Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-13
OBITU AIRY,

DIED, at the residence Of his father, in Je-
romesville, Ashland county Ohio, on the morn
ing of the 25th of December last, Mr.. JAMES
MCCORMICK, aged 90 years, / months, and 90
days.
o." The deceased was the second son Of Mr..
John Mccormick, formerly Of this county, and
was well known TO lhe cilizcns of this place.
When quile youth he commenced the printing
business in the office Of the Carroll Free
Press" where he remained until bodily nft mi
ties forced him to abandon The calling. During
all this time he mainaneda IL character equalIed
by few, and surpassed by none. As son, he
was all that fond parents could desire; as
FRIEND he was generous 10 FAULT His man
ners were Of a pleasing nature. Warm'hearted,
disneresled, and possessed ola spirit that scorn'
ed Intrigue and deception, he made many
rrends-lriends who cherish his virtues, and
feel the void occaSoncd by his death. lie pos
sessed talents OF a superior order, and his nu-
merous friends fondIy looked forward 10 the day
when he would appear before the world as a
shining star in the galaxy of fame.
But how inscrutable are the ways Of Provi-
dence! When on the verge of manhood-be-
fore his physical proportions were fully expan-
ded, or his intellectual capacities had arrived at
maturity, consumption marked him as its VIC
tim. For nearly four years he struggled be-
tween life and death Constantly on the brink
of the grave, but still on pleading terms! Du-
ring this protracted strugge-this warfare be-
tween the robustness Of youth and the inroads
Of diSease,-he never complained. Though
frequently borne down by aillicion--his manly
frame prostrated, and tortured by excrutiating
pains, his mental powers maintained all their
vigor. A calm serenity possessed him, and he
looked forward TO death as the Angel to deliver
him from the "ils that flesh is heir to-" Tho
still in the bloom of youIh,-at that particular
age when the attractions Of the world render life
dear to the possessor, and surrounded by every
circumstance calculated to give zest 10 exist
encc, he cheerfuly resigned them all, at the
mandate of his Maker, and gave up the corrupt.
bIe treasures Of Garth for The ncorruptibe treas,
ures of Heaven.
His dying words are so truly characteristic of
the man--so apt an illustration ofhls faith, and,
wthal, so true TO his nature, that | cannot for
bear laying them before the reader. Ponder
them well, ye who admired him in life and la
menI his death. Remember them, ye who re-
we're his memory and ye who cherished his
friendship :--"Say to my youthful companions,
in and near CarrolIton, that although often en-
joyed much pleasure in their company, yet those
pleasures seem now as nothing, when compared
with the bright hopes that have Of forever en-
joying the pleasures of Heaven. Tell them
that my prayer is that each of them may, after
death, be n member Of that social throng whose
employ will be, IN union with myself. to shout
the praises of God aud The Lamb through an
endless eternity. Tell them there is reality
in the religion of Christ--and that hope, well
/ founded, destroys deaths sting"
4 It's hardly necessary 10 say that the deceased
was u pious and consistent member of the Pres
byteran Church-that in life, as well as in
dcalh. he was an humble follower of Christ, and
hoped. through His Mercy, to enter the portals
of Heaven.
His illness continued with liuc intcrmission,
during the greater part Of four years. OH limcS