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Drrp: Mr.. Lorenzo b Lt1te, at his hous,
! In Long Point, Warrington oouniy. Texas,
where he..hns frsidssi Tor ssysssl yea g pest
lie was born Aarch flea, Is&i ut pa. IL, IN
came with his ps3 cnfs To TsSh. IN ls>ss whe
settled 10 the neighboring snd bssotirnl 6Nn
or Chappell Hill, Wasting1on roanty- Henec
he wa, brought Up iu,desi the morA aHd liter
AIRY influences 20 cha. irtrristir ~ tsa< Now
lily and trxine and ed. -,1ed xf :>ont< niv-r,
sity, before the iaie wal between TIE stoies.
whilst thai institution VIZ nourtsssnR N d
palIniest days, under the prrvf, Ses ~ such
men ~ DIS. Halsey snd .ecusbsv. WHO'S
great fntellects ana religious 1ves inFrsssest
every student who entered H. classic wssas
with like characters through lie Ufisn sur--
ing Mr.. Littlss'b Illness he rrfsrfs 9Th Essss
pleasure Ia those happy school by days. Bs
catered the Confederate army qu.e ycus,<
snaidst the iirst outburst of that patriotic ss-
thusiasm that called So many of ON nobls
youths frum the comforts VI htIue to tho ,zfyi-
shils and dangers OF soldier's iitF. He
soldier.
Seoa amer the war he married the ,iaughtA.
Of M; l.. +. Aoorr. granddaughter of Bro
y y.,.'',; Myers, 80 renowned among Texas
Meth'lists ior nis gre&kpicty and bcncvolence
: q character. ls'th W and out of the church
Thug - our fiefid wurthiiy repaid for tho
rich laurcls ~ War by the fsir. trusting hand
and love NJ Que Of Texas iai--st n,ai,isns whs
ciunz b, him like lie vine TO Its prop, through
Mr.. Little was q true man; he was not ono
of those who sought q soil place, but hr wrnt
20 the front, Ma AZ the siege and fall Of ffcks-
burg, where 1t took have neu In light; he
WAS also at Shiloh, Corinfh, and nary 9TH
ers OF our most terrible and desperately fought
battles.
Mr. Little was quite delicate looking man
hut he pos-cssed great Is,wers OF endurance,
aud was OF an uniiirng sn'i indt,-triou,. en-
rr<etic habit; he was onc eli ihosr wiry men,
VINO never seemed ID become weary As an
instance of this Ipwrr to rndurr hardship he
told that he walked mum ticksbtrg 10 Tesa.,
while c'nvalescing from m attack of cuntin-
ued fever contracted there during its invest
nent. We might, had wa spac. :, giys many
instances OF his life exhibiting this pruini-
nent chara. teristic of endurance; hut We can
not detail lest we berotie tue lengthy Yet
while we cannot but .eiinirc Sich men, u 10 a
deceptive feature indicating = long file, Is
alas! but the outward sign ola psnt up are.
rs u were, destructive In Its very nature, that
would ere long burst forth ia csrsusne In .
premature death that active and restless
stitutional condition, was stricken down up-
on bed OF languishing nearly two year. ago,
his health gradually wasting away until nf
last osain cnmo to him, . sweet messenger, b,
I Re him from b. suffering aud pain. on
the Sist OF March last. about half pasl eight
O'Clock =. N. He had long waife,i for thIs
TO his friends, sod hour hut to him II scrin-
ed one OF rejoicing, being perfectly composed
as II Just preparing for sone well known jour.
nsy upon earth. Calling bis family around
them 70 his bosom f,r the last time laying,
=, good bye my darling wife; good bye dsr-
ling chiidren, don't weep tsr mo, 6,sf meet
me In heaven" and PRAYING su,iibiy the bless
ious ones into His mercifal and loving hand.
ste then called his friends one by one, who
n, od weeping around his diving bed and in
pcrsect caimness babe them all an aftec;ionafe
fsrs"eii, exhorsing to reform. and christians
and al. to meet him IN heaven oh, how II
rsjoiced my heart thus to sec the manifest
power Of = living faith In our Lord Jesus To
sustain und comfort nail mortal man In the
throes Of u trrible death. Il was . solcIuu
and awfal "Iening, and perhaps none who
testatian Of tn. truth Of the rsiigiau OF our
Lord Jesus Chs He wnntrd to shout HIS
praises but was ~ weak; vet he sang line
or two Of that bea,'t!ini hymn, Nearer my
storm Of life that 400, the fickering lamp
went out In death amid. { he falling tears and
heavy sighs Of loving On Is and sympathetic
friends who had heard his fa,0iliar yuicr the
LAST time on earth.
The Immediate causc Of his death was from
rupture Of the len femoral arrry rum
chronic, indolsnt aud sloughing U. .er. He
bore amiction with great foIitudc an.t chris
Tan resignation, while his demesnor Ind re.
iigious conversation are Testimonials .usi-
1919 ~ 49, FsSt tiht W. W us COuN cItofl
he scarcely ever murmurrd at his sad lot, but
offen remarked to me that he was perfectly
resigned TO die and that he believed that his
Addiction was for his eternal good. We arc
s1tisned that he died christian and In the
triumph OF living faith In the Lnrd jesus
Christi for We were with him every day for
several weeks beforc his death, snd know Of
his spiritual condition rs perfectly a II Il
possible for one TO know Of the inward NOV
ings OF another's soul. He was surely pre-
marcel for hanvan md h~lt \ III E,n
~ soul basks In the sun bright cline of hcav-
IN . everlasting rest He loyed the CONVEX
satio.t OF religious people, the salvation Of his
soul Sc, ucd to be the all absorbing thought
Der of any cSurch, he often expressed strong
desire TO unite with the NJ. Z. Church s., and
would have dont. so had he net been 50 sud-
denly cut Cd. He leaves q widow, three little
children and iJnL mother, sister, bruther
and many relatives 10 uiourn his death; also
large circle of friends who admired him not
only ~ good citizen, bul Tor his " arlnhrart-
edness and high social qu.lt,Ses. just 81 years
ofagc, he IL cnt down In mil he, yet leaving
tne rich legacy OF spotless his. solomon
says "a good name Is better than richfs. !"
He was dutifnl sou. m affection ste parent,
and devoted husband. kind 400 glrerous
friend. He said to his mother Inst b. Sorr he
died who sat by his bedside with his wiz,
children and mother-in-lnw, weeping: thou
INST been faithful mother; you have nursed
me nom my cradle to my grave, and thus at
peace with all the world he fell asleep In the
arms Of his blessed Jesus. passing from be-
yond this vale oftears.
Thou art gone to the grave-we no longer
behold thee,
Nor tread the rough paths OF the world nv thy
side;
But the wide arm. of mercy are spread to en-
fold thee,
And sinners may hope, since the sinless has
died.
VALENTINE q RrArunxr
LONG PorST. April ID, 1879.