Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-06
For the Delaware Republican.
REV JAMES RIDDLE.

NY REV. JAMES LANYoN KiLI.GoRE, u. u. |
rh.i sanonacerueni of,ha death OF th,> great
,s,,i so,'J tnAm. has alled nv heart With ,ttew,
slesp and sincere NY acqtaiuia nce wiih him
bsg,si, la the days Of my boyhood, and has con
tihacd thrussgh n period OF twenty hve years.
early harmed 10 love and reverence him, and
that love has increased with the years, and that
reverence more profound, by virtue Of constant
ly occurring events 10 strengthen and mature It,
He was to me Q faithful friend and wise coun-
selIof, and his memory Is indeed precious. 49,
The loss Of Jones Riddle TO earth cannot be
estimated. The church CT Christ has lost
strong pillar, and polished ornameut-to Society,
| genial and warm hearted memher--the poor,
| tried and Christian f,ie,d, and Ills family,
loving husband, AMI devoted father. My long
| and intimate knowledge of him enables me TO
say, that, he was reliToRS coNSderdte con-
| scienti0us and consistent man, ....I. Is.
| l, he toas a religious man, not mere probes
sor Of relgion,-not one whose opinions Ind un-
dergone change for the better, nor one whose
morality WIS of a high and iened order hut u
mau whose heart and mind, principles and prac-
/ tees had been changed by divine grace, whose
affections had been fixed on Christ, whose heart
i had believed Oh him for salvation, and whose
chief delight was To do the will OF God. With
him the stream OF upriehtness hal length ana
breadth. 1t was like Soah's, ertenoed
throughout generations. ..
I'd. Ne tcds a cOnsiderdte man, sensible Of
| Tile many eN'ls Win WhlSi tic WAN
aud the ptuneness Of human nature to fall int
them, he poii,lefei well the path OF his feet
lie planned with his head what he executed
with his hands eie he leaped he looked III
considered before acting. "Thou God sees
| me-" was iHdelibiy engraven on his memory
. lie did not forget to think within himself "Go'
{ knows my thoughts, remembers my words, AM
l keep ali account of all my actions" And again
~ am not the only one In the world there ar
, others, and to them may be made either
( blessing or a curse" Moreover, he looked fol
r ward to the day when mems actions and live
shall be tried as by fire and when none bu
a those ofthe upright will be found genuine. Al
ticlpating the coming storm, he builded hi
> house upon the rock. Having been invited
n meet the Bridegroom, he provided himself wit
d u sufhciency CT oil. That he might be found
n wise and safe man at the last, he considere
e his ways in his heart. lag. 1.-l5.
3. He ,cas a considerations man. Consclen'
u is the Dobest faculty Of the soul, SO far as n
X CARDS the moral and religious character OF mar
and when tender, enlightened and "void of O
fence" IL proves one of tho most trusty servan
& in Gods cause. 1t Is always on duty wilt
Y man ought TO be and during mans volunta
acts 1t Is az true to G d as the needle TO Il
4 pole. James Riddle sought 10 possess such
r conscience ;.he consulted it in all transaction
IN and, so far as he could, acted on the strength
IL its decisions. At its bidding he done one th
" and left another undone. Conscience "
3D. prompt ia commanding, and lie was as prom
81. in 0beving.
4. He ros consistent man. He was actt
It ted by principle rather than passion. The
.h are some persons, professors Of religion too,
Ivy much like angels to-day and heDdS to-mUrro
lo that we can place no dependence upon them
to We know how we leave them at night, but C
all form 10 idea as to how we may find them
les the morning. They are more changeable tn
no. the weather. Nay, they are