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affording him consolation ; and his frame-to the last was truiy Christiau . AH about him declared , that they remembered not having ever witnessed such a scene ; and amongst these his friends were persons of different religious denominations . It may not be necessary to advert to his
sentiments , but if the question be asked concerning them , he was a fiFm believer in the strict " unity of God , " in connexion with the pre-existence of Christ , and , in general , more in the scheme of Dr . Price than Dr . Priestley . He thought for hi rase ! fr independent of the creeds and systems of fallible men , maintaining the utmost candour towards those who differed from him .
His funeral sermon was preached the Sunday after his interment , to a very large congregation , in the meeting , St . Mary Street , Taunton , by the Rev . J . JL . Fenner , from Psalm xxxvii . 57 , " Mark I the , perfect man , and
behold the upright ! for the end of that man is peace . " The preacher ( by desire ) gave no character of the deceased , but many remarked that the portrait delineated in treating the subject , was his . J . L . F . Taunton , l ¥ ov , 6 , 181 7-
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. ~ -30 , at Hoxton , in his 25 th year , Mr . David Walker . The following account pf the illness and death of this valuable young man , has been communicated to us in a letter from Mr . * itford , his father-in -law , to Mr . Samuel Uobell , of C ran brook , his friend and corresponden t .
u Dbar Sia , London , Nov . 15 , 1 $ 17 « of iT Wro * on tlie 3 Oth "U . tp iaforca you * the lamented death of my son-in Jaw , ¦ v . Davi 4 Walker j had he lived until tlu \» l
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day , he would have completed his 25 th year ; but the ail-wise Disposer of events saw fit to cutshort a life , which his friends had the pleasing prospect of seeing" very usefully employed . i 6 You , qo doubt , will be pleased to have a short account of the nature of his . disease , its effector ) his m ' liid , and the support which
he received in bearing this affliction . On the 16 th of July , in the morning-, as he was going txj the office in which be had been a clerk ten years , he was taken with a short hWking cough , which produced a large quantity cf blood . He went immediately
t > his doctor , who diiected him to go home and remain very quiet , giving him some medicines which he thought proper . The next morning * he brought up more ; and in a few davs his medical attendant stated
to me his opinion that the lungs were affected , and his case dangerous . Dr . Myers was called in , who paid him ten visits , and then took his leave in a most affectionate manner . Your friend , from thattime , considered his case hopeless , and spoke of it as such to me : this was about five weeks
before his death . Befo ? e ttiis time he frequently alluded to the uncertainty of his * recovery , and stated , that Death would be to him an unexpected visiter , as he hajf formed many pleasing * prospects for futfirtf life - ' y that he should have the moans , and hoped he should have the will , to be useful in promoting the best interests of his fellowchristians , and what he considered as the cause of * truth and God . r
* The patience with which he * bore his illness was very remarkable } he neyel murmured or repined , but exemplifie'd a perfect resignation t 6 the will of God * and in a , conversation I had with hirr ^ I reminded him , that it was a very grextt blessing- to know whereto fix liis hofae of
salvation , —in the goodness , uiercy and love of Qod , as manifested to us in the gospel of our Lord , and Saviour , Jesus Christ ; wl ^ o is the . gift of God for our j ^ esent com - fort , and qur hope of future happiness ; we must pray for support under afflictions , and then we shall be enabled to bear them
with submission to the will or an all-wise and gracious God . He replied , Ever since I was taken ill , I have done &o-y I have , and do pray most earnestly fbr fiatience an 4 submission to whatever , is tlie will of ^ It _
God respecting rae ^ . and I can sav , whether iny illness shall teiminate in life or death , I am resigned to his blessed will . ' And through the whole time of his illness , which was fifteen weeks , h , e continued in this frame of mind . As his weakness increased .
his hopes grew stronger . He said to his mother , assisting him into bed , ' Though I am weal ^ in body , I am strong in faith . * She replied , * My dear , you Will be soon in glory . * tfe said ,, ' J > o youihitik so ?—I am mre ofit * and it gives me great comfort
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Obituary . — Peter ' Esdaile , Esq — Mr . Alfred Giles > frc . 689 ,
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— 2 . 8 , in Judd Street , JBruriSimck Sgiiare , Mr . Alfred Giles , solicitor , aged 26 y ears , after an illness of on * ly four days , deeply lamented by his
relatives and friends . His professional abilities were the most promising , and his conduct , in every instance , was marked by the strictest integrity and uprightness . He was a firm believer
in the Unity of God , and for several years a regular atteudant at Essex Street Chapel .
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Oct 27 , at Great Games , near Upminster , Essex , Peter Esdajle , Esq . in the 75 th year of his age .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1817, page 689, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2470/page/49/
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