St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-13
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had fewer defects of character, a. no
man had nicer sense of what consta'
tuted a pure and perfect character.
As an incident in illustration of Mr..
Marcy's religious sentiments, the DOC.
tor related an interview which he had
with him some years since. The con-
versation had only been on genera.
topics, when Mr.. Marcy rose to leave.
He was already at the door, when the
Doctor apologized for not having soon-
er introduced the subject Of religion.
Mr.. Marcy Immediately returned,
thanked the Doctor for having broach-
ed the subject, and, in a long conver.
sation, uttered sentiments and avowed
emotions and experiences which, to
his own mind d,presented an unmistaka-
BILE portraiture of the Christian.
1t was the preachers fortune to be
a resident of Albany during the visl"
tation of the cholera in 1882. During
that terrible summer, he was in con-
slant correspondence with the deceas-
ed. His letters were full of kindness
and sympathy. While they exhorted
the Doctor to a patient discharge Of
the duties which the calamity imposed
upon him as minister of Christ, they
never failed to cover substantial re-
mittance, the expenditure of which
carried joy into many an afflicted house
hold.
It was the preachers happiness,
while pastor here, to receive applica-
ton from Mrs. Marcy for admission in
tn the church. While he would not
admit the right even of q husband to
interfere with the religious convictions
of wife, he deemed it proper to men
ton to Mr.. Marcy, the wishes and pur-
poses of his companion, adding-
Governor, have you any objections
that her request to be baptized shall
be complied with 2" With prompt
ness and feeling which showed that his
heart was in the response, he said -
"No, no, certainly not. Far from it,
far from it. gladly acquiesce; and
only regret that do not feel myself
fit to accompany her in that ordi-
nance"
Noman was more regular attendant
upon the public services on the Sab
bath. In this, he was an example even
to professed christians. When in the
city, neither heat nor cold-sunshine
nor storm-not even the presence Of
those whom, as public man. he might
desire to conciliate, could keep him
away from the sanctnary;And often
/ when seated in his accustomed pIxSSsa.
had the preacher observed the sympa-
thetic tear coursing down his manly
cheek, as he touched some chord which
found response in his own great
soul. The religious element ran through
his entire character and, under cir
cumstances more favorable to the de-
velopement of that element, he
would have publicly adorned the reli-
gion which he kept pent up in his own
heart.
After alluding to the pageant which
accompanied the remains of the de-
ceased to the tomb, the Doctor closed
his discourse with the remark that
while looking down into his grave,
with the setting sun casting its fast
rcceding rays upon his narrow house,
he could not doubt that his spirit was
even then encircled by the effulgence
of the uncreated glory of the upper
sanctuary and while the martial mu-
sic resounded through the groves Of
the beautiful cemetery, he felt that
the spirit of William l.. Marcy was
even then listening to the more sub
lime music Of the heavenly world.