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I L HM i MWi tf ipgi a Biewtw PREACHED AT KINGSTON^ • M TBI! 3d of SEPTEMBER^ 181 5« •Y JOHN ST^ACtlAN, D. i>. RECTOR OF YORK, UPPER CANADA. Montreal % '% CaiNTED BY W. GRAY, 1816\ r^fli^^pc^' f^-^ » '^jarirr ' ' *1F- •'^^T ^% '""^?f» f|? I f I it moiinu I r . uair tfmmft S IE M M O N. Hevelatjons, xivth Chapter, ISUiVe^se. " JND I HEARD A rOICE FROM HEAVEfr, SAYTKC XfNTO ME, fVRiTE, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD fTHICH DIE IN THE LORD FROM HENCEFORTH : TEA, SAITH THE SPIRIT, THAT THEY MAY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS, AND TBL^I^ WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM," Living under the light of th^ Gofpel, it is difficult for us to conceive the ftate of darknefs, uncertainty and difmay, which good men of ancient times, ignorant of divine truth, but poflefled of fenfibility and reflec-^ tion muft have experienced at the approach of death. Such perfons, at this awful period, were incapable of throwing off entirely all belief in the fupcrftitions of their age ; but the more they refledled upon them, thf lefs did they contribute to their tranquillity and confo- lation. Amidft the wanderings of their minds and the A3 faiut 4 '4 l( U i faint hopes of futurity, wbich they were eager to in-* *dulge, it frequently became a queftion among them, whether annihilation was not preferable to a continua- tion of exiftence, if expnfed to the like troubles and afflictions which disturb the prefent life. To this im- portant queftion, an anfwer fecms implied in my text. It pronounces thofe bleffed, and thofe only who die in the Lord j others have no rational grounds to expert that the continuation of theii' exiftence, in a future life, fliall prove a bleiling, or even more agreeable than the prefent, tho' our roercifiil Creator will never fuffer any to perifli,- who have aded up to the light that is i^ them. When addrefled to a Chrlftian Congregation, the text, by bleffing thofe who die in the Lord, certainly excludes from that bleffing fuch as knowing their Re- deemer, have rejeded him. It is impoflible that fuch can inherit the proniifes. Their fituaticm is infinitely Worfe than that of the good men of ancient tirnes, for they rejedl the revelations which fuch men were an-r xious to obtain, and refufe that falvation which is of- fered to a finful world, by the infinite love of a bc- aevolent Creator, But this circumflance, fo much to be lamented, is not always without a remedy. The greater number of thofe who are indifferent to religion, are fo rather fron^ Hiifunderftanding its infinite importance and amiablq foundations, than from y/ilfui errors, or a preference oi - . inicj^uitye i 1 of he: i -A ■at IS It^ t* to Jn-» ,i,'lquity. Tobrinp^ fucb to a due ft'iife of the merits tliem, pf a crucified Saviour, wc (lioulJ rather appeal to their itinua- Jiearcs tnan their unJerftaudiu^s ; we oui^ht to fhe\Y -s and -. |]^jt tliig religion to which they are indifferent, has ani lis im- intinuite connection with all that wc know and feel of y text. cxiftence; that it gives the mull; true and coniprehen- lo die five views of the nature qf man, and of the Supreme expect . Being ; that it teaches notliing harfli, nothing revolt-^ re hfe, ing to the beft affcdlions of the heart; that it prefents an the f\i^ wnH noble motives for the regulation of our lives, ^^ ^"^ i and the only rule by which we can reach eternal fdi-# It is not by a fevere and contemptuous tone of ar- ^' ^^^® gument, that fuch are to be won, we are to awaken tainly their fenfibility, to engage their affcdlions, anci whea ir Ke- Yve have done tiii.