Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-28


troubles, or to have arrested a man
as ill as was Mr. Talbot. Neverthe-
less, the papers were made out, and
six hours after, when we had our pa
tent quiet, he came with the docu-
ments to arrest him, and had taken
pains to give an exaggerated and in
correct report to the newspapers, the
substance OF which was sent to the
Chicago Times.
1t seemed to us that everybody but
God was against us in the battle for
this mans life. Dr. Hanford, at this
juncture, was called in and compre-
hended the situation at once. Ten
derby he sought to lead the poor tenn
pest-tossed soul to the rock that is
higher than he; and in his rational
moments Mr.. Talbot found great
consolation in his words Of hope and
tender sympathy.
On Thursday he was taken with
severe hemorrhage, which, with his
continued vomiting and purging, that
was not controlled until that day,
left him very weak. But every mo-
ment. when not tortured with physical
suffering, was spent in prayer that he
might rise from his bed OF pain new
man in Christ Jesus He frequently
besought us to pray for him, that God
would give him peace. Friday after
noon he said: al never realized the
Importance of my work as now. LII
God can forgive my past unthankful-
ness, will try to serve him better In
the future" About half-past ten he
was taken with a congestive chill;
from which he had not the vitality to
rally, and at a quarter past three,
Saturday morning. at exactly the
hour he came into our house, three
weeks previous, his spirit left its
prison-house OF clay.
Hefully realized that for him, ''life's
fitful fever was over" and his last
hours weIe full OF comfort to us all.
He left tender messages for his many
absent friends, whose greatest grief
to-day is that they could not be with
him at the last; but no earthly power
could have discerned on Friday that
the change was so near at hand, and
they have the consolation that at the
last he said, 81 am glad to meet the
change with you at my side. Take
up the work where / have laid it
down. Be brave, be cheerful; we
shall all meet soon. Do not weep for
me. Is it not better to be lifted out
of this terrible temptation and find
peacel peacei" And believe that
God, whose mercy is boundless and
reaching as the universe, gave
him peace at the last of his weary,
sad life. a
From many lodges in Indiana, that
stand to-day as monuments OF his
untiring zeal, we have received touch
ing and tender words OF sympathy.
not only for our loss of one who was
ever a staunch friend, and dear as a
brother, but who was sincere In his
work, whose place cannot readily be
supplied. His eloquent appeals will
live in the memory Of many who
have been strengthened IN the good
and right way. have been thus ex-
plicit in detail because the report has
been widely circulated that he died OF
delTium tremesss, and that he had
been kept drunk in my house for two
weeks. 1 want those who loved him
in life, to know that his repentance
was not a death-bed repentance, be-
cause he sought to consecrate him.
self to God anew while he and all his
friends fully expected his recovery,
and he said to Mr.. Molloy day or
two before his death, Goods love
ought to compensate for all our losses
here" His remains were conveyed
to New Albany, where they rest be-
side the dear mother whom he SO
worshipped in life A very largo con-
course of citizens attended the funer-
al; and four Of his sisters and his
brother, Rev. Richard Talbot, of
Granville, and his two sons OF Louis
vile, followed his remains to their
last resting pace. Loving hands
brought beautiful floral offerings to
decorate his coffin, and the lowly
mound of earth which covers the
silent heart that beat ever kindly for
the unfortunate. and who, out of his
broken and scared life, did earnestly
strive to shed sunshine upon the
pathway Of the sorrowing. God grant
that we be saved from his tempta-
lions ana do our work as faithfully as
he did his. EMMA +. MoLLoY.