The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-09-30

Ohhrhook on fIoVdenco' D.ehnboou' Y.
Dealt" "shirlock on the Judgment anu
.. He possessed great tenderns" Oh feeling
Never can the pastor 81 this ohuron cease 70 %
grateful for tho warmth Of heart AND asep sym.
PATTY shown TO him during his illness, Tour years
ago, when, for weeks In succession, ne came 70
his room almost every day-oiten tNioe IN 'no
twonty-fou hours, praying LOT MN, quu.'ns 20
him beautiful passages Of Scripture, VIE sao.
dued tones and with moisteneo eyes, maniiesuns
to him all tho kindness and tenderns. and In.
terest that an ahsctionate father oouid snow
towards his own son.
L. He had Q heart fnli OF sympathy Ioi tne
poor. Not long before his dea.h ne wrote ,nese
words; Never turn poor oegga IVY .o Ion
your door, whoever ne may % peu', Una, .os'
you should DO imposed upon snoassna .,m =,
tnan refuse poor ienoM em ps"oe ~
any time. The poor 70 nave aWays WIN you,
and whensosver you VIII you may Always 10
them good
.: he possessed seu-knoW'eose IN more tnan
ordinary degree. rev men are peter soquaini,'
"a with their own ,nhrmines sean no was WIN
MS Hs did not believe himself penec. man
nor would ne nave otners tnink nun sucn: ne
DID not regard anybody q: perfect In tns ne. ne
looked upon the Christisn NE Is warfare
struggle with opposing innuenoes, up 70 the very
Iast nour Of our eartniy e1 ~ C,Is., s."s,.
sympathy with that phase o. vnn ~ asseiop,
ment and eIpsrisnee given In the TN chapter Of
Panls Epistle 10 the Romans, ana sucn pss,ages
either were already perfsctj but this one thing
do, forgetting the things which are behind, and
reaching for those which are before, press to.
ward the mark for the prize Of my high calling,
which Ia Of God In Christ Jesus" He had many
conflicts with the enemy Of souls. He relied
not on his own strength, but upon the strength
Of Him whose grace Is sufficient fer US, He
IatF s@A IN att n nd
strong will, and Of very sensitive nature, no
was quick to repel the remotest appearance OF
an indignity or an insult. Hence he was otten
liable TO fall into the tsmptsr's power, and his
constant prayer was TO conquer self and pride,
and vanity, and to pat on mesknsss, and pa
tience, and 10 DO clothed with humility Is with
. garment.
He was FREQ from ssctarisnism. He regarded
the name Of Christian a. far above that Of any
particular denomination, and recognised the
many sndsaring ties that bound him to the true
followers Of Christ. 40 r-.
The last sermon he ever heard preached was on
the morning Of the 10th Of May, In the Western
text; "He hath appointed q day In the which
He will judge the world in righteousness, by
that man whom he hath ordained, whereof he
hath given assurance Of oil men, In that He hath
raised him from the dead" Soon after this he
was corfned to his house by the disease which
terminated his death. He was, At times, great
sufferer; but In answer to prayer, and through
the exercise Of faith, the requisite grace was i'm
parted. On the morning Of tho 18Th instant
(the last day Of his life upon earth)-he con-
Quoted family worship, reading for the scripture
lesson the twenty third Psalm: "Ths Lord 10
my Shepherd" 30. During the day he was
somewhat restless and In pain; but Is night ap.
preached he became more calm. At 80 p. m.
he united with his family in worship his daugh.
ter reading the scriptures, and no himself offer
ing up the prayer. He then retired To his
obsmber; asked his wife and daughtsi to pray
for him; drew the covering about his person, aud
In less than two hours had passed out Of time
into eternity. Thus, Of him, It may DO almost
literally said that he approached his grave like
one who wraps the drapery Of his couch about
him, and lies down to pleasant dreams"
Thus passed away calmly and with scarcely .
struggle, one who had been nearly hfty years
meek and lowly follower Of Christ.
"He knew in whom no had believed, and was
persuaded that he was able 10 keep that which
vas committed unto him against that day"
uAnd he, being dead, yet spsaksth;" speaketh
BY the influence and the example which he has
len as q legacy to the Church. Let us follow
him even as he followed Christ
By a request made BY Colonel Edwards prior