The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-12
THOUGHTS ON THE DEATH OF
THOMAS KNOTT.


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"And This I. Victory That Ovsrcometb
Uthe World. Even Our Faith''-John
5-4.
Our mind leaps from It's native
shore and bounds uci oss the Oceans
wide expanse, and there alighting up,
on English domain views. and takes
cognizance OF a fair youth scarce in
his teens, who then and there began
life of faith. faith In tho Son OF God.
which faith hnmoyed, mistaken. fir IN
as the Eternal God, stood by and with
him through prosperity and sdver-
silly, through joys and sorrows,
through long years OF care and mental
strain and Affections severe, and all
the thrice multiplied aceumulations
of earth's bitter assaults. Yes. stood
by him In all subsequent movements,
days and years down to the end, nor
iiinched nor failed him. but Increased
In might and power, and very glory
itself In tho face OF approaching dlsso.
luton. and the last enemy death. and
proved the Divinity of our text,
This is tho victory which o,ercometh
the world, even our faith"
Brother John Knott, as we have ln-l
timated, was born In England In 1920.
and fell asleep in jesus on sunday
morning, February 4th. 1891, at his
late home at Elsmere.
When but lad of twelve the Di-
vine Spirit impressed his conscience
with thoughts OF God and the need OF
a Saviour, and led his childish mind
with unerring certainty to him who
hath said Suffer little children to
come unto me- yea to the Lamb OF
| God which taketh away the sin OF the
world" And in these youthful hours
he came to the experience OF 'justi.
| fieation by faith In the Lord Jesus
Christi and found and had pence
with God; that peuce which the writer
| has he;Gd the grand old sleeping
saint 80 often tell about, that pass
eth knowledge" and fortified him
against all and everything that could
come against him, and gave him the
victory, this victory which over
cometh the world" Brother Knott
with a sister and their parents came
from England TO Philadelphia in 1910.
and In 1S49 came to Wilmington, which
place he ever made his home up to his
death.
Shortly after his location in vii.
mington he connected himself with
Asbury III. L. Church. and proved
himself an earnest, jealous worker in
the church and In the cause OF his d.
| Nluc AluSLck. III iOhiiGlhG thV IA
vine Spirit opening up the Scripture
and shedding Its Divine light more
ard more in his heart. and upon the
Divinely inspired word OF God. "And
this is the record. that God hath given
to US eternal life. and this life is In
His Son." he became enraptured
with the revealed truth, that eternal
life was only in the Son OF God, eiltl
the Gilt of God through His Son, to
every one who believed on his name
''And this Is the will OF Him that SAINT
me, that every one seeth tho con all
belieyeth on him may have everlastin q
life, and / will raise him up at the
last day." Eternal life the gilt OF Goo
through resurf sction from the dead
was the advance step OF our grand ole
brother as tho Spirit and the word
taught him.
And while he had the most Intense
desire for the Masters work in Asbury
Church, and loved her people, and her
very consecrated walsh which no had
speLt years OF Christian fellowship
with its dear people and loved them
to the end, no discontinued his rela.
ton with church. and became allied
with the despised few, who. OF like
faith, preached like Paul, Jesus and
the resurrection" This was his faith
Jesus and the resurI ection." Blessed
faith, faith In the Son Of God.
faith which seatters to the four winds
every notion OF men. psralyzes every
arm of obstruction. and tears down
and lays waste every fertilization oil
beguiing demons. and gives victory.
glorious victory, yes. the victory
that overcomes the world. The life Of
Brother Knott, to the writer, was full
and replete with encouragement and
hope, and his exalted Christian KAN
pie was one of lofty character, invit'
ing admiration, and most pre-eminent
ly worthy nj imitation and emula
ton. ever verifying the grand centra
hope and truth OF Christianity. being
mot ashamed OF the gospel OF Christ,
for it 10 the power OF God unto saliva
ton TO every one who belieyeth."
His life was q wonderful life of fnith
faith in the Son of God. His life was
lifs OF victory, wonderful victory, {
victory which overcometh the world.
He had faith in God in the days OF hi
youth, and retained 1t step by step az
days and years passed by, and while
the life's journey was beset with mnn,
bitter dlsappointmonts. with bitter
heart crushing yexations. AMI higl
rolling floods of seyerest fluctuations
yet his faith failed him not. for al
the way the Saviour led him." ant
crowned his old age and falterlng
steps down to tho grave. with "Yic
tory through the blood of the Lamb,
aud blazing, radiant hope OF imino
tally and eternal life in the fret resnr
rectioD. He had faith, In prosperity
and 1t gave him victory over all earth
vanities. He had faith, in adversit,
but 1t raised him nearer to God. Fl,
had faith. when storme aud calamitle
and cyclones of trouble threatened an
assailed him on every side, but Go
gave him the victory, through faith !
his Son. He had faith when sore an,
intense and severe bodily affection be
fell him, but in answer to his faith
victory echoed back In words OF In
spiration. Our light Affections, whlcl
are but for moment, worketh for Il
far more exceeding and eterne
weight of glory"
When the curtain of disease had Al
most yelled his mortal eyes and close
the doors OF his Vision against all OF
iects. human and tangible. his fatt
piercing through tho mists wheI
human eyes are powerless to penetrat
and human reason throws down il
wondrous. ponderous telescope as
worthless bauble, 1t took hold of Goo
ard experienced that unseen gras
that links us to the omnipotent Go
and enabled him to reiteIate the II
spiratlon OF Peter-'whom having nc
seen, We love; in whom. though MOI
ye see him not, yet believing, ye IT
joice with Joy unspeakabe and full @
glory"
Reader. faith in God is divine rea
ity. 1t Is one of Gods tundaments
principles. II we repent OF our sin
and have faith In the Lord Jesus Chris
we shall have victory; victory over tn
world, victory over the flesh, victor
nver tht, uayIl arnr thia nurnnaa TIL
SON of God was manifested that h
might destroy the works OF tt
devil"
blessed be the Godand father of OF
Lord Jesus Christ, which according t.
his abundont mercy has begotten U
again into lively hope by the resu
rsction Of Jesns Christ from the dea
to On Inheritance incorruplible and vi
deiiled and that fadeth not away, r