The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-29
THE REV. CHRISTOPHER P. G.ADsDEN.

On Friday afternoon, July 2sth, an adjourn
cd meeting Of the clergy Of the Protestant Ep!sco-
pal Church. in this city and vicinity, was held In
St. Philips Church, to take action on occasion Of
the death of the Rev. c.. P. Gadsden, late rector
Of St. Luke's Church. The Rev. MI. Plnckney, OF
Grace Church, was In the chair, and the Rev.
Messrs Elliott, Prentiss and Stevens, the commit.
tee appointed at the previous meeting, presented
the following preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, It hath pleased our Heavenly Father
to remove from the scene Of his earthly labors
our dearly cherished brother, the Rev. Christie.
pher Philip Gadsden. We, his brethren and fe.-
low.lsborers In the sacred ministry, while humo-
ly submitting to the will Of God, desire to express
our heartfelt sorrow at our brother's removal from
among Us, and to place on record our profound
sense OF his many admirable qualities Of head
and heart and OF the untiring zeal In bis Masters
canse iqGicS rsarked and Illustrated his whole
career. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That by the death OF our beloved
brother the church in this diocese and city has
sustaiued the loss OF devoted minister OF Christ
who for nearly quarter OF century mas, WIN
untiring assiduity and orlilsnt SUCCESS, !ao9leu
to promote her Interests and enlarge her borders;
who mas clung to her with un1lnching fidelity
tbrOueh good and evil fortune and unsparingy
sacrificed both means and life IN her service.
eminent servant OF God we have the highest EVIL
dence OF the grace Of God In bis conservation Of
every power Of mind and body to the supreme
end or honoIiDg his Divine Master anu saving Inc
souls OF men; and In his dying experience We
hail the power or Christ to sustain his servants In
their EXTREMIST need to raise them ABOVE the ter
rors OF death, and out OF his aoouoding grace to
fill them with the choicest consolatlons Of the
holy Ghost.
val from among us, we bless The Giyer Uf all Good
for having been permitted the privilege OF assoca
tiOn with one who united TO 80 much Christian
grace the charms Of de!lgntiuI seIhper, genlai
kind and loving heart; and weleel that his exam.
ple Should stir up In Us spirit OF holy emulation
to acquis ourselves as gooo soluleI5 OF Jesus
Christ, that with him we may ENJOY the supreme
blessedness OF our Masters approval, and receive
that crown Of righteousness that fadeth not away.
RESOLVED, That We tender our slncerest sympa.
thies to his bereayed family, anu with earnest
prayer commend them to the love and care OF
Him who is able to do for them exceeding abnn.
dainty above all that they can ask or think" aud
who mas promised to be God OF tne WIDOW and
Father OF the fatherless.
Resolped, That we tender our eympathies also
to the congregation o. st. %aSa mas neen
and do most earnestly pray that the great Head
ar the Church may support and strengthen tnem
In This irving period OF their history, aud in due
time supply them with man alter dls odn heart
who shall carry on to o successful lssrle the work
20 nohIy heg1n by our deceased orother, and
build them np In the knowledge OF God, and in
the faith and love OF our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ.
sent.ro the family or the deceased, and to the
yestry OF ST. LuSes, and that they be published in
the columns Of the Record aud Of the daily
papers.