Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-06-02
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From the Indian Land Chronicle.
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sUaeEsTED ON THE. DEATH joF REV. P: E.
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Mr.. Editor 1T is said of David, ssthe
,man.after Gods own heart" that, aatter he
had ssruedh his ,oaouS generation 9y the aotU c7
God, he, fell on sleep. The wisest of men
,afirms thats"A-gooda name is better than
:precious ointment, and the day of death,
than thesday of ones hirth..''-s 90 -. - g
Two months have elapsed since the death
fof q goodman was heralded in the public
prints. One who spent the flower Of his
youth and the yigor Of manhood in your i'm
mediate vicinity, and almostthe whole. of his
useful and laborious life, within the. bounds
of our District. But little, has been said of
his labors and toils-his brethren in Office
resergiug themselves, until another. occasion,
and none who constituted a portion. Of his
immediate charge, feeling called upon. to
commit to paper, the thoughts called up by
the melancholy occurrence. o. -..sr. X :
Every poted occurrence of Divine Provi-
-dence should be improved for good, aud the
signs Of the times carefully. noted. The
Prophet condemns not only the Ignorance
and sottishness of the watchmen, but. also
the slothfalness and stupidity of thespeoples
eTherighteous perisheth, and no man layeth
tito heart; and merciful men are taken a.
way, none considering that the righteous is
taken away FROM the evifto come." 1t often
happens thatthose whoare seemingly in>the
,height:of usefulness are removed, whilst
those who area less SCARE spared-=the fruit
ful ars utsdownyand theabarren left to cum
Der the ground. .5s~ = r4s<> ;. - r {
When an occurrence of this kindHtakes
place, Che Prophet @intimates thatsit'should
be 'tlaid to heart" y The inquiry should be
made, what can be done to make up the
breach, and 6ll up the places of those who
are taken away Who is there to stand'in
the gap and prevent the destroying angel
from entering in? When the voice Of the
rod is not heard-where the intentions of it
are not answered, there is Just cause for dis
pleasure. ''- -
: To be "good man" in, the proper sense
of the term, is to be man of great sinceri=
ty and of entire. devotedness, to God. :. 1T
does not imply entire exemption from faults,
There may be speok in the diamond or a
spot. or, the sun. 1t does not imply eSemp,
ton from trials, from :fghtings Without and
fears, within, but rathersupposes continued
warfare. With evil. awe Wrestle not against
flesh and, blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers .ofsthe
darkness ofshis world against spiritual wick
edness in5high- places" LAS each. one who
was engaged in building. the walls, "With
one.of his hands he wrought in the work
and with the otherhe held la weapon, ESQ the
good man has to watch as welfas labor =
= To ssserye his own generations" that the
age in which he. lived, is just to tser7esthe
Lord Jesus Christi" and to this isIannexsd
the promise, "ye shall receive the reward of
the Inheritance. David was serviceabieto
others; as well as to himself. He was use
tul bothsas a. ruler and prophet, to- the
church and tothe world. He was a blessing
tothe age, or to Regeneration in whiehShe'
lived "He fed them according 6 'tosfthe in-
tegrity of his heart and guided Them by the
skilfulness (prudence) ofrhis hands, = r
= A devoted Christian Minister, ''who looks
not at his own things" is public good 1and
his removal is public loss, and especially,
when "no man layeth it to heart" When
he follows devotedly the example Of the great
Master, who went about doing good doing
good both to the bodies and souls Of men-
Is friends and neighborsAA AstoJ To The world at
large, and the church in particular; he is to
be, regarded as a public benefactor, and his
removal is to Be regarded as their loss, though
it may be his gain. "For to me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain, For J. am in strait
betvixt two, having desire 10 depart, and
to be with Christ, which is far better. Ney-
ertheless to abide in the flesh is more need,
full for you"
The deyoted Christian strives to do good
to his Gown generation" to do good while
be liyes, and thus scattering the good seed
may do good to. posterity. He will .endeaV,
or to be,servieeable to the generation and
age in which he lives, by improving his tai
ents and trusts, with faithful diligence. to
every purpose of the divine glory and all the
interests of God in this world,
Somercouut greatly, and bless themselves
in prospect Of the good, which their posthu,
nous benefactions will accomplish. Instead
of being their own almoners, they leave this
! office to be carried out by cold and heart,
less world. Very rarely, indeed, isany good
accomplished by such benefactions, unless
the donor has been distinguished for liber'
ality during his life. To give, only because
it cannot be carried hence, is usually attend
ed with blighting curse. 1t is true those
who are charitably disposed may not be able
to give as much as they would desire during
life-they must keep in reserve ample fol
their own subsistence-and they may not
be able to command the estate until finally
settled up-I speak of those who cling with
pertinacity to their estate, SO long as they
live, and then, when forced to separate, ex-