Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-10
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Frou rno Richmond 'br ,tInn Advocate A.
ID" tm" - a. lni" { srl''r"n"" wo h"rrd Uitt
,ntr"w -, lhr /. ~ our church ~ A AntIr.,
md he le.r.o 81 thar city had -ms,n,hcI N tiIm
dya - .I,nu iiow"t|. 80 Cor many y"nr. =
dc, u, mad n.rui Meth dist.
In a letter JUS. at tnnd o." 81 his son, glvr.,,
iuurr.-4yr ."u"In, ~ III" ".u.r ot hr. 'n s.,
~ u,o, do tr Il. thnn l. XIV" tn" words vi.t
duiltul ~nn wr,t', ~ IT," d"''N. ;Ur" 81 An ~.
ore ntlor.
"F.,hrr had been c"tnr' lining since M,,,
1879, and 'rcn.Iot.aI ) col!!aoI 10 hi, bed II
urt"ber h. took lis h"l nom winch h" ,.vrr
rose unit the IN ."l. bore hm home
Me rcna~ A"d 20 brother G,v or two bn.,,..
he died ,hnL when b. ' >cv~. Years cd n..,,.,-
ci .,r heaven, had ought nmny hard bartyr
With Satan. and flank God he was now 49,.
IN: brink e the iiv"r mad could -. his friend.
conn Z over tor him. He IN, 81 .sch one @, Il,
- his be- .dc, AID talked 10 III individually
told us Of his hop,, q; heaven AID ss.::, . -.
L. mourn Tor him; that Heath IA, gain 10 INN
All urgr IL - meet HIM Ia hcnvei.
Il had the privilege of being with him IN H..
LAST moments; his mind was clear ~ ,it.
couile-s sky he arranged nj, business matte.
without III" least excitement, ANA with a, much
Gem pJ-urt ~ II he WIS only gong away .g- y
few days
MANY friends came to see him; he ,slk..l
swcc,lv 10 them of his religion being Suticrr,,,
bear him thr. ugh the dark valley and :nndow
oil denth, anu sau II" WAS going ~ JON the .car-
emily choir.
"He o ten remarked tina, he had hoped tia.
the good Lord would spare him longer 10 rl,
family, that he had laid plnns for the future,
but if He SAW hit to take him, he could say Thy
will, Lord, be done. He doeth ali Thing
we'll Often he would repeat the hymn he
loved go much
Oh, for a faith that will not shrink
II asked him if he had any word to send 10
old fri in n an tnra
said write to w. w. Bennett and tell him you.
father is going to join the Church above still 10
sing the praise Of Cod he became SO weak he
could rot finish, and SAID he would tell me more
after while but sank very rapidly, and said
you BRO. BennctD give my love to jaime;
Duncan.
AN hour before he died, he called al the
family together, and "a he wanted once more
| t. pray with Us, and in 4 feeble voice commend.
ca US to Gods care and keeping; he then asked
to be raised up in his bed that he might bless his
family, and then WAS laid down AMI kissed esch
OF Us good bye until we meet in heaven ani
| then rs peacefully MS the sun sinks to rest his
spirit went home to join his loved ones, there 10
watch on the bank OF the river until re welcome
Us nome.
He died November %. 1873 born May :,
1877:
payment due on the church in Alexandria Be-
fore the war, he proposed to the church to buys
lot and set II apart for cemetery, and thus pay
the debt; he got two gentlemen out of the church
to aid him. and bought the lot paid the d b.,
(S4,0N) and gave the deed to the church; leav-
ing still large number Of lots unsold.
you i'm az inc our affliatiou; but we sub.
nit, It's Gods will. God grant that he may not
watch in vain for us but that we may all with
you arrive safely in heaven
During | Is illness, Ole Of his class, Hrs. Grs-
ham, sickcned and died. They sent messages 10
each other that they would meet in heaven
Both died within a week of each other"
We knew Bro. Howell well, and in other year:
have labored together III tie vineyard. A ~
exhorter ass-Ieudcr, steward and Sunday
School worker, he VAS faithful, lab ,rious hnd
successful. May his family follow on till they
rcjoIn him in the heavenly world.
Died, on the OH instant, after u long and pain
full llress of consumption, Mrs. AMANDA
BLAN ARD, in the 41th year Of her age.
Dearest mother, thou hast left us;
We thy loss most deeply feel.
But It's God VINO hath bereft us ;
He can all our sorrows heal.
G-H- The friends of the family are respectfully
invited TO attend her funeral from Christ Church
on Sunday afternoon, ut ! o'clock.-l Richmond
and Fredericksburg papers plcase copy.
Died, on the night Of Thursday, January Sth
a few minute. before twelve . clock. s. KING
SHAY, aged seventy-two years and five months.
ETs- His funrral will take place from his late res
idence 81 Pitt street, on Sunday, the llth inst,
ut o'clock a man who lived up to the motto
of his lie, TO do the best he could as far rs he
was able"