South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-15
"A TRI BUTTE.
EDWARD o.. BURNLAM.
EY L. O. v.


So nevs to ms this woch. Can it he
that ALr.eD MooRE, the strong man,
has fallen beneath the relentless hat
OF The Mons ar? Sail see the fac. If
my friend aud b.oiher no nore? Ny
faith answers, wo SHALL meet again.
Hi, friendship and love, place with
the ch0ic ST treasures of my heart. We
may not overestiiuatc the worth Of SUCH
man. He WAS not oAe or those phe-
nomenai characters We can never un-
derstand He had the fiankncss and
candor OF til, true man nni yet the
simplicity of the chilli. HIS hsats was
open to his friends; rs such knew
him. | knew o: his con6 cts, Iii. short
innings and impsrfcc.i,us- Laose char.
aot1ristics Of nature he struggled so
har,i 10 overcome.
As man he was brave, open heart
Cd, cheerful, hOspitihlo. generous and
industrious. AS q hu sband father ard
ntishbor he was what we might expect
OF such Il man.
In Isany respects his lifu was one of
hards lips, bu, no rrpining or complain,
ever escaped his lips. lie made the
bisL OF his ciscutns tauces. Wheu scarce.
y
then in only a seni civilized State
Th're amid the surging MASSES he strug-
giei f'r few Yeas with success und
disaster. AT tho breaking out OF the
late war he came homo TO cas-, his lot
with Virginia in her troubles. lie went
through tie great conf CT, now a pris-
oncr tnen wounded anil nigh unto death
He served in the cclebrstcd / lth Va.
cavalry under Hamrshire's brave Bic.
Donald. AS brave and faithful SOL.
dier his re cord is among the best:
But tor him there Was greater con.
hict, one in which he WIS to overcome
and be with glory crowped. After the
var lie went ~ wo X with his charac-
teris.ic emery, was married. to Miss
Helen Hunter Of Fsirfax and IN 1871
moved to BGr!ing'o on Mineral couriv.-
II Was late ia The Fall Of that year when
The Ssiatly Higgins. nov with Col,
was on the circuit, tina, no was convert.
Ell. Tue preacher WOULD held pro.
tracted meeting The prospects were
gloomy IN the extreme. One night the
Rev Edward Martin o! the Presbvtr.
rian. church now OF Missouri. wns stop
ping in the neshborhood and preach
ed from tho tex, And you hath lie
qnickenod who were dead &c.'-Ephe-
slams II, /.
lhefe was not over score OF pcrsons
present can see higgins now as he
came dJwn from the pulpit, set ont the
cid 'mourners bench, cxhor,ed as only
he could, invitod peni;cnts, and Moore
went forward. lie was the convert OF
tue meeting-he found Ckiist after the
Old fasaion-his struggle WAS intonse-
he drank the bitter cup of repentance To
It's dreSs- but at home and IN bel peace
camO 10 his troubled sOul--he was a
now creature. The evidence OF this
mighty change wrought hy Gods spifit.
and of his acceptance with ODD was a,
clear rs sunbeam. IIo nee led no &c.
clesiastical expert TO tell him lie was
converted and 10 exhort him to j3in
The church.
Bu; during tho frat year or two o. bis
religious lie his struggles were severe
in tho extreme. Once for month hv
wont down into the deepest spiritu.l
gloom. Ills mind and life was almost
despa:rod Of. The question was nhetii-
or he woul be Christ's entirely aud for.
ever. This no claimed was tho cause
OF his difficulty. But With renewed anil
entire conservation, the blessed light
and peace camo to him as never before.
Hence orth bis motto vas al, for
Christ lie did his best. poor MN. for
the cause Of his Master. Ills m1py
troubles aud difficulties after this were
made ligh; by tho abundant supply Of
grace. Bat why a. sell here liis con
ficis and sutrSrings arc row the thing.
Of the past.
To the tired worker sweet rest has
come. The throbbing heart, tie achin.
brain. lie toiling hands, tho weary feet
are now At res; and forever. Ofhin IL
may truly he said After life's ftful
fevor, I've sleeps well
Fellow.labOrcr in the cause Of Chris.
bid thee ali1n.-Rss, o man OF Col
rest from thy labour, for thou shalt
sttna IA thy lot a. tbs end Of tie DAYS
To-day we are IN sorrow but inspired by
-"rhs hope, the biissfa hope,
Whica Jesus grace hts given
The hops when days asd years are past
We all SHALL meet ia Heaven"
May the God Of all con ,olaiion com.
Fort the aged mother, long tried ia e.,
furnace Of afii ctisn. the sJrrowilg wife
ana father.css children.
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Mrs. MAROAREr | MoEroN. wife or
VIM Il. Morton, G,Q., and the mother
OF Capt. r. q. Morton. oae Of ths sdi-
tors NJ the Stanton IN licdtor. died or
Sunday evening last Al the residence OF
her son, Samuel ID Morton. Esonire IN