Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-08-04
4 Curious Sermon.

Trte following Old sermon is said to have !
beet actually preached many years since In
th- . .rlsh church OF Bars,on n riolk 1t |
Was Erln,cd IN The British Magazine" for
Novea Der, l15O VI 81 o. the lanes men
tlone now stai.d n he parish registers and
the family names still exist in the neighbor
hood
F4GIT THE GOOD FIGHT. i II !. vi II.
81 owed, we are net together to solemn
u II funeral OF Mr. Proctor HI t.thrr
uam, VAS Mr. Thomas Proctor H.. iiv. d
some time at Burston Hail. in Norfolk, and
Xas yh constable OF Dss hundred This
man name was Mr. Robert Proctor and
hls fe WAS Mrs Buxton, late wife of MIR.
Matt !ew Buxton She came from Helsdon
Hall, beyond Norwich. He was good hus
band and she good hous ewife and they
two made money; sh- brought q thousand
pounds with her for her portion.
But now, beloved. shall make it clear by
demt ns,rat,ve arguments, first, he was q
good man, and that IN several respects. He
was {. lJvli man TO bis heighnors, charl-
aoi. m Il to the poor, favorable man in
ms Ii hes, and good la, dlord to his tenants.
There SITS one, MrS Spurgen, can tell how
great sum he forgave HIM on his death
| b d it was tourscOrc pounds. Now, below
I'd, vas not this good man, and man Of
G ID. think you and his wife a good wo
uan and she comes from Helsdon Hal :,
beyond Norwich This Is the FIRST arsu-
IN nj.
.>econd'y, to prove this man to be good
man IN tne time o. his slckne ss, which was
long ana tedious, he sent for Mr. Cole to
pray tor b N, He was OF self ended 10 an
u b prayed tor himself only no, beloved
ne d, -r,d Mr. Cole to pray for all his
nj. ,bors and acq ,aintauc.s; for MIR. Bux
on. worship, and Mrs. Buxton, and tor Mr.
Bux On s children, against it should please
God o send him any; and to Mr.. Cole s
pra, RS he devoutly said Amen. Now.
,elo ed, IS TINS not q good man, and q
mat o! cd, think sou and his wife a
gooc woman and she came from Hell dot
arg, nent.
14udty come to clear demon nstrative
aIg ment TO prove this to pc good man
rnere was one homas Proctor, q very poor
ie..,r boy he came into this country on &
J dun COW il WAS "a dun COW. Well, thls
poo. boy came b. gging to thi- good man
I uoCr DE did LOT do as some would have
,cn, give him sm all aims and send hin
away, or chlde hin aud make b m a pas
md ,eLd hlm into his own country; no. oe
: / vel, be to, X m into his own house, aht
ot { warus boun0 him apprentice 10 u gu'
t smith ATT, his time was out, he took hlu
tome again, and married HIM 10 klnswu
nan OF hl. wlte Mrs Curis,lau Roberi
> n-thtre she SITS. and to her thls goO
Il an gave a considerable joinlure BY he
ne haa thre- daughters ana this good mal
tooh home the eldest brought her up t
woman estare and n arrieu her TO yer
= h nor Die gentleman, Mr.. Buxton. there b
y Sis Nov, beloved was not this a goo
II N ID, AID man OF God think you ?and b.
W. good woman? AID she came frot
=. Ii, Isdon Hail Of yond Norwich
!. Beloved, YOU may remember some tim
: .irce, | preached at the tut eral OF Mr.
a Proctor al which time troubled you wit
man, of her ;ranscenden; virtues, but you
memories may iai yod. the reiore | sha
= ow remud YOU CT one or two OF them.
- The first IA, she = as as good kntter 6
any IN the county O. Norfolk When be
y nu band and family were IN bed aud aslee]
o. nv the FIRE aud 81, and knit, but b, love,
IN Sc assured she 10 prodigaI woman, b,
al a .parinS woman for, to spare candle, 81
- wo.!d str UP tie fire With her knitting pin
r, aud By that light woud 81, end knit ar
N. ma e as good work a. many other wome
ae By DAY light, Beloved. have pair
stockings on my legs that were kni, in Il
sane manner. and they sre the bes, s,ocl
is ,,g' that ever wore. III my lie
in Secondly She WAS b. best n sker OF tea
nd IN rink that ever eat IN nv iife ; and ID,
le ", re brow ioas,s. too When | used 10
I'd IN :. morning, ste would ask me 10 eat
.,, tos I, which Was always very willing
ot co .or she had such an artificial way
tr 10, ~ans it, by no means slack. nor burnil
iu .. sizes, she had su>h pretty way
les gr. ;:nx Iu;n * and dipping i, IN the be-
az such piece 0. rare cheese, th., mu