% we have obtained the vidtory. They t lucli will then proceed of themfclves, their errors will va- untely j^^f]^^ f^^ ^^g^. ^^jn Jifcover that that Gofpel which they '^» *^^ have been accuftomed to confider with indifterence, is ^ ^"■' altogether lovely ; they will feel themfclves attradcd ^ ^^" on a nearer view with its irrefiRible charms, and their - '^^'^ hearts will open to the imprelhons of divine grace, ' which the ferious perufal of it ran never fail to produce, s not By carefully reading, and refie(5ling upon the Gof- ;r of pel, they will feel themfelves gradually becoming fron^ J Chriftians, true and ze^dous lervants of God. Their iable souls will be opened to new enjo^/ments, of which they ce of had form-srly no conception. They v^ili be aftanilh- uityo ^ '.,... ^4 I 6 cd at their former torpor and indifTerence, and that they fhould have allowed their whole faculties to be abforb- cd in prefent objects to the deftrudion of their im- mortal fouls. It is by this afFodionate appeal to the hearts of thofe who feem indifferent to the Gofpel, by making them experience that the happinefs of living and dying in the Lord, is above all price, that they are reftored from darknefs to light. *' It is to want of con- " fideration that the wicked liv2s of Chriftians is to be " attributed. It would appear impoflible for men who ** have any reafonable persuasion of the truth of reve- •' lation impreffed upon their minds, to be deliberately •' and habhually wicked ; for the wrath of God is re- •* vealed from Heaven againft all ungodlinefs and un* " righteousnefs of men. Still we find many who wou)4 ^' think themfelves injured, by being called Infidels, " who live almoft in one continued round of diffipa- •* tion and folly, or are fo glued to the world, and its f* perifhing concerns, that God appears not in all their *' thoughts. This inconfifl:ency between profeffiou ^' and pradice, in nominal Chriftians, can only be ac- •' counted for from the want of ferious refledtion, which " would render their faith a vital and practical prjnci- " pie, influencing their lives, and elevating their hopes ^' from earth to Heaven. Without thfs effect, their " faith is no more than a barren affent. We are told that the Devils believe thus far, and that they tremble as - they believe. We have reafon to fear, that if carelefs Chriftians^ \ €( I <« it u u WOUNO rrf ^•l.'»lf.• hat they abforb- leir im- to the pel, by f living ^ey are of con- is to be en who of reve- berately is re- nd un- 3 \you)4 nfidels, diflipa- and its ill their )fe(rioa be ac- which princi- • hopes , their Id that ible as arelefs ililians^ f " Chriftiana continue long in this ftate ofdarkncfs, and ** error, they will begin to give way to the fucjgcfllonB " of an evil heart of unbelief, and at lafl totally depart •* from the living God. Such men may be heft re- ,^** claimed by the gentle methods I have juH: defcribcd, ** if they can only be prevailed upon to liflen to the ** voice of religious wifdom. It is one of the greated *^ misfortunes that can befall a rational creature to be " brought up in ignorance, and pra£lifed in evil from " the firft dawn of reafon, till the mind becomes torpid " »ind callous, and (as we read ot thofe who pcriflied in ;, " the deluge) till all the imaginations of the thoughtd " of the heart are evil, and that continually. These " muft be correded by the rod of juftice ; but they have •* immortal fouls, and claim our tendereft pity, and we •* are required to ufe our beft endeavours to induce fuch *' hardened and Unfeeling offenders to confider their ** ways, and turn their feet into the ways of Peace. ^' It is alfo the greateft blefling that heaven can beftovr " upcn a youth to be brought up from a child (like good " Timothy) in the knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, •' wLich are able to make him wife unto falvation, " through faith, which is in Chrift Jefus. To obferve •* the rifing youth thus trained up in the fear and nur- " ture of the Lord, affords the higheft fatisfadion which '* a good and religious mind can feel ;" * for what can be * I am indebted for tbii excellent paastage to the Rercrend Mr. Addigon, Rector of Niagara, who0eici• i mon^ Stholari, and whose services as a Divine, and benevolent exertions as a^ Chriutian, durli'.g the late war, confer upon hintj a still higher title, and dfi ; vedly obtaiaed for him the grateful acka^wledgements ©f the Provin'cia' l>,f «ouw"u ' •■ "■>' ■•11^ ielature. "infancy motions lous in- fimpHci- charnc- , and fo Period of 7, in the "naturity anxioug ronoun- d nfigM lions of "fcfling w thenx to die u may 1 Para* V Are tien> as a iuxU- i>»f 4 .1 ^rc von anxiom of nttnininjr the blc'^nf^ nf tlic fc\t ? BchoM, ill til'! fr'll pl;icc, with what hccoiuinq; fortitude and rcrn^nntion good men bear the labours and afllidiona of life. Gnd loves all ids Cli'l 'ren ; t^'e w'lolc creation fpcaks the language of afildion and j^rjtltudc. He points out hapivncfs as our true and legitimate des- tination, the objc(5l which \vc ^.u{;'it ever to have in view, and inifery t';e ohje<^ of abliorrencc, whieh we oup;''t always to ihun. To become happy is, there- fore, the en J of our bein::;; ; to this all t' e works of nature, and all tlic powers a!id facuhics of our minds are intended to contribute ; ami vet we meet with grievous afiliclions — no man paffes through life with- out many trials and fufFcrings : tlie clouds of adverfity frequently furround us, and place the day of felicity at an unmeafurable diftance. ^re we thed to conclu''e that the misfortunes, the afflidlions, the 1 .hours of life are at variance with, our happinefs ? D'> they exclu 'e us from our birth-right, the object w .ich God had in view in our creation ? No, it cannot be ; they must have fome advantage, fome good mull: attend t'^cm fufncient to over-balance all the evil, and inftead of obftruding they muft forward our felicity. Yes, afflidions have a real, a permanent value, as t:»e means '>r inflruments of our purity. They are harlh and unp!eafant in their admonitions, but they are the falutary caufes of our progrefs in holinefs. It is their elT^ds tnat are to be $ ' con* 'lit 4 ; I f f 10 confidcred ; they muft in themfelves be dlfa^reeaWe ; frequently do they harrow up the foul, and fill us wirk anguifh ind defpair; but even then they roufe in us the fparks of virtue that had perhaps been afleep ; they give new force and energy to our chara£ler. The conviction that God is love, that his good- nefs and tender mercies are infinite, muft at once as- fure us that our fuffering, however great, will at length contribute to our everlafting advantage. Had not Abraham bei«^ tried, would his faithfulnefs have been fo confpicuous ? If Jofeph had not borne his af- flidions with fortitude and refignation, trufted in God, when fold by his Brethren for a flave in a foreign land, refifted the temptations that aflailed him in E- gypt, and maintained his integrity in the gloom of a dungeon, his charader would not have been fo per- fed. What a noble example of pious refignation, and patient fuffering is exhibited by Job ; virtues which would never have been called forth, had his profperity continued. The calamities of life acquire their value by the ufe that is made of them ; to all they are not inflru£tive, for fome they harden, and make more wicked, but in general, they teach us temperance, felf denial, and the value of moral reftraint. Wc feel in poverty the advantage of temperance, and that the fober fare which we are enabled to procure, is more conducive to health, than the coflly viands of the luxurious. . r- -■ In I 3 itoUlJU Hr iMUBVaa e in us ; the/ nil at Had ; have his af- 11 ?eable ; ., In the hour of calamitv, we perceive how frail we IS wirk . 1 V 1 • I are; how little any of thole taings, which are reckon* ed moft valuable in the world, can contribute to our happinefs. We perceive, in fad, how little we de- ri, pend unon temporal benefits, when the heart is engaged good- ^vith its own forrows, and is able to appreciate the nee as- j^eal value of prefent things. The advantage of colamity is pofitive, it brings us to a proper fenfe of ourfelves, of our fituation, and of our mutual dependence. Even the labours and occu- pations of life, which to the majority of mankind, ap« • pear to be grievous burdens, are abfolutely neceflary ° to its enjoyment, and our protection from evil. Idle- nefs is the greateft corrupter of the human heart, and or & induftry is one of the greateft fupporters of virtue. 