Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-14
OBITUARY.

Died, On the 9th Of November ast MARY NJ, infant
daughter of Andrew l.. and Elizabeth NJ Sutphin aged
> months and 10 days.
Died, on Sunday the 2jh of November, at his house
in Louisa county, Mr. LANGELOT MINOR, aged s.
years and three months He had lived there fifty years,
and in the county sixty or more.
For four years aud half paralysis had confined him
to his bed for months Of his feet had suffered
slow glngrene, which caused his death. Ia all the
forms and stages 81 his suffering, nothing could surpass
His fIrtitude Nay, under prosLauon that would have
alade most iuoerabIy peevish, his oeneS uttered
feeling thankfuneSs 10 Heaven for the mugatlons
which his kind heart could discern in his own lot
His last DAYS were without pain, and his end
peaceful as tile closing Of flowers at sunset.
is every sense, venerable patriarch who IS gone
He reared nire children Of whom eight live, the
Youngest being thirty five years old Mr.. Minor, tho
cripple by birth and rheumatism, remarkable for
industry and well directed energy. lie loved labor, and
brought up his children in the practice of it. lie was
very digent farmer, keeping nc overseer where he
lived yet few farmers transacted more business
for other people as executor guardian and agent. Du
ring the twelve years of his mothers widowhood
he went regularly a month to see her and look
over her plantation, thirty miles from his residence
Aud amid all these occupations, he found time not only
tG improve his mind by much reading, but TO teach
all his children read, and most of them writing, geog
raphy and arithmetic Punctusity in their daily lessons
doubt main secret OF his success but the plen
tifn mixture of manual labor with study, greatly hegh
tened its effect.
His own education had been very slender He taught
himselfne all that he knew. This selt-irainng
advanced his Judgment and taste about books, that he
collected library Of several hundred well chosen volu-
mes.
Simple hearted and unostenalious, he was wholly
free from vulgar ambition He sought office, and
held any, that Of Oversee Of the Peer, al
ways ''more bent raise the wretcbed than to rise"
lie made 10 public proessiod Of Religion. But he be-
lieved the essential truths Of Christianity and in full
filling is best peceps, he left 100 many professors far
behind him. In gulleless integrity fife, in forgive
ness ofnjures in generous hospality,n public spirit,
an active and steady zeal for popular education seen
especially ii his early and constant support OF Sunday
Shcools and inenergetc usefulness Of every kind his
Christian Spirit shone forth. AS a helper of the SICK
and dlstressrd-as doerof gooc-as dispenser Of char
ty in all lis meanings, he had no superior, If any equal
nea! him. When, in his 6Sth year, sprained hip dis
abed him from riding on horseback, and Threatened
lifelong confinement to his bed-a neg hbor sad, 1.-The
poor people will miss hun very much" And so they
did No kind pssor, physician inull practice. ever
Went his round Of benifceuce diligently than this
plain farmer had DONE with medicines in his pocket and
a basket of provisions his arm, when his poor neigh
bors were sick in want. If the thanks and blessings
Of relieved sufferers do Heaven, and plead eff
ectuay there for the reeve few have clear and
powerful chorus Of advocates has had before the
eternal throne.