The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-08-28

with Rosa H., daughter of VIM. Waller, Esq,
also of the city of Charleston. The fruit of this
marriage was daughter and two sons, all of
whom, with their most excellent mother, are
left surviving him, and with his former children,
are called to mourn the loss of a father, whose
valuein chat endearing relation canbest be es-
timated by the depth Of their grief and the de-
voted attachment with which they cling to each
other, and share each others joys and sorrows (;
for, although of three maternal lines, a peculi-
ty with them, learned from fathers admoni-
tion and example, is that no children raised by
the same mother were ever more attached to
each other Indeed, in the several relations of
husband, father and friend, Mr.. Webb was
through life model worthy to be initiated, and
mis- loss is most keenly felt by all who occu-
pied any one of these relations towards him.
That tie public of the County and town Of
Anderson realize the loss they have sustained,
was manifested by the very large concourse Of
people that assembled on Tuesday morning,
2sth of August, to pay the last sad tribute to
his memory. His remains were carried in pro-
cession from hisresidence TO the Baptist Church,
where appropriate religious services we're per-
formed by Rev. L. NJ. Aver and Rev. j. S. Muir
ray. Whilst the funeral cortege was moving,
and during the services at the church, the
stores were closed, all business suspended, and
Sabbath s stiffness pervaded the whole town
an impron,ptu and beautiful demonstration paid
by whole people to the memory of one whom
they had long known and loved. At the close
of the services in the church, his body was de-
posted in vault hard by, there to remain un-
til the Lass trump shall cause him to arise and
meet his kindred in the air.
| AT his death, Mr.. Webb had been member
of the Bsptist Church in full fellowship for
more than thirty years. For several of the
earlier years of his profession, and frequently
afterwards during his pilgrimage, his light was
set upon s. hill, and he exhibited much zeal in
Shis Masters cause. Then again, for time,
overwhelmed with the cares, the vanities and
the vexations of the world, he would seem to
have fallen away from his first love. But,
during all these aeasons of GOODNESS and barren
ness, there was deep vein of religious feeling,
unseen by the world, but well known to his
nearest friends, pervading his whole. nature'
and he never despeired of his acceptance. with
God. He is known to have been devoted to
secret prayer, and at all times maintained an
ardent faith in the divinity and saving grace of
| the Lord Jesus Christ. Towards the close of
his life, having less of the world to annoy him,
he gave moreattention to religious duties, and
was constant attendant on the services of the
sanctuary. These circumstances, together with
the peculiarly peaceful manner of his departure,
and the lradiant smile upon his countenance
when meeting the king of terrors, impresses kin
dred and friends with the joyful hope and belief
that "their loss is his eternal gain" With these
feelings and hopes, painful as is the separation,
wife, children and friends, with all the cheerful
ness they can command, yield up their chief
earthly comfort to 'sHiln who doeth all things
WE'LL" They have the sincere sympathy of all
who know them, and especially is the coincidence
of their friends extended to the Editor and his
family, who, in the space of one month, have
been called to mourn the loss of his father and
also the father of his beloved wife. May the
Power which s'tempereth the wind to the shorn
lamb" preserve and bless them all
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