3 per- fi and ^^^ calamities and afflidions of life teach us humanity and all the charities of our nature. He, who has wanted a friend to footh his forrow, a bofom on which to lean in the day of his adverfity, a heart into which he could pour his forrows, and be paid with le uie fympathy and confolation, will be ready to relieve the ctive, diftrefles of others. Having formed a juft eftimate of ' "^^ human life, he haftens to mark its proe^efs, by doing » ^"" good ; his heart expands at the tale of woe, and the tear *^^"7 of fenfihility flows ; not that fpemous fenfibility which ^ ^^^^ exhauftb itfclf with a tear or a figh, but that adlive be- nevolent exertion, which willingly undergoes any la- bour to reftore a fellow creature to happinefs and peace. B a Afflidions which perity ucive IS. In I I) n ■ Affii(f!ion5 fof;en t^e Iicart, d'^rach it from eartli, and ralfc it to Hi'avcn. Surely then the convidion t at (tod is good, that all the labours and afflidions of life render us better men, and more worthy of his protedtif n., oiig'it to enable us lo bear them with for- titude and refignation. It is thnr^ that the Clitistlan Teds and reafons ; It i3 tliiis lla*^ he experiences the advantages of tiibulation ; it is the iire afiaying the r;old, he rifes purer Irom every trial. He that afpires to the blcfling in my text, fo ufes bis labours; they coatribute to his perfedion in virtue; 1 e t ehold 1 10 moft eminent men, Prophets, Saints, and I^.'iarryrs, llruggling with calamity, and emerging with I rightnefs, from the billows of tiie ftorm ; above all, he beholds our blefTcd Saviour himfelf, fuffering every kind of calamity fi cm the ingratitude ofthofe he pro- teded,the laithlefTneis o^' friends, the cruelty of enemies, yet rifmg fuperioi to tiie laft. In humble imitation of this illuftrious example, good men, in the moft diftrtfling and alarming fituations, behold their divine mercy fhining through the cloud. They receive his correction as that of the moft tender of parents, aflured that, however glocmy things may appear, and trying, the calamities that aflail them, if they J erfevere in welldoing, and bear them with pa- tience, they will aflift greatly in cunduding them to the vo\ of ao gNb fr* ^»ti»w 1 nvidion fHidions ly of hi» ath for- ; It ig ilation ; n eveiy fo ufes virtue ; Its, and ig with ove all, every e pro- lemies. s, good ations, cloud, tender s may em. if ith pa* em to the t^c regions of never failing happincfs. Yet the de- vout and humble Cliriftian, at length becomes weary oft e contentions .nd diforders of this mortal ftene ; he bears his afflidions witii refignation, hut he is an- xious, like the apoflle, to be gone, and to be relieved from the pain and fufTerings attendant on his earthly taherndcle, is to him, as the text tlcc ares, an eflential bleffrng. I II. Arc you, fcconrlly, my Chriftian Brethren ixious to inherit the blefflng in my text : behold ■ an- ly text : oenoia with what propriety t' e wo^ks of thole wliO die in the Lord follow t:>em to heaven Your works of love and mercy mufl not be confined to good wifhes, foot! ing exprelfions or humane dispo- fitions, but they muft confift in the adive piadxe of good. You muft not tell the hungry and the naked to go and be fed and clothed, but you muft feed and clothe ihem ; you muft not lament over that ignorance which you can remove ; the widow muft not folicit your aid in vain, nor are you to be deat to the orphan's com- plaints, or the cry of the oppreflld It is by the exer- cife of active benevolence, in relitving the miferable, and giving comfort to the forrowful, inftruding the ig- norant, reforming the wricked, and exerting all your faculties in promoting the temporal and eternal fdicity of mankind, that you render your works worthy of following you to Heaven. The fame mind muft be in you i u ^liich was alfo in Chr'ifl Jcfjs ; the fame profound veneration, ardent love, and cheerful obedisnce to the ^•ill of God ; the fame pure devotion, unwearied good- nefs, and unconquerable love to all mankind ; the lame faithful and tender friendfhip, fincerity, prudence, meek- nefs, patience, and affability. In fine, the life of the true Chriftian is a hymn of praife to God ; his Re- deemer is ever before him, he becomes a living evi- vidence of the tiuth of tbe Gofpel, an cviJence