Litchfield enquirer., 1859-04-07

greater eloquenco and power. We hope to sec Mir w. again in the great contest of 1860.
 For the Litchfeld Enquirer.
 The affective event which occurred the first of September last in the death of JOSHUA MASON. aged q, son of Joseph W. Mason of South Farms,> in Charleston, S. C., by the yellow fever, (which death was recorded in your raper) and whose funeral was attended in the place of his death with much srect and honor by those with whom he had form ed pleasant associations in the two years he had there resided also, due respect shown to the deceased, and the afflicted family, when the sad in telligence reached this place, by public religious sevices, on the second Sabbath of September and a sermon appropriate delivered by our Pastor.
 But although buried with much respect, yet it was away from home, and the deeply afflicted fath- CT had it in his heart to have the body exhumed and brought to this place for final interment-and also receiving expressions of sympathy and assist ance profcrcd from young men in New Haven, with whom the deceased had formed intimate ac quaintan"e. to carry into effect this result after the expiration of six months, in the kind Provi OeNCe OI 0Ou IculstlIS dlIIfeu HI tuiS HIS uts tive place, March 8 It was thought proper and becoming that more public exercises should be had in view of the solemn event. Funeral services were again held in the lecture of this place the 11th, in which our beloved Pastor showed most clearly from Bible History, that the event not without precedent. After few preparatory re- marks. in which he spoke of the respect and honor !. Charleston, $. C., which was more than usual, es- pecally in times of prevailing epidemcs, he re- marked, that, in all the various circumstances of pastoral life of twenty nine years in attending fu nerals, he had always found portions of the Word of God appropriate. He then read the following passages of Scripture :-Geness XXIII, 8 to 20 Do. XXy, to 10 Do. XII, 28 to S0-Do. L, to l3-Do. L. 9 to 26.-Exodus XIII, r to 19.- Judges XVI. 90 to 3l.-Ruth I. 16 to 17.-First Samuel XXXI, 6 to l3.-Second Samuel XXI, 12 to 14-From which he deduced the three following principles and facts, viz =
 The strong desire of individuals of all ages and countries to be inferred in the place of their natv ity.
 2d. The faithfulness of the true people of God to
 
 friends-and
 3d. The strong love and attachment of tLe pco- pie of God for each other and especially their kin dred. in joy and in this life and even after death to be associated by having their bodies laid side by side, to sleep in dust until the morning of the resurrection.-Which,u upon examination of the passages above quoted, will show the reasoning cor rect.
 After which, he referred to the feelings of our young friend in his last sickness and while he could not speak with defniteness what were the feelings of the departed one. with reference to the truths above, as drawn from Scripture yet know ing the natural amiabeness of the deceased tLe fidelity, love and strong attachment which he had ever manifested as a son and loving brother and especially the few expressions which he uttered to an attending nurse, when she communicated to him the result to which council of physicians came, the Sd day of his sickness which proved to the last that his hopeless and that he had but short time to live, and which he received with composure, remarking, q shall soon be in heaven where shall see beloved mother '-he had no doubt, could he have had time and strength to have given utterance to his wishes he would have desired the same course taken which is soon be-that of being inferred by the side of kindred in the place of his own dear home
 After which exercises, the remains were borne to the graveyard, some young men officiating as pal- bearers, who were intimate associates of the de ceased in days of boyhood and youth and there deposited beside the remains of dear mother, sis ter, and two brothers there to rest in hope. we trust, till awakened by the trump of God which shall raise the sleeping dead to life.
 l have thus attempted to sketch few thoughts suggested by our venerable Pastor, on that solemn occasion which were listened to with interest and instruction by many hearer and especially by the bereaved father and family. A PARIsHIoNER.\
 South Farms, March 30, 1859.
 A party of miners at Buena Vista Hill, near Grass Valley, California, in tunneling the hill, tap ped what is supposed to be subterranean lake, as