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    ^ aujc Saf » mel JiraUi lio ail wfca even casttfdiy « n * i ^ % iiliy th ncw bim * vftor . meo > it-J ^ nay i > e sa&i ^ said * withottt fear of imsirriiig * fae- charts of that ^ jumeaniiJ ^ flattery ^ whSch exalts the subject of biographical panegyric at theexnense of otters ^ « rer exhibited so umeh

    of the ^ strength And jmnty of Christian benevolence , go hied 051 d animated by Christian piety , 'dftie sgreat object of that ^ elPdisri nl i oe wliich he appear to have systematically pursued , was * the annihilation of «* £ Hi * benevolence was not only a feeling irat a principle , founded

    on the conviction that life and ail its powers were given to Mm to be devoted co tbe good of his £ eilow ~ creatures . No self-denial or sacrifice seemed too g ^ eat 4 o him , when this cad could be attained by it . AMh&ogh tee was uiost affectionate and dutiful in the nearer social relations ,

    he would cheerfully have renounced his home and uat&re land , if the prospect of more extensive wsefateess had presented itself in a distant regio n * tie sot only cmirraced every opportunity of doing good which came ia his way , but sooght out occasions and objects of benevolence with an ardour and earnestness which

    might sometimes expose hini to the derision of those who could not sympathize with the enthusiasm of his character . Perhaps even those who loved and honoured him most sincerely , may sometimes have wished that his exalted And

    disinterested virtues had been mingled with qualities of a lower order indeed , but necessary to the ^ eatest practical efficacy of his ^ enerous dispositions . Yet even while expressing the wish that the romantic ardour-of his benevolence had

    been tempered by more consideration for himself , had it been only to preserve him longer for the service of his fellow-creatures , it is impossible not to feel how pure and excellent that character must have been , which needed ' onJy to have been alloyed by a small mixture of ordinary qualities .

    The last moments of his life were passed in calm resignation to the Divine will , and joyfaiiiiope of the approach of a change to a nobler and more spiritual state of being . We shall tuke fhe liberty of borrowing . tfoe description < of his lafiC hours from aseFmotYdeliv ^ ned at Paradise Street Cbapek b ^ Mr ^ HGnwshton , foelioff

    that nothing coHld be added t » the delicacy and bttjwrty ^ kvith wtiioh : thfe subject has been tondled by&Mut "Itism&tz&waefs that the purest epints lease , in their ^ fcecent , fiuch a track of glory ac ^ ^ brightfn « fts fe ^ himl them a « cmr « epartedj 64 c « d 3 ; tttid af ;< 1 * the edmem ^ Platioii lo ^ N f JMfc ^ ted ^ bfr ^ featly , &e single f t ^ ai ^ ^^ tt ©^^ ^ any ^ feer dear «» WNte '"lia ^ mhiltm ^; ^ to > regrets wM

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    be * like theifray m > t for him , to&t to * o « jv ** | ie i ^ as widely known and higl ^ appreciated by the world 4 bat he ! wraB best kbown and most teBderiy I 6 ved and

    looked up to at home . Ja tne domestic circle ^ h ^ preseiice animated all : ' h am using 4 te words of a beloved toother , whowae intimately aequaiirt ^ d with Ms habits and virtues ; and who had the happiness to attend him to the last . * He cheered and eieivated the minda of those

    about Mm , and -with a singular modesty tea * with a force and decision of feelibg peculiar to himself , marked out the path of duty ; following up on all occasions the clearest perception of trtitn , with the most underiating rectitude of action k His last moments were peculiarly happy ; the result of such mental energies

    as no bodity sufferings could overpoweT * About two hours before he died , he had fallen into a gentle almnber , fi'oni which he awoke with apparently the most delightful sensations , uttering , in the sweetest tones imaginable , broken expressions of some religious speculations and reasonings passing in his mind ; which tie afterwards explained

    with much earnestness and pathos ^ then fell into a second slumber , and on again awaking , after a burst of natural tenderness to a brother hanging over his dying bed , his mind became fervently engaged hi prayer ; aad , finally , noticing with gratitude and affection those about him , on the morning of Friday the 2 d of Novem ber , 1821 , he breathed most tranqtriBy his last . Such was € ke beautiful close of

    the good man ' s life : as if already listening to the welcome of aiigels and congenial spirits , he passes from blessing to be blessed ; and , with a parting smile , fbrbMding his friends to sorrow , beckons them to follow after and share with him * a glorious change in their € Father ' s house . ' Death is not always so lovely , so persuasive . Not all the truly good depart in such heavenly peace !"

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    December 4 , at his house , tlie ' ifSFWIow 8 , near Preston , &ancit& % fre , Jbns PitKi ? JPOi % N , Esq ., aged 7 ^ thpftt : 6 Steply and deservedly lamented by ^ targtef circle of refertives and friends . H « Was Bred to the profession of the law , arid' h # d a W €# -fo < lnded expecttfti ^^^ dc ^ Jlng to & considerable trrbt ^ ertv , & 3 i wfcfch .

    howeref ^ owing to ^ obie unfo ^ efeeen evente , foe was < fieafrpoi » teti . Ytt he et ^ ntuaHy fiecaredi by bfe r ov ^ n steady and pereer ^ ingr indiistry , Obtil hidependence in his crrctifn * l& * ice * Whicfa fortune haA denied hi ^ in ^ arly iiffe . / The profee ^ ion of the law is said to olKii * greater temptations to the nian of priaciple , arid foAffbri more opikJrtnni-

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1822, page 61, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2508/page/61/