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 " Mark the j^erfect man, and hahold the upright^ for the end of 
 that man is peace. ^^ — Psalm xxxvii. and 37th verse. 
 
 In the Sacred Scriptures the life and the death of the righteous 
 are frequently put in contrast with the character and destiny of 
 the wicked. This is especially the case in the Psalm from which 
 our text is selected. " I have seen (says the Psalmist) the wicked 
 in great power, and spreading hhnself like the green bay tree ; yet 
 he passed away, and lo he was not ; yea, I sought him, but he 
 could not be found. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, 
 for the end of that man is peace." Thus we learn that the wicked 
 may be prospered in the present life, that the bounties of heaven 
 may be lavished profusely upon them, that they may be elevated 
 to posts of worldly honor and authority, and yet their final end be 
 shrouded in darkness. They may be instrumental in overturning 
 kingdoms, and in swaying the destiny of empires, and still pass 
 from the earth to be remembered only as the tyrants and nmrderers 
 of their fellow men. Death stops them in their career of impiety 
 and transgression, blights in an unexpected moment all their hopes 
 for the future, and terminates forever their honors and their joys. 
 Not so with the righteous ; — they may, as they pass through time, 
 be the subjects of poverty and of tribulation ; but their end is 
 peace. Death to them is the gateway to unending felicity. They 
 pass through the dark valley, but " they fear no evil ;" for by their 
 dying couch holy - ngels pitch their tents, and with heavenly 
 transport, bear their disembodied spirits to the pure regions of 
 celestial day. 
 
 It is the prospect of the future that cheers the christian in this 
 house of his earthly pilgrimage, and enables him to meet with quiet 
 submission to the will of his heavenly Father, the varied trials of 
 his terrestrial state. He knows " that the sufferings of this present 
 time are not worthy to be compared with the glory, which is to be 
 revealed in us." 
 
 Here then we see the great difference between the saint and the 
 sinner, the righteous and the wicked. The latter derives all his 
 motives, and all his hopes, from the present world, while the former 
 deduces them, from that which is to come. 
 
 In this we learn the value of the Gospel of Christ. Only for 
 this charter of salvation, this precious boon from lieaven, the soul 
 
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 of man would never have been influenced by those liigh and noble 
 motives, which lead in the miths ol' holinesJ and truth, or inspired 
 with those hopes, which look for their consummation, alone, in the 
 limitless joys of eternal life. 
 
 The ancient heathens understood nothing correctly in reference 
 to a future state. They had their schools of learning ; and in 
 many of the Arts and Sciences they greatly surpassed the know- 
 ledge of the present age. Modern travellers are filled with 
 astonishment and admiration, as they wander amongst the magni- 
 ficent ruins of Greece and of Rome, or as they gaze upon the 
 monuments of ancient greatness, amidst the fallen cities and 
 sepulchres of B^gypt. As they contemplate these relics of departed 
 glory, tliey feel that a race of beings, far superior to themselves 
 (in some respects at least) once peopled the earth. For example, 
 the mysterious art of embalming the dead, and of preserving 
 from clecom position the body of the deceased, as understood by 
 the Egyptians, has long since been lost to the world : but while 
 these heathens excelled in a knowledge of the Arts and Sciences, 
 and while they were ac([uainted with the means of preserving the 
 lifeless body from putrefaction and decay, they were in utter dark- 
 ness in reference to the character and desthiies of the immortal 
 soul. The Apostle infortns us of such, that they were vain in 
 their imaginations, that their foolish hearts were darkened, and 
 professing themselves wise they became fools. 
 
 They had some surmisings that men would live beyond this 
 world ; but of this they could have no certainty. To them this 
 great truth which forms the basis of the christian's dearest hopes, 
 could never amount to reality ; it never entered their hearts as a 
 principle of action ; it led to no profitable results! And in this 
 darkness and ignorance we should be involved, only for the rich 
 displays of eternal mercy, in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which has 
 brought life and immortality to light. This blessed Gospel not 
 only points to this immortality as the sum and centre of all our 
 hopes and consolations ; but it opens up the path distinctly which 
 leads to it ; and loudly calls upon us to " mark the perfect man, 
 and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." 
 
 To this subject I beg to direct your attention on the present 
 Boleran occasion, by noticing — 
 
 First — The character referred to in the text : 
 Secondly — The testimony given respecting his end : 
 Thirdly — The exhortation to mark, or observe him. 
 By the term perfect, as used in the text, we are not to under- 
 stand absolute perfection, or such a state of purity, as admits of no 
 increase or diminution. In this sense the Deity alone can be said 
 to be perfect. His holiness is immutably and eternally the same ; 
 
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 find ao far transconds tho porfection of liin creatures, tliat the most 
 exulted of them, even liis aiii^els, are cluirgcd witli folly. 
 
