Columbia gazette., 1853-12-24

/ III VIC uuoe VI tHc Sditu awake ana sing
and the exclamation 80 out from millions
ofsvoices at once 80 death where is
thy sting! O grave where is thy victo-
ry!n Death will then be swallowed up
in victory, and the righteous shine forth
as the sin in the kingdom of their Faith
er; while the wicked shall depart at the
command of God to meet their doom.
But We must hasten to a close.
How wserrevocable the DEGREES of Heav-
en-, and wonderfully mysterious the ways
Of Providence.
Just two weeks yesterday we we're
called upon to deliver funeral dis
course over the remains of fellew-beine
"a citizen Of this town, and Masonic
brother, (DR. G. A FIELD. We did
not even dream at that time, that we
should be called together SO soon again,
to render our last tribute of respect to
the dead; and do honor to the memory
Of another Masonic brother in the same
house, and under circumstances 10 af-
flictingly mourntul.
The unexpected and heartrendins IT,
dings have already come to our town
and into our ears, informing us Of the
death of ARcIBALD u. GILLEspIE, a
respected member of the Masonic Fra
ternity, and brother of our worthy and
much esteemed fellow-citizen and towns
man, Col Charles K. Gillespie.
We now surround the remains-what
was mortal Of one accustomed to take
part in what is done under the sun, in
the affairs Of time, and in the busy scene
of lie can no more be engaged
That active, thinking, living principle
which was clothed upon by the body, and
which acted through the organization CT
The Physical man has already taken its
I'll hit to The spirit land, and now walks
up and down the fields of Immortality
La the death Of this our friend, we should
receive instruction. For aught we can
tell, some one now present may soon be
called away as unexpectedly as was he.
a m IN -ntary accident "a limb brok-
en and injured, was the cause of his
death. And from this ,.e was exp, c:ed
to recover ere long for he had improv-
ed. But an unhappy turn in his attic.
tons, and, behold, life soon ebbs out,
AMI it is announced that Archibald Gill
icspis is 10 more.
Ihe deceased was a native Of Ten
Iessee. He was born and grew up in
Ehea County, East Ten. lie was one
Of :. larg', n ,eresting and worthy family
who to my own knowledge, we're very
influential. ! have had the pleasure of a
personal acquaintance with several of his
brothers and know them to be leading
business and professional gentlemen in
the communities where they reside in
different towns of my native State
With the deceased, | formed par
tlal acquaintance in Chattandooga, Ten
He was at that time engaged in bust
ness house OF the place.
From Chattandooga, he came to Cali
iornil in 1850, where he has since been
engaged in mining operations. And
now, like many others, he has fallen by
the stroke of death, in the land of gold.
In his native state a large circle of
relatives and friends will mourn his death
as we'll as those in his adopted state
10 know one of the Gillespies' was to
respect and esteem lin. But death
goes forth with his bony form, and res
! poets no mans person, character, or po-
sition in society. How true and impress
sive the sentiment expressed by the po-
ct, where he says
"DeaM rides on erery passing Jreeze,
And lnrks in erery foarer,
Eaeh season has its oun disease,
Us PERL, erery hour"
The memory of our departed friend
We will cherish, and seek to initiate his
virtues while it becomes us to throw
the mantle of charity around his faults,
and make our allowance for the foibles
and weaknesses Of human nature. We
have before us now an emblem of what
we may soon be, and shall Immediately
follow to mans last resting place, the re-
mains of a brother, no more to behold
him, until Heavens last thunder
shakes the world below" and all men,
great and small, stand before God to
be judged and awarded according to
their character. Farewell, brother,
peace to thy ashes. Amen.
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