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From the Richmond Evan, and Lit. Magazine.
OBITUARY-
The Rev. Robt. H. Anderson departed
this life on the 6th Nov. in the 35th year
of his age, at his residence in the county of
Prince Edward.
At a very early age, his miod received
the first religious impressions under the
prayers and instructions of his mother.
How often has it pleased God, by such
means, to bring to himself the seed of the
righteous! And O what encouragement
have parents to be diligent in bringing up
their offspring in the nurture and admoni
>. tioo of the Lord.
Little is kuown to the writer of this, of
Mr. A.’s religious progress, until about the
16th year of his age ; when it pleased the
Lord, by his Spirit, to bring him savingly
to a knowledge of the truth as it is in Je
sus, and to devote the remnant of his life to
the service of God. He soon afterwards
entered on a course of study preparatory to
the sacred ministry. He was licensed to
preach the gospel by the Presbytery of
Harmony in Mav 1813, and was ordained
in April 1814. During five years, he was
i permitted to prosecute Ihe delightful la
bours of the sacred office; and then for
about two and an half years, he was dis
qualified by disease for the performance of
its duties. This was a most afsicti(ye dis
pensation ; for he loved his Lord, and he
loved his service,
Mr. A.’s disease was a pulmonary affec
tion of the most painful character. During
the whole progress of the disorder, his suf
ferings were great, often extTeffle. For
Ihe last year it is believed that he did not
draw one easy breath. Frequently the
pain was so exquisite as to shake his whole
frame—yet he never uttered a murmuring
word. He was accustomed to say “God
jhas done it; and therefore it is right.”
fe It was deeply interesting and most io
* structive to see this servant of God, as be
approached the last conflict, becoming
strong in faith and giving glory to God. In
reference to his sufferings and death he of
ten ssffd that he would not have it other
wise ; that he had no will of his own; that
. “to him, to live was Christ, and to die
would be gain his trust was in the Divine
Saviour; He was his wisdom, his righte
ousness, his sanctification, and his complete
rdemption.—lt would be interesting to
detail his exercises and conversations for
many months previous to his death; but
we shall content ourselves with a statement
of some of the moststrikiog incidents of his
last hours. When be found that the mes
senger had arrived, and he must shortly
teave all his friends, he raised his feeble,
emaciated hands, and putting them succes
sively on the head of his little son and af
flicted wife, be committed them to God, and
gave them, in connexion with domesticks,
Ui last and parting Messing.
The day before bis death, he was asked
by a friend, how (be Saviour now appeared
THE MISSIONARY.
to him. He replied, “ Moat lovely—trans
cendency lovely 1” A little afterwards,
one asked him if his Saviour now appeared
necessary and sufficient. He answered,
“ O yes ! just such a Saviour as I need in
this hour—the nearer 1 approach death,
he appears the more necessary : Yea he is
indeed very God.” Not long before bis
death he would frequently say, “I am
grappling with the king of terrors, but he
is a conquered foe.”
Having become speechless, a little before
sunset, he made signs that a pen should be
given to him; and wrote in a fair band the
following lines:
“ Dust thon art, and to dust thou shalt return.”
*• lam losing sense by sense—both my
ears have failed. 1 have nearly lost the
use of both my limbs; and the power of
swallowing is nearly, if not altogether gone.
The view of this (text) in one light gives
me great comfort, for it goes to show or
verify the authenticity of the Bible. He
who gave the above prediction, at the time
he did , with so much truth, must know every
thing.—The Biblq then is true: and ac
cording to its decisions, I have a strong
hope that my body shall entirely avoid
wbat is strictly death; that it is only falling
into a sleep, where it shall remain till the
morning of the resurrection, and then it
will rise in reunion with the soul, glorious
and immortal. This is the hope in which I
die. Robert H. Anderson.” He then
wrote below as follows: “It is designed
that my son may see this, when he becomes
capable of reflecting on such subjects. R.
