New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-31

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voking a storm Of opposition against himself. and
was alternating bis chief friends, he had the cour
a.. 70 DO his duty.
M Hale had a strong love ~ the truth and Of
reht IL might even be said N a sense that duty
was MS God. He earnestly sought the truth and
endeavored % DO the right. They were the poles
of his soul not opposite As antaCuuistc bot a. mu
rually supporting and balancing his whole moral
nature / have sometimes pictured 70 myself
David Hale srrsigned before the lnquisiti0n and
ca ed upon 70 confess that piece OF paste
Christ or before L suds Hlgh Commission %
engage strict conformity % the otces aud ritual
Of the Established Church. Did ever Lollard or
Huguenot 20 the stake, CT a Puritan TO the pill
lory the prison or scs0d with higher devotion %
the truth than would he He deny the truth he
sverve from the night through fear Of torture
through fear Of death
Mr. Hale had great energy and perseverance,.
What he attempted. humanity speaking, be was
sure 70 accomplish. But for this trait he never
would have carried through the great enterprises
OF bis iie-the Journal II Commerce and the Ia
bernacle. He had the spirit Of the apostolic pre-
cept be stesdiast immOvsble, always sb0unding
10 the work OF the Lord.
Mr.. Hale was a man OF comprehensive benevo-
Ience. He had much natural generosity, but he
had also what IS lar hgher-true Christian benev-
oence. From the beginning Of his Christian life
Mr. Hale was A liberal man He gave Literally,
according 10 hi. means While a merchant Ia
Boston II wss matter Of principle with him 70 do
good with bis money He used 20 say that he de-
sired money that he mleht give II away. he de-
sired 20 DO good while be lived, and not 20 eave II
as a matter Of bequest after bis death HIS chart
ties were large exceedingly large, systematic and
iudcious especially toward such objects az others
might be inclined to overlook. his private as
well as his public charities were numerous and
ample. With ample means at hand, he made no
display IN dress IN equipaee or style OF living.
he gave away nearly all bis available earnings.
and often anticipated them for the promotion OF
benevolent objects.
Mr.. Hale lived in the fear Of God Religion was
his chief good the service Of God his highest jof
Even while minging In the busy world, As busy
as the busiest. he lived IN higher atmosphere
than most around hun, when he could discern
Gods providence IN passing events, and exult IN
HIS government and IN His love Though he used
10 lament his absorption IN business, and though
IN his last sickness he mOaned that his heart was
too little fixed upon Heaven as its home yet DO
think at tor one whose mind was 50 necessarily
occupied with the present and the visible, he did
IN remarkable degree preserve his Christian
life and spirit infuse religion into his daily calling,
and perform the duties of the Christian probes
sion While he surely was not slo,hiul IN splrt,
but ever active and Industrious, he was also Ter
vent IN spirit serving the Lord do not remem-
Der ever 20 have missed him from stated reii-
gious meeting during the week, when he was IN
the I itN ana IN ltdltu. In ~ tptNiai ~
terst he would attend a religious meeting almost
every evening for weeks in succession.
He loved Religion-he loved the cause OF Chrst
he lsved the people OF God-he loved prayer,
and the faithful earnest preaching OF the word.
Such were the most prominent traits in the
character of our deceased friend. It's deficiency
was chiefly in those softer graces which render so
genial the character Of Martyr or OF Taylor. He
had in him too much Of Peter, too little OF John.
He lived too much in the stern stormy walks OF
duty too little in the fragrant bowers OF love. lie
was sensible of this deficiency, and Of late years.