 If the term as liere applied denotes deliverance from the last re- 
 mains of sin, no human heinj^ can be intended ; for " there is not 
 a just man upon the earth that liveth, and sinneth not;" and the 
 Apostle John informs us. " that it' we say that we have no sin, we 
 deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Such is the lan- 
 guage of inspiration. We must therefore exjdain the phrase, as 
 implying that sort of pcrfecti(ni, which dwells in all true believers. 
 Every child of God lias within a principle of unspotted holiness, 
 wrought in his heart by the effectual operations of the Holy Ghost, 
 which leads to uprightness of life. The righteousness which con- 
 stitutes him perfect, in (iod's sight, is the righteousness of the Son 
 of God, imputed to him by faith. In this respect, every true 
 believer, is as spotless as if he had never sinned. " Ve arc complete 
 in him, who is the head of all principality and power." " Being 
 justified freely by his grace, through the redemption which is in 
 Christ Jesus." " Who of God is made unto us wisdom, righteous- 
 ness, sanctification and redemption." 
 
 But let us not imagine, that while the heir of life is thus freely 
 justified by virtue of his connexion with the Saviour, that he is 
 freed from all moral obligation, or that he is destitute of those prin- 
 ciples which lead invariably to a holy life. That law, which was 
 fulfilled in the immaculate life of the Redeemer, in behalf of all 
 such as should by faith rely upon his merits, is written by the finger 
 of God upon the tables of the mind in the work of regeneration, by 
 which the soul is sanctified and made meet for the service of its 
 Maker. Hence it is written, " This is the covenant that I will 
 make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws 
 into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them." Moreover 
 in the regenerated heart the spirit of Jehovah takes up his abode. 
 " Know ye not that your bodies are temples for the Holy Ghost to 
 dwell in." Under the influence of this law, and by the guidance 
 of the Spirit of Truth, the disciple of the Saviour is found walking 
 in accordance with the Divine mandates. He reflects the image 
 of the Holy One of Israel, and lives not to himself, but to the glory 
 of his God and Saviour. His inquiry is — " Lord what wouldst 
 thou have me to do ?" He is upright, also, before the world. 
 He lays aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily 
 beset him, and runs with patience the race which is set before him. 
 Forsaking all ungodliness and worldly lusts, he lives soberly, and 
 righteously, and godly in this present evil world. 
 
 This my brethren, is what constitutes the essential beauty and 
 glory of our religion. It consists not in mere external forms and 
 ceremonies, or in a theoretical, or speculative knowledge of the 
 doctrines of revelation, or in loud professions of an interest in the 
 
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 l)l('HMinfj;H of khIcciuImj^ lovo ; but in nil npri>?l»t walk lidoro (-rod 
 und iimii, ill fi pxlly coiivori-iiilinn, mid in iiii uuroscrvtMl ohcditMuv; 
 to tlio sinless o.\aiii[»le und holy precepts of tlu^ blessed Ifnniiinnel. 
 NVo mjiy liilk like siiints, and we niiiy preach like seraphs, but 
 unless our deeds corres|H)nd with our words, when weighed in 
 the balance, we shall be fcanid wanting. 
 
 So!n(^ suppose that rell;,'iou changes not the natural disj)ositioii 
 of the heart, and implants no [)ure principle within. Hence they 
 (!onclude, that the same ludioly propensities, which governed the 
 man prior to conversion, will reign predominant afterwards ; but 
 no sentimejit can be more delusive in its nature, or more ruinous 
 in its consequences. If it were true, that religion alters not the 
 natural bias of the soul, 1 ask what does it do for us ? It is a mere 
 name without meaning or advantage ; it leaves us where it finds 
 us, " in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity." It 
 prepares us not for communion with our Maker, or for a connexion 
 witli " the spirits of the just madt^ perfect." Hut the Word of (rod 
 most clearly settles this point. The Apostle, referring the Corin- 
 thians to what they were before their regeneration, says — " Such 
 were some of you ; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye 
 are justified in the name of tlic Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of 
 our God." Says the same Apostle to the Romans — " If any n»an 
 have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his." " Jf ye live after 
 the flesh, ye shall die ; but if ye through the spirit do mortify the 
 deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as arc led by the S])irit 
 of God, they are the sons of God." Such my brethren is the testimony 
 of inspiration upon this subject ; and who, in the face of such a 
 witness, will have the moral hardihood to assert, that the Religion 
 of the Saviour conquers not the inbred corruptions of the heart. 
 He who embraces such a sentiment, and acts in accordance with 
 it, has cause to tremble for the issue. 
 
 For what, 1 ask, did God send his Son from Heaven ? Was it 
 not that he might " save his people," not in, but " from their sins ;" 
 " That he might sanctify and cleanse them by the washing of 
 water through the word." For what is the Spirit poured forth, if 
 not for the purpose of bringing man, rebellious man, back to his 
 Maker, and reinstamping upon him that image, which he had lost 
 in the first transgression ? It is written — " Without holiness no 
 man shall see the Lord." It is then the perfect and the upright 
 man alone, who has any right to hope for happiness beyond the 
 grave. 1 mean not to say, that no man can with propriety liopo 
 for heaven, unless he be sinless ; — such a human being, I think I 
 have clearly proved, does not exist in this world. The most holy 
 men who have ever lived, have found a law in their members, 
 warring agaii^st the law of their minds, and have had occasion to 
 exclaim — " iVhave heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but 
 
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 now mine oyv sooth tluu' ; whorotoro i jihlmr myself, luid ropcnt 
 ill (lust mid jisIkvs." nut, I do most distliiclly unirm, timt ualos« 
 the rilling jjriiu'iplo of the h<ui1 ho one of purity, intej^rity aiiid up- 
 lightness, iind the life and eonvorKjitiou correspond therewith, we 
 rannot, without the most daring presumption, expect to enjoy tin? 
 favour of (lod ahove. 
 
