The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-05-09
:. RICHMOND, WAYNE CO., ND.
Three Condolences.

/ A correspondent of the Watchman
and Reflector. writing from New Jersey,
says:
Mrs. Sarah Cooley, of West Milford.
n j.. was to have been married on the
nineteenth of February. A few days
previously she had q slight attack of
inf iammatory rheumatism. In two or
three days this subsidized, so that she was
able to dress herself and sit up, prepara-
tory to receiving her affianced husband.
He arrived on Saturday evening to claim
her as his own. But alas! relapse en-
sued. Medical skill was of no avail
The disease made rapid progress, and
on the day when she was to have become
a bride, she lay shrouded for the grave
The other case was rs follows: Mr.
George Brown, of Jersey City. was en-
gagged to a young lady Of th latter place.
He was widely known throughout the
community, only to be esteemed and
loved. He was unusually devoted. For
upward of two years he had not failed,
in single instance, of visiting his be-
trothed every evening, except on Satur-
days, when he called upon her in the
morning. They were to have been mar
ried on Wednesday last. On Monday
he carried to her an elegant set Of dia-
monds as his bridal present. After leav-
ing her, he called upon young man Of
his acquaintance to invite him to the
wedding. While there. indulging in
pleasant conversation, his head dropped
upon his bosom, he fell to the floor and
died. In fifteen minutes from the time
he left his wife by engagement, he was 4
corpse. In both cases, invitations to
the wedding had been sent out, the mar
riage garments had been provided, cost
ly bridal presents purchased, the ofIicia-
ting clergyman engaged, arrangements
for the marriage feast completed, and
large circle of friends and relatives were
looking forward to delightful re unions
and joyous festivities while the parties
most deeply interested were cherishing
the brightest hopes of earth, when, with
most terrible suddenness, the whole
scene was changed. The stealthy arch.
er of the grave, like a concealed picket
on the boundary line OF another world,
sent his we'll aimed arrow with fatal eff
feet, giving occasion. i'll each case, for
the disappointed survivor to say, in the
touching language of the Psalmist,
Lover and friend hast thou put far from
me, and mine acquaintance into dark
ness. Thus, over the radiant counter
ance of joy was suddenly cast the som
Der vail of sorrow. Flowers, beauiful
and fragrant, instead of being worn a
coronal to grace the brow of the bride,
were employed to ornament the casket
of the dead, and at the very hour when
it was expected that the felicities Of the
festival would be enjoyed, the
of the funeral rites were
performed. And some who had not
heard that death had preceded them,
came in full dress to the wedding, only
to be sent from the house of the bride
elect to the thronged church, to mingle
their tears with those Of the bereaved
With what emphatic utterance do these
facts proclaim to us that man,
at his best estate, is altogether vanity;
that we know not what will be on the
morrow, and that whatsoever our hand
fndeth to do we should do without delay.
A. Fleming, of Darbyville, has sent
IS the following, which we add: -
About the year 1870, in the State of
New York, several young men banded
for the purpose of bathing in
A broad and deep river. While sporting
in the water, one of their number-John
Brodhead-got beyond his depth and
sank beneath the waves. Cornelius
Shoemaker fastened to the rescue, and
,y endangering his own life. and by al
most superhuman exertion, brought him
% the shore, where he was resuscitated
after which the company separated
Several years had passed away, when it
vas announced that Methodist preach
sr, by the name of John Brodhead,
would preach in the n neighborllood where
shoemaker resided. Although Shoe
maker was very wicked man, cared
nothing about preaching, and especially
lespised the Methodists, he was induced
20 go and see if it was the same man he
aad saved from an untimely death
Brodhead preached powerful sermon;
Shoemaker was powerfully convicted.
sought and obtained the mercy of God,
md when / knew him-some eighteen
years since-he was a Jealous exhorter {.
n the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
hough bending with the weight Of
Tears, would walk miles to his appoint |
nents, and labor earnestly for the saliva
ion of souls. Since then, be has pas
led away to his home in heaven. John
3rodhead entered the travelling connec
ion in 1874. and became an able minis
er of the Gospel His minist terial life
vas spent in the New York, New Eng
and. and New Hampshire Conferences
lie died April Z, 1888, after successful
ministry OF more than forty years.
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