The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-03-21
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BAYLESS.-On the 18th of March, at his
residence, near Glenville, Md, Rev. SAMU-
Ell M. BAYLESS, Pastor Of Harmony
Church.
But few days ago his brother, an elder in the
same church, slept in Jesus The church was
then bcreft of its right arm-now its head. The
Pastor has been borne hence and the flock is
gone from his labors to his reward. He was rea-
dy. lie met the summons without alarm. His
harvest was ripe-his shcaves ready for gather
ing. lie is at peace, at rest, at home. He la
bored long and with success in his Masters
vineyard.
For number of years, in his early ministry,
as agent of the Bible Society, he carried the word
of God from house to house, through the whole
State OF Kentucky, preaching its precious doc
trines as he passed aong-placing the Bible in
the reach of all giving it to many unable to
purchase it, and thus using the very best means
of bringing all within his reach to the knowledge
and the way of salvation. From this field of use
tulness he was called to the passionate of the
church near his old homestead, and amongst his
kindred, in which he laborcd happily and success
fully till his death.
lie was a man of solid attachments, q thorough
Bible student and scholar, and fully competent
to the work to which he was called; yet his SEN
sitive and retiring nature held him in check and
made him shrink from the public gaze and from
| any display ofhis talents and learning save what
enabled him to set forth in plain, truthful and
faithful manner Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
| Twas amidst the comforts and delights around
his own tireside we saw the man, felt his power
| and loved his company He has left wife and
q large circle of kindred and friends to mourn
his loss. His health during the cold winter be.
gan to fail him. and he was not able to fill his
| pulpit for sometime past. He could not visit
his brother in his last Illness or attend his funer
al. Though this was great grief to him, vet
it is now at an end. "Thcy were lovely and
pleasant in their lives, and in death they were
| not divided" blessed are they which are call.
ed unto the marriage supper Of the Lamb.
WATERS.-On the 10th of March, 1878
at Fallston, Maryland, JEFFERSON D.
| WATERS, son of William and Casandra
Waters, aged II years 2 months and 10 days
Suddenly did death come and snatch away on,
| loved brother and bear him from our sight lie
| was with us in the morning, in his usual good
health, full of boylife and sprightliness; in the
| evening death laid his cold hand upon him and
he passed into the spirit land never to return to
us again. He was bright and pleasant boy
| ever cheerful and happy-imparting happiness
and life TO all around him. He was greeted
with smile and cheering remark by all who
met him /; and he ever returned the greeting
with a sweet expression and pleasing acknowl.
edgemcnt. He appreciated the kind notice Civ
ell him, though he knew not that he won it from
all by his courteous and winning ways. His loss
| to us is felt the moro keenly, because of this
lovely character, gentle conduct and attractive
manner. And this was, we trust, the rising up
and setting forth of the inner life implanted by
| the grace of God.
We lay him away in his narrow house, to gath
cr strength and beauty for the coming of the
Lord, when he shall come and cali to him
young man, arise and he shall come forth
and ascend with him into his blessed and ever.
| lasting home. Brother, farewell, we shall meet
thee again.
Darling Brother God has cl timed thee
As lie always does the best,
Called thee from world of trouble
To land of perfect rest.
But would not call thee, darling,
Away from so fair land
Thou art not dead-JeSus called thee,
Thou art only gone before.
AIADTInT "A,