 Having thus hrielly deserihod tlu» character referred t() in our 
 text, let us proceed to notice the testimony that is given res])ecting 
 his end. It is said to he " peace." 
 
 1 remark, that tiiis word vvitii tlie Jews, was used in a much 
 more com})rehensivc sense, tinin amongst ourselves. To us it con- 
 veys ordy the idea of calmness of mind, or reconciliation as opposed 
 to enmity ; but with them it sigtiified j)ros[)erity and hapj)iness, a.s 
 well as concord and serenity. Thus the disciples of our Lonl 
 were taught to say — " Peace be to this house ;" — by whicli wo 
 nnderstand — Let prosperity and !nipj)iness dwell here. By tiu' 
 Psalmist it is said — ••' I'ray for the peace of .lertisalem ;" by whi(^li 
 lie evidently intends to suggest the idea, that we should i)ray for 
 the prosperity, welfare and lia])piness of Zion. It is in this (mi- 
 larged sense, that we are to understand the term, as employed in 
 the language of tlie t'^xt. The end of the perfect and upright man 
 is peaceful, it is ])rosperons. it is happy. 
 
 1 observe it is not always so in anticipation. The christian fre- 
 quently trembles at the prospect of liis ap[n'oaching dissolution. 
 This fact Khonld not be a matt(T of surprise to us, when we recol- 
 lect that the fear of death is an instinct of our nature, originally 
 implanted by the author of our existence. The brute creation are 
 the subjects of this dread ; and it seems indispensible, to the [)re- 
 servation of life, that such should be the case ; but the operation of 
 this principle is greatly heightened in man by the exercise of his 
 reasoning and moral powers. It is not death alone which alarms, 
 but its conse(juencos. It is said of one of the kings of France, 
 that he gave commandment that the subject of death should 
 never be mentioned in his hearing: and Catherine, the Empress 
 of Russia, prohibited funeral ])rocessions passing her palace, and 
 directed that all burials should be performed in the night. The 
 object of this was undoubtedly, to prevent the intrusion of so melan- 
 choly a subject upon the mind. VVe do not wonder at this. We 
 are only astonished, that the unconverted can think of death, with 
 as much calmness as they do. Could they but realize the truth, 
 that to them it is the gate to endless perdition, the commencement 
 of eternal sorrow, and the prelude to that death, which shall never 
 die, they would shrink from it with the utmost horror and dismay, 
 and would never rest, until they should feel themselves prepared 
 for its approach. It frequently happens that the true believer 
 is more shocked at the thought of death, than the mere nominal 
 
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 christian, and the reason is obvious : He is fully conscious that it is 
 a most " fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God," and 
 to enter upon the dread realities of eternity in an unprepared state. 
 He reasons thus : " What if I should be dreaming of heaven, and 
 should wake up in hell ? How sad it will be to meet with a disap- 
 pointment in a matter of so much concern as my eternal happiness ! 
 If after all my professions of love to God and to his people, I should 
 be separated from them at last, how dreadful must be my doom I" 
 Again, these apprehensions are excited in the breast of the chris- 
 tian, by a deep sense of his own unworthiness of a seat in heaven. 
 He says : " Is it possible that one so vile and so ungrateful should 
 have a place at God's right hand ? Can it be that one who has 
 sinned so much against light and knowledge should ultimately 
 wear the Crown of life that fadetli not away ?" I may here remark, 
 in passing, that these fears are not without their use in the expe- 
 rience of the redeemed, for they serve to lead them to trust implicitly 
 and alone upon Jesus Christ. 
 
 Some of the servants of God are so highly favoured, as to be able 
 to rise superior to all doubt, respecting their acceptance, to accus- 
 tom themselves to look at death with the utmost composure, and 
 to say in the language of the Apostle — " For we know that if this 
 earthly house of our tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building 
 of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." 
 It is no uncommon occurrence for the cliristian to be thus blessed 
 with the divine presence and with the power of faith, as he draws 
 near the closing scene. As the world recedes heaven opens, and 
 death loses its power to sting. He feels himself allied to the pure 
 spirits before the throne, and rejoices in the prospect of soon ming- 
 ling his songs of victory and of praise with those bright intelligences 
 of the skies. In the language of the Poet, he exclaims : 
 , " O glorious hour I O blest abode I . 
 
 I shall be near and like my God ; 
 
 And flesh and sin no more control, 
 
 The sacred pleasures of my soul." 
 
