New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-04

The death bed of Baron BGnsen was in every way
admirable. All the tender and noble seniHnants
with which his heart was filled were poured Gutn
a last efusion. One feels that he was raised to
that luminous height where the mind scars above
our poor hrnianf systems, which snuW so little.
The Christian father in his gentle dignity, lhe ar
dent friend of the German lAtherland, the devoted
partisan of Liberty ia the whole world, especially
the Christian world, the Christian whose iaHh is
being changed into life, each spoke by turns
through his mouth in the midst OF cruel suifariogs.
Baron Bunsen desired bis existence to prolonged
in order to accomplish the lab0Fs he had COM
menced One night he understood This not to be
the will of God, and rising from his arnchaif. he
exclaimed, g o God, commit nY spirit inn Thy
hands!'' He then summoned all his family, and
said to them: 20 great change has taken place. III
my thoughts not with regard to my immortal SOnl;
not with regard Christ my only Savior. bntwith
regard to my body. feel that am dying
After having blessed his children, and expressed
his grateful affection for the faithful partner Of his
life in the touching erins, saying that he had
loved in her that which was eAterna In dir tiebte
ic1} dGs EtoigeD Nay Cod he exclaimed, bless
my friends. stay my country be blessed ktny
and her liberty! May Prussia he biased, Germany,
England the whole world! desire every blessing
for the Prince and Princess Of Prussia, Gratitude
to Nebuhr." Ii was Niehuhr, as is known, who
introduced Baron Bnnsen into the career be so
worthily fulfilled. After having thanked his ser
want for his care, with the ruest Affection, ne
tinued, with heavenly expression on ala connie
| nance Notwithstanding al my weaknesses and
!
that which is noble here below; but my test ex-
perience is that of having known Jesus Christ I
| leave this world without hating any one. No, no
! hatred-hatred is an accursed thing. Oh, how
good it is to look upon life from this elevation!
| One then perceives what an obscure existence we
have led upon earth. Upward upward 1t be-
comes not darker, but always brighter, brighter. ]
am in the kingdom of God. Till now it was
only an anticipation. 0, my God, how beautiful
| are thy tabernacles." IT,.
The goth of October, as his attention was direct
ed to brilliant sunset, Yes, he said in English,
that is beautiful. The love of God ia in every
thug" MAY God bless you eternaly, 7 he added
| in French. LET us part in Jesus Christ. God is
| life love-love that wills; will that loves. Hoh
lendes Lieben Uebendss WoRes,) Ghristas recog-
7aoseilr Ucto1 Ch,stLs est, est Ckristats glcto,-.
There is no death in God. / wish nothing theatre
CAL but wish TO say few words in the midst of
my children and my friends, | am dying and
wish to die. l commend myself to the recollection
of every good man, and beg him to recolleot me
with kindness. offer my blessing, the blessing Of
| an old man, to all who desire it. | die in peace
with oil the world. Those who live in Christ, wh@
live in loving Him, those are His. Those who do
not live by His life do not belong to Him, by what
ever name they may call themselves, and whatever
confession of faith they may sign Belonging to @
Church sect is nothing. | see clearly that we
are all sinners. We have only Christ in God. We
only exist in SO far as we exist in God and have
eternal life. We have lived in this eternal life in
proportion as we have lived in God. AL else is
| nothing,