Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-05-11


I'd. Show how we may die the death Of the
righteous Surely. every candid hsareris anxious
10 kDowe. Oath is certain, but the manner Of dy-
ing, and the character we shall bear 70 the spir-
Il world, may depend upon the future.
lst If you would die the death Of the
righteous, then get ready to live. He who is
ready to live, is ready to die. 1t is the life
men live, that makes death awful, or blessed and
triumphant. But howf Is the great question we
are to solve on the present occasion. What
change and moral fitness is necessary in order
to die the death Of the righteous
Man as sinner, can only become right
sous through our Lord Jesus Christ. He is
the end Of the law for Righteousness. If any
anxious sinner asks "Whd. shall do 10 be saw
ed" the answer comes in the language OF On in.
spired apostle. believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved" 1t is the
blood Of Jesus Christ that must cleanse US from
all unrighteousness and constitute us righteous in
the sight Of God. There is no other name Civ
en- under heaven whereby we can be saved.
This inward cleasing must produce the righteous
life. It must be divine faith that works by
love, puriies the heart and overcomes the world
The righteous man is one, who has Christ form
ed in him the hope Of glory, Christ put on. The
outward life is the manifestation of regenera-
ted heart. Hence, III any mau be in Christ, he
is new creature, old things hOve passed away
and all things have become new Now he can
die the death Of the righteous. But
Sd. The contrast, &c. In this world il IL
sometimes hard TO discriminate between men of
grace and men Of the world Exterior life NAV
not differ so widely as to form a strong contrast.
But death is sort of crucible to try men.
Here the christian triumphs u his God while
men without this hope die ein darkness, and many
times 10 despair. Gould we paint the lights
aud shadows of the dying hour, as God sees
them, what contrast would appear And yet
we see q difference. The one calm, and his soul
borne on the wings of hope, while the other is
ready, like one of old to cry out oh for a light
to see in this darkness, light to die BY In
crucib!e the skeptic, the in6del, the hero the
statesman the sage and philosopher, all unite,
let me die the death of the righteous. specu-
lations aud theories are comfortess, il Christ is
Ieft out. Men, near eternity confess their weak.
ness and sinfulness and cali for Jesus and his
religion TO help them die. But need not
dwell on this point. History furnishes the con-
trast, and so does the experience Of us oil.
Mrs. AlvOrd.
Although seldom address the mourners in
distinction from the congregation, or indulge in
eulogies over the dead, still on the present oc-
casioR feel justified in few remarks relative
to our deceased sister, whose mortal remains
now lay before as. A little more than % years
ago, was invited to unite her in wedlock to
Mr.. Alvord, the afflicted husband who to day
mourns his irrepsrable loss. In some respects she
was the transcript Of q most excellent christian
mother. The father knew less of, as he was
not then member OF the church !; yet knew
enough Of him to esteem him as a man of irre-
proachable character But the mother was
woman Of such marked christian character, that
| could not fail to hear her praises from the
lips Of many who knew her worth. The dsugh-
ter, Mrs. Alvo-d reflects her character, and from
uiouy ups uSTc bue uISu COMMENTATORS 80
sincerely bestowed upon her memory. Almost
every one meet offers that highest Oulogy in
language most significant. 'Re shall greatly
miss her in community Some die and are
scarcely missed. Not so with our beloved SIS
ter who has left US she will be greatly missed
because few can gil her place. Her piety was
not Of the passive form, but sought ways
and means of doing good to others. Her out
ward life was an unfaiing stream flowing from
q heart in sympathy with Jesus. The spirit of
universal love and sympathy was largely char
acteristic. Her intercourse with life was so
amiable and notfeDsive, that none could be her
enemy, or feel ought but love and esteem for one
80 kind and Christ-like Nor was this feeling
confined to church, or creed, but as universal as
her acquaintance. But she has gone and We
are left to mourn our loss She died emphati-
caly the death of the righteous. The cup OF
suffering was bitter but she drank it to the dregs
without murmur, confding all to Saviour's
care, and breathing out her spirit in submission
to his will. While her fond relations feel the
deep affection, deplOre their loss, mngng with
their sorrow, will be the sweet assurance that
her spirit now rejoices among the pure and an
gelic in brighter world. May the living cher
ish her memory, initiate her virtues aud be pre-
narad IN fnllauv he.