The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-26

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iuc'unui- -iinc-s. Ia hi~ hpmc il va,
ns w.e and ny Children IL d.
lithty', =, br.,HIiy hi> ltouie arl ,ir-
f rii becan,c h.> io,,d nuc~ ic.-
ia 'lore. lie delighted 20 entertain
ni- ueislb1r, and fri-nd, b"rnu,c il
'~faci il, children 10 nabe ,icir
hr'ar a pleasant rlac' 10 vi>:, and
rar~Ni his nciglbprs aud friends to
i""i pleasure IN Visiting him. He
wa Fond Of engaging in convcr>at ion,
in rcaling and IN playing gaines with
lli, children for Ic felt he couid b t.
ter ,.iord To train them up Alright than
to trust hat important duty To others.
lie iclt il was his duty to train his
own children for business and 70 be
with him in business, Therefore. he
bought Il drug store aud made both Of
NJ sous his partners. one he educated
a druggist aud the other as a ply
sician GU know with what care and
anxiety hc watched the progress of
these two boys and the result is before
YOU. lis devotion to his wife was
truly grand; there wns some thing so
tcndcr and ailcctionatc in his every
act toward her. He would speak Of
her a The one who had monldcrcd his
character through life and who ,us-
tuned him faithfully in all Of his
struggles aud trials. And when the
sad alictlon fell upon her, md She
wa deprived Of her sight, he wa, still
more tender and aifcctionatc toward
her. lie seemed to realize the fact
that Ibis sad dispcnsatOn Of I'rovi-
dcncc was buta solemn admoniti0n to
him That in few short years his allot-
ted time would pass away, and he,
too, would lose sight Of the things of
this world.
The remnant Of his days he
seriously and earnestly improved,
and b came more interested in his
Church. He was constant attend
ant on the services Of the sanctuary
and often took an active part in the
prayer meeting. He held family
prayer in his own home and cncour-
aged it being held by others. lie be-
came seriously impressed that he
could last but few short years at
best. lie said to me often in the last
years Of his life Gall Of my old
comrades arc gone and am left alone.
| am the last Of the building commit
tee who looked after the building of
our Baptist Church before the war.
All, all, are gone before me. | am
now over three score years and ten
and | must soon pass away. l am in
good health. feel just as we'll as
ever did. | do not even have pain
or an ache about me, yet l feel can
not last much longer - Alas, how
true it has proven, for in few short
days afterwards Gods finger touched
him and he slept. Our brother was
sick but few days, but in that time
his sufferings were intense, and yet he
bore them with Christian fortitude.
His medical brethren were constantly
at his bedside doing all in their power
to give relief and to save our brother,
but the!r skill was of no avail for the
time of his departure was at hand,
and our Father above was calling for
him. Our brother was fully Impress
ed that the time Of his departure was
at hand, and oh! how triumphantly he
met his death. a few short moments
before he passed away he was asked if
he knew lie was dying and replied,
mo. am only falling asleep in the
arms of Jesus" :" He prayed for his
family and those around him and gave
them counsel how to live and act so as
to meet him above. Twas thus our
brother passed away. In conclusion |
can only scatter these few stray sprigs
of evergreen DER the bier Of our de-
ceased friend and brother, and say
farcwcll-a long, long farewell.
Respectfully submitted,
X. +. DIVER, NJ. d.