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and minute examination of those regions , doubly interesting , as being the sources of both sacred and profane history , he set out from Malta in August last , on a tour to Egypt and the Holy Land , accompanied by Dr . Bromhead , of this
University , and Mr . Lewis , of the navy . Having penetrated beyond the second cataract of the Nile , the party returned to Cairo , from whence they proceeded to Mount Sinai . The fatigues of this journey , the inclemency of the weather , and the privations inseparable from travelling
in those countries , so weakened him , ( although he left Cairo apparently in perfect health , ) that , after stopping a few days at Mount Sinai , to recruit hi 3 strength , he was unable to reach Tor , and , under circumstances fraught with the most deep and awful interest , expired
on his camel , in the Pass Wady Hebram , near Mount Serbal , to the inexpressible regret of his family and friends . His remains were deposited by his companions in the bury ing-ground of a Greek church , near the Wells of Elim , a spot
which he had expressed his most anxious , wish to visit , and which , to use the words of his friend Dr . Bromhead , " Could he have foreseen his fate , he would probably have selected as his last earthly abode . "
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June 24 , after a very short illness , the Rev . John Evans , minister of the Unitarian congregation at Carmarthen , aged 43 years . He was educated at the Presbyterian College in that town , which is open to students of all parties , and is the only public institution for the education
of IVehh ministers , conducted upon liberal principles . When the subject of this notice entered upon his studies , his sentiments were orthodox ; but before the conclusion he became a decided Unitarian ; and with the iugeiiuousness that always characterized him , hesitated not
to avow the change . His first settlement as a minister was at Uminster , in Somersetshire , where he remained several years . I" 1816 , he removed to Carmarthen with the view to improve his health . Pious without gloom , cheerful without levity ,
and zealous without bigotry , he experienced a welcome reception wherever his worth was known . In simplicity of manners and integrity of heart he was seldom equalled ; ajul few men have been more
esteemed by copne # ions and friends , "is correct and exemplary ' deportment Hii v tl * e res }^ ct of to 8 neighbours of fj re J } gH ) us parties . As a preacher he ] Pf ¦ dfstiogHishea by ptfipate acquahi-^ 't he Scn ^ f « Werrtity , and , on pajrticiijlar occa-
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sions , by considerable energy and ability His funeral was conducted by his congregation in the most respectful though unostentatious manner . On the following Sunday a funeral sermon , at the request of bis relations , wa ? preached , in
Welsh , from 1 Thess . iv . 14 , by the Rev . J . James , of Gelli-bnneu ; and another in English , at the request of the congregation , from Numb , xxiiu 10 , by fche Rev . R . Awbrey , of Swansea . The cjiapel was crowded on both occasions ,, and the preachers , as well as most of their
hearers , were visibly affected at every allusion to their departed friera . d . The audience * were seriously and almost painfully attentive . The deceased furnished another proof of a truth which he "had constantly illustrated and enforced , namely . " that a well-spent life is the best preparation
for a happy death . A short time before his dissolution , a brother minister asked him if he was resigned to the will of Qbd He started at the question , and replied , in a tone of voice , as if slightly offended at the implied doubt , " Perfectly /' Long be his mernory cherished , and his example followed ! T \
[ Our correspondent , in a private letter , informs us that IV ^ r . Evap s pre ached , the Sunday evening before his death , a funeral sermon for the late Rev . Dr . A . Rees , from the words , Lord , now lettest thou thy servapt depart in peace ! " 1
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Obituary . —Rev * John Evans . —Dr . Elmsley . 419
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Dr . Elmsley . ( Pp . 309 , 310 . ) Of the literary character of Dr Elms ley , the following just sketch was some
time ago given by the celebrated Professor Hermau . i \ nd it will be a gratification to the feelings of the present writer to pay a tribute of respect to the memory ot this admirable scholar , by exhibiting it in an English dress .
" Peter Elmsley , if auy other man , is a man bopi to promote the accurate knowledge of the Greek language , since his extraordinary and truly singular diligence in investigating subjects of grammatical criticism is directed by an excellent genius , by a mind free from subjection to authority , by a most ardent love
of truth , impeded in its operation neither by pride , nor vain glory , nor by the desire of detracting from the merit of another . By these virtues fte ** effected * that , while his" learning is to be valued most highly , he himself is not les ^ to be loved and venerated . But this is the
greatest praise , and a praise W&ich will tjever perish , tp be nqt only a useful , but also a good man . " E . C .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1825, page 419, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2538/page/35/
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