 It is true that bodily disease sometimes depresses the spirit, casts 
 reason down from her seat, distracts the brain, and spreads a mo- 
 mentary gloom over the departure of the child of God ; but under 
 these circumstances, we should remember that although the sun 
 may go down behind the cloud, there is the pure azure sky beyond : 
 So with the favourite of heaven : The fiery darts of the wicked 
 one may worry his spirit and harrass his soul through life, and 
 yapours of thick darkness may gather about him, as he passes, the 
 dark vale ; but there is the cloudless region above, illumined by 
 the reiys oi^ the Sun of Righteousness, and adorned with the 
 unsullied glories of God and of the Lamb. 
 
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 I hasten to observe, that whatever may be the suspicions of the 
 christian in the contemplation of death, or the trials under which 
 he may bid adieu to earth, his end is always prosperous and happy 
 in its issue. Said the infidel Hobbs, when dying, " I give my 
 body to the dust, and my soul to the (xreat Perhaps : 1 am 
 going to take a leap in the dark." Tiie skeptic does so, and he 
 plunges into the gloom of endless night. The believer in Christ 
 may leave the world in the dark, but then he awakes in ever- 
 lasting day, and enters that Temple, where he will not need the 
 light of the sun, neither of the moon ,to shine in it, " for the 
 glory of God doth lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof." 
 Peaceful, blissful, joyful moment. It is the period of his release, 
 of his triumph, of his reward. 
 
 Of his release : He is freed from the sufferings of a diseased 
 body. By physical infirmity the Christian is frequently deterred 
 from attending to those duties and privileges, which are the delight 
 of his soul : such as family prayer, the house of God, and the ordi- 
 nances of Religion ; and by the same means the Minister of the 
 Gospel is laid aside from his delightful employment for months, and 
 perhaps for years. Who can imagine the trials of his mind when 
 thus afflicted ? He sees the unconverted rushing on with rapidity 
 the way to death, and his soul pants for their salvation ; but he 
 has no strength to warn them of their danger. He beholds the 
 people of God going in crowds to the sanctuary, to feed upon the 
 bread of -life, and to hold communion with their Saviour and with 
 each other, and he would most earnestly desire a seat amongst 
 them, but a languishing body confines him at home. There is 
 nothing on earth which would afford him so much pleasure as to 
 be useful in the promotion of the kingdom of Christ amongst men ; 
 but his complaint, peradventure, is of such a nature as to render 
 him powerless. Oppressed and disheartened, he feels, almost, that 
 life is a burthen to himself and to others. 
 
 To such an one how glorious is the release effected by the king 
 of terrors. No longer is the redeemed spirit clogged or fettered by 
 its once suffering tenement ; no longer is it tied to a mere speck 
 of earth ; no longer is it prevented from holding converse with the 
 saints, and of engaging in the active service of the Almighty. It 
 bursts its chains, it soars aloft, and unites with the redeemed above 
 in the spirit of sacred fellowship, and in the worship of the Eternal 
 Trinity, for ever, and ever. 
 
 Again, how complete the victory. Here the follower of Christ 
 is engaged in a most bitter contest. This warfare is vividly des- 
 cribed by the Apostle, where he says, — " We wrestle not against 
 flesh and blood, but against principaUties, against powers, against 
 the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wicked- 
 ness in high places." The same Apostle remarks, " I find a law 
 
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 my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing 
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 wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of 
 
 this death." From this conflict we are never released, until we 
 
 put off this earthly tabernacle. It is in death that the christian. 
 
 triumphs. His battles are all fought, the last struggle is over, 
 
 and he comes off " more than conqueror through him that loved 
 
 us. 
 
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 What remains for the christian hero, but to enter upon his re- 
 ward : and brethren, what can we say of the character of that 
 reward. We read of " crowns" and of " kingdoms," of the " in- 
 heritance that is incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not 
 away," of a " fullness of joy," and of "pleasures for evermore," 
 and of being satisfied when we shall awake with his likeness; but 
 what do we understand of these terms when applied to the glorified 
 state ? They give us, it is true, some faint ideas of the honors, 
 the riches, and the joys of heaven ; but who can fully comprehend 
 them ? No human or angelic intellect is adequate to the task. " Eye 
 hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of 
 man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." 
 Says the Apostle, " All things are yours, whether Paul, or Apollas, 
 or Ceplias, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or 
 things to come, all are yours, and ye are Christ's, and Christ is 
 God's." This, my brethren, is the reward of the righteous, and 
 what enhances its value, in the estimation of the Christian, is the 
 fact, that it is a reward, not of debt, but of grace, procured not 
 by his own obedience, but by the precious blood of the Lamb. 
 This consideration will induce the ransomed saint to exclaim 
 aloud, in the presence of all the hierarchies of heaven, " Worthy 
 is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, and wis- 
 dom and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing." 
 
 Is it for these released, these happy souls, that we put on the 
 habiliments of mourning ? Is it for such that we shed tears of 
 indescribable grief and anguish ? Is it for such that we go sorrowing 
 day after day ? Ought we not rather to rejoice ? Is it a friend, a 
 brother, a parent, a child, a wife, or a husband, that has fallen a 
 prey to the ravages of death ? And did he or she die in sure and 
 certain hope of a glorious resurrection at the last day ? And shall 
 we repine in sadness and sorrow, as those that have no hope ? Do 
 you reply : *' My dearest friend has left me forever, and my only 
 earthly prop is prostrate in the dust." And would you call him 
 back? Would you re-imprison that glorified spirit? Rather 
 bow in humbld submission to your lot, and prepare for a happy 
 meftting beyond^ the v^le of tears. The short separation, occa- 
 sioned by death,\, will only serve to augment the joy of a reunion 
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 We proceed to notice the concluding proposition, viz : — The 
 exhortation to " mark the perfect man, ana behold the upright." 
 
