Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-12-16
DIED.

AT the residence of his father near jennings Gap,
Augusta county, on the 18th Nov. 1852, of disease
contracted by the severity of long imprisonment in
Camp Chase Ohio, Mr. VIM. H. H. HITE son OF Ca
briel Hite aged % years, months and Is days.
Several years since our departed friend gave his
heart to God, and united with the NJ E. Church, of
which he lived consistent member until his death
At the beginning of this war, fred with patriotic
ZEAL he volunteered for the defence of his native land
cheerfu8 sacrificing the pleasures of his quiet home
for the hardshps OF soldier life trusting in the JUS
tice Of the cause and the God whom he loved. He
thus became associated with the peculiarly strong
temptations which surround the soldier but preseTY
ed by Grace he them and left for the coni
of his friends clear testimony that he las gor Jrt
rest. -1e 10
The harsh treatment of his enemies was r.
date cause of most suffering, vet th lihne-
not murmur heard from his lips ttro.,ob hi was
illness. Few have been called to suffer nor I
few have been heard to murmar less 0 : !" .an he,
Having witnessed his sickness from n,
his fathers until his death aad havpr IS arrival at
ly with him on the subject of Rss conVersed free
impressed with the resignation. 7gon. was deeply
He frequently requested = continually manifested.
On the evening
enjoyed his ja~ ,efore he died. in happy vision he
taking ri .Arney to the skies, the reality not yet
mo' ace. He then prayed that his future portion
at be revealed to him. So fully was this prayer
answered that he told the mourners around his bed
that he had the Savior of sinners descending to
receive him. Such then his faith that he felt
himself quite the verge Of Heaven. and exhorted
his friends to pray and weep for themselves but not
for him. The power of faith in Christ most ap-
PLY demonstrated in HIM while his friends sung for
him the hymn commencing, ~
bright angels are from glory coming"
and every one convinced that to him all well
Thus passed away W HON having been long alb
SENT his relatives had hoped to recover and again
render home to them joyous.
Having gone, who would wish him back to these
| terrible scenes ofwo and strife, He asked when dy
ing whether dear father would prefer that he should
live be tempted again and perhaps lost, that be
should depart with the certainty of Eternal Rest?
Though hard to answer, even father would not bic
HIM stay. We gave him up asking that faithful God
who sustained him in temptation and in dsath, to
| guide US safely to his rest A FRIEND.
Rockingham Register please copy.
Of d,ptheria, at the residence of his grandfather
| on the Sd inst GEORGE w, son Of Colonel J. D
| and Eliza Imboden, in the 9th year of his age.
Little George was child, developing a rapid
growth o. intellect and manly qualities most remark
able to those observing him. in the vestbule
life Sprightly ardent, lovely and afectionatea de
csion Of character in his pursuits of interest or dis
charge of duty to his dians, most astonishing It's
true he spake and acted child, yet you could see
through all this the portraits OF a man. Is It strange
that lovely boy should be bound up in the hearts
! of those who knew him, with bands of steel? Oh
how they miss his innocent pratte and fondilng on
their knee, around the domestic hearthl They VIII
miss his cheerful going out and coming in-adminis-
tering to their comfort They will miss his sensible
talk along the road, beguiug away the time But in
last the hsd bssn In ma
,.ChiiG's Catechism, !" the ssChilds Prayer: "Now
! / lay me down to sleep; God bless me and make me
good child" &c; The Lords Prayer, and the story
of the Cross He would repeatedly ask his grandma
to read or sing the cradle him s'Hush! my babe, lie
still and slumber = Little drops of water = sThere
is happy land"-he said he wanted to 60 to that
place. and that be not afraid to de- Those, and
many other juvenile pieces, sung or repeated, would
luIl him to repose When his little voice was reduced
to whisper, be said: Grand ma, o, mel you ought
to hear loud am so sick, am tired And when
the last Pickering ray of life was fast fading away
said with his dying breath. sGrand- ma come .,;.r
let's go, Ma. Ehzas in Heaven" and gent- i I,ISd
up his breath into che bosom Of his Sav our .sRut
we sought to stay
An angel on the earth; spirit ripe
Wnu. nease ee ana n IN her love, refused
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