Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-24

| realize Tie Joys you SPOKE ol! God saw laas
YOU Were then nearly ripe for heaven, but We
knew it not. May God grant that the others
may meet you there, aud there resume lLat-
our INSTRUMENTATION.
"Allur'i tu brighter worlds, and led the way"
The tone Of his piety is Seen in the follow.
ing extract Of Il letter dated 10th May 1859
"My dear Brother: We have had a grievous
;iilction m our family III the death OF our
sweet little baby. 0 what sweet little boy
he was and how painful it was to our hearts
to give him up! But ! think have become
resigned to the good will Of my blessed Lord
and Saviour, who has shown his goodness and
mercy both to our dear little child aud to us
by these apparently affective dispcnsatious Of
his providence. Pray for me, and my dear
vile, that the Lord, our cilasiscr, will give
us the grace Of resi- snatiou to His holy will,
and that we may be able to say in the spirit
of our Divine Master, "the Lord gave, and
the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the
name Of the Lord" Pray for us daily, and
especially for me, that the Lord will by His
Holy Spirit grant unto me nceHncss and
ureat h&ulity. o! Brothcr-, feel and
tcplurc a want of genuine Christian humility.
Pray the Lord that | may have greater love
to Cnrist-nore zeal for the promotion of his
glorious cause and the coming of his King
dom here ON cartll-that may hunger and
thirst after righteousness, and that nay soul
may be filled. My Dear Brother, without
ceasing mention HE always in your prayers.
Pcradventure the l.. rd may hear you and
bless me. . let us praise and magnify h.s
holy nanc.''
The very desires here expressed show the
hi. standard of Christian excellence to which
he had attained
Brother l., studied the Scriptures not for
debate ur 'iiscus>'on but as the daily spiritual
iDud of lis soul; lie had the Hyht Of the
knowledge of God and this light brought hcut
with it, as orc OF the fathers expresses it
' .us est rchicuium caloris." Even Lis bust
ness letters We're often largely devoted to
spiritual matters.
\ short time efcre his death an aged
friend Of mine had become Uneasy about some
little business matter, and requested HE to
write to him about ii. | finally did so, but
offered an apology for troubling him with so
small matter, saving that | di So only ON
account of the 0"rieiy of my friend. quote
the following from his reply dated January
18th, 1851.
"Wlat a blessed thing it is to relieve the
mint from distress and anxiety. IEi' Is an act
of mercy. what would lac uIlr condition if
deprived If The mercy and inrbcarancc oI
our God Miserable indeed Bat thanks be
To the Lord Tor these tender mcrcicS, for which
we are debtor to him every day. love to be
a pen>ioncr upon our father IN heaven He
is 50 rich in blessings and gives so freely to
them that ask him. Then let Us trust III the
I.or, and do good SO shall VIC dwell in the
land and verify VIC shall bc f d. Request my
-to join you in prayer to God to in.-
crease my faith and may God bless us all is
my prayer.
This extract not only Shows his deep spirit
uul.t:. but the mild and afectionate manner
Of his reproof o, that Christians could
drink in this spirit. When read this letter
was ashamed that had offered an apology
ior relieving troubled mind.
lie was ever thirsting after righteousness.
Nor did he suffer tie affairs Of this life to en-
ianglc him. He soagEtto please Him who
"hal chosen him to he soldier. "-2nd Tim.
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