H. A.”
Observing Mrs. Anderson, standing by
his bed side in deep affliction, he again
made signs for a pen and wrote, •* Happy!
happy! happy ! beyond description happy
and addressed it to her.
lie then shook hands with all his sur
rounding relatives and frivids, in token of
his comfort and joy.—But as if apprehen
sive that they might mistake his meaning,
in this act, he took a pencil and wrote, for
the last time these words, “ This is not to
hid you all farewell—it is to express my
joy that I experience in Jesus Christ. R.
H. A.”
When asked by a dear relative, “Is
your Saviour with you, fulfilling all his
precious promises?” with*a sweet smile he
raised his head in token of assent. Afiei
several very severe attacks of pain, he be
came quite easy for about two hours before
his departure. And when (he last moment
drew nigh, he clasped bis hands,and,having
again recovered the power of articulation,
in a whisper distinctly audihle he said,
“To God the Father, God the Son, and
God the Holy Ghost, I commit my spirit;
6 come quickly Lord Jesus!” and then
sweetly and triumphantly fell asleep in
Jesus, who is the Resurrection and the
Life.
O in what peace can a Christian die!
His path shineth brighter to the perfect
day. Mark the perfect man, and behold
the upright; for the end of that man is
peace.
[After the above was handed in, we re
ceived another well written Obituary from
a Friend of the deceased. The publication
of both would be unnecessary. From the
last, however, we add a few particulars not
□oticed in the first. The manner of Mr.
A.’s death roust have been very striking, to
have called forth iwo separate communica
tions on this subject.]
The friend of the deceased, declares that
that Mr. Anderson’s exercises in sickness,
suffering and death, constituted one of the
most impressive commentaries on the truth
and excellence of the Christian religion,
that he had been privileged to see. He
bears testimony to his uniform patience and
submission to the divine will, and says, “ I
often heard him at prayer, and the burden
of his petitions was, “ Lord ! grant me hum
ble submission to the dispensations of thy
will.” “On asking him, how the Divinity
of Christ, as a doctrine of the scriptures and
the sinner's hope appeared to him on his
approach to the grave, be answered nearly
in these words, “As I draw near to death,
Christ as very God and very wan, appears
infinitely more precious than he ever ap
peared before- Yes! nothing but the firm
belief, that he is one person io the adorable
Trinity coold support my soul.”—He was
asked, whether, if the choice were given
to him, he would be willing to recover, if
the salvation of bis soul, should be jeop
arded by hi*recovery? He answered.
“No! not for a thousand worlds.—Yet if
my heavenly Father should submit the ques
tion of my death or restoration to me; I
would refer it back to him.” Once when
expressing apprehensions that he should
be impatient under his afflictions, I asked
him, whether he was not greatly comfort
ed by the thought that we had not a Sa
viour, who would not be touched by a feel
ing of our infirmities, and he exclaimed,
“ O yes! He bore our sins in his oyrn body
on the tree.” He selected as a text for
his funeral sermon, the Saviour’s declara
tion, “ 1 am the Resurrection and the Life,”
and said that it all the sinner’s
hope —that Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ
alone was the Saviour suited to our neces
sities. Thus died in the 35th year of his
age the Rev. Robert Anderson, who
suffered much during 1 jfe; but it pleased
GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE. Jxstrs Christ.
MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK CO. GA.) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1822.
the Lord to shine on him with the light of
his countenance, ant] permit his sun to go
down without a cloud. .
[We offer no comments. Let the reader
carefully peruse this brief narrative—and
the Lord grant unto him, that faith which
gains such victories as are here recorded.]
From the Richmond Evangelical Magazine.
Mh. Editor, %
I present to you the following piece, for the il
lustration and enforcement of some important
truths. If you think it calculated to do good, i
you may give it a place in your valuable Maga- .
zine. I shall only add a word, for the purpose of (
assuring you that I have no particular individual
in my eye, but am only drawing characters for I
the purpose of instruction and warning.
Your’e truly, I.
Two young men, who for distinction’s 1
sake, shall be called Thomas aid James, 1
were the sons of neighbouring parents of 1
respectable families; but of very different
characters. The father of Thomas was
completely a man of the world ; his moth
er a notable, stirring, gossippiig house
wife. They possessed an independent es
tate, and lived well. Had they trought up
their children to habits of industry and
economy, they might have left to all a very
pretty little fortune to begin the world
with. But unhappily every one of seven
children was accustomed to regard the
whole of their father’s estate as their own;
and to live accordingly. The father was
too much occupied with his plantations aud
his speculations, and the mother too much
engaged in domestick concerns to give par
ticular attention to the moral training of
their children. They were sent to school,
and the whole business was left to the
teacher. They were not pious people.
