The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-11-09

Williams, as announced In our last, TOOK
place on Thursday, End inst, at ten o.
clock, A. NJ, and was largely attended
by relatives and sympathizing friends i
He was buried with full military houors,
Capt. Cicero II. Drake, experimenting
that part of it.
The funeral services we're conducted
by the Rey's Paxson and Everitt. AT
ter the burial the procession returned toI
the NJ. L. Church and Mr. Paxson preach
ed an interesting and eloquent discourse
from the text:
al have fought good fight" End lin
othy, 4th chap. and part of the7th verse.
The speaker remarked, that this world
is scene of conflict, from the cradle to
the grave. We are all obliged to contend
against many obstacles, and many foes,
whether we seek for temporal or etern-
al good. OF this truth, Paul had bitter
experience-his path was a thorny one,
but he trod it triumphantly, and could
say, at the close, 81 have fought good
fight"
Our deceased friend was soldier-he
was engaged in great coniiet-he fell
on the battle feld-and We may apply to
him the language, 81 have fought a
good fight"
l. He fought good fight, as a soldier
of his country. He battled in good
and glorious cause, the cause of truth
and righteousness order and liberty, of
humanity and of God /: he fought to de-
fend and preserve our liberties, our rights,
our institutions, and our country. Honor
to the brave men, who took their lives in
their hands, and risked them, and laid
them down in their country's cause.
He fought against ,ciched and hate
fM foe. Perhaps some good men may
have been concerned in the Rebellion =
even good men may err but the Rebel
lion itself was wicked fendish, damnable,
without palliation, or excuse-a crime a
gainst every man, old or young, rich or
poor, white or black-a crime against
man, sin against God. We may, and
should forgive the sinner, but may we
and our chAaren ever hate the sin /!
II. He fought a good fight, against
morality and sin. He resisted the al
lurements Of vice, so common in the
camp; and We have reason to hope that
he overcame the great enemy, through
faith in the Son Of God He was in child
hood, scholar in the Sabbath School
aud then diligent and earnest Sunday
School teacher, and regular attendant
on public worship. While prisoner for
three months in Libby, he wrote TO his
parents that he had read his Testament
through, indicating that his thoughts
were turned TO holy things, Subsequently
be wrote "If should fall, do not grieve
or wecp"-his mind seeming impressed
with his coming decease, and reconciled
to the will of God. lie fell, we trust in
the arms of Jesus.
III. Finally, he fought good fight in
that he fought not an rain.' Thank God.
he fell in the hour of victory. We have,
indeed, suffered much; millions have
been speut, aud thousands have fallen,
but not an rain Union, Order, Liberty.
Truth and Right, have triumphed-it
was good fight
The speaker concluded by exhorting
his comrades to fight the good Fl ght OF
faith, and Offering some consolation to the
mourning relatives.
At the conclusion of the services gen
erai invitation was given to all present to
partake Of a dinner at Peter Williams
house, and many accepted the invitation.