A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . our letter of the ist of September last,and was much affected at the information it contained.The father, then, who raised us with tenderness, inwhose lap and from whose lips we have received somuch salutary instruction as must appertain to ever-lasting life, if practiced by us, is now no more. I wasnever more unmanned than when I received this news.All my philosophy forsook me at once; which is themore extraordinary, as my soul wished him well, andI am convinced his change is for the better. He lived the Christian and died the d
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A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . our letter of the ist of September last, and was much affected at the information it contained.The father, then, who raised us with tenderness, inwhose lap and from whose lips we have received somuch salutary instruction as must appertain to ever-lasting life, if practiced by us, is now no more. I wasnever more unmanned than when I received this news.All my philosophy forsook me at once; which is themore extraordinary, as my soul wished him well, andI am convinced his change is for the better. He lived the Christian and died the death of therighteous. Oh, may our latter end be like his! He isnumbered among the children of God and his lot isamong the saints. He has fought a good fight, hasfinished his course, has kept the faith. He knew hisRedeemer liveth. Merciful men are taken away.The righteous are taken away from the evil to come.They have no continuing city here. They enter intopeace and rest. And, although I am sensible of allthis, I grieved and sorrowed as if I were ignorant con-. Gravestone of Christopher Sower. Tlic Tioo CJiristophcr Sozvcrs. 429 cerning them that are asleep, even as others that haveno hope. Forgive me, dear brother, this digression; forgiveme this burst of sorrows. Our Parents being now transplanted into a worldwhere the clock doth not strike and from whence noone returneth, it becomes my duty as eider brother toenjoin you never to lose sight of those instructionsyou have from time to time received from them: putthem into practice and you will be benefited b} them.You will find them an ample compensation for ourterrestrial hopes and disappointments. Let yourspare time be spent in reading books on Religious, Moral and Historical subjects. They will enlargeyour mind, disclose the wiles of Satan, and lead youto the knowledge of man. In the first must be yourdelight and the others you will consider as onlysecondary things. Make piety, industry, and honestythe undeviable rule of your