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J Bt) tl)c Uct). ^biial) Blancl)arli, ©. ©. •I -A J - . ~ ■ ■■ • /I '• ' ST. CATHARINES : PRINTED BV HIRAM LEAVENWORTH. iS4r>. \J K I C*S ■\- ji-j -> -: V-- # ^ / FUNERAL SERMON or MR, JOHJy JfieGhJiSHJiJr. Text.—" Your fathers— where ore thoy 1 and the prophets— do they live for ever 1"— Zathariah, chap, i) ver. fi. " The fashion of this world passeth away," and the inhabitants of it are al^o passinc; away : Is it not so? The aged and honored father, whose departure has called us to sympathise with an afflicted and mourn- ing family, is taken from us •, from our society ; from the embraces of his^iiilyi from the community, where he often cheereer|id instructed the social cir- cle; and is now numbered with the fathers who have long slept in death. To him, no doubt, it is a plea- sant sleep. Saints sleep in Jfesus, and are blest -, an- gels watch around their dust, because there will be a resurrection day. Then their bodies will awake and arise, however long, as we measure time, they may rest in the grave. "Then shall we see the saints" arw«" in their own glorious forms;" r Mr. John McGlashan, whose death is the occa- sioft of these solemnities, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, about the year 1762 or 3. At that place, and in the neighborhood, he lived until he wffs about thirty-three years of age; and then he emigrated to ^> ■■v Americn, in 1705— fifty years ago this current year. Ho Ivhs seen the improvements "f hnlf a century, in Western Ciiniuhi. lie Iuih Heen the he}>;inniiiKH of the settlements, ond the advnnee of fxipuhition, civiliza- tion and science : he has seen the progress of culti- vation and the arts •, .and here he has seen wars, and contests, and victory. With intrepidity and In^enu- ousnesR, he has endured the newness of the country, its hardships and its toils: he has enjoyed its pros- perity and its elevation. He breathed the spirit of Liberty, and loved the original purity of the British Constitution; but was always indignant at any en- croachment on human rights. He understood well and appreciated the laws and powers of the social compact, in its relation to human governments. Early in life, and before he came to America, he made a public profession of his faith in the Redeemer of lost men, in the Presbyterian Church; and main- tained his standing in the Church, with exemplary virtue and firmness, until the closing scene of life. He loved the Bible, and his mind was deeyply embu- eja with its sacred wisdom. He loved" the Church of God, and always spoke with interest, and with great warmth and elevated feelings, on its advancement and prosperity. There are few men of his standing in life, so well read in the doctrines and duties of the gospel, as he was. He could speak with great clear- ness and intelligence, on the important and intricate points of revealed truth. It was his delight to con- verse on these subjects; and when he did so, one could not help feeling the power of the gospel, and the wisdom of God in it, to make men wise unto sal- vation, through faith in Christ Jesus. , one and I sal- I have often fuU tlio firo of a ga«pel truth kindle, while I «at and lintencd to the ftimplicity and clear- nes8 of hi8 illuHtrationn of the economy of Redemp. tion-, and I an. now delighted to recollect the glow .,nd vi.ror of his mind, when he wan Hpruking on sub- jects connected with the Church, it« doct^ues and ita dutieL Thij. language Hpeaks the HorttimentH of the whole community of his acquaintance, nnd demandH the. acquiescence of the Clu.rch and the world, of the high and the h>w, the man of busmess and the •,„„„ «.r U'UerH. But he was retiring : of «ll men, ho 8uid and did the hast to be seen and known of the world. But the world did know him •, and m know- ing him, it knew an honest man, imUued with the high- es^t sense of integrity tmd honor. / And now, are not such virtues worthy of imitation? They are of the highest value to this world. Let such qualities expand the bosom of the populaticm of the tchak world •, then wars and fightings would J fease, an ^^cace and good will to man would be es- -^tablished in the earth. Such considerations teach this family, and this community, what they have lost, in the death of this/a//»fr. But these virtues can be restored by imitation •, then, as you value them, so let them survive the dead, and become immortal in the venerations that follow. Perhaps the theme is too delicate and tr^^ing for the further contemplation of the surviving partner of the deceased •, but you, dear Madam, have a right to profit by examples •, and the recollection of such emi- nence may tend to"keep alive its worth, and stimulate you onward in your Christian course. All that can *jC'« u be done by man, is to romind you of duty and privi- legeii, that you may recollect and imitato living vir-, tuea and living religion, once eminent in a hunband, and to remind you, that time is short. Wo trunt you already know where to go for consolation, in this try- ing hour! "Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life," and he now invites you to him, by this be- reavement. **lle is the door: if any man enter in, he shall find pasture"— the living bread, that shall endure unto eternal life. Let the soul, then, lean on Christ, feed on Christ, and be entirely formed iuto hi8^)wn likeness, that it may dwell with him for ever, when this world is passed away. The children of this deceased father, too, might ex- cuse me frcun urging any further considerations, to impress on them the solemnities and instructions of this occasion. But nolhitig' should be lost. Has it not yet occurred to your minds, that you are fat her- tess? No doubt it has. The thought is full of in- struction and solemnity. Fathers do not live here for ever ! You are, most of you, fathers and mothers j but you will not live here for ever! A father speaks to you and tells you, that he did not live here for ev- er : he speaks fn»m the other world, and his language is, *'6« ye also ready" for you cannot live here for ever! This is admonitory. We say, then, here are vir- tues of a high order, for your imitation. Shall I urge upon you to display these virtues, in a still higher and more elevated form? After generations should improve upon the examples of men who have gone before them •, for none of these are perfect : none have arisen to the standard. "Be ye followers of l-(&. Christ, at the dcnr children of God." You have thoae ^long you,* whoso calling it is to instruct, console, and comfort the afflicted. As occasion may permit, you will, with interest and profit, listen to their monitions, and to their counsels : they will bear you, and an aged mother, now left to the care and support of children, on the arms of faith and affection, to Hijin who has promised to bo a God to the father- less and the widow. ^ m « To Him, the only wise God, and to his grace, you are now affectionately commended, by one who sym- pathises and mourns with you, in this afflictive Pro- vidence. • Mr. McGlashon had Im* sons, wlio are Ministera of tho gospel. \ / "ift ____ . „ ^ if', ■ ■• ,■ . .-■■■•:■. ■■ •■ ■ : ■-■: :3 ■ -r • ... ' . ' . ■ •■ , J ■y >"-5JK»- jy U^- •^ *> > / I'- >'^^' 4'^' *;'^' H:^ S