endeavored to correct il, and the Steiner features
II his character rcre moilihed-zeoT those Of inner
less prominent, sytfciency in this respect was
nor tater al so great as they suppose VINO me-
b;n, only in the rougher walks OF lie. We VINO
-. sccp,tomed 10 meet him In the pray ermeet
;,g know that he had tender heart "hen
I'd a touching incident To narrate, l kne" tnat
David Hale would be the hrst man 70 De moseu %
| cas-. And how often has he moved others by hs
simple. earnest exhorations. Never shall Tor
YET their impression. Would that had them all
preserved in writing in the words In which they
we're uttered This tenderness Is sometimes
! characteristic Of men Of apparently the rousner
| nod. Knox showed it Luther showed IT,
| A we have the course Of Mr.. Hale = lie ana the
outlines of his character II VIII De interesting 10
| know the manner Of his death ms yoh nave
richt 10 know who knew him as Christian TINS
| il may prott YOU 10 know who knew HIM only IN
| business relations. His removal IRON active ne
| was sudden He had seldom complained oil SIGN
| ness and he possessed vigorous constitution
His age had not yet passed INTO the sere anu CT
| low leaf 81" His eye was not dlm nor us ha'ui a.
| f,rce abated.n He h,d a good prospect OF many
days but the intense and increasing activity " us
brain wore out the springs Of HE Ia a moHleh'
those springs snapped, and he, so athleuc alu 80
| vigorous became helpless as n child ne SO n'ely
and So active OF mind, became dull, mcoherent un'
! conscious This was on the morning OF the eau
bath June II ls4s BUTT pleased uod % sg' Pohu
| the blow Had he without one "oru' dieu 'neli,'
| w. who knew him best would have entertained
| M donb, 81 his safety in and through Christ but
We sbould have lost many precious signs oil comfort
| ana of hone which now remain % US lie was
rsised gradually from this state OF extreme mental
| and physical prosuatl0n, and " as enao,eu 70 see
his friends 10 converse inteligenty 70 dictate al
occasional letter and 10 Journey ior the improve
ment of his health, though ne continued inu0n Gu
| feebled in BODY and was Incapable OF MS usua
| mental exertion Still slowly improving as " IN
Ter snproached he ioumeyed Southwark intend
ia, ~ % as Jar as New Orleans, and possibly &C
Cuba The providence OF God directed nm :,
Fredericksburg Va. where MS journey " as a'leS'
"a bv increasing debility Dropsical symptoms
superyened and ms ultimate recovery oecains
r,ore and more doubtful An attack OF lnnuenza
which was epidemic AZ the place. terminated M
.nEerines. and happily delivered him from th'
n~o,racted anguish OF death by the disease unde
which he labored. With occasional exceptions
/ he retained his consciousness 70 the last. nei
that consciousness returned after ms nrs' at,sc
II wa. evident that he was chnging 70 he. botl
his constitution and bis vii struggled hard agans
his disease. He had 50 many plans, so man-
homes and was So full OF business, that ne ooa
scarcely be reconcied 10 the thought Of deatn 90
bv degrees his feelings underwent change Ia 'ni
respect and II was pleasing 20 observe no" caiin
. he relinouished his hold upon the world ana re
, signed himself to the will OF God. DOUBTS an
D fee~s he had az times-DOt doubts respecting u
xav Of salvation the fullness Of Cnnst tne prOiL
r ses Of God but doubts respecting himself rssqu
- inc from MS habit Of close seA-scrutlny anu -
- nice discrimination Of his own mental state Il
/ ,yonid sometime. SIGH TO find God as near an
resent friend vet even these occssionA DOUBT
. ana his caution IN speaking Of ms own nope "s'
\ - tbose who were with him comforting syn WI
, ~ resson was unci0uded, that bis Judgment
L;-,.sIf Wa. 70 be relied upon, and that bis conf
;, 80 IN Jesus 70 whom he peaceiully cotnnltte
4 tt,...lf a. he la.t was NOT mistaken. those "
4 | -.5s-.,ooS M, natural temperament, and WI
1. -. conversant with his religious lie, woaid d
- cor ANYTHING ecstatic IN his ast hours YET OF
/. - "a. much with him testites that there 81
!. - when he might have yielded to me nooos
!. sootion. grateful and happy affections tlch col
Id srcad 10 issue from MS he art, aud inlzn' j I'M
= .e-:-aS Rave suddenly broken down the oanzs
N 80 I'D borne him with rush o. rap'afe ln'o y
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