Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-08-28

the Saints everlasting rsst2 Let n. - n
fish in our s1'roFs, but ia the triappph. = -
and devotion, unite with the voice fron, - $40
saying, blessed arc the lad xA:eh i.
LoEd.''
These unsfeakably precioas csasas......
ours TO day, as we mediate upan II. =.
have sustained in the death II Mr. Ear.-,.
They belong especially tn has bere.vr. -
commend them To ir's stricken n4rta#r -, M
ed bis JOYS and sorrows Tor almost -
years, to the children cf IT, love 81 -
to her OF whose declining wear, n ~r -. ~
earthly friend and support.
James Gardiner Edwards was a,~r
Massachusetts, January 23 ~. n. -
died when hewas an iufaat. liz n. k-u..-1.-
mainly. by his -randrao;ter. Mrs. In. -
eininen'ty Tious lady. who t.el n ri. 49,
Boston, In 1899. aged g1. Hrs Fia-- r,.
live of tbc North WI Tr-iaaf, a1f rtr.. 4, -
ca about TIVE year f7J", r. We "a :, -
in the British army. whom sas r,.rr;~v :. !.
10th year of her age. Thrv WIRE frss s,.to-.,
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. lie. b.bss .fffl rsr,s..
IN The family, with ths p4ssaxss uarksI !.
from which she heard Whitfield ard OLE, &c.
siis1ed ministers preach. If E!sart4 .,,h
BIZ derived from this eS4n2le The habi. 4. ~
If marking in his - b'r thc r4saa-rs FINN 80
fie heard sermons. IT, tvIs hartfxesI ~ To-
Church, Boston, NV John r. 7. Garfsu-r. n N
after whom ha was named. H14 s41rat.ar ..'
obtained ia tine public schools 1T III. native ~
where The true spirit Of ous institutions : h,nn.
II carried ont, and the ebill.sa Of ali s,....
stand upoa an eTta! footing, All haze asesw.,
equal advantage. Amoa- The chshlre.. Of daft
g1ished citizens who were his sehoo.nats,. w.,
a son ut one who was afterwards the stA Pr.
dent of the United states.
Before entering hls Teens. H. I-lYurAt rnr.-.
ri In that business which constituted IA orrur..
ton through life. first in B0sto1 newspaper y.
fee. and afterwards in the establishment. n gsr,
i Lilly. one Of The largest Publishing hoa.., =.
that psrloI ia the United States. He rsaisEt ~.
qusred mastery Of ''the art prs<srvais. If Al
arts" AMI won the confidence Of rs smpsox.r.
A printer he hal few supetiors Cor acersry.
devoted, and IN general chlrartrr. he early rarr.
ell to regard Benz. FraaAin ~ N model ~u-thr
his imitation. "A native af IT, sarn@ rify WfA
that remarkable man. BE- III chi ThDol became n.
miEiar with the class.c 'pats werc he was bora.
aud where with bis brother b. printed ;se ysS
England Couraut, .:ihe first American nsuss.-
per that aspiIed 10 discuss pIbiie questions. nd
10 guide and enIi-htcn public opinion. "--HlArsA
w. n. 3A. lis memory be hoao7ed. ITtfr-
qnently called public attcntioa To III rirfues sr
the occurrence OF the anniversary * his blrta.--
To the last office which hc occupied he r4rr thr
name of Franklin HAIL.
Mr. EDWARDS was brought MP 10 attend regular.
" upon public worship. For maaT yssrs " as-
ally accompanied hIs grandmother 10 TnasY
Church. Afterwards he joined Tie choir II fAs
Second Church in Hanover street. tlsa sniovinx
the ministrations Of Henry Wire. JF.. n. y. Bas
1t was al Liter pcrioI. while attending NJ fhr
Old South Church. during fhe ftithfH ministry
of that eminent man NJ God. Hsa5. N Wlsnr,r+
u thai. BY the divine blessing upon fhr prarsrS
and labors Of n CHRISTIAN friend, hc was hrgEEAt
to realizing sense If hts iosf arj miserable c1a-
dition az sinner .ajHs: Goi. arb n SEEK rrrer.
citation with Hin through orr Lord iesas Chfs'
Ills convictions Of s.n we're sssp and pIn-ss',
and prepared him to emb~are the Gospel heartly
and iHtcIi:Gently. llc az once renoHreeA ns
pl Hlre< and van ties ~ the w yrid sri -nrssrI-
tel himself, heart ami s1lI to tn R~H-rm-rr--
Hancrforth he ever felt that he waa uat liz cwHf
that h. was bought with price arI w4a ihrF.
fore 70 gtortfy God in llis body ard In HI .gFR.
which were Gods. H. made pablo pfofts.aa
OF BIZ faith H. Christ. AMI united With TIE on
South Church in the year Is35. lie a; orr =.
gagged in The wo.k Of doing COOL. becassia-
teacher in branch Sabbath S,.hooI. s,tstsssis "
the Old South ChEreh, On Fort Ill.
In the years 1873 and is49, n1H5cr Of mip-
isters and other friend OF religion aaI sdaratira
I'm Illinois formed tc purpose nj establishing ~
Institution of learning i'm TINT SIZE. tb1It ur
same time, witho t any s..gwie!ze oF rsGa o1aea
view. the establishment Ut s4ch aH insiitl.o#
was the subject Of d.strss.oa amoag some yiaz
yo9nz men, in tAe Society Of Inquiry refP-ciis.
Missions, IN Yale College, coaaeetieai. TIIaSs
COLLEGE. At Jacksonville. is the res1ll of The 81
ted coan-els and efforts of these p4rires. lai
visit made 10 the eastern States in is2a. i'm assak
of the College. by Rev. J. III. Fills. Missionary
Of the American HONS Missionary SorirtFT
Jacksonville. the claims wi thr Wet Hpoa PFp"F
laymen, were urged with great earnestars'. II
men, said iIr Ellis, qlo'in- ! seafImras
franklin. will do more in fixia< the habits 10
forming the character in the first <eitlenes' o.
country. than hundrsd men coming N ataE
ter period, The call fell upon the err and fsafs.
cd The heart Of Mr. Edwards. On tie IN
November. rf tie same year, afsrr a lon- ~ VII
dioas Journey, he reached Jacksonville III
his purpose to establish IN religions Io.Haai hs
press was frozen mp ON the wy. II w. not a'I
April 81, 1899. th:.t the first number n fns 80
templated journal, "Ths Western caseTFei
was issued. This paper, while j: Ssse ne g
rent news of the day. was largeiy devoted /" w
cause Of religion, All Of Educatioa, sao0@A
Schools, Temperance, missions, AMI other oeas'
client enterprises. On an these subjects ~
to contend with bitter preistIices that etfhsHs,
" prevailed i'm Southern Illinois. Thoi-h hlM
not meet with the success which was a1hr'paAe---
il vet did good service in dftTsi-fH- ii-n'
knowledge. Thu difficulty of s4staiaa- -
press at that time. can hardly nov &c essi'' =,
jacksonville was Il smIll place. nnmDsfh-
inhabitants. who resided mostly ~ los h.%
there being but one brick aai three o for H'.
buildings in the place, when Mr EiFiTds - -.
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