The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1867-12-19
The A11eGhan1an.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897.
obituary.


of WILLIAM EDWARD HUTCHINSON, the
publisher of The AHeghanian From that
time until Thursday morning, the 10Th
inst, when death laid its hand upon him,
he fingered upon his bed of illness. The
whole period of his prostration was just
three calendar months, he having been
attacked with q hemorrhage of the lungs
on the 10Th day of September. At first,
his restoration seemed only to require a
little rest and gentle nursing. But death
as It sometimes does, was only playing
with its victim. Hemorrhage gave place
TO typhoid fever, and this to pleurisy, and
then came gradual decay of the system
During the greater part of his illness, he
would alternately rally, giving assurance
TO himself and to his friends that the day u
of restored health was drawing near, and
then he would again be Frustrated as COM
pletely as before. But, finally, that sub
tile enemy of our race gave steadier sign
Of his purpose, and the vital thread was
parted as gradually and as gently as when
u child fails into slumber in its mother q
arms.
1t is hard for one just emerged into
manly life, when strength and youthful
vigor are lending an enchantmert 10 theE
struggle of existence, when hope sees!
herself triumphant over the thousand
conflicts that beset every mortal path toi
yield up all this, to return the body to theI
grave, and the soul to Hin who gave it.
The deceased was young mau, havingl
been born in Ebeusbrrg on February 7th, |:
1913. He was, too, young man of moreE
than usual promise, and, had he lived I
would have welded influence and com.E
uauded esteem among his fellow men I
But when he saw death approaching, J:
ne accepted his lot with resignations
that does honor to his memory, and can
not bus crafty those who were boand toI
him by ties of relationship Not a regret:
did he express, nor word that even hadi
the scnblance Of complaint
The writer hereof knew him intimately !!
knew him in the relationship he sustained
with those among whom he was most ire
quently thrown into contact. Yet he cam
say that his was so genial dispositionI
that he had not an enemy. 1t is some
times no praise to say that one is without
enemies. Sometimes one is compelled toI
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and dignity. But enemies made in youth
are generally the result of rash, selfish, orI
otherwise improper action, not Of rightful]
adherence to sense of right. WILLIAM
EDWARD HUTCHINSON had that sense of
right, and was not to be swayed from il. !
We have 4 religion that some men say|
Is not true religion, that is device, al
conception from the mind of mortal man.
Ii this is so, its author was either liar
OF fanatic, for he claimed to be aboveI
meE and angels. In either case, he wasE
an impostor. How strange that fana.icI
should teach wisdom beyond all other men I
How beyond comprehension that one who
uI'CiSu AaiSCuOOu III Cd luS nc was VIVA Z
he was not, and who was also the chief OF
imposters, should continually suffer for his !
imposition, shoul1 even return good sor /
evil, aud at last die for his crime, attest {
ing his cornestness by praying for his /
enemies, though never having in tie least !
proied by his own deception Whar !
philosophy can explain such mysteries Y
No our faith is true, and in this ease, as
IN 81 many Others, it takes from the graves
its dreariness, plucks out cf death IT'S
tting, as one who takes from serpent itss
iangs, transforms gloom iuto brightness =
and when the thoughts revert TO the dead s
sends them heavenwar6, rather than tos
the few moulderiug bones that we do nots
wish to have in our sight Our dcpartedt
friend Acknowledged his faith in that req
ligion, and felt the confidence the pilots
feels when his ship has outridden thes
storm, aud amid the 10 less solemn calm &
eaters the hhfbor fer which lie stcered.
December p 1867. S.
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