South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-04-07

the soul. Old Church / love thre-I
love thy walls-thou art indeed a s1cred
place to me--to us--to this people here
nearly oil of Us worshipped as children with
our parents-nOw gone here az the sun.
day School We learned those lessons of d.
vine truth which we hope may ne'er be
obliterated from our hearts here We lis
tened TO the words of wisdom from the pull
pat, here we gathered when friends died,
and with fearful eyes listened 70 the SOL
cum words, so enforced by the presence If
the dead-hcrc were many of Us baptized,
and many have stood aud taken the solemn
vows at tue baptism OF their children hare,
how many have sought for and received
that pardon of their sins so long aud tear
fully sOnghtl Four great outpourings of
God 3 Spirit have blessed this Church in
1924, ia 1888, in 1850, and the past Sum
mer; all occurring under the ADMINISTRATION
OF the present pastor. Are there not hun
dreds OF hearts, now living, who treasure
tue memories OF those revirais rs their
very hear,-blool And oh how many,
now in heaven, strike perhaps their harps
IN more joyful stratus in honor OF the Lamb,
as they recall the great meroies shown to
them At those meetings, and that there
they c6mmeucei that preparation which,
after years OF earthiy suffering, gave them
a crown Of glory. Herc, are there not
memories for usall? Let us treasure them,
for remember, il tue old Church Is demol-
lShed Ue must prescrDc orr grace yIrd-
Hsgr0rSs, aud no, permit il TO 90 to ruin, and
become as another grave yard in this place,
one where fifty years ago our people buried
their dead, aud now 10 stone % mark It's
plac,-n1 trace Of single gravc-men pass
by Il and Gt,la think that garden covers
the bones of their ancestors.
But Jet us 20 out Of the Church into the
Goods acre" We turn to the left aud be-
hold we stand beside the resting place of
WILLIAM NAYLoR, the Elder and the good
man, the lawyer, eloquent, courteous, hon-
c,', fearing God and doing right: living
lust vet at times fearing tina, be bad mis-
taken lis pursuit, and that he should have
preached the Gospel to bis fellows. Do
you not remember how be led in the sing
iug2 lie, who raised so many children aud
waosa delight was in the bosom Of his fam
lily, sleeps not beside either his wives nor
any of bis children save his daughter, call
"a from her fImj'y, her chillgen, her
friends al a too carly day. Here we are
hy The grave Of one, who lived the life Of
Chri-tiau. whose amlbiiity thro' life made
her the model wife, aud whose chill lreu now
arise 70 call her blessed We motto here
me Graves Of tbs e.fLr,e sis,erso-tbcv rest
.f3. bv .iIs And hero from this tomb
stone we lc.r, that IL is in pemor0 If Err
p, Tho c,if. If tho Roy q P,rl,isor ortbe
NJ + Church whose trust was ia the NOR
its If Crucid,d R.deemcr. We pass on
and stand beside the crave ofanothcr Elder
Jouy NcDowFLr. here he sleeps by the
side of me wife If his vouth. the dau,b-er
of W,oI.o and bi. .,n-we remember
HE ;gtir,,c coo,ao,i,n with Tho h,si,c.s
# our csnmpoitr. ana how Ms ace c,moon
,b, etr,,., h,Iy ami tb, groa, ,y;ll rave
wav. L,tu mass on-ws road that Wrr-
LIAM cHrnn ann died in san An,us,ino
Florida. ana his remains arc intorred here
ne was a hu-iooss ,,,o, .,.rt how f-ov rare,n-
her bin-h9w ,,pirl,lv The liviug Corpet the
d,qlt And here ,lso rests n wife and
mother. who but LITTLE more than q vear
a,7. missed away so NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
con.5rtofJ B SuFRRARD.-W stand be.
sid, an enclosure. within ifs p,liors lie the
remains ~ tho two wives NJ Dawn Grnsoy
tho wife Of his youth. sdo The beautiful
ar, ,gto was coll ii .gy4- ~ vo1ng.--,be vif
arbi4 ,nafu-sr rca,s. She whose deeds live
after hrf-her charity was as sweet incense.
daily og red. There are Iit'o mounds in
that enclosure infants call % away, angels
they are. Let a. pause here: no stone
marks who is The tenant Of this tomo-herc