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roncertred in the glories of immortality or tended ro enlarge the structure of piety in the heart . To the scene of his mid-day labours he carried a habit of moralizing , pointing out , in the growth of the weed , the insidious advances of vice , and frequently assimilating the changes produced in the vegetable world by the revolution of the seasons , to the various stages of human life . The congregation of Dissenters can attest his regular attendance on the public services of religion , particularly at the table © f the Lord , from which he was
scarcely ever known to be absent—a circumstance rendered lamentably singular through superstitious and unfounded notions on the one hand , and something * too mucfi Jike lukewarmness and indifference on the other . Though so indisposed during the week as to be chiefly confined to his room , yet the
arrival of the ^ -ord ' s-day was known to inspire him with so much vigour that , resisting the cautions of prudence and the entreaties of affection , and with difficulty stemming the blasts and snows of winter , he persisted in discharging
what he deemed a duty to God and to society . It deserves attention that deafness had for some time past prevented his deriving any personal advantage from many parts of the public service , but one of the great principles on which he acted was , his conviction of the
influence of example , especially on the minds of the young , to whose best interests he was . a sincere friend . TJre most exemplary temperance and regularity % vere not able long to preserve m order a constitution which had probably received many shocks from fatigue and change of climate , and which the
approaches t of old age were gradually sapping . Under local rheumatism he suffered much , particularly in the extremities of the body , the efFects of wjbich he not unfrcquently removed by a brave perseverance in his favourue
employment of horticulture . But his sufferings were not confined to the body . X ^ ong after the death of his wife , he was called upon to witness the loss of the only child of his only son , an amiable young lady in whom the hopes of tl > e family centred , and the remembrance
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of whose virtues promises long to survive her . The son , universally respected amongst those to whom he was known , still remained ; till about three years ago it pleased Providence to remove him also , leaving the venerable drooping parent almost solitary . But the widow of his son was a child to the ? father , and in affection for the living , and in -anticipation of a permanent an 4 happy re-union , he ceased to sorrow for the dead .
About a quarter of a year previous to his decease , he for the last time attended the chapel and partook of the Lord ' s supper , and from this period was confined to the house . What he suffered in the last struggle of nature could not easily be ascertained , for he was seldom heard- to complain , never to . murmur . Whilst he felt as a man , he seemed resolved to suffer as a Christian .
He often declared himself resigned to die and willing to live , and thus in effect to say < not my will , Lord , but thine be done . " Till the day of his death , he retained his wonted cheerfulr ness and serenity of mind . He made himself agreeable to his friends , and ap- , peared to feel an interest in their en- ; joyments , and to he gratefully sensible
of their attention and kindness .. In . fine , he was venerable yet cheerful in ; his aspect , independent and generous in his mind , and , so far as man may judge , the Christian in his life and expectations .. It may therefore be confidently hopgcL that , when he ceased from his labour ^ and sufferings , he fell asleep in Jesus . Temtle ., August 17 , 1808 . C R .
On the 13 th of July , at doss , near St . German ' s , Cornwall , Mr . BEKNARD ANST 1 S , an eminent farmer . He had been infirm for several years , before his death , but no alarming symptoms appeared , till a short time before that event took place . He was a , member of the Unitarian congregation at
Liskeard , of which the late excellent Mr . Henry Moore was minister *? Though residing at the distance of six miles , with very bad roads from his place of worship , he was for many years a regular attendant on the ministry of that memorable instance of neglected genius and worth . In Mr .
* A volume of whose poems , with a sketch of his Z , ife , was published iu 4 ro * by Dr . Aikin , a few years ago . lyic-re lately , the poems appeared in nmo . E »*
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1808, page 446, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2395/page/46/
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