Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-18
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Nv own personal sorrow because nj tb.
death Of Deacon Estey enbarrassss ma, =,
pression Of the sense Of loss We nave az
Perieneed- Indeed, IN the shadow of our
great bereavement, We cannot concaivs
nov mucn We mss in missing him Looked
a. from any standpoint ne was a great
Coca man. lie was faithful TO GOO in ali
ms mouse fulfilling both the flrst and sec
onu coh4inAn1s Of the law. in fervsrt love
70 zoo aud hearty love 70 man In nobla
sihsieness OF purpose and immovabIe st4ad
IAstness 70 the right It would be difficult T.
ind ms equal No man rould bav.. -.
lruer IN ms personal plety, or -frtuer IN ms
IAitn m the gospel OF our Lord Jesus Cnrisr
or more interested IN the cause of t3o5 ami
truth IN his death VIC cannot NM r,opr,,
that great man and a prince has faIier
TINS aAy ~ Israel. tbs profound knovI
ease OF the Scripture. and has firn eonvir-
ton mat there WAS q vital and eternal diff
lei Sneo net"ee truth anu error, together
with MS varied general knowledge maj
nam constant source OF inspiration =, hi.
pastor. his absolute trust IN God AM
nope OF salvation through Christ to.,stb.,
WIN ms integrity OF purpose. sipcerit,, lf
heArt, Ieariessness IN duty. adherence ~
pTihclpie ana conservation of life -.
nun ms large influence and usefulpess In
'ue chufch OF Christ la the affairs Of tb.
Shu'eh ne seemed 10 see bv intuition great
PIac1iea principles. and by MS vigorou.
iiileht Of them often gave 70 them
Tue FRESHNESS Of new disrover,.. a.
brought large heart aud All oman b.,9
INTO sucn relation u the entsrnrisas ~ ~.
church, that lev msu hav. t.s..n .I,I.. .,
accom- piish more m the direction of hsusF
Gu 1sipluiness than he In MS wide ami
NHFled activity anu benevolenee h. rssl;-..i
1he apostolic ideal OF being Rich IN -
NoIAa' ready " distribute v,iliing 4, -.
Hiuhicate lie believed IN the prov,i..,,l..
vi 'Io1 over all events, and found A y,s,,r
tuielli's an his troubles aud oyer,o0ni,.,
~ uis uillculties by getting near 10 the (;ol
80 !" 'o'i' us trust "ass 80 absolutely fixed I'D
'iofal qualities, m decision and susr
,- - ''uhu practical judgment. he ~.
..,,,.-5.y h'Sat man his nome was the
eilo'aiuient OF the Christian ideaI -
aer and beautiful was the rslat,o,, ,..-'.- 'eu
MN ana the wife who survivss - -. 80
li'eI % years OF married life he rsst,-.j
'i7 poet ieiicltOus description
here s care tbai an not l.aye,,.
Anu PAIN That " ia not fi-e
nut un our hearth uualter..I
a iYfr t~ecu you and u-.
- nv % tr rr n as n-cEuH-I
~, 49, ~ lh and true
a. "a. The world 90 int Dove
" all tue worth 10 Won
10 man could have been mora ts,,a.-l..
.osSl aha revered than he by ~ cbiI5raS.
Il anu las children 5 children. Fsnil, r.i;,,,,.,
us es.eeued a. above all price ~ 80 ~.
.I ~ ma lsll The teryid earDestnsss ~ -
p'ay ers offered at that family altar tho,, .hS
NOT strange that he was sbl, t1,,,,s-,,.
- throughout his long aud eomni,oata5
- go career reputation =, ,,,,s,,Il.-.i
~ - a character 50 grand. m mi
pTs,,a e. o. death, for he lived IN oonstant
harmo1 1,', - loi its coming, and a Wa In
49, - VAN has great and active M tbst
s ste, should be no break IN bis wart '.ia.
after ~. iiu'iiinons should come suddenIv
Other bsJ i4 ,' OF day as ousy As an H.
-. ~, Aaa been he mad earpei ~. - ~
Go Tue rest remaining Tor tbs ps De- ~
gats,,.,, i4 .Nlg upon Eis deathbsd - tbs
- 1S ~ heaven, those viz -, -
~ 80 ,'uia cry May my spirit resi- ~ ain'
~ ~ 's1l. feel that IN hls dsstb b lsle
lor. .sp 80, ,s. Trend and fatherly eoupsel-
'N' remembering HIM for whst M 80.