The Bible was never read.—There was no
family worship—no training for church—
no regular attendance at church. The
habits of children thus brought up, need
not be described. The poor young things
were giddy, thoughtless, little accustomed
to restraint and not at all to self-govern
ment, careless about expense, and eager for
present gratification.
It is not difficult to suppose that a family
so conducted might get into serious embar
rassments. So it happened indeed; and at
length the necessity was felt that the sons
should get into business. Some of the me - 1
irfow/iilVtii tt i til EH CrC h it ft iUtill j
but the suggestion was received with indig
nation and instantly rejected ivitb scorn.
It was at length, in family council, declared
by one son that he would be a Lawyer, by
another that he must be a Doctor, and by
Thomas, that he desired nothing so much
as to be a Merchant. The parents consent
ed that the sons should have their own
way; and the evening was spent in delight
ful anticipations of wealth, honour, and in
fluence to be acquired in these respective
pursuits. Tom’s sisters were particularly
delighted with the prospect of the great
bargains, which they might get when he
should be placed in a store, and of the new
fashions which he would send them.
The scheme respecting Thomas was
soon put in execution. A great mercan
tile house was in want of a boy from the
country. The occasion was seized ; and
in a few weeks, Thomas found himself be
hind the counter of a large store in ******.
This was thought by the whole family to
be the luckiest event that could happen;
and the parents, in tbeir joy forgot every
thing but (he regular establishment of their
son. When Tom left home, however, hie
father charged him to learn how Mr. had
gotten so rich, and follow bis example;
and his sisters called after him to be sure
soon to send them new Leghorn bonnets.
Here for the present ive will leave
Thomas, and return to James. He was
blessed with pious parents; who, while
they felt it their obligation to attend to do
mestick duties, and worldly business, re
garded religion as the one thing needful for
themselves and for their children. They,
accordingly, tookfleare to set before their
household the example of an humble,
pious, industrious life. The Bible was re
ferred to as the standard of faith and prac
tice. The worship of God was regularly
kept up -in the family. The church was
regularly attended. The children were
well governed. And from early life were
taught to deny themselves, that (hey might
enjoy the privilege aod possess the ability
to do good- James’s father possessed as
much property, and was much clearer of
debt than Themas’s. But be bad the good
sense to accustom his children to think,
even from early life, that they must make
a living for themselves. “It is true (he
would say) my estatate is worth forty or
fifty thousand dollars. But when I die, af
ter making provision for your mother, it
must be divided between all of you. And
what will four or five thousand dollars be
to you, with expensive habits, and without
a good business ?” Accordingly, he so train
ed bis children, that they bad no thought of
getting on in the world in any way, hut by
their own economy and industry. After
due deliberation, he concluded that the hab
its and turn of mind in his son James were
such as would make it prudent to put him
in the mercantile business. Several Mer
chants, who stood iiigh in credit, on being
apprised of this determination, offered t 0
take bis son : hut he, pn making particular
inquiries as to their management of young I
men, respectfully declined the offer. At |
length, however, he found a gentleman, i
not then in the first class of Merchants, but
who had been regularly trained to business, <
possessed a sober, solid understanding, was t
a man of unquestioned and zealous piety, s
and, —what principally recommended him i
as a master—took a paternal interest in the I
welfare of his boys.* They ate at his ta- i
ble, and associated with his family. With I
this man James was placed, to the surprize 1
of every one who knew the circumstances, <
and with no little ridicule from the family
of Thomas, who had been wise enough to ’
place him with the rich Merchant. <
When James left home, much guud ad- <
icc ttos giicii him, many prayers were of- I
sered on his behalf, and many (ears were <
shed at the parting embrace. A neat pock- i
et Bible, Doddridge’s Rise and Progressof
Religion, and a little book entitled The s
Young warned against the Enticements of i
Sinners, were the keepsakes presented on t
this mournful occasion. t
When James arrived at his new home, he i
found himself next door to his former play- i
mate Thomas. They both manifested for ;
a while that melancholy, which boys always i
experience, when sent from the parental
roof to make their abode among strangers.