which prevails when all other arguments fail. He forms a kind of Heaven in the bofom of his own family, which arrcfts the attention of the unbeliever, and makes him exclaim, that fomcthing more than human reigns in that place. IIL Thirdly, my Chriftian Brethren, if you arc an* Xious to inherit the promifes, behold in what manner good men are prepared to die in the Lord. "When we hear the voice of lamentation and mourn- ing following to the grave a bofom friend, an afFedlion- ate child, or a tender parent, we generally confine our attention to the furvivors, and deplore with them the blank that has been made in their relations, and the af- fliding lofs which they have fuftained, and this is pro- per ; it is good to fympathize with our brethren under afflldtion, and endeavour to footh and relieve them. But it is no lefs advantageous at times, to follow in our ftuls the corps into the grave, and to alk ourfelves. IfottNn-ai 15 profound ce to the ed good- the fame :c, meek- e of the his Re- ing evi- :e which forms a y, which akes him eigns in are an* manner mourn* ffedlion- ifine our lem the 3 the af- s is pro- n under e them, )llow in urfelves, h Js this man prepared to die ? The anfvver will be made perhaps oy our own confcience, whic'i lealini; us rapi- dly to our own ftate, will ask whether we can anfwer this mod awful, but important qiuflion, as we defire. Frequently to think of death, and to confiJer what pre, aration is neceffary for his approach, ought to be the duty of every Chrlftian ; yet many never think of death, fome will not allow the word t» be mentioned in their prefence. Is it any woader then that (o few are prepared to dia. To think of death often becomes a great incentive to virtue. It teaches us the true value of life, namely, that it is a preparation for eternity. What man would he wicked, if he verily believed in his heart, that in a little tine he would furely die ? In the midfl of the moft ardent pur- fuit8,a ferious thought of death (lifFens our nerves, chills our ardor, and arrefts our career. What are the trap- pings of power, the glitter of riches, or even the praile of friends at the approach ot death, and does not a fre- quent recolledion of what wc iLall then think of thcfc things, teach us in the mean time their real value, and fuppr^r. that immoderate defire for their attainment^ which we fee daily exhibited around us. Nor will fuch contemplations reprefs proper exertion, rational enter- prife, or perfevering induftry, for who is likely to be fo fuccefsful, as he who' knows his own flrength, and the Talue of the obje<^s for which he is contending. 16 I readily (^rint tViat miic'i of the bnRle of tfie (!hy would be repn-'ircJ, beraufe it is occupicfl with trifles, whic'i are at beft ufclefg, but more pjenerally pernicious, ifobrained. liut the change would not leffen the fum of labour, it would only give a new direction to our pur- fuits ; a thousand thi;i.c!;s which now evcite our mofl: ve- hement defires, and 'noH: ftrenuous efF)rts, would then excite no particular emotion ; our objeds would be corl- fined to the afef'ul and good, not to the frivolous or per- nicious, atid who that confiders how much may yet be done for the temporal benefit of man, how many impro- vements may ftill be made in the arts of life, in the fitua- tion and occonomy of the poor, in the benevolent distri- biition of wealth, in forwarding the arts and fciences, can help percei\ing that ten thoufand avenues of ufeful la* hour may be pointed out fufficient to fupply employ- ment for thofe whom the fcrious contemplation of the end of life might induce to leave the vain and thefoolifh, and ceafc to pamper depraved appetites, and licentious pafiions. But in a moral view, the advantage ariHng from this awful confideration, that death is at our door, is infini- tely greater Rivalftiips would immediately vanifh ; why ipend thofe days in ficrcf^ contention, in nourifliing the vvorft paffions of the heart, in accumulating mifery upon ourfelves, which might be fo murh more profitably em- ployed in preparing for eternity. Envy itfelf, that canker v/oim of the foul periflies