 Let us mark his birth, his life and his death, and we will see 
 much that claims not only our attention, but respect. His birth is 
 of heavenly origin. Tt is said of him that he is " begotten again 
 to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead," 
 and that he is " born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incor- 
 ruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever." 
 In the present life he may be subjected to penury and want, and 
 beg the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table ; but there is a 
 place for him in "Abraham's bosom ;" and though poor amongst 
 men, he is rich in faith, an heir of God, and a joint heir with 
 Christ. 
 
 Observe his life. What is the ruling principle of his heart ? 
 Supreme love to God, and universal benevolence towards all man- 
 kind. Purity is the element of his renewed spirit ; and this is 
 exemplified in his conformity to the precepts of the Bible. His con- 
 versation is in Heaven, his feet in the King's highway of holiness, 
 and his path like that of the just, " which shineth more and 
 more unto the perfect day." Disappointment and sorrow may 
 fall to his lot, the desire of his eyes may be taken away with a 
 stroke : but the language of his heart is, " The Lord gave, and 
 the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord." 
 He glories in tribulation, " knowing that tribulation worketh 
 patience, and patience experience, and experience hope." If per- 
 secuted for righteousness sake, he remembers, that " it is enough 
 for the servant to be as his Lord." 
 
 Finally, let us mark the perfect and upright man in his death. 
 
 His religion, it is true, does not save him from the agonies 
 of the dying hour. A separation from weeping friends cannot 
 but occasion bitterness of heart, and the prospect of an immediate 
 entrance into the presence of spotless purity, must awaken solemn 
 sensations ; but see, amidst it all, the placid countenance — the true 
 index of the serenity which is reigning within, and listen to the 
 accents of pious submission, which fall from the quivering lips of 
 the departing saint. He feels that his faith is now to be changed 
 into vision, and his hope into full fruition. His last tear is shed, 
 his last sigh is uttered, and the glories of a blissful immortality 
 burst upon his enraptured soul. Upon such a death, my brethren, 
 we may fix our admiring gaze, for it is adapted to excite the most 
 sacred reflections, and to lead to the most useful results. In this 
 we learn the infinite value of religion, — how superior to every thing 
 else ; earthly comforts and wordly honors serve to bind more closely 
 to earth, but the religion of the Saviour attaches to eternity, «ftid 
 inspires the heart with a sincere " desire to depart and to be with 
 Christ, which ie far better." '* Coii^," said Addison to a young 
 
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 *' come and see how a Christian can die." 
 
 The redeemed glorify God in their death as well as in their life. 
 Ecclesiastical History tells us that " the blood of the Martyrs was 
 the seed of the Church." For why ? Because when tiieir 
 enemies and persecutors witnessed the patience, the boldness, and 
 the submission with which they met their cruel death, they were 
 convinced of the supreme dignity and power of their faith. So it 
 is in the present age. The chamber of death, frequently becomes 
 the birth place of souls. The rebellious son is unable to resist the 
 warnings of a dying father as he urges upon him the dread solem- 
 nities of death and of judgment. The pious mother speaks with 
 the most subduing effect when she calls her offspring around her 
 bed, gives tliem the last embrace and the long farewell, and 
 with a countenance lighted with the beams of her Redeemer's love, 
 and in accents sweet as angels use, entreats them to prepare td 
 meet her at God's right hand. The last exhortation, the last look, 
 or the last prayer of a dying wife, seldom fails to make the most 
 lasting impression upon a surviving husband ; and the faithful 
 Minister of the Cross is enabled by his patience in suffering, and 
 by his victory over death, to carry conviction to the consciences of 
 his hearers of the truth of his doctrine, and of the importance of the 
 religion which he so repeatedly urged upon their attention. Thus, 
 at the death bed of the saint, the vveak are strengthened, the trem- 
 bling are confirmed, and the careless are aroused to a consideration 
 of their latter end. 
 
 Let us then mark the death of the perfect and upright man, as 
 the end of all his conflicts, the termination of all his sorrows, and 
 as the completion of all his hopes, and also, as a means of pro- 
 moting the present and eternal welfare of the living. 
 
 You cannot but have observed my brethren, that many of the 
 remarks which I have made, respecting the purity of the Christian 
 character, are particularly applicable to our dear departed Brother. 
 With all my esteem for his private worth and for his public merit, 
 I would not however represent him as a faultless being : were I to 
 do so, I should degrade my sacred office, insult the understanding 
 of my hearers, and do injustice to the memory of the deceased ; 
 but I may with the utmost propriety declare, that but few men 
 on earth, ever came nearer to the standard of Christian duty. 
 His religion was not of a superficial nature, floating upon the sur- 
 face of the mind, and spending itself in empty words. It had taken 
 deep root in his heart, and controlled all the passions, sympathies 
 and affections of his soul. 
 
