Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27
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richer dfHpery. MafOle monuments ana statugs are poor mementoes of such a man. Ole prefers to think.of him Bas-as- sociated with the green'yeWs and cedhrs of ABney Park, with'the rich cloudl pal ace, which the sgtting sun and his own imagination had changed into walls of sapphire snfrohndedi by an emerald sea, and surniounted with golden'turrets; or better still; one would think of Watts af- ter listening to full-choir inithe sanctu- &fy, singing from his second version of Che twenty fourth Psalm those three Sublime stanzaer:--
 f Our L.'rd is risen from the dead,
 Qsse' Jesus is gone ub On high
 The powvrs of hell are captive led,
 . Dragged to the portals Of thSsky.
 .: There his triutnphal chariot waits,
 And angels chant the sulemn lay,
 Lif, up your heads, ye heavenly gates
 everlasting. doors; g,vs way.
 siLeose all yoUt,bars'of. .massy light,
 And wide unfcldah' eternal sceHe-
 He claims1hesA maneiOnsAshis rfght-
 Receive the King'of GIOfyin."
 The usefulness of such man an'riev 4f be estimated. His "Pslams and Aymns," and his "Divine and Moral s6ngs,' have been'publlshed by millions Tst they are by no means antiquated. No better sacred lyrics--no better songs for children have yet arisen to supplant a,s ptoduction of Watts. Of his person little need be said. He WIS scarcely Iabfe than five feet in stature. Yet he 5ossesssd a dignity of manner, bright tohntenance, and piercing eye. In the bulpit, his manner was quiet, seldom mo- 3ing a hand, but his voice was distinct, dnd his intonations' sweet and attractive. His last days were peaceful and happy. TEe was heard to say, "I bless God that l can lie down with comfort at night, not being solicitous whether l awake in this world or another In conversation With a friend, while he was patiently wa sns his departure, he observed, "That he renembered an aged minister used stSpss4,, that the naost leafnef and know ihsS" Christians, when they come to die, Have only the same plain premises of the Gospel for their support as the common and unlevned !; and so,p said he, " l find A" He died on the 25th of November, l74s;. itst one century and one year a,4g. He was honorably inferred among the eworthies of Bunhill Fields. Six cler- 6Ynen, two from each of the different dissenting churches, bore his pail. Dr. R. Chandler pronounced the oration at the grave, in which he delivered the following just commendation: We here somui. to the ground the venerable re- mains of one, who being ifitrrsted with many excellent talents By Him who is the giver of every good and perfect gift. cheerfully and unweariedly employed fhcnr as a faithful steward of the mani fold grace of God, in his Masters service approving himself as minister of Christ in rnush patience, in afflictions and, dis tress, by pureness, by knowledge, by loaRsuferihg, By Kindness, by love un' feigned,. By the word of truth. by the ar- Ihour of r'ghteousness. by hono- and dis honor, by evil report and good report, and who, amidst trial from within and from without, was continued, by the kind providence of God and the powerful sup ports of his grace, to q good old age, honoured and beloved by all parties, retaining his usefulness till he had just finished his course. and being, at last. favoured according to his own wishes and prayers, with release from the la bors of life into that peaceful state of good men, which commences immediate Y after death. Oh. how delightful is that voice fionx heaven, which has thus pronounced: 'ss Blessed are the dsad sOho aie ig ths Ford, ysa, yea soitk tse. Spi'a that tKey asay rest from their Id6oars, and thesr soorks do .foIlo,O hens." pr. Jennings preached the funeral ser mon from Hebrews xii, 4, He 6eimy dead yet speaEeth." He observes in his dis course, "I question whether any author before him did ever appear on such a variety of subjects as he has done, both as a. prose writer and poet. However, this may venture to say ,-there is no man now living, of who;e works so many have beer dispefsed both at home and abroad. tfiAT are in such constant use. and translated into sucti < variety of an- guages; many of which wifi, doubt not. remain more durable monuments of his great talents than any representation l Gan make of them, though 1t were to be engraven on pillars of brass"
 A plain square tomb covers his re- mains. It was erected by Sir John Har- topp, Bart, and Lady Abney, hSving been "replaced in 1908 by few per sons who met for worship where he SO long laboured." A modest inscription is engraven on the marble, composed. by the man whose remains sleep beneath it.,
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