Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-06-16
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The memory Of good mcn sl oa.d be preserved.
Tie day of their death marks the hope of ther
mor,ai lite. aud introluccs them to the joys OF
immortality 1t closes the scanc OF their strugr
gle with The v.ciSsiluucs OF tins and ushtrs them
| to the employment Of ctcrni,y
Gap, William SrEElE departed this life May
l7h. 1871: born October 22 1896 Having
lived three fourthS OF century. his physical pow:
crs yvlled 10 the nirn,cs OF age, while Ills IN.
| tel.cc, remained unnpared TO the last. From
the weekly journal Of his own county. and from
| OF, or sources are informc hat he WIS highly
re pcccL citizen "t Uconee County, aud in tho
course OF long life has cxcmplihcl the snbricty;
the integrity and u'.sclfs'l patriotism OF tic carly
days Of the Repnb!ic.
lie VA, bo.n at Old P,n ilcon village, his faith
er being of the icsl settlers of that pann'-
Wien the War OF 1872 broke out he enlisted in
the Naval service Of the United States, and served
| faithfully through the war. lie was midship
mon the frigatc 'iConsttntion," under COM
manl Of Capt. Stewart, when that vessel won Tho
brilliant victory over tho united forces OF tho
British vtssels-thu ''Gyanc AMI Lcvant'-captu-
ring both. lie WAS afterwards engaged in tho
disastrous struggle of The Chesapeake with tho
Shannon in which the Commander, Capt. Law
renee, and the ls Lieutenant. Ludlow, wero
slain: and ho with others were carried as prison
ers OF to Halifax and retained for perou OF
| sxmonlhs. During The lime Of his imprisonmcnti
he one day, found II few leaves Of the Bible, and
his attention WAS arrested by particular passage,
Jcr. GG, l3 "Whcre!ore now amend your ways
ana your ,tolnpS, nEu ohcy inc voice o! INC LOrl
your God, and the Lord will repent him Of tho
cvil liza, he hath pronounced against you" These
l.worIs of the inspired prophet were instrumental
| i'll awakening his permanent rcli -ons Impressions.
Alter the restoration ot peace, he returned to
| his na,iyc county and served the people in scve-
raj civil capacities with credit to himcl and sat-
isnc,iou to his constituents. In 1881 he
ccotci to the Legislature from Pcn'llcton. mud at
the close OF the term wns male tax collector for
Pcnalcion District III whi,l capacity he served
| &, II 4, ~, ..lI
two.--.\nlcrs III and pickcnsand the election Civ
| en- to the people. lie WAS again elected, by tho
vote OF the ppnplc NJ Tax collector OF Anderson
District In 1870, he was appointed to tnke the
ccns,s o. Anderson District, which WAS tho laAt
ruhlia ligr held by linn. For many years he has
been farming IN cur county. and enjoyed tho
ii,cncc and esteem Of all Ills death IL the sever.
ncc Of another link connecting us With the virtu-
ouS past
About 1915 or 1917. he became member nni
soon afterwards was .dc ruling E'd.r, of MI
Zion Church in Anderson District In 1892. he
removed Ia pickcns District, aad became mem.
her an, ruling Eler Of Retreat Church About
two years since his nc:!.el in, with others oe
his family. was transferred to Rchlnnd Church.
His family, the church. and the community deeply
feel the loss of go good man; but, with assur-
nnc,, may il be sail their loss is his eternal gain
lie was thoroughly Presbyterian in his dcnomna.
;onal zeal md doctrine. yet altogether cai hOlic in
| spirit and cherished true christian regard for
all "m' r,rei in tho broth, rhood of the Redeciicr.
Intic uing his drl arturo, he ''set h house in
! ord r." On several occasions religious services
| were he Il in his own house Mt his request, and
| his conversation Indicted that he looking
from the retrospect Of sinful life TO the gloriied
| state OF tho redeemed in the home above. His
| life as christian was not without the struggles in
cidcnt 10 transgrrsson. The words Of the nspi.
| red n oph l. which were the incipicnt lanamarks
| Of his reformation, were doubtless remembered
with accumulated force AZ II Inter pcrio, His en-
! rhn,ic lSnSnaGe 10 the writer was, 81 have been
n great sinner. but trust in the mercy Of God
t.irough n great and ail sufficient Savior" In
prayer and icvont mct ion he sought to know
the prcuiousncss Of hnt Savior. In the Inst strug-
gle, when MI were apprchcnsive that he was be-
| yond the power OF nI,crnncc, with n clear voice,
he said To his weeping nanion md children,
"Don't cry for nle;' md III reply to the inquiry
| of tho Minister of his chnrch-''Do you trust en-
tirely in Chris, 90, ycs Itrust myself entiro-
| iy i'll the hand Of my my mcrciful Rcdccmer."--
"Oh! that you MI may have that blessed hope !"
was the expression TINT fingered with his final
consciousness.
May This narrative Of tho gracous providence
Of God. bc II solacc TO tie bcreavcl family; and
may each one lind in tho hope Of fni,h, the prom
ise Of the life that nov is ns well that which is
TO come! Cast thy burden on the Lord, lie will
! sustain thee" a FRIEND