Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-03-07
I" Friend after friend departs,
Who hath not lost a friend
There is no union here Of hearts
That 6nds nof here an end % \


The truthful and touching language of these famil-
lar and beautiful lines, has been recalled to the memo
ry. and impressed upon the heart OF many by the
death of DR.. GILBERT TENNENT, who departed
is life in Marietta Ca ion the l7lh u in the ftieth
year Of his age.
If friendship or Affection if the tender ties of his
large and beloved family Of eight children already
and but recently bereaved of fond mother, or tho
claims of extensive and increasing medical practice
could have araied aught in arrestlng the hand Of
death, the dee ceasrd would still have been among the
living. But Gods ways are not as our ways" and
in this mysterious dispensaen of his Providence it is
alike the duty and the privilege of surviving relatives
and friends feel and to confess 1t is the Lord let
him do what seemeth him good" "T'he Lord gave,
the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name Of the
Lord"
Dr.. Tennent was a native Of Charleston, S. c.
When three years old, his father removed from the
city and settled in Abbeville District. The deceased
pursued his medical studies in Kentucky and Char
eston and having received his diploma from the medi.
cal College of South Carolina, praciiced medi-
cine IN Ejgefeld District until the fall of 1850, VIII
he removed 10 Marietta. Though but few years
among u.s. he had won for himself the friendship and
th gratitude of many at whose bedside and IN whose
houses of sickness and aicon ne had so a. siduousy
and faithfully ,o MS Loss 10 Inc e"mmuG,1
physician, will be deeply felt and sincerely deplored
About two years since he connected himself with
Presbyterian Church in this place, ar has always
manifested the deepest interest IN the welfare OF tho
Church, and in the cause OF morality and 'eiglon.
As physician he endeavored to make his pr fession
al ayocations interfere little possible with his
punctua attendance on the minstrations of the sane
tuary and o,her Of grace. During his last i'll.
ness his suffer ngs at times extremely painful,
but he exhibited the greatest christian courage, calm
ness ami resignation. Not mnrmur escaped hlslips,
and once when, like his blessed master, he prayed
if it be possible let this cup pass from me-" like
him, he was enabled to add Z" not as will, but as
thou wilt" Goods will be done, was his frequent
prayer. His whole reliance for salvation was on
Christ and Christ alone, and while he confessed him.
self great sinner, he felt Christ to be great and
preciLus Saviour. few hours before his death, he
took tonching and tender farewell of his MoTHERLEss
children, who were soon 10 be FATHERLEss too, and
urged upon them most soemnly the duty of seeking
God eary-repeatine the promise, with an emphasis,
those that seek me early, shall find me, and begged
them not to put off he had done in youth, but to
seek religion How-to seek it " EARLIER"
Nav the God of thrir father be to them covenant
keep1e Cod and fulfil to them in Their individual e1.
perence, the precious assurance Of his own word
When my father and my mother forsake me, the
Lord will take me up"
"His spirit has returned to him
Who gave its heavenly spark,
Yet think not, sun, il shall be dim
When thou thyself art dark;
No! it shall live again and shine
In bliss unknown to beams of thine,
By.Hiln recalled to breath,
Who captive, led captivity,
Who robbed the grave Of victory,
And took the sting OF death" l..