Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-04-28

JOHN MOONEY.


II is with feelings Of sorrow that we re.
cord the death Of this nged and esteemed
citizen. which sad event occurred April l4th,
1864, at his late residencei in York Township,
from Inabiiioh, caused By Chronic disease
Of the stomach. rg LpL iiI
Mr.. Mooney was born in Ducbies county,
New York, March 2lst, 1900, and came to
this State--of which he continued q resident
until his decease--in 1870. He was rnan.of
sterling worth, and being long resident OF
this part of tho country, and possessing
those qualities both Of mind aud heart,
which secure esteem, friendship, love, he
has left large circle Of friends aud relatives
to mourn his loss. He was q kifd father, a
good neighbor, q worthy citizen, and an un
conditional patriot. In this dark hour Of
national gloom and peril, the Government,
under whose benign influence aud protec
ton. his labbrs were crowned with compe.
tence and Wealth, had no truer friend or
warmer sympathizer.
His last illness was protracted- lasting for
nine weeks-and though at times attended
with great pain, was endured with patience.
and we have all reason to hope, in humble
submission to tho Divine will. He never
formally united himself with any branch Of
the Christian Church; not through any set
tied hostility TO the doctrines or claims of
Religion, for he believed the one and admit
ted the other, and atlested his faith by con-
stant attendance on the public ministry, and
by literally contributing his means to sup
port all the benevolent institutions Of Chris.
tianity-but his error, or defect consisted in
raising the standard Of moral duty SO high,
without taking into account the promise of
Divine help, and the provision which has
been made for short-coming, that he knew
he must fail to live up to it.
This was unquestionably serious error,
for had the name and influence Of such
man been decidedly in favor of Christianity,
Gsd only knows the amount of good which
might have been affected, which now alas,
SO far as he is concerned, can never be ac-
complished. Still we have reason to believe
that be discovered his error before it was ir-
remediable, and that at the eleventh hour,
he was enabled to cast his soul with all its
hopes for the future, upon the bouudless
mercy OF sin-forgiving God.
HANNAH ANN CLINaER, granddaughter
of che above, died from Inflammation Of the
brain, at his residence, March I'D, 1864.
Hannah was sweet little girl of five sum-
mers, quick, intelligent beautiful, and pos
sessing a something which made her more
than ordinarily attractive. But death
loves shining mark" and "the fairest
flowers soonest fade" These, and similar
expressions, originating in the sorrows of
bereaved heart, are, with all their express
siveness, but. miserable comfortes; for we
miss the innocent prattle of childhood, aud
thousand loved momentos are constantly
reminding us Of our loved and lost ones, and
causing the wounds in our hearts aeepest
affections to bleed afresh, aud leave it to
rent its bitter sighs alone. But the Chris
tian's consolation is, that they are not
lost" Faith and hope follow them through
the deep gloom, and beyond the dark vail
to the land of the pure and the good, and
they behold them minglng with the blest
of Heaven, and joining in anthems of inn
mortal praise to our great Rsdeemer. Such
we believe is the employment, associates and
happiness Of little Hannah. And though we
feel her loss, we would not disturb her sweet
repose, but in profound submission would
say, "Thy will be done"