The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-28

he played on a harp of a thousand
strings" it was supposed that the summit
of that style Of oratory had been obtained
We have seen nothing comparable TO il
until the other day, in glancing through
a foreign paper, We came upon the fol-
lowing, which we pronounced 90 be in its
way inimitable. 1t is quite certain il has
not heretofore appeared in print in Amer
lea. 1t is entitled:
ga Sermon occasioned by the Death OF
the Rev. Mr.. PrOckter, Minister of
Gissing, by the Rev. Mr.. More,
Minister Of Burston, Norfolk.
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Beloved, we are met to solemnize the
funeral of Mr.. Prockter; his fathers
name was Thomas Prockter of the second
! family his brothers name was also
Thomas Prockter, he lived sometime at
Buxton Hall in Norfolk, and was High
Constable of Disthurdsed; this man :
name was Robt. Prockter, and his wife
was Mrs. Buxton, late wife of Mr. Mathew
Buxton she came from Helsdon Hall
beyond Norwich.
HE was a good husband and she N
good housewife. and they two gat money:
she brought thousand pounds to her
portion. But now, beloved, l shall
make it clear by demonstrative argu-
ments.
First, he was a good man and that in
several respects; he was a loving man to
his neighbOrs; charitable man to the
poor, favourable man in his tythes, and
good landlord to his tenants; there sits
Mr.. Spurgeon can tell what a great sum
he forgave him on his death bed; it was
fourscore pounds. Now, beloved, was not
this good man and man of God, think
you, and his wife good woman, and she
came from Helsdon Hall beyond Norwich
This is the first argument.
Secondly, to prove this man to be q
good man aud man of God, in the time
of his Sickness, which was very long and
tedious, he sent for Mr.. Cole, Minister
of Shimpling, to pray for him; he was not
selfended man. No, beloved, he de-
sired him to pray for, not only himself,
but for all his relations and acquaint-
ance, for Mr.. Buxton's worship, and all
Mrs. Buxton's children against it should
please God to send him any, and to Mr..
Coles prayers he devoutly said, Amen,
Amen, Amen. Was not this good man,
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wife good woman, and she came from
Helsdon Hall beyond Norwich.
"Then he sent for Mr. Gibbs to pray
for him, when he came and prayed for
him, and for all his friends and relations,
and acquaintance, for Mr. Buxton's
worship, and for Mrs. Buxtons wor-
ship, and for all Mr.. Buxton's chill
dren against it should please God TO
send him any, and to Mr.. Gibbs
prayers he devoutedly said Amen, Amen,
Amen. Was not this a good man Of
God, think you, and his wife good wo-
man, and she came from Helsdon Hall
beyond Norwich.
Then he sent for me, and came and
prayed for this good man Mr.. Prockter,
for all his friends, relations, and acquain-
lance, for Mr.. Buxton's worship, and for
Mrs. Buxton's worship, and for all Mr..
Buxton's children against it should please
God to send him any, and to my prayer
he devoutedly said Amen, Amen, Amen,
Was not this good man of God, think
you, and his wife good woman, and she
came from Helsdon Hall beyond Nor
wich.
Thirdly and lastly, behold, come
prove this man to be a good man and
a man of God, and that is this
There was one Thomas, very poor Beg
gar Boy; he came out of Scotland over
the Tweed, upon the back of dun COW
it was not black COW; nor a brindled
COW, nor a brown COW; no, beloved, it
We dun cow. Well, beloved, this poor
Doy c'Ne to good mans door, to this
man OF @9d's door; he did not do as
some "ouid naNa done, give him aims,
ana send MIN away,Gr chide him, and
make him pass, and se,d him to his own
Country. No, beloved, he4ook him in.
to his own house, and bound Zen Ar.
prentice to gunsmith in Norwich; Ser
his time was out, he took him home
again, and married him to kinswoman
of his wife's, one Mrs. Christian Robert.
son here present-there she sits; she was
a very good fortune, and to her this good
man gave a considerable jointure. BY
her he had three daughters, this good
man took home the eldest, brought her
up to woman's Estate, married her TO a
very honable gentleman, Mr.. Buxton,
here present, there he sits, gave him q
vast portion with her, and the remainder
of his estate he gave to his other two
daughters; now was not this good man
and man of God, think you, and his wife
good woman, and she came from Hels-
don's Hall beyound Norwich.
Beloved, you may remember some
time since preached at the funeral of
Mrs. Prockter, at which time / troubled
you with many of her transcedent virtues,
but your memories perhaps may fail you,
and therefore | shall remind you of one
or two of them.
"The first is, she was good a knitter
as any in the county of Norfolk when
her husband and family were in bed and
asleep she would get cushion and clap
herself down by the fire and sit and knit,
but, beloved, she was no prodical woman,
for to spare candle she would stir up the
fire with her knitting pins, aud by -
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