Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-06-09
OBITUARY..

OBITUARY.
DIED in this city of the measles on the 18th
Of April last, after l3 days Of very painful. yet
patient suffering DAVID STEELE MONROE,
the son and only child of John NJ and Susanna
Monroe, Of this city, at the age Of fifteen.
Such bereaving stroke of Divine providence
-scarcely anticipated as even a possible event
coming down upon the heads Of his earthly pa
rents at an hour 50 utterly unexpected seemed
for season to impose upon them burthen lit
tie short Of absolutely cru hing: TO that child
Of many prayers, the Object of'ther heart fond
est love, their Joy and their pride-to that child
so fraugh5 with promise, and just now bursting
into vigorous life they were constantly looking,
not only for the enjoyment Of speedy compan-
ionship and many months of social comfort, but
at the same time in the confident hope that he
would be with them and stand By them, as &
stay and support, during the whole term Of
their declining years Under the promptings OF
such hope they had devoted their untiring en-
ergies to The business Of his education from the
hours Of graded infancy even up to the period
themselves. and finding suitable instructors for
him in the Sabbath School and elsewhere, but
taking special care TINT he should be trained i'll
the righ5 ways OF the Lord, under the softenng
aud moulding power Of the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ, and all this in order that th;s furnished,
he might be prep lrel to @ ou; into the world,
credit to his parents and him self, rnamens to
society," a source Of blessing TO the generation IN
which he should mingle. and the happy expect
an! Of a glorious future in heaven. Blt, alas!
how soon and how suddenly, too, are Ill human
plans, calculations ana hopes com 2Ictely doran-
eo1 contounded, bighted by the hand Of death:
And YES profoundly m ysterious as t!a2 ways Of
Providence may seem, deeply affective and be-
reav;nr as it is, its originating source, IS never
thcless. the mind Of infinite wisdom and everlas-
ting love. The youthful victim seemed TO rccog-
n;za and feel the movements Of such al agency
during the whole Of his sickness, speaking often
Of the goodness of God Of the love OF Jesus, and
the b!osscdnoss Of that heaven into which he WAS
confident he was soon to enter. And there we
have reason to believe he now is not only liber-
;tod from body Of sin and DEATH and emanc:~
pated from the letters Of an IN god y and pout-
Ing world but, dressed in those robes which
have been washed and made white in the blood
Of the Lamb he will ever be found. singing the
new song Of the redeemed, and perhaps a min
istcrng spirit to wait upon and guard the steps
OF those Beloved earthly parents left bohnd and
whom he expected To meet again very speedily
in the same blessed home. The Lord gave and
the LORD hath taken away, and blessed be the
name Of the Lord.'
God gave, and God Nth taken away,
The soul that was MS OWn;
The SON perhaps. TOO much beloved,
and too much doated on.
We loved him; yes. tongue can tell
How much We loved him, and how we'll;
God loved him, too and knew it best,
To take him home to be at rest
Lonely the home, and sad the hours,
Since his sweet face has gone;
B;5 oh! brighter home than ours
In heaven: is now thine own.
DIED at his residence. in Fairfax county, Va
Oh the 18th Of May, PETER IRIS SIX, al OIL
and hichlv respected citizen, IL the 7I5h wear q
his age He spent his whole life near the place
OF l;5 birth, and was remarkable for his hab'tu-
al Industry. punctuality veracity and the strict
est honesty. IAN honest ulal'5 the nob!est "osS