, 1877-11-03
Christ. Captain Ross then repeated
portions of his favorite hymns, as:

Christ. Captain Ross then repeated
portions of his favorite hymns, as:
20. God. our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to COME
Our shelter from the stormy blast
And our eternal home"
Also
'Jesus, lover of my SOUL
Let me to thy bosom fly;
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still Is Nigh"
This last hymn was sung twice. to his
manifest comfort and consolation, he
signify!ng most explicitly that such was
the prayer Of his heart. He also prayed
several times with the ministers most
earnestly, "God be mercifnl to me II
sinner" and Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit" He Afterwards said very dis
tipctfy. ''Jesus, save me. Praise the
Lord
He clearly recognized all his friends
as they came to his bedside Captain
Higgins. approaching him to take a last
farewell. promised to remember him to
all his friends in San Francisco. adding
that they would meet again ON the o. b.
er shore. The dying man gave assent
and seemed much sffecred. Indeed. be
ar peared perfectly conscious to the very
last momept of life. A few minutes be-
fore his death Capt. Nickerson ap-
preached him and said, Capt. Boss.
can you now say that Jesns saves your"
His answer was. ''fes." "Can you
say, jesus saves even me2'" He agaiu
answered Yes" These were his last
words. and at twenty minutes past two
o'clo k P. NJ. Tuesday. Oct. 80, A. D.
1877. Capt. George NJ. Ross closed his
eyes in death IS peacefully IS child
falling asleep upon its mother 8 lap.
The deceased leaves one son in San
Francisco aged 2 years and 30 months,
and an aged mother in Nova Scotia
whom he revered and loved most ten
derly.
Sach is brief sketch of the life and
last hours of the deceased. HIS char
acter may be summed up as follows:
l. Physically. CAPT. Ross was man
of powerful fame, commanding in his
and was said to be the
strongest man on this Northwest Coast.
2. intellectually. the deceased laid no
claims to a thorough classical educa
ton, but however limited in his early
he proved to be a man of
of clear views and sound Judgment.
capable of making his influence aelt as
a leader among those with whom he as
sociated.
8. In business Captain Ross vas pro-
nounced 10 Be "a first class man. {"
shrewd, industrious and faithful to his
trusts. No meanness or undei handed-
ness was ever alleged against him in
any bueiness transaction which isl
ing Q great deal in these days of finan-
cial corruption.
4. Socially, the deceaeed wes Is man
of grea: kindness. Eberality and true
benevUlence. He was ever faithful to
his friends. and lost no opportunity of
showing kindness to them. and extend
ing q helping hand to aay in need. Be-
cause of these noble traits be drew
around him many dear friends. who will
sadly miss him on ship decks and in
the various walks of life.
s. As to his morals. "Well be to his
fauiss little blind, and to his virtues
very kind" A we'll established rule is
''of the absent and dead. nothing, but
good" We therefore drop the curtain
over all his life to the time OF his wife 8
death about months ago. She was q
pious lady a consistent member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. On re-
turning 10 San Francisco. from a visit,
she was met at the landing. just after
night, by her husband and the mate. In
passing along narrow walk between
the edge of the wharf and the railroad
cars, some one cried out for ''That lady
to take care that she did not fall off the
wharf" This startled her, and making
a misstep she fell head foremost over
into the bay. where her body was found
an hour and half afterwards her head
having been fast in the mud. This
sudden calamity, as may well be sup
posed. was an awful blow apon the poor
Captains heart. From that day he was
a changed man m orally. He broke off
at once from all drinking, swearing and
other bad habits; and when in port
usually went to the house of God On
the Sabbath. being in sentiment a
Methodist. How much of prayer he
offered that God would help in breaking
off from all his sins. that he might be
prepared to meet his wife in Heaven,
we may not know.
6. Finally. as TO his preparations for
death he was fearfully unfortunate in
one respect. namely, in deferring it to
the last hours of his life. This he no
doubt deeply regretted on his dying
bed. Let it be a solemn warning to
the living not to procrastinate their re-
turn to God. Bnt if at the eleventh
hour, Captain kos- repented of his
sius, songht and found pardon in Jesus
Christ and was saved. as we believe he
did. let us rejoice in the exceeding grace
of God in Christ Jesus, "Who is ever
able to save unto the utmost all who
come unto God by him." Let all press
ent be admonished while in health and
strength to seek that preparation Of
soul without which no man shalt see
God in peace. /. DILLON.
Seattle, W. T. Nov. 1st, 1877.
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