And it was very natural for them to seek
each other’s society. Things went on very
well for a time ; except that Thomas’s feel
ings were sometimes deeply wounded by
the coarse ridicule, and tyranny of the old
er boys in the store. At length as familiar
ity increased, and the novelty of the scenes
around them wore off, the disposition 6f the
two boys began to display itself, and the ef
fects of different circumstances to be devel
oped. James boarded with his employer,
worshipped with his family, and regularly
went with them to church. He was intro
duced to the Pastor, and became intimate
in his house. Thomas was dieted in a
neighbouring boarding-house with twenty
or thirty other boys, slept in the garret of
the store, and, thrown entirely out of the
reach of domestick influences, had no asso
ciates hut the young and thoughtless like
himself. His companions soon found, that
he was a lad of spirit, loved pleasure as
well as the rest, and was ever ready to en
ter on any scheme of gratification. James
xtradilj pursued his business; waS orderly
and methodical in all his movements; and
every evening after discharging au me du
ties of his station, employed an hour in
seeking intellectual and moral improve
ment. In this he was greatly aided by the
good counsels of his parents, the affection
ate communications of bis sisters, the pru
dent advice of bis master, and the salutary
lessons of bis pastor. That good man took
a livelv interest in bis welfare; stimulated
his understanding in conversation, and lent
him books for bis improvement.
Thomas, coming from the country, was
regarded by the initiated as rather a raw
one, but they offered to instruct him, and
he was an apt scholar. The love es pleas
ure was strong enough in him before he
left home, to overcome his regard to pa
rental authority ; and it is easy to see that,
I placed as he then was, the very first temp
. tation would prevail. At first, however,
, his indulgences were limited within his own
i means; and he revolted with the utmost
; horrour at the thought of procuring them
by any measures not stnctly compatible
■ with integrity and honour. But whenever
i he received money, he sought gratification
with an eagerness proportioned to the res
traint which before he had been obliged to
lay on his appetites. At length he began
to anticipate his resources, and run in debt
for the purchase of pleasure. This was a
new situation for him, and he felt, in one of
those hours of reflection which terribly vis
it every votary of dissipation, a bitterness
of spirit which overbalanced his deax
bought enjoyments. The relish however
returned when the langoor produced by
gratification over; and “the very next
temptation sunk him deeper in sin than ev
er. For some time he preserved hia chas
tity—but he went to the place of tempta
tion, and fell under the power of the temp
ter. The case was this—He had heard
much of the Theatre as a school of morals
from growD persons, whose sentiments he
had been taught to respect; and more of
the delightful amusements of the place,
from those in whose enjoyments he was
accustomed to participate. He most ear
nestly desired to go. His employer, who
was a great patron of the drama, and vindi
cated it vehemently against the fanaticks ,
could not consistently object. It is easy to
acquire ■ passion for the Theatre; for its
amusements powerfully stimulate the mind,
and the whole scenery is fascinating. The
a’ssion accorded to Thomas to go occa
ly, was abused into the practice of
going constantly. He saw and heard much
to excite his youthful passions. He met
there persons of almost every character.
The presence of the decent and respecta
ble encouraged him, and silenced the clam
ours of conscience; and the presence of
the impure and licentious brought him,
while excited, into temptations which be
had no principles of sufficient strength to
resist. Turned out fropn the Theatre at
midnight, often if not always, in the midst
of a number of courtczuns, who throw
Price, $ * 3 ’ so . pr< “ Dn * or, s
’ I $3,00 in advance. >
themselves iq the way designedly, and
practise all their allurements, a young man
will most assuredly fall into the snare.
“ He goeth after her straightway, as an
ox goetb to the slaughter, or as a fool, to
the correction of the stocks; till a dart
strike through his liver; —as a bird hast
eth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is
for his life **. For she hath cast down
many wounded: yea many strong men have
been slain by her. Her house is the way
to hell, going down to the chambers of
death.”
