to make himself
conS''Hoos' YET III 'he social circle. he was always
"ecoi!ie Visilof ana e"ctfluI guest.
"onr dying friends come o'cr us lil,o loud
To damp our brain'c4s ardours, and abste
That glare of life, winch often blinds the wise
Our DYING friends pioneers, to smooth
Our rugged pass death; to break those bars
OF terror and adherence, nature throws
r,o.s am, .d wa, ,,, H.. -,
-, - ~ ~ W '''"'
"'.''"''' a. s"'e' our P'i' nom every stoim
Each triead by fate snatchcd from us, plume
j lpluehn from the wing of human ynni,,
,vtil l -. ,,,o, f, ,,.. II, - a.,
- - 't ' "isi "'so'
ana d'''Pd ""h omen ol our own de'easr
On dropping pin1Bs Of ambition oweld,
! Just skin, oaril's surface ere we lre,L !, M,
,ke :. - r
'''" 'i''"Ds
Are angels sent on brands ihil OF love;
For us they langush, and for us they dic.n
Nah n,,;so /. ,,,. 10 a., IL NJ ,
" wy ''o ln'sohs anu cltlZens
VI ''' ',.' WI NV 'aot uipu'e vi respect shown
WARDS Tue aeceased Tor although he did moi belong 20
the ynchhurg Lodge. yet he recognised y them as
rue brother of the nval fraternity md b,r;J ;,I
all the masnpic bouors az such In. f,,arl '''
was preached in the Protestant Me,hodist Cb,roh b.
the Rev. David Shaver from Ecclcsiases IN oh ,,
" A good namo is better than precious ontmcn, ni 49,
day of ones death better than the dov If bo I,l,,
and most appropriate and ancclonaie PRAYER by H.
| Rev. Nr. Wadsworh The procession was ur,b,bl
the largest of the kind witnessed here for many wears
and must be great corsealion 10 his friends and
relations at home to think that much respect was mid
lie had never made any public profession of religions
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