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From ititf iJnruman Aavocmi. MOMKiMWOK UiiiiUf* UfctMGE. Staunton, Vn Sept. 11, 1828 Mi:s>tt> Kinrous: —Feeling it a dmy I,osve to l\ s me iiny c/ime I ite Kev. Knock Ueoiiaii, li shopol (he Mcthotlisi K|mco jul (Jim; ci), liisimi oate iricmis, and the church in general, i make the follow \\* coiiinuni calioti of his arr \al among us, 1 is affliction, and tnumpnaot death. Y s, he is g me! He is no more among us! He Calmly Celt asleep m tlie Lord J *us, ul six o’clock on Satur day morning, the 53d ulti no, ai tlie house ot brother I*. Hop ki us. olthlstown. Oh how mysterious are the ways of Providence! huch a scene, perhaps, has never been witnessed before. On th satnedav, at four o’clock, p. m a few miles distant, departed tliis life the Kev Sakubl vl - J nnitsoN, of the Bal ti nore con fei cnce, in prospect ol a bles sed immortality. Ilis remains were brought to town, and plac e l witli those of tne bishop in the Presbyterian church, wheie their funeral sermons were preached, one .allor tlie other, in immediate sueces ion, to a large and weeping ccngrega ti n; a let w ich diev were t ik en to the Methodist bayin'i gr mnd. followed in procession bv i 000 or t 200 cit zens of the town and its vicimtv, and in timed by the sale of each oth er. they now rest in peace. We feel sensibly under this dis pensation of divine Providence. The L *rd had begun to pour out his holy spirit up m u*; the wilderness had begun to bloom, and the solitary place Was glad. From 15 to 50 y oung people had very recent ly been converted, and the ap pearance of this man of God, The bishop, among us, was an linexjjeeted pleasure to us all Hut alas! he came oiilv to suf fer, to die, and lie buried. Oh. may the great Head and Shep herd of Israel sanctify his death t > the good of the church at Staunton! Bishop George arrived here on londay, the i tth ultimo, after having preached at Har l isooburg on the day preceding. He informed us on his arrival that he was ill with the dvsin tety;somuch so, that be fre quently lav down on the road and irimg the day. However, he manifested no disposition to call in a physician; asked for the last number of the Chris tian Advocate and Journal, and n died to liis room I went once and again to see him, but leaving l might interrupt him, I asked if it would be agreeable to him for me to remain in the room, “e replied, ‘if you arc not invulnerable to the disease, yo i Ha l better not remain;’ by wnicr 1 inferred lio hail rather be alone Having a call to the country, I then left him for a lay or two. On my return 1 Hound lie had dulled in medi leal aid. On rliursd.iy, while | several of us were sitting with him, be sail, *Bretluen, y ill .list excuse me; lan to wak to talk with you. All I can su> is. isl die 1 am going to glo ry! For this l have be u living forty years.’ On Fiiday morn ing lie sent for me, ami sai l he was low, and if be died he vv s ied me to be the bearer of a few lutes to tw > friends in Baltimore; not naming them, hut wi > w re appointed to transact his business. He then requested me to get bis lesta nant, and read the 14 h and loth chapters of the g upcl by St. J mn. I did so He then odered a few reflections on them, and exclai ned, ‘What a body of divinity and valua ble truths are embraced in those chapters!’ I was with iiini occasionally until the Honday following, (Firing which ime nothing special oc curred. He was much afflict ed m body, but calm in mind. His prospects for heaven ap peured to fill his sou l with j>y ad peace. Observing tltai he mhi fi sti*d an unwillin mess to take me liciue, I said, •Father George, i <L> not wish you to dm.’ ‘Why?’ said lie, ‘do you not wish me to g i to heaven I from Staiint >n?’ 1 informed him on the morning of this duv, that Iliad several appointments in the country, and also had en gaged to attend the Fincastle ca up meeting, about 7-> miles distant. I then introduced inv • colleague, the Key. James Berkly, and observed, either of us was at his service, and asked if lie had a choice. He said he had not; that we were all the same family. He stated farther, that he expected to ride out the next day, and did not wish us to derange our ap pointments; but if we could do our work, and render him some assistance, he would he thankful. Brother Berkley J cheerfully agreed to continue with, and wait upon him, and render him all the assistance he could in any way. 1 then took my leave of him thinking he was better. He took me by the hand, and affectionately said. -Fray for me.’ Here I pause. What have I not lost hv leaving him when 1 did! What might I not have gained, isl had remained until he, our Klijah. ascended! Should I not have shared the povtion of Klisha? His mantle might have fallen upon me Never again do 1 expect to have an opportunity of realizing sucli a privi _ .1,11 ol Jilt/lug SllCll ft 111 .111 ot G nl, Mill'll an aged minister f Jesus CliyiMt leave the shores of in irUlity. O it- so loig in < Xj> rient e, ho string iti frith aod OiMili'lauce, and w i ise prosp c s were so overwh lining, lad t witness'd tin depirtur , sure iy I must have been belter prepared b proa h and r * , 'o , nni'*nd the r< ligio i f th* Lord Jesus Christ to a parish - ng world. I mu-bt have seen and It ‘that to dir is gain.* But this irivil<*ge was reserved I>r my d*ar .ok • fell w iri the kingdom ad pa f. nee of .1 sits Christ, tin* It v. J. Berkley. Y s, he stood by,& saw hi n , <u tell away, and held the cold hand vhidi had p inted the sinner to the La nl of G >d, and the jiious believer his etern il home in heaven; whith •r his triumphant spirit was about isceiidihg. I will now give you a short account f his last moments, as furnished by brothers Berkley, Morrison, ami Hopkins. The disease which hurri ed him home continued, with very lit tle, if any abatement; but they hourly expected and anxiously looked fu* a change for the better, as he com plained but little, and frequently said *VVe will try and g-t into the couu try,’ On Wednesday a gig aotl horse were procured, but he was to weak to ride. He appears to suffer much, with great patience, uotit Thursday evening about six o’ lo- k when he said, ‘I now f*el a chang<* has taken place,’ They were a Isrmed, and three other physi-iaus were called in, hut all to no purpose. I’U-die was cast, and o relief could ie afifrrd and. Bit his mod remain <1 in perfect pa e. ‘Glory! gl >ry !