The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-06
The Late VIM. Montgomery, ofW0sh.
inGton County, Pn..ssIltS Last
Sickness and Closing Hours.

Sickness and Closing Hours
The Washington Examiner Of Wednes.
dayllas saliulcFeStlng anatweA written
editorial III Esgard 70 tlieiIitq and careet
of tleIEon, VIM. Montgomery deceased!
IL SAYS of him very truly That his life
WINS one of remarkable struggles and sue.
ccsscs, and that his great ability and pow
crlul energy always pushed him forward.
At the funeral services at the late resi-.
dcnce of the deceased, lust Sunday, the
Rev DR.. Davidson made some remarks in
regard to his lust days that must be Of in.
tcrcst all who llad even n transient &C.
Quaintancc with Mr.. Montgomery. We
quote as follows from the report in the
Hammer:
or the last sickness and tho closing
scenes In the life Of the departed, deem
II proper to say something. Early III the
month Of February Mr.. Montgomery be
came too feeble To leave home. From
that time lie gradually declined in health.
His body became weaker every day. Ills
disease being an affection Of llclivcr, his
mind was also ut length necessarily I'M
paired. Toward the Inst, In both body
and mind, lie sank npidly. His whole
nervous system gavc way, and It was dis
tressing TO sec him.
On last Thursday afternoon he lost the
power of speech; lie fingered, apparently
In a conscious state, TIL few minutes
after nine o'clock in the evening, when
without Il struggle, he closed his eyes In
death. He was fii(y-one years Of age.
When child Mr.. Montgomery was
baptized in ttIC9 Methodist Episcopal
Church. lie never made, for himself a
public profession Of religion, He wOr-
shipped occasionally in the Methodist
Church in former years "
Early in his sickncSs-while yet his
mind had suffered no eclipse whatevcr-l
visited him. lie received INC kindly, and
talked with mo frankly. He talked Of
death and Of the interests Of his soul. lie
said: "IH God spares my liie-brings nc
out Of this sickness am determined to
spend the remainder Of my days in serving
Him, in trying 10 do some good" '.'!.
He also expressed great qualification at
hearing that so many young men In town
were joining the church, and said he wish
ed his sons were among them. EIe then
handed me twenty dollars, saying Use
that tor the good OF your church, r"
At his request read and prayed with
him. He, several times during the prayer,
responded audibly. He urged me to fe.
turn, and said whenever he got well
enough he would come to church. ~
did return n few days afterwards. II
was In the morning. He WINS asleep. !
waited till he awOkc. He seemed very
gEld TO see ME. He sud the doctor had
forbidden any one tOsec him that day, but
that he was glad Ind come, MS no want
ell TO sec me.
/ said to him: "Mr. Montgomery, do
you believe in Christ Jesus rs the Saviour
Of sinncrs?" lie answered: u do, l
discard all forms Of infdelity. IbclieYc
firmly in the Christian rsligiOn. Il that
be not foundation on which u man can
rest his hopes for. time and for eternity,
then there is no foundation" I said:
"Arc YOU trying to trust in Christ as your
personal SHNiOurY lie answered: u
am-that is all my hope"
I repeated this verse: "This Is a iaitll-
full saying, and worthy Ofall acceptation,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners, Of whom l nm chief" He
replied: ayes, n faithful saying, and wor-
thy of all GtceptatiOn." He asked me to
pray with lin. l did. He joined in the
prayer most earnestly.
did no sec Him again till last Tuesday
morning. He recognized incorporated
the promise at our first interview, "that
il the Lord spared his lite" &c. He used
the exact words. proposed topray with
him. He waslying on the lounge. | told
him to lie still. lie said: mo, l must
knccl." And lie did kncel. ethcn rose
up, think me, and asked mo to come and
see him again. Ic said: 1.-THE Methodist
Church is my ChOiCc-l was bapttsed In
that Churcll-bOth my grand mothers
were Mcthodists," This WINS my last in.
tcrview with him. In my prayers, tried
to commend him to the infinite mercy Of n
covcnantkccping God. There l leave
him.
During his sickness he showed great so.
liCitudc for his childrcA. He desired
them to be good, and to lead useful lives.
May they MI to.day-this holy Sabbath
day-by the coffin and by the grave Of
their father, dedicate themselves TO Gods
service. .,r.
To some Of his brethren in the profcs.
sion Of the law his example Is iull Of
warning. IIe spent his life without
making q public profession Of religion.
This lie regretted on his dying pillow.
Some Of you are doing just as hO did. DO
warnod-bG warned in time
If the lips Of our departed friend could
bc unscalcd for moment, so that llc
might utter In our cars ono sentence be.
fore his coffin is let down into the grave
ind covered up till the resurrection morn,
it would doubtless, be this: "Bo &c also
ready, for IN such an hour US yc think not,
the Son Of Man c6mclh.
To the sOrrowing family-tlC wife, the
children, tho sister, md al tho relatives, |
have but one closing word TO shy. IT'S
this: "Thc grace OF God Is q sovereign
balm for every wound; earth hath no sOr.
row that Heaven cannot heal"
A MOsr STRtKENu CoSrRAsT.-The old