Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-10
OBITUARY.

DeP"iV ullS lie. OH SlnudY nlStil, tne Jul
nlf.,. at Monticello, Ga, on his re tur, from
the Indian Springs, whittier. he had gone II
the ain hope Of restoring his health. HENRY
KING Nc mcCLlNTocK, in The 6lst year. OF lis age
The deceased was native of Providence
Rhode Island, and ,emigrate4 10 the Sou,h ir
1879: HIS education aud taste eminently qua.
lifed him for the arduous duties OF teachin.
youth; and he devoted some rs years Of bis
life at the South to this noble employment, Grs
at 81. Marys e III Georgia. then al EdgeGel Z
and Pendetnn, IN South Caroln, at Quincy
Florida, Al Columbus. Ga, at Wateraorough,
! s. c., and again al Edgefed in December
ilS44---ffom WHICH time to his .1eaihhe was the
Rector of The EJs6eela.Acadelny. With the
exception, probably. Of Dr. HWaddeII, for so
many years the venerable and Distinguished
Rector OF the IFi.liAgtons Academy, me decea:aa
ised has instructed more pupils preparatorysto
acollegiate course, than any. o;ker man in the
Stntei; 5andawith .whatsaccess nc: G:.labored in
Sdir ficid -rtucarUn, tIuHnreus VI Fivrng VIII
;nesses can estay. Iis rsmay ese found
ailoaer South Carolina, aiidsother a,aaas of sthe
Uniea, eyincing bytiheil success III; the learned
professions, as well as in the. mere Ttencefuf
waiks ofiiierature. nowdeeply and aocniately
had been laid the foundations Of usefulness
and distincaia1i in after life. - Il
I The qualities oflhe deceased AS man and
a.genlclpap, were Of nigh order. Those
who knew him intimately, we'll remember
with melancholy pleasure his unsophistica,ed
frankness. his confdins friendship, and his so.
.ciai habits. Few men possessed more of the
milk of human kindness, or less oGthat maiiS-
nifty Of heart that never forSiyes an offence. or
forgets a lanb. In his Intercourse with the
world, he exhibited strong sense of jrs
tce by conforming to those rules of con.
dlct camprellended in the one word "char.
ity." Though, not a member Of any commn
mon, lie was .cllnrchman in principle, and
freely contributed his mite in support Of the
Gospel. IN the progress ofthe disease to which
'lIefell a victim, he became greatly concerned
abnt: the future; and as lis mind was gradu-
ally awakened to tile monentoIs truths OF fEter-
nifty, his apprehensions seem to have given
way to an oulburst of devotion and thanks
giving for the continued frrbenrance and 10y
ing kindness of that Being who had yet spared
bin rs a monument of mercy. The friend
who writes this poor tribute to his memory,
who has known him for 25 years, aud has
spent many pleasant days IN his company,
glndly avail S himself of the privilege of pub,
iiSiiiiS lnc iOlIoWlnS eAtTaCl vi Il -iellcI VIII
ten emily eleven days before his death. rs eYi-
dence Of the profound sense orhis obligations
to God for his past blessings, and tf his de.
pendance on Him for future happiness.
"And now, my dear wife, lei us>untedy offs
fer up 10 the Great Giver Of all good, our
thanks for The past as we'll as the present n-
stances of his bounty and kindness. 10 us, in
sparing me thus far, not only,my body. but
trust my Scul. so incomparahly more precious.
1.-THE review Of the past does moi qnickeItall
The dead energies of my soul. must despair.
OH the happiness of bowns down in holy
communion with You on my return. ufofering
mp tire feeble yet fervert prayers of one SO sig
nally blessed and of j"'ining my dear Christian
wife atthe altar Of prayer! Let the short resi-
due ofmy profitless life be redeemed BY the
greater exerlnns and labors in tha vineyard
ofmy Master
A desoted wife, an Interesting family Of chil-
dren, broit e, and two sisters, and large cll-
Gle of friends mourn his death; but let the be-
reaved wife and mother take consolation in the
assurance that God will project :he widow and
the orphan, and shed around them his chols-
est blessings. .,. FRIEND.