* was liis constant tlie ne. The plivsi nan w m attend -d him eame in, to whom lie said, *1 shall soon he in gl ry* l’ brother Morri s mi he said, ‘Who are tb**s ■? \re they not all ministering spirits?’ and ex laimed, *My dear departed wife has been with me, and t sh ill soon be with her in glory.’ O i Fri day morning, when brother Morrison mtered the room, be raised liis arms, tnd embraced him and brothers Berk I y and Hopkins in turn, and said, ‘Brethren, r j dee with me; ( am g >- i g to glory.’ During the day he r quently expressed himself in simi- I.r language to brother Berkley, whose attention was unremitting. He s aid, 4am going to glory! that’s nough.’ Towards the close of the dav he said, clipping his hands, ‘Shout glory to G <l!—the best of all is. the Lord is with us.* At night he requested an anodyne, the candle to b ■ removed, and to he left alone. Be ing asked by brother M o rison if he had any temporal business unsettled, h'* rep!id, ‘Nothing of any magni tude;’ and added, as though he had bid adieu to all earthly concerns. • I am going to glory. I have been fir many years trying to lead others to glory, and now thither I am going.’ Many other similar expressions.?*ll from his lips; .but suffi e it t> sav, ‘For me to live,’ said he, ‘is Christ , and to die is gain. Jesus is sweet.* He now rests from all his labours. He now lives in heaven. Glory was his theme in the pulpit, and glory J glo ry shall be his theme to all eternity. ‘Oh let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!’ ‘The chamber where he met his fate was favoured beyond the com mon walk of virtuous life, quite on the verge of heaven*’ Yours, &c, Basil Barry. From the Dayton Ohio Journal. TAKE NOTICE. Elijah Slider, a minister of the Gospel, wishes to inform the public that he has had authority to solemnize marriage from the year 1827, in March, and desires a part of the pat ronage. If they will grant him their custom he proposes to marry for on* dollar, if not taken more than five miles from home, or seventy-five rents at his own house. He will be found one mile from Da’ * n. on th* Cin cinnati road: a an-street—also, Tne sid SI .w II pay th * highest ma ket price for linen and cotton delivered at his store, either in Go As or Cash. August 25th, 1823* MILITARY PRIDE. A farmer was elected to a corpo ralship in a M lit.ia company. His wife, after discoursing with him for’ some time on theadvant ige which the ftinily would and rive from'his exalta :i in, inquired in a doubting tone. •Husband, will it be proper for us to let our children play with the neigh hoi's* now?’ 0i of the little urchins eagerly ask*d, ‘Are we not all corpo rals?’ ‘Tut,’ said the mother, hold your totigu ; there is no corporal, but your fattier and myself.’ A WIFE. When a man of sense comes t© marry, it is a companion whom be wants, not an artist. It is not mere ly a creature who can paint and play, ling and dance; it is a being who an reason and reflect, and feel and judge, and discourse and dis* riminat ; •ne who can assist him in liis affairs, lighten his sorrows, purify his joy, strengthen his prim iples; and educate his children. Such is the woman who is Pi! for a mother and th* mistress of a family. A woman of the former description tn;>y occasionally figure in the draining mom, and attract the adinioisfruti hi of the company, hut nothing more. An old I oly who had numbered her tii * e ie?h y ar, waft asked by a sprig t|y mis-* in-her teens, at what peri .*! of If; ladies usually lost all re* I is* foe g llantr* ? —To which th* an, ricn* matron with a significant look, r plied, - Indeed , child , you must put the question to someone older than X am.’ PETER BUFFIERES. A priest in Lunisin, who lived in the 16th ce tiry, was celebrated fr tbe singularity f his sermons. As his parishi ners did not pay much at tention to his strange orders, he was extremely indignant, ami on the oc casi m addressed them—‘On the day of judgement when the Lord shall’ re quire an account of you from me s and shall say,‘Father Peter Buflv'r es, iri what situation did you find your flock?* I will give no answer, And when he again asks in what sit uation have you lett your flock? I will not answer. But when be ques tions me the third time, then will I say, Lord! as beasts I received them, and as beasts I render them to you/ A little girl was lately brought home from a school in England , in a state of frenzy, brought on by being put in a dark closet; a brain fever en 8u mI. which soon * l in h‘r and *ath. w ilie (J nominee tppoiuicd by the Regime tal Court of inquiry’, for th* 12th R-gun nt, Geo. Ma. to se lect a General and Regimental muster ground for said R gfment, have at tended ro the duty assigned us, and re port that we. have selected a plac© near the house of William \V. Martin, four mih s below Warrenton, on the road leading to Way nesborough, I’he said Win. W, Martin agrees to clear out all the bushes, and small growth, in a place to be four Hundred *yards square, and keep the same down, and said Marlin further agrees to have the said muster ground c lear ed out, and ready for muster by the last of September next. Aaron Adkins, Nathan J >nes, j 2 Athelsta.v Andrews, J> 1 Edwin Harris, j E- ‘ VJPM\ Ivky. J ? WA Ni l. 1), “ One or two boys between 14 ar*2 16 years nf age, as apprentices to t'e Printing hi siness. Apply, at ti is (Jf tice. October 4th. 1828, 19—if,