The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-05-06

ne - II, the Oh yes Of his ans wer cane
out Of the very fslnes. Of content. Once
said 10 hin. |" sish oil learned men hid
yosr sispls faith." Again there was ths
,passe. and each word ' - dropped out with
! sevsr.to. forgotten weight Of meaning
!" I hare, had the light for msay years. and
N! how bright il 10. l feel 80 safe. 50 per.
.fe;,ly ssie. - perfectly happy" ~1G
A.nesr connection. ba. no, relative, whs
In fsrmsr years often lived in HE houss,
sad latierly fnraed one ofthe loving watch.
srs By his death bed. writes me this charac-
,sristie and striking snecda,s; = When "
vere living in his house ., ST. Andre~s,
twelve years ago. he Vas msch sccapicd
viii the microscope, SD. q Was his cas-
tes Aissys. he used to sit sp studying u
after The rest Of the hsusehold had gone U
bed. | often erept back into the room %
pretence af having letters 10 srite or ssne.
thing'ts 6aish, Jast to watch hin. After
4 little he would forget that [ was thsfa.
and have altes seen him suddsnly throw
himself back IN his chair. Tilt sp his hands.
snd erelaim. Coed God Good God how
marvellous Gre thy werks." s@sa. %ss~
On Sunday morning | said to him that |,
had been given 20 him 10 show forth much
Of Gods great and marvellous works; and
he answered. Yes, and have found them
to be grea, and marvellous. and have iei,
them to be His" ->s~>- -" *@@ -
As q physician. | have often watched nv
the dying. but I have never seen a death
bed scene more tall OF pure love and faith
than our late Presidents was. His death
bed was indeed se,msn Of unsppraacha-
BILE eIoquenee and ps,h"s. Fur there lay
this grand and gifted old philosopher. this
hosry. loving sotary and arch priest VI
science. passing iearirssly through the val.
ley Of death. sustained and gladdrned with
the all-sinple and all-sufiicient faith Of 4
very child. and looking E"rward with ua-
cIouded intellect and bright and happy
prospects to che mighty change that vas
abaut to carry him from time TO eternity.
" feel" writes the lady whose nnte have
las, qaoted--"f feel that word expresses
very..little OF that death bed. for the marvel
lous triumph Of mind over matter, Of grace
ovrr nature. vas shown not so much in
words ss in the whole spirit of the scene.
| never saw . soul actually pass away be-
fore. out thank God have been present
when his passed away. The sight w.s q
cordial IRON Heaven To me. lbeiieyed be.
fore, but nov ! have seen that Christ has
truly abolished DEATH"
Sir David Brewster appears To have Jeff
Iar - all strong and touching and marvel.
Ieus lesson alike in his life aud in his death.
In his life he hss shown us what q gifted
Ind gigantic iatellect can effect. when CON.
Inined with industry and energy, in the
way Of unveiling and unfolding the secret
ava and phencmena Of nature. In his death
Ne has shown ns that one possessing an in.
'eilsci 50 gifted and 50 gigantic could pos.
sess and lean upon The faith Of pure and
simple hearted Chrstian. That faith made
10 him the dreaded darkness of the valIey
VI death = serene scene OF beauty and
brightness. May God grant thst Ii do So
% every one Of Us. Ills spirit eses now
'eems to me 10 be beckoning m the sota.
',es Of literature aud science. here and
elsewhere. along that path which he ha. IN
,loriou,!y trod. upward and heavenward
'ad Christwsrd.
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