The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-10-22

failed him. lie conVersed that day abou
the interests of the kingdom of Christ, will
several of his friends, till 10 o'clock, when
on sudden, he felt the approach of the las
enemy 0 happy day, that found him Sc
employed As soon as he felt himself seizeG
with his sickness unto death, his mind, look
ing into futurity, augured the issue, aud he
did not choose to conceal it from his dear
sister. Whenever l heard of his distress,
hastened to his bedside, and was thus ac-
costed by my much esteemed uncle: "The
time is now come, when, to my inexpressible
| Joy, will be. delivered from the prison of
the body, and am only sorry, that, through
my great afliction, | cannot pray as 1 ought
to my eternal Father. know, however,
whom have believed, and whom will trust,
while l have any being. My soul pants,
through all its powers, for Christ, and none
but Christ. This L earnestly beg of God,
that, having forgiven all my sins, he would
give me strength and patience to bear my
trouble, and give me an easy passage to a
blessed immortality" The most skilful ply
sicians in Geneva we're called, in order to
relieve, if they could not remove the dis
order. While they were exerting all their
skill, he was addressing himself to the great
Judge of all, in the words of David, Enter
not into Judgment with thy servant and,
90 Christ, wash, my soul in thy blood
Hear, Father, the powerful voice of his
blood, &c. On the following day, the ply
scians, with great concern, informed US,
that all the powers of medicine could give
him no relief. We hoped for his recovery,
and stood weeping around him. He-col-
lected in himself and prepared for all events
said to US, "Why do you weep? The
way of death must be trod once by ALL The
life we now live, is not life: it is the abode
of sin, sea of cares, school of sorrow
it is death itself. The life which l am soon
to live, is alone worthy of the name. o.
when shall leave this habitation of sin, this
field Of affliction? 0 when shall | be dis
solved by death, be master of myself, and
enjoy eternal happiness in the presence of
Christi" The last day he lived, he spoke
many affecting things to his son, and, among
other things, gave in charge the following:
-'The care of the church of God, if ever
he was minister; love of truth, humility,
and charity. We all admired his patience
in his trouble; and if at any time, through
the force of his distress, an impatient word
escaped him, he instantly returned to him.
self, and praised the infaite mercies of God.
He bore witness to the truth of religion,
confessed he had been a great sinner, and
needed much repentance unto life, but de-
clared that he had the fullest assurance of
the remission of his sins through Christ,
that be embraced the digine mercy with all
his heart, and, as dying man, begged of
God that he would wash him in the blood of
the Lamb, and receive him now into the
mansions of the blessed. We continued
praying, and when one said, "Let US go to
the throne of grace" he cried out, as if i'm
patient of delay, "Let US go, let US go"
His face was not like that of dying man,
but Of one who was triumphingl He seemed
to be in heaven, not on earth. Immediately
after this, he gave us his last benediction,
commenting US to God with all his heart;
and without any convul8ion of his body,
without any contortion of his face or eyes,
he fell asleep in Jesus. Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord Thus died Tur-
retin, aged 64 years. God grant that we
all may be enabled to live as he did, and to
die in like manner