 He first became impressed with the necessity of experimental 
 godliness while a Student at King's College, Nova Scotia. A revi- 
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 Several of them were savingly converted to God, and he was 
 amongst the number. His convictions of sin were deep and pun- 
 gent, and for a length of time he laboured under tlie most fearful 
 apprehensions in reference tohis future doom. Thoroughly convinced 
 of the holiness of the Divine Law, and of the henious nature of his 
 transgressions against it, he saw no way by which it was possible 
 for a God of infinite purity to pardon and accept so great a sinner ; 
 but it pleased the Almighty in his own time to reveal to his mind 
 the scheme of redemption by Jesus Christ, and to enable him by 
 faith to cast his weary and heavy laden soul upon the all-sufRcient 
 righteousness of the Redeemer. He most distinctly perceived that 
 through the atonement and mediation of the Saviour, God could 
 be just in justifying the vilest sinner, that should believe in his 
 name. It was then that hope first dawned upon his mind, and the 
 consequence was "joy unspeakable and full of glory." I recollect, 
 that he informed me not long before his death, that after he first 
 obtained an evidence of the forgiveness of his sins, he enjoyed for 
 many months, uninterrupted communion with the Deity, and that 
 the raptures of his soul were so great at times, that he scarcely 
 knew whether he was on earth or in heaven. This change of heart, 
 as might be expected, led him to adopt the most decided course in 
 regard to his future life. It was no longer a question with him, 
 how he should advance his own ease and comfort, and secure the 
 good opini<m of the world ; but his most anxious inquiry was, to 
 know the will of God in all things ; and it became his prevailing de- 
 termination to glory in nothing but the Cross of Christ. Under 
 the influence of these principles and motives, he examined with un- 
 ceasing diligence and constant prayer the word of God, that he 
 might from that blessed directory learn his duty to his God, to 
 himself, and to the world. The result, as many of you know, was, 
 after a protracted and prayerful investigation, a change of senti- 
 ment in reference to the subjects and mode of Christian baptism. 
 Having made up his mind upon this point, he " conferred not with 
 flesh and blood." The scoffs and reproaches of the world, and 
 even the entreaties of his nearest and dearest friends, could not deter 
 him from pursuing that path which his Bible and his conscience 
 distinctly pointed out. Consequently he was baptized by the Rev. 
 Mr. Tupper in the City of Saint John, and united to the Baptist 
 Church of that place, shortly after which he was ordained a Baptist 
 Minister, and was subsequently appointed to the pastoral relation 
 of the Church of which he was a member. Here he faithfully and 
 successfully discharged the duties of his important office for the 
 term of three years, respected and beloved by all who knew him, 
 and were capable of appreciating his worth. In the year 1832, he 
 went to the United States for the purpose of completing his Theo- 
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 Brunswick, and after continuing in Saint John for about a year, 
 circumstances led him to this Town to take the Pastoral charge of 
 the Baptist Church in this place. Here he continued to labor with 
 the most untiring zeal in the cause of his Master, until prevented 
 by the disease, which has at length terminated his mortal career. 
 
 It cannot be expected that I should attempt, on the present 
 occasion, fully to portray the inestimable character of this eminent 
 servant of God. It seems quite unnecessary that I should do so. 
 His excellences, and his virtues, are known to most of you, and 
 in many of your hearts they have reared an imperishable monument 
 to his memory — a monument which will remain firm and unshaken 
 when I shall be numbered with the clods of the valley. But I shall 
 do violence to my own feelings if I do not observe, that whether we 
 regard him in his private or public capacity, we are constrained to 
 acknowledge that he was not such an one, as we meet at every 
 turn of life. His personal piety was deep and fervent, pervading 
 every thought and motive of his heart, and guiding every action of 
 his self-denying and devoted life. 
 
 In all the intercourse of his domestic relations, the amiable qualities 
 of his nature, shone with uncommon brilliancy and lustre, and 
 rendered him the object of the greatest esteem and affection to all, 
 who were connected with him in those relations. Never perhaps 
 was there a greater concentration of all those social virtues, which 
 qualify men to impart unmingled pleasure in the family circle, than 
 were to be found in his heart. He seemed exactly fitted for the 
 enjovment of happiness himself and for imparting it to others. To 
 his friends he was all affection and kindness and love, and towards 
 his enemies, if he had any, he cherished no bitterness, no disposition 
 to return railing for railing, but like his adorable Redeemer he was 
 always ready to render good for evil, and blessing for cursing. 
 
