Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-11-07
".A Good Man Leaveth An In-
heritance."

"A Good Man Leaveth An IN
heritance."
7 70 the spbjoined article we,invit
the especial attention of our reader!
particularly those who have not mad
| provision for their families by an In
aurance Policy in case thes-5athhh b
father or.head Of sshs family Be CAP
led away BY DEATH ,elantale5sa5 man q q.
| date. dlsR surslyy It Is IS the 1ths desire 'of:al
of us to "leave an Inheritance" TO-
our loved 'ones, and we know OF nj
better plan to reduce this inheritance
to an almost fixed certainty than BY
securing a Policy on oar life payable
to. our family at, ous. death.
This article we are not publishing
| by the request, or in the interest O
any Life Insurance Company, but
solely: because we are airstrong advo
Etcate Of Che Importance -ofa]ife insu.
rance, and with the hope of bringing
the subject forcibly to the minds o.
the uninsured class of our readers
I To that class; in. .,bshaE.o of the blessed
mothers and dear little children Of
our, land wessay read, the! annexed
remarks Of the Rev. Dr. Guthrie, and
rest not until. you have procured a
Policy on your life; for in sach an 9l3
hour as you think not; you may lie
down in DEATH ere those you love
and hold most dear are properly pro-
vidadifor:s hask -. sSi-i:iy'2- ?
FROM tho Me.p YORK. o5setgseir.
DR.. Guthrie is one Of. tile Heading
diYines of the Church, of3Seotland
His opinions are regarded with much
respect and have great Influence
with OH who know his depth Of
Thought and practical experience OF
life. 1.As result of his.profession, he
has Spfobed the heart of many dy.
ing man be has too often witnessed
the mental anguish. Of. him who,
-verging Upon. eternity has had the
double care Of the future ,,of his own
aoul as well ,as the support Of his
helpless family brought vividly be-
fore him. He best can paint them
who has felt them most; = and we
can readily believe that no man could
better understand the feelings that
.manifest themselves upon such SOL
emn occasions than this reverend gen.
tleman, who has been so frequently
called upon to administer. comfort
during t6s,wauing hours Of shiidj'ftfdl
life.
At meeting Of Life Insurance
Company, recently held, the Rey:Dr,
Guthrie said: &TheSe iss.;ro platform
on which I feel myself more In ..:bhe
way of my profession and position
thah the one now occupy, A. Lite
INSURANCE Office bears some Of tie
noBIest iininnctioSnas IF the Bible on
its face. remember q friend of"mine
in St. johns finding, Auk With the
sermon of tie preacher. WHO had Ia
ken these words for his text :, Set
thine house in order, for thou. shalt
die and so far I think he had. good
reason to do SO, because he did hot
state it to be the duty Of every pan
to make his will. Well, l would have
no objection to go to the pulpit, and
preach on the: duty.y'of @eseEy man,
who could, going to an Insurance Of
fee to insure his life. And the.text
of my discourse would be this! EFF
any provide not for his own, and spe-
cially for those of his own house, he
had denied the faith, and iB worse
than an infdel.
II feel, as a minister, how impor-
tant it is, that on sick. or dying beds,
the mind should not be. distracted by
domestic cares; and what better
earthly relief from these than such an
Office as this. People say. Trust
in Providence We'll, l say SO too;
but say with Oliver Cromwell,
Trust in Providenc, and keep your
powder dry Trust in, Providence
and insure your life have seen
impediments standing in the way Of
my duty to those i had been called.
to visit, that arose from worldly cares
which Life insurance would have
prevented. don't blame any on a
sick, or death-bed, who feels"anxious.
about provision for wife and chill;
drep; but.surely it is highly desira
,ble that, so far as possible, such cares
should be taken out of the way. 1.
feel. therefore, that as a minister Of
the Gospel, am here in my right
place; and.had,I a voice to reach the
length and breadth. of this land, I
would advise every man, who can, if
others are dependent upon him, to
insure his life for the highest possible
amount"
DR.. Guthrie adds: Aman should
insure according tothis circumstances;
but. then, on the other hand, his cir
cumstances and ability to insure de-
pend very much on what he. thinks
himself entitled to indulge in. Now,
when l frstcame to Edinburgh, l had
small and uncertain stipend. There
were great rows at that time. about
the annuity tax; and sometimes we
had one sum Of money, and some
times another. But here was; and
1 felt that I ought to insure i; and I
did insare, though my circumstances
were such that / could not easily
spare the money I had to pay for pre-
miums. They told at that time that
/ went about town with blue stock
ihgs and shoes, like common plough
man.. and cotton umbrella. :. That
was not exactly true :.but still it was