The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-17
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE, TUESDAY

est composure. His work Is done, he has
run his race; he has finished his course with
joy and Is gone Il think) to receive bis
crown. Your loss 10 indeed great, which
you more sensibly feel than can express.
The loss Of such an eminent Saint, faith
full Pastor, Friend and minister of Christ,
who used 30 affectlonately to treat you upon
things of Infinite moment, must be most af-
fictng. The loss is great to the churches
all around but more especially to his own
dear flock, whom he most affectionately
loved. He has often expressed his sense Of
your endeared kindness to him and how
he wanted opportunity to acknowledge 1t,
and If God should give him opportunity,
how he would chew his gratitude by exert
ing himself mole vigorously for your good.
But alas he has took his flight to the LAT d
of Spirits. You will see him no more, Nor
hear his sweet voice auy more, until the
great resurrection dey; his warm and af-
fectionate addresses you will have no more.
His eyes are sunk 10 their orbs his mouth
is shut; his tongue is bound in perpetual
silence and his body laid to rest in the cold
shall he no more"
81 MOURN with you under so great a
frown of heaven. most fselingly sympa-
thise with you in your Affections. am a
pertaker with you in grief. But though he
is dead he yet speaketh. He ia speaking
to you by his many warm and pathetcal
| addresses, which you cannot yet forget, and
especially his last discourse is fresh in your
memories; and in which he impaired to you
not only the GOSPEL of Cniist, but even his
own soul along with 1t. o. are not his In
struCtions warnings, reproofs and exhorta-
tions, yet speaking to you by his death, 10
accents as loud as thunder. Oh what have
you done to provoke the Lord most high ?
o, search and see That be has caused his
sun to go down at noon. % how lament
able that such u bright luminary in the
Caudlestlck of his Church, should be 60
soon extinct, even before it had assembled
to its meridian.) Surely the Lord is angry
and hath co troversy with you; or why
has he written such bitter things against
you Suffer an unknown stranger to tx
hort you to search for the Acham that hath
troubled your Camp,-put away the cursed
thing whatever it be. Is 1t barrenuess un-
der such peculiar cultivation? Their
repent and reform, lest be cut you
| down as cHcUmbers of this ground
| and remove your candlestick out OF
| its place. Attend, my Gear friends, to thiG
| speaking providence, that you may be hap
ny III tnc Gnu anu ny happy SApeTieuCc Dt
able to say that 1t is good that you have
been afflicted. Suffer me to add: Maintain
the unity of the Spirit in the bond Of peace
Take heed that no root OF bitterness spring
ing up trouble you be of one MIND and VI
the same judgment live in love and peace
among yourselves 30 shall the God of love
and peace dwell vito you
"And pray earnestly to the Great Sbep
herd of the Sheep 10 give you another pas
tor after his own heart, who shall feed yor
with knowledge and understanding anc
take you by the hand and lead you by still
waters, which is the sincere desire aud ear
nest prayer of your unknown friend anC
servant for Jesus sake.
"BENAJAH RooTs.
Rutland. on Otter Creek, Oct. 81. 1910
p. s. This 2lst Oct A. d. 1776 the
Rev. Mr.. William Emerson Of CONCORD
was decently inferred in this place with III,
honors of war by detachment from Col
Vardyke's Reg ment commanded by Mao
Shepherdson. who died OF bilious feve
on Lords day morning o'clock, Oct. 20tl
in 30th year of his age, after long illness o
ab0uut weeks"