Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-28

ln this town, on Friday evening last, Sam
url Whilrhornr, E.q aged O. wears lie was
for many Years, the Junior partner ofihai well
was no less rrsp", ted aud esteemed as n hieh
minded aud upright merchant, than ~ the
ially walks Of life, where his many virtues,
rs II christian, aud ia all The social relations,
sh"ne 'mIncniiy Conspicuous. lis remains
N'r" carried tr Zion Chuich on Tuesday after.
noon, previous to intcrmcni, where after the
i'n"r"l s"r' ices, an rpEr"l'Inle sermon was
preached on tho occasion by the Rector, Rev
Mr. Watson. from which we have been per.
United To make the following cAtract:
"Th"so then, brethren, are, ~ brief, the
illnss ia which sinful men are To be prepared,
# they would enter those mansions or the
Fathers hoIse,whch Jceus, by His Cross aud
Passion, has prepared for those who shall be
found worthy. On an occasion SO eulemn n,
this, trust bat thoughts such as these, will
stir us all mp to purity ofhrar, aud holiness of
life The dear brother, whose cold remains
uow lie before rs, and yhIrh we shall .oon
commit to iI,ci, parent dust, was, as believe,
aud ~ all they who knew him best bnicye,
thus by grace, made ready To enter the place
which Jesus went before 10 prepare. lis
was rnincn,y, life of faith, of lovc, Of chris.
'inn l'opp. ln him faith aud works were join
ed in singular harmony and IN just proportions;
for his works were but the true fruit of "a living
Giih For nearly fifty years, this servant Of
God shin"d as a light among r,cn; and for
many year maysay ,he was as light shining
III dark place. You yourselves know in the
ml,lst of what c"ldncss and inddeliry, ho has
grown in grace standing out above It all,
witness for God aud tho truth. Ills pirty was
marked npd constant - think all must have
known him Ia be pious man-tlrro was no
depth &" which It's root had struck. 1t wa.
ardent aud full but not ~ the least buistrrou>
nr ianatcal. IL was ii,c calm and even tenor
"f n life whose inward principles were faith
aud love. III. believed himself 40 be- The child
al God, aud lac lived ~ iIa; belief aud framed
hIs life according to that relation. lie brlrvrd
hlms.lfi Ia hnv. been redeemed by the Blood
of Christ, aud he -trovo tn fulfil all the nblign-
lions of that redemption. Believing himself
10 b" the object ni The love of CIri.t, hc Io,cd
all those for whom Christ died, aud much of
house of sickness, aud nlilictnn hc was alwa,s
u welcome visitor aud there he was n irr.
qurnt visitor, carrying ~ hrs look and voirr
The heart offs, mPlthy aud lave, aud speaking
"G the consultations which ar" 10 he found ~
The gospel of Jesus Christ. H., manner wa,
peculiarly tender aud kInd aud being lninrd
~ 1t was, with ih, consIra,nlug love of Christ
IN his heart, he never lml"d 80 10 speak aad
act, Ia gain the confidence aud affection of
all those with whom hr had any such ntrr.
rnutsr. Asa husband aud father, hr was
deep aud uulrigu"d mourning vii testify, who
h, his departure have brrn hrrcavrd. But h"
who was thus 80 Lowell, aud beloved j. now no
more, Cor Cod hath taken him. The sickness,
which terminated ~ his death, was marked b,
the saue tue pr,y which distinguished hIs
life. Th"ogh very painful, II was borne with
patience aud resignation for Il" was sustained
=, that strong lnlil which was 40 stranger feel.
/ lng Ia his soul liz was ~ almost constant
prayer and communion with his rcconcIlod
I Father and God, and found them then, 40 les
than ~ health, his beet solaco aud ioy. liz
testimony To- the pr"ciousncss of religion and
IT. worth, was strong aud ample. M fear ~
appr' henson "f death cloudrd his mind h'
awaited ll" evening of his llfn NJ calmly and
scrrprly as ho would have marked the setting
sun For he lungcd IT, bc at rest aud TO reach
n III. hume eternal ~ the beas.ns. ! might speaI
10 ,nu much moro, brethren. concerning thi,