Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-11-20

, that he had been all along guilty Of the
al sin Of treating God as though Re was a
liar. according to I John s.: l0-"he
that believeth not God hath made Him
liar" In view of this he made solemn
resolution and covenant, which he com.
mitted to writing. that he would ever af-
ter believe the simple word Of God, whe-
Their he had desirable emotions or not.
It was for his belief and his teaching
the doctrine of Sanctiication, that he was
arraigned several times before the Pres
| oytciy and Synod with which he was
connected. He did not hesitate TO avow
his convictions, and when, before Pres
bytery he testified, of the grace Of God
in his behalf. and told the simple story
OF his then recent experiences, more than
one eye glistened with tears, and / shink
none Of those bre.hreH will dispute my
words when / say that Brother Hills story
deeply affected them. Afterwards be-
fOie the Synod they testified Of him, that
he had been baptized Of the Holy Ghost.
It viii be recolIected that the Presbyte.
ry deposcd him on account Of his views,
but he was shortly afterwards re-ordain-
ed by a council Of COngregatiOnalist min
listers. 1# aG
! Most Of the time du,ing his illness,
Brother Hill was suppoated by the pro-
misses Of Scripture. He was resigned
and submissive TO the will Of God, calm,
peaceful and perfectly patient. bu; he did
not, uGtil very near his end, fell that co.
stacy Of enjoyment that he had ct times.
To . clergyman who visited him he re.
! marked that "hs s0,s nothing in himself
but unaDoYttiness, but trusted in the nser-
its Of Christ for acceptance with God. !"
These words were not only expressive Of
! his feelings on his diving bed. but for
) years previously he felt the same sense
Of his own anworthiness and his entire
!, dependence on Christ. Some persons,
= who knew him not, and did not UNDER
stand his feelings, on hearing him speak
. Of his inward peace and comfort, on a cer-
: tain occasion accused him Of sell. suffi-
! cient complacency. Had they known Kim
= / as the writer Of this article did, most in.
! timately and for years, they never would
e have brought THAI charge against him.
!, But tolreturn to his dying bed. When
4 he saw himself failing from day to day he
said, l. does no: disturb me TO observe
!. the marks Of dissolution upon me it is
: plcasant--to die is gain--my work is
: done.2 Two or thres of the last days Of
! his life, he was SO feeble he said but lit
! tie. The Bible and hymns were read to
= him which gave him much comfort, On
i The last day he was inclined 10 drowsi-
ness nutil towards evening when labor
, ed breathing commenced and he became
i wakeful and was conscious to the last
He said "'the hand Of death is upon me. :"
In answer to- an inquiry from his wife, if
= he did not suffer great deal, he said
mt 80 nanch as my Saviour there is TO
!, be a greater struggle bs. The Lord is
e dealing very kindly with me. He is ta-
!. king me doWn very gently" Then look
ing his wife full in the face, he said to
her. "Jesus says will not leave you
q oomFortless, I will come to you" She
E asked him If he had the. presence of tie
a Spirit 70 comfort him ''Yes, yes,D he
!. replied, II feel it. Precious Saviour
i Blessed Sayionr--I am blessed--I rejoice
: in hope Of the glory Of God" He then
: started the verse of hymn which he had
many times repeated befofe:-
III '.Why should shrink at pain or woe,
III Or feel Al death dismay,
I've Canaan's goodly land in view,
And realms ot endless day"
He added " eternal Joy S my own" Then
addressing his wife and each of bis friends
who stood around his bed. he said ~ will
meet thee in Heaven" He tried to say
more but was unable, and soon he fell
asleep so sweetly, that it was some time
before his friends could tell whether his
spirit fingered with them, or had entered
the blssful abodes of the redeemed.
Brother Hill was converted at the age of
nineteep and commenced preaching the
1 gospel 10 1852 when he was about TWEEN
/ ty five. He died at the age of thirty -seven
and lsaves wife and three children. He
1 was for several years pastor of the second
! Presbyterian church Of Newbnrgh, N. Y,
and afterwards Of the Congre gatiOnal church
! at Maliaylle, IN Saratoga Co. lie labored
for some time previous to his death at
Cambridgepori VT. BY the people Of all
these places he will be affectiOnately re.
membered as faithful minister Of Christ.
| He had iabored Unprotected meetings in
several other places where he was success
full in winning many souls TO Christ.
\ HRNRY BELDEN.
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