 As a minister of the New Testament, his spirit was deeply 
 imbued with a just sense of the responsibility of his high vocation, 
 and his heart was influenced by the purest feelings of love to God 
 and good will to man. Who could listen to his prayers, and not 
 feel that the humble suppliant was holding converse with Jehovah, 
 and that he was seeking to drawdown the blessings of salvation upon 
 a ruined race. Seldom did he appear to greater advantage than 
 when engaged in the performance of this solemn duty in the sacred 
 sanctuary. He knelt before the mercy seat, fully sensible of the 
 holiness of the Divine Majesty, his own utter unworthiness, and the 
 exceeding riches of Divine grace ; and in the spirit of heartfelt 
 devotion, he carried his congregation along with him to the very foot 
 of the Cross, and there, in the fullest expansion of his pious soul, he 
 poured forth his fervent supplications to his God for the exercise of 
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 prayers were limited by no seetarinn prejudiccsi, but all classes and 
 conditions of men, all sects and parties, were rememliered by him 
 in his addresses to the Tlirone of the Tfeavenly grace. 
 
 As a preacher of the (iospel, it may be justly said of him, that 
 lie was a "workman that needetli not to be ashamed, rightly 
 dividing the w'ord of truth," and giving to every man his portion of 
 meat in due season. Ho aimed not so nmch to be great as to be 
 useful. The highest ambition of his heart was to w in souls to 
 Christ. lie had fully determined to know nothing among men 
 "save Jesus Christ and him crucified." He therefore made the 
 Cross of the Redeemer the great tlieme of his ministry. Upon this 
 foundation truth, he was accustomed to expatiate at large, and to 
 show its bearings upon the glory of God and the destinies of the 
 world. Instead of dwelUng upon the mere speculative topics of 
 divinity, his business was to bring from the rich storehouse of truth 
 things both new and old ; and to dwell upon those great principles 
 of the Bible, which immediately concern the immortal soul, and 
 which are adapted, to promote man's present and eternal good. His 
 design was, to reclaim the vicious, to enlighten the judgment, to 
 improve the heart, and to lead the people of God onward in thosa 
 high attahiments of piety, which alone can prepare them to shine as 
 lights in the world. Never was he more perfectly at home than 
 when descanting upon the love of Christ to sinners, the freeness of 
 his invitations, the obligations of iiU men who heard them to em- 
 brace them, and the fearful consequences of rejecting. He never 
 imagined himself to possess splendid talents for pulpit oratory ; but 
 there were times when his elocpaence told upon every heart, and 
 when all w-ere made to feel, that he wdio was addressing tliem, was 
 a messenger sent from God. 
 
 In all the Religious Institutions of the day, he took a warm and 
 lively interest. Bible, Tract, Sabbath School, and Missionary 
 Socities, shared largely in the strongest allections of his benevo- 
 lent soul. At our Associations and Missionary Meetings, we have 
 heard him plead for those humane objects with a burning eloquence 
 that touched and moved every mind. 
 
 His zeal and his labours in the cause of Education, will long be 
 remembered, and will probably be more highly appreciated by the 
 next generation than the present. Having enjoyed the advantages 
 of a liberal education himself, he longed to impart them to others. 
 In the original erection of the Seminary of learning in this place, 
 he took a prominent and leading part, and in addition to his Pastoral 
 duties, he consented to become its Principal, which ofFice he sus- 
 tained with much credit to himself, and with great advantage to the 
 Institution. For its advancement, he most faithfully and success- 
 fully laboured, both day and night, so long as his health permitted. 
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 lie not only iTg.irdoil Jvliit'iitiou as beinij; of paninioiint iiiiportiuici', 
 but tbat he was willing to make any sucriiict' in liis power for its 
 extension. 
 
 i'ls|)e(;ially was lie conc( rned for the Mdueation of the Ministry, 
 in connexion with his own denomination, and with the most un- 
 wearied energy and zeal, did he seek to elevate its character in this 
 respect, and thereby to enhance its usefulness. There are those 
 amongst us, who can bear testimony from personal advantage, to the 
 trutli of these observations; and should the pliuis which he formed, 
 and upon the aceomplishuMMit of which, lie so strongly set his heart, 
 be carried out, bv those who succeed him, ';;eneratioiis vet unborn, 
 will iiscrihe to him tin^ highest mede of praise. 
 
 Mysterious l^rov'.dence, that one, w']\n ])y a nrre condiinatioii of 
 excellences, was so eminently (pialilied for rsefulness in the 
 world, should be cut oil" in tiie mid.T.t of his days ; i ut so it is. Uow 
 inscrutable are the wiiys of .Jehovah. The disease, which lias 
 (inally concluded his most exejnplary and useful lite, was protracted, 
 iiiid at times, ])t'culi:irly distressing: but he bore it with cheerful 
 resignation to the will of (^od, I. recollect that he observed, 
 iuore than once to me, that he had an unwsivering reliance upon 
 his ;'aviour, that he had not the shadow of a d(mbt respecting his 
 acceptance, and that he constantly felt that death, to him, would be 
 oternal gain ; but that lie Avould not turn his finger to say, come 
 life, or come death ; tlnit he left his case entirely with the Lord, 
 and was just waiting for his change to come. 
 
