The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-02-12
Obituary.
From the Milton chroaicIe.

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Died, In Millon. ON The LIST Of February, Man
rIs p. HrsTrssres. esq. aged 81 years
In thus announcing The death Of one Of our
most respected citizens. We cannot forbear giving
. short notice Of his life and character.
Mr.. H. came to this Town in 1918. from Or
snge county. n. c., AMI resided here from that
time ill his death. lie was one Of The pioneers
in forming the Presbyterian Church here. and Cor
more than twenty years one Of It's ruling elders,
which Office be held Of the time Of his decrease.
He MAS emphaticalIy eoop sAS. Blessed by
nature with singularly mild and equsbe dispo-
slion. cast naturally in one Of the finest moulds.
the traits Of his character were still more refined
and purified by grace. No man ever heard him
speak IN Of another. lie was tender Of ths fall
ings Of bis friends and neighkors almost 10 fault
When sickness and distress came upon the fami-
hes in our community, il was as natural 10 send
for Mr.. Huntington as for The MUSICIAN, and he
was ever ready 10 80; and by bis kind smile and
hopeful words TO cheer the sick and suffering.
His kindness is this respect viii long be rmem-
Lered amongst us. Ifpure and indebted religion,
as we are taught, consists in visiting the father.
kss and the widow in their affection. and in keep
ing himself unspotied from the word,' then wal
our departed friend indeed and in truth a chris
tian. For many wears he led the singing in IN,
Presbyterian church here. and il vas rare, indeed
to see him absent from public worship on the
Sabbath, or from the prayer meeting But now
alas whrn we look Cor him in his accustomed
place in the sanctuary, we shall .miss hin
there!"
Mr.. HIS last illness was long and severe bu
that God to whom he had given himself in hi
youth, and whom he had served so faithfully il
his manhood, did not forsake him in the iyin,
hour. lie was fond, during his illness, Of repeat
ing portions of hymns with which his memoir,
was stored, and often as those who watched
around his bedside would see his eve light up
they could but believe that he had caught 9
glimpse Of the green fields and giitlering spire,
Of that sunny land" which was soon to be hi,
eternal home. He died just before IL O'Clock, OF
Saturday night. II was fitting time for him t.
die. II was fitting that he should open his eye.
to the dawn of that new Sabbath in heaven.
He will no more lead the praises Of Gods peo-
pie in his lower sanctuary, but we firmly trust
that ere This he is joining with the blood wash.
ed throng" in singing the new song Of " Moses
and the Lamb" around the throne in that upper
temple.
We deeply sympathise with the widow and "a.
,hcrlcss children Of our Departed friend. in this
their hour Of sorrow. We would speak kind and
gentle words to them il we might. God stay
them in their agony"-but they should not for.
get that they sorrow not as those without hope
They should remember that he whom they so
fondy loved and kindly watched and nursed in
his last illness, has only put off this earthly
house Of his tabernacle to be clothed upon with
a heavenly" To many, too. in this village, who
knew and loved him well, the memory of Martin
p. Huntington will be fresh and fragrant long af
ter his body has mingled with the mould upon
his coffin lid. d. N. s.