It was at this place, and in this wag that
Thomas, by the time he was eighteen, was
completely ensnared. With only the mod
erate salary of a coanting-hoose ttTrrf. r -tr
bad himseul9“BTrppmv tUc demands*
of his Miss to satisfy. His resources were
insufficient, and he resorted to lottery tick
ets to supply them. One ten dollar bill
after another was sacrificed, with perpetu
al disappointment.—The gaming table was
tried in the next place. Here he lost of
tener than he won. For he had to do with
sharpers and villians, who live by the ruin
of others—remorseless, callout-hearted,
practised cheats and pickpockets! The
situation of poor Thomas became more
and more deplorable.—No increase of his
means, and yet the demands of passion and
appetite more and more importunate.
That integrity, which is the glory of the
merchant, gradually gave way. Selling
goods and receiving money every day, ho
found out a hundred means of purloining
with effect. Less than was sold was entered
the price to au ignorant dealer was put ;
little above the fair selling price ; and the
surplus appropriated to bis own use.
Thus the unhappy youth went on, his
principles and his habits waxing worse and
worse; his bosom alternately agitated by
the horrours of remorse, and by the turbu
lence of bad pasMoas, until his very counte
nance became an index of his guilt and
misery. His face became pallid, his eyes
were glazed and surrounded by a circle of
livid hue, h* constitution was ruined, and
he, detecteJ at length by his employer,
was turned adrift, the father of sereral ille
gitimate children. His own parents lived
long enough to hear of the disgrace of theif
child, and died broken hearted.
Let us return to James. His steadiness
in business, his submission to authority, his
cheerful industry, and unimpeachable hon
esty endeared him to the gentleman with
whom he lived. His services became
more and more valuable, and bis wages
were increased. Satisfied with the cheap
pleasures of reading and conversatior, and
finding better relaxation by strolling in the
open fields than in a crowded ball-room, of
in breathing the unsavoury air of a Thea-
I tre, his expenses were always below his
: income. He always had something to con
tribute to any approved plan of charity,
I and took pleasure in seeking objects of bene
i ficence. He was a most active and punctu-
I al teacher in the Sunday school belonging lo
■ the church where he worshipped, and cora
; municated the elements of English learning
■ and of Christian morals to numbers of rhU
, dren, who would otherwise have remained
- ignorant and heathenish. His old friend
, Thomas was neither forgotten nor neglect
i ed by him. He counselled him affeclion
t ately and warned him faithfully, endeav
i oured to prevail on him to attend church.
: and seek the society of the virtuous and
’ pious. But it was all io vain. His benevo
lent exertions were the object of ridicule ;
and his offers of friendship repelled with
’ petulance. Still however they were re
newed until Thomas utterly and openly
renounced his society.
By proceeding in the course just pointed
out, James had become to thoroughly ac
quainted with his business, and *n useful to
bis employer, ihat when become of oge he
had the offer of a partnership in (he con
cern. It is needless to say that he accepted
the offer, and, throwing in hi little stock,
began business under happy auspices.
Instead of rioting in the bought “miles
and purchased embraces of harlots, Jatr.es
had retained his purity, and had set his
heart on a lovely, pious, well educated
young woman, who, in due time, returned
his affection ; and sjiortly after the events
just recorded, they were united in wedded
love. Providence blessed his exertions.
He prospered in bussiness; became the
happy father of several fine children ; and
in the midst of domestick enjoyment* sanc
tified by religion, found ample remuoera
tion of all his toil and care.
It was on a winter’s evening, after a
frugal supper, and a delightful family
prayer, that Mr. James ***** (as we shall
now call him) with the partner of his heart
by his side, and his little prattlers hanging
about him, was speaking, in the fulness of
his feelings, of the blessing* with which
Providence had crowned his life, Ac
customed as he had been to trace.’
events to their causes, be was
ing back with deep emotion to the kind nod
prudent care of hig pious parents, who had
early imbued his mind with good princi
ples, and had taker care to keep him out
ofthewayof temptation until he had ac
quired moral fortitude enough to resist it.
He dwelt with pjirticulai emphasis on the
caution observed by bis father ip putting
him to business. .Ah ! said he, if I had been