 As he drew near the closing scene, his confidence and his joy 
 were greatly increased. Tlie first niglit he was supposed to be 
 dying, he manifested an uncommon strength of faith, and a high 
 state of religious enjoyment. For several hours, he seemed lost to 
 all around him, and it was su]»posed that he would speak no more 
 in time : but he revived, and stated to those that were present, 
 wiiat had been p;issing in his mind. I:le remarked, that he liad 
 had a distinct discovery of all his sins and of his departures from the 
 Almighty; and of the fact that lie must soon appear before Ilim ; 
 tliat he had been pleading the promises of the Bible, and praying for 
 the forgiveness of his oilences, and for a preparation to stand at tlie 
 .ludgment .Seat ; that he had received an answer to his supplica- 
 tions, and that now he was in perfect readiness to leave tl 
 
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 world. Me then proceeded to speak in the most exulting and inter- 
 esting nuumer, of the glories of the New Jerusalem, declaring at 
 the same time, tliat he had no hope but in the blood and righteous- 
 ness of .lesus Clirist: and that that scheme of redeemini2;love which 
 he had endeavoured to exhil)it to others, was now the support and 
 
 •olace of his own soul, •' Tell," said 1 
 
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 liopo ol' a f^'loriuiis io>iiirr(C'ti(in ;" mn\ iheu, lie exclaiinotl aloud, 
 " ( ) I (Icatli, wlu'ic is lliy Awii ? ( ) ! «ziu\ c, Avlicit; is tliy victory ? 
 TJu' sling of (Irjitli is sin : niuj tlie strciii^th of sin is the law : but 
 thanks he to (»o(l, who givetli us the victory through our Lord Jesus 
 Christ." After this, he took Ids leave of his aged mother, of his 
 beloved •wife, and of all that were present, in langutige deeply 
 alleetiug, assuring them that he hoped soon to meet them all in 
 Heaven. 
 
 This may be regarded as his dying testimony to the truth, ajid 
 as his farewell address to his friends. It pleased (lod to spare him 
 for a few Aveeks longer, but the most of tlu; tijne lie was the sub- 
 ject of mental aberrations ; yet even iimidst his derangemejit of 
 mind, it was clearly seen that the ruling psission of his breast, was 
 love to (iod, and eharitv towards man. Tlis last moments wc raf 
 peaceful ; and he suddenly breathed out his life without a struggle', 
 or a sigh, and we doubt not but ids released sj)irit was escorted by 
 angels to the right hsuid of (lod, there to ga/e upon the unveiled 
 beauties of the adorable Jesus, to mingle in the society of the saints 
 in light, and to celebrate the praises of redeemuig love, through 
 the limitleKs ages of a blissful eternity. 
 
 What is left for us, my brethren, but to wisely improve this 
 afllictive dispensation of our heavenly Father. To the Members 
 of the (Church J would sav, v<>ii have sustained a loss which can- 
 not be easily nuide up. Your late Pastor was your friend, your 
 counsellor, your guide. He watched for your souls as one that 
 must give an account ; and was always ready to every goiid 
 word and work. When you were visited with afiiliction, he was 
 the first to feel it, to hasten to your dwellings, to pour the consola- 
 tions of religion into your troubled souls, iiiid to send his fervent 
 prayers to heaven in your behalf; and satisfied am I, from all that 
 I know of hiju, that never Avill you be blessed with a Minister more 
 habitually alive to all that concerns your happiness and prosperity, 
 both for time aiul eternity, than was he whose death you so much 
 deplore. Adhere to his counsels and advice — follow Ids Scriptural 
 example, and prepare to meet him in the sinless regions of im- 
 ending felicity. 1 need scarcely add, manifest your love to his 
 memory, by your attention and kindness, to his deeply alllicted 
 and sorrowing widow. Far removed as she is, from lier native 
 home, her relatives and friends, and situated in this land of stran- 
 gers, she has a large claim upon your syujpathies and your prayers. 
 
 To all who listened to the gracious words which proceeded from 
 his lips, I may any : Turn not a deaf ear to the voice of Jehovah 
 speaking in 'the * death of his faithful Minis-ter. He who so 
 recently was conveyed to the noiseless tomb, did not shun to 
 declare unto you " the whole counsel of God." Let not his oft- . 
 repeated and 'solenm warnings be in vain ; but prepare, O ! prepare 
 
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 Lo iiipet liiin, who, while on earth, so loudly ami so altectloimtely 
 proclaimed to yoii, man's ruin by sin, his exposure to eternal burn- 
 ings, and his only door of hopi^ by the cross of Calvary. Suff(!r 
 not, 1 beseech you, that tongue which so frequently spoke to you 
 in accents of love, and tenderness, and compassion, urging you by 
 the groans and blood and death of Immanuel, by the inconceivable 
 glories of heaven, and by tlie untold agonies of the world of woe, 
 to /lee to the bosom of the Redeemer, suffer it not, I repeat, to say 
 Amen to your eternal condemnation in the fiiud day of general 
 doom. 
 
 In conclusion, I would only add, that my earnest prayer to (^od 
 is, that his aged mother who feels that her last earthly prop is taken 
 from her, that his lamenting and weeping widow, and his connexions 
 .generally, may participate largely in the rich consolations of the 
 precious promises of the Gospel ; ?.nd that all present here to-day, 
 may be prepared by the grace of the Redeemer, to unite with all 
 the sanctified of every age and name in that blessed world, where 
 sorrowing, and sighing, and tears, and death, shall be known no 
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