Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-07-06
Letter from Northern India.

The following private letter from
Mrs Fullerton, giving au account of
the last hours Of her sainted husband,
Rev Robert S. Fullerton, a missiona-
ry at Agra, Northern India, of the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, (whose lamented decease we an
nounced some months ago. we pub
lish by request. Nor need we apollo
gise to our readers for the space it oc-
cupies in our columns. The touching
details of the death scene of so beloved
and useful missionary, we are sure
will be read with much interest by all
our readers-while among them are
many relatives and intimate friends of
the deceased and his widowed com
panion, to whom it will be a great
pleasure to preserve this tender mem
orial, from the pen of a stricken wife,
of one whom they loved so well The
letter was written to brother of the
deceased, Mr.. George S. Fullerton, a
ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church
at Bloomingburg, o. l-Presbyte,y.
LANDoUR, October Is, 1865.
-Hy DedT Bro. GEORGE:
have been trying for week past to
gather strength and courage to write
you this letter, and to tell you of all
Gods dealings with me- He has laid
his affecting hand still more heavily
upon me- He has taken away nv
earthly all. and am left desolate, 10
tread earth's rough path little longer.
Yes, my beloved husband is no longer
an inhabitant of earth. His work is
done, and he has gone to rest with
that Savior whom he so loved. He
has laid down the cross of toll and suf-
fering, and now wears the crown of
righteousness. He now sings that
new song" of which he loved to speak
and think while here. Oh if we could
for moment draw aside the veil and
have but a glimpse of what he now
sees and knows and enjoys, we could
rejoice in his joy, instead of mourning
for ourselves, and would long to join
him iD his blessed employment. For
him l can and do rejoice, but when my
six fatherless children gather around
me, l can not but weep for their be,
reavement and my own. Oh! my
dear brother, have leaned upon him
for fifteen years, he has been my shield
from every care and sorrow, how can
l live on in this cold, dark world with
out him? How can | train these dear
children for eternity as he would have
done? My crushed and bleeding heart
is often tempted to ask three ques-
tions, and yet l know my kind and
sympathizing Saviour lives, and have
the same promises of a covenant-keep-
ing God upon which to rest. Oh il
he will but fill this void in my aching
heart with His own gracious presence
and his love, l ask no more. I want
a stronger faith to lay hold of His
promises, and I feel that they are fol
me and for my bereaved children.
wrote you nearly a month ago
seven days after the first operation Ead
been performed for the relief of=my
dear husband. just after that, TIE at
tending physician saw that the cancer
was spreading rapidly on the Other
side Of his throat, and as he thought
that the second operation would no
be nearly so difficult as the first, hC
fastened to perform it. On the 23C
Of September it was done, though h
was unable to raise his head from the
pillow. Instead of being less dificul
than the first, it proved to be far NOR
so. The operation lasted two hour!
and quarter. At one time his hreatl
stopped, and they thought he wa
gone, but it returned again, and he wa
spared with us little longer I can
not dwell on those hours of anguisl
and suspense. The doctor though
the operation successful, and for sew
Ell days more he appeared to be do
ing well, was able to take his food, an
grew stronger from day to day, thougl
he was obliged to lie perfectly still Of
his back. He did not seem to suffe
very much, but complained of th
, WEAKNESS of lying in one position al
the time more than of anything else.
On Saturday, the 30th of September
t he took a comfortable breakfast, an
said he felt stronger, but, about eleN
, en- o'clock, blood suddenly burst fror
the wounds, and we knew the arter
5 had given way. was beside him, an
quickly pressed my hand on the arter
, to try and stop the bleeding, scarcel
/ knowing what did. We both thougl
TIE OCdlu Was 1T manu. anu SdlCl, III
/ my dear husband, you ere going
, speak to me once more" He whisper
4 ed, 'sGiye my love to your friends an
/ to mine, and tell them l die in til
faith of Jesus Christ; know in whol
S l have believed" He then said, "Giv
+, my love to my dear children, VIII
b were spending the day with a friend
d and tell them my dying message
; them is ssLoUe the Sector" He the
: said to me, 81 would rather go now
d still continued to press my han
Il tightly over the wound, and the bleeC
ing was checked until the doctor cam
He saw that the main artery woul
have to be tied, and knew that the
was great danger from his cutting {
II the supply of blood from the brai
J. He told my husband the danger, b.
n said nothing else could be done. T
IT answered, ''It is all right, I am n
/" afraid to die" The artery was tie
II and he still retained his senses, thous
s. he complained of not being able to s.
Sc distinctly, and of strange sensatit
5, in his right hand and arm. The do
If tor had said he must be kept perfect
l. quiet, and. for an hour or two, he /:
lie quiet; but in the evening Mr.. Sec
and myself were in the room, and
e. called US to him and said, 81 am
'e inexpressibly Shappy that I must ia
to YOU for a little while. / wish