M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-03-06
Number 20

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in feeble health, Judge Edwards solicit
ed me as often as conveniently could
to visit him, and administer the conso
Iations Of religion to hlnf-which, h
said, was desired by Col. Burr,--an
would be agreeable to him.
Accordingly, from that till the 18Th
OF Sep, 1886, the day on wicb be died at
the said Port Richmond House, ] visit
ed him as minister OF the Gospel
once o: twice week. At these conss-
cutive interviews / was uniformly rec
eived by him with his accustomed poll
i,eness and urba nifty Of manner. The
time spent with him at each interview
} which was al hour. more or less
, was chiefly employed in rellgius con-
versatiou. adopted TO his declining
health. his feeble state Of body and his
, advsced age. concluding BY prayer to
Almighty God for the exercise Of his
great mercy, tho influence Of his holy
spirit and divine blessing. In all which
he appeared to take an interest and be
pleased, and particularly would thank
me for the prayers offered up in.hiG
behalf, for my kind oficies and inter-
took in his spiritual welfare, saying
il gave him pleasure to see me and hear
my voice. Aud when reminded him
Of the advantages he had enjoyed, OIL his
honored and pious ancestry, viz: HE
father, minister OF the Gospel, and
President of the College at Princeton,
Il. j., and his mother defendant Of the
learned and celebrated divine, iona
than Edwards, and that doubtless many
prayers had gone up TO heaven from the
hss rts Of his parents for his we'll being,
and happiness, ii see med to affect him.
And when asked him ssto his views of
the holy scripture she Said:--'They were
the most system OF truth the world had
ever seem" So that iulging from his
own declaration and his behavior to me
as his spiritual adviser, he was not an
atheist nora dsist.
| | did not admi Mister the sacrament to
him, nor did he suggestand request nae
to do it. , rl . A as9 i83I
In regard to other topics, 1.-THE course
of repeated converse tions, he remarked
, he was near Gen. Montgomery whsH
he fell al Quebec; and that nothwilh.
: standing THAI disaster, il the army had
pushed on they would have succeeded
Ia reference to the affair and death Of
Gen. Hamilton but little was said. He
lintimated, however that he was provok-
d ed to that encounter. Ns
I, At my last interview with him about
t 10 O'clock at noon, the day he departed
] this life about 2 o'clock ?. NJ, as afor-
e said. Sept. 10, 1896, ! found him, as
o usual, pleased to see me. tranquil in
: miad, and not disturbed by bOdilyipain.
: Observing Paisness and change in his
: coun tenance, and his pulse tremulous,
), fluttering and cratic, | asked him how
l. he felt. He replied, MOI so we'll as when
- | saw him last. ! then said, Colonel, +,
u DO not wish to alarm you, bnt Judge
Ie ing from the state Of Jour pulse, your
y ime with us is short" He replied, III
D. am aware Of it," 1t was then near l
o'clock p. NJ, and his mind and mem.
D. ory seemed perfect. said to him, "Ia
- this solemn hour Of your apparent dis
d. solution, believing as you do in the Ga
ee cred scriptures, and ycur accountability
n to God, let me ask you how you feel ia
v view of approaching eternity; whether
e. you have good hope, through grace.
ne that all your rims will be pardonsd, and
e. that God will in mercy pardon you, for
: the sake ofthe merits and righteousness
III of his beloved son, our Lord Jesus Christ
le who in love suffered and died for 10
III the Agonizing, bitter death of the cross.
D. by whom alone we can have the only
E. sure hope CT salvation2" To which he
l. said, with deep and evident emotion
T. "on that subject am coy;" BY which
D. understood him to mean that on a sub.
~ ject Of such magnitude and momsntouI
N interest touching the assurance Of hiI
le sal vatiou, he felt coy, cautious (as th,
y word denotes) to express himself in full
III confidence,
ne With his usual cofdinal concuIrenc,
Oh and manifest desire, we knesled in pra
yer before. the throne Of heavenly grace
.-imploIing Gods mercy and blessing
" He turned IN his bed, and put himself
ne in a humble devotional posture, sn'
nd Sc med deeply engaged in the religion
ne service. thanking me, as usual, for th'
ne prayer made for him.
al Calm and composed, recommended
us him to the mercy Of God and TO the wor,
al Of his grace, with last farewell A
ne about 2 o'clock p, ". without a gtoaI
ur or suugls, he breathed his last. Hi
ne death was easy and gentle as a taper il
la' the socket. and as the summers waE'
ic' that dies upon the shore. Thus die
in Col. Aaron Burr.
His FIRST fune rsl service was perform
liS ed by me in the Port Richmond Housl
'c' where he died. Thence we took his r'
70 mains to :he pei Of Prnceton Coll
pc ege, N j., where Dr.. Carnahan, u
:. Pres sident, and myself performed his la
Ct, funeral sevice before the students, II
nu faculty, The military, and d numero,
sssembisge. aud he was buried, as
requested, in the sepulchre OF his ancs
Z tors, With respects, IS - .ssIa
Il P. j, VAEPELT. D. D.
I'll u ..a
asl "Come here, Kate, love, Now is
to me, what does e.l-t spell.rai8 81.
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