The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-12-06
(AN OBITUARY J

lctin. lie was the worthy and beloved
Rector of the Episcopal parish of Win
chester, and his death, though it took
none by surprise, has cast a veil Of sad
ness over many hearts. lis sickness
was protracted, but he bore up under
it, to the last hour Of his earthly life,
with more than ordinary buoyancy OF
spirit, strengthened bya lovely trust in
COP, Of whom il is said, "for whom
the LORD loveth he chasteneth, and
s~courgeth every son whom he receiv'
eth" He died Wednesday morning,
the 3rd instant, Of pulmonary disease
The following memoranda relating to
the deceased may be interesting to his
friends:
He was born in Orleans, Mass, Mayo, 1882.
Graduated at Bowdoin College, Maine, in
1854.
Confirmed by Bishop Johns, at Big Lick,
Va, May It'll, 1857.
Married at Goodson, Va, September 18th,
1851.
Admitted rs candidate for Holy orders, by
Bishop Mccde, at Abingdon, Va, June 49,
1858.
Ordained Deacon by Bishop Cobbs, at Co
lumbu8, Ga, january II, 1860; and preached
his first sermon in the Court House 81 TusAo-
gee, Ala, Sunday, January %, 1850.
Ordained Priest by Bishop VIM, N. Greon,
of Mississippi, at Montgomery, Ala, July Z,
1861. Sermon by Bishop Davis, Of 5. G.
1t will be seen from the above that
the deceased had cnly attained TO his
30th year Of age. lie had but just en-,
tered the era Of active manhood. Men
sometimes think il strange that those
who are so well furnished in mind and
heart for usefulness in this life, are so
soon cut down by the fatal hand Of dis
ease and carried hence. Blu they sure
" forget jhat life is perpetual, aud that
to the sa.ntcd dead, death is only the
putting OF the decayei anl G.!Ay robe
Of the Aeeh, to be clothed &ns,gaTmentS
Of purity thot will never decay.
From the presonceof devoted friends
who, sad aad Weeping, stood beside biz
.
death.bed, he passed, peacefully, qui
city as a child's slunber, into the pre-
sence of a loving Saviour, and of saint
ed friends who had gone before hin
through the valley of death into tn
eternal rest of the righteous.
1t was our privilege TO be q witness
of q most touching scene connectet
with the last hours of the deceased
! One of the most touching we ever wit
messed. 1t was his parting address t.
saddened members OF his congregation
who met, by his request, at his cham
Der, on Monday, to partake with hin
of the Holy Communion. We give tn
substance Of what he said. AS far a
it goes, we believe it is the very word
of the deceased upon the solemn occa
sion to which we refer. They vii
have a peculiar aud deep interest to tn
members of his Church, and to bis re-
atives and friends. The words thong.
beautiful, are tame in print, compare
to their profoundly impressive utter
ance. To be appreciated they shout
have been heard as they tell from tn
dying lips that spoke them. {
He said:
"The nearer we come to the grave. thong
strange it may be, the more plainly we fe'
our sinful natures. and entire dependence upo
COP. The greatest saint that ever lived, j
his dying moments, accounted his brightest al
tons, his purest deeds, but filthy rags; an
chung only to the cross. Like him, | kno
that my Redeemer liveth, and 7 hope 70. be r
signed to His holy win. / rest. alone on I'll
a+orne1 nromise of Christ. His word eannI