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vorxc;.Those who had ilio huppinu** lo lift so intimnte-Iv received and trented as u part of his family, and that only once, and fora short time, but oftciirr, iii.d for many months at n time,saw him nlwnyslho same, lie appeared neither as *a man of.sorrow,’ nor as ‘a fellow of infinite jest.' rJ ho dignity ol a great uml good mind appeared in all his actions and in all his words, lie conversed on religious subjects with the cheerfulness of \ irtue; his piety was nndehnsrd l»y gloom or enthusiasm; he was r egular in the performance of all its duties, both in public and private. I hn\o been told that lit fore liis time, divine servic e was performed only on Sunday morning; hut he likewise read prayer* in the afternoon, and on \\ edncsday*, ] riday* and all holidays. And here let mo observe, that Ioik e supposed it almost impossible lor liim to let himself down to the rapacities of a country congregation; hut I was soon convinced how much this supposition injured him who, with the Apostle, knew how to become all Hung* to all men, so that he might gain some, llis discourse* were such as must convc v information to the meanest, pleasure to the more improved understandings, and edification to both. I Aery night he read prayers to his own family,and every morning when there was no public service; and I suppose it is generally known that |)r. Voting, after his llrst sleep, spent the greatest part of the night in meditation, and in the composition of his works, and that he had only to transcribe them when he arose, which wn* at an truly hour. In his domestic character he was niniahle, as he was venerable in the Christian. Ili« politeness was such as 1 never aaw erjnailed; if was invariable, to his superiors in rank, to his equals, uml to his inferior*—it differed only in degrees of elegance. I never heard him speak with roughness to his meanest servant. * * *In conversation, upon lively subject*, he had a brilliancy of wit which was peculiar to himself. I know not how to describo it. hut by saving that it was heightened and softened bv the amiable qualities of liis soul. 1 have seen him ill and in pain, vet the serenity of his mind remained unrullled: 1 never heard u peevish expression fium his lip*.tients. .Magazine, 1782.
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Woodstock Spirit of The Age
Woodstock, Vermont, US
Fri, Jun 04, 1841
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