ia this ferious contemplation, thofe 'i? M i> 'J i ir the (fa^ 1 trifles, rnicioiis, the firn our pur- moft ve- Lild t'lea be coti- s or per- ly yet be y impro- the fitua* lit distri- nces, can ifeful la* employ* 1 of the e foolifh, centious •cm tl:is s infini- (h; why ling the ;ry upon bly em- t canker iplation, thofc thofc that excite it will Toon he In the grave ; there, all their grandeur, their abilities and fame will foonbe for* gotten, the lifekfs clay will no longer be followed by admiring crowds, oi be addrefled with the language of applaufe. When we look at a friend or companion finking in*, to the grave, when the furrounding Phyficians have. pronounced the deCcdi^e mortal, and he is left to die, tvhat then can footh his mind. Are we to fpeak to him at this awful hour, of the pleafures of life, the pomp o£ power, or the charms of renown — alas ! we feel thai topics of this fort are by no means fuitable to the ferious occafion, they fink into infignificance, they raife difgufl. All the paflions have fubfided, even thofe which wc ufed mod willingly to indulge ; the grief for example for thofe we luved, vanifhes away, we are foon to fol- low. All human friendships muft commence upon the principle that one fliail weep over the other's tomb. Not that the righteous man requfres even thcfe in-, oentives to teach him the proper value of prefent things, and the neceifary preparation for death, 1 he fight of a friend or companion going to his long home, may indeed invigorate fuch contemplations, but they are frequently indulged, for he knov^s that the preparation for death, fuch as a chriftian undertakes, unites the pre- fent and future worlds. He does not confider the law- ful indulgence of his appetites and paiTions, in an in- Q . nocen\ f! 18 nocent degree, any- part of tins preparation, bccaufc tliUsTar rcafon recommends, and prudence jiidifics, as necefTary to prefent health and comfort. Nor docs the cultivation of his taflc, afTording intiocent, but elegant gr itificaiions, nor the impiovcmcnt of his intcllcdual powers, fo pregnant with pure de^ip^lit, appear to iiim . rarts of this preparation '>ccaiirc thofe only heighren his happinefs here, and are didated by true wifdom. ' Things w: ich begin and end in this life can only command fo much of his attention, as t!:ey confer pure Iiapplnefs ; but in preparing for death, lie is chiefly careful to attend to tlufe things, which though fown in corruption, fliall rife in glory. I-jC bc'vails not the certainty of death, for what then Vv'ould reflriiln folly, what afuiage the griefs and pains that fleih is Ijeir to ; he sees the wifdom, the neceffity of this monitor to pcrfons in our fituation, he fpends ro part of his time in idle lamentation, and impious difconient, but turns his whole foul to active preparation. AddrcfTing himfelf to the Father of Spirits, in hmnble prayer and fupplication, he raifes liis foul to the contem- plation of all moral excellence. The perfecj:ions of hia heavenly Father swell the emotions of love, admiration and gratitude in his foul, to their utmofl extent. He is lifted up on the pinnacle of the temple, from which he looks back orj the trials and temptations of the w^orld below, the calamities it contain?, the fufferines it in- igs i.. flias hi^ I fv tmm 19 J» bccaufe iflifics, as r docs the ut elegant 'itcllcaual ir to iiim hcighren ifdom, can only nfer pure is clilefly igb fcwn -vhat then md pains neceffity e fpends impious paration. i humble contem- isof hia miration nt. He i which le world Is1£Ir, and from there h^ turna his eyes floa lily ahovCp where heaven is displaying its glory. Supported hy -faith, reding on obedience and fincerc rcn-^ntancc, he foon feels that he has an interefl in Glirin, that God reigns over all things, and has revealed iiimfclf through his blcfTcd fon. Determined to continue In the trite pr.th, fliall not Ins foul indulge In love, peace and hop^ ; v;hat lliall he fear under a government To gracious ; he knows from ieXpeiience, that death Is fwallowed up in vile cunofity' to h?':r>in'.'acq'iaintcJ with every thitvjj rcLit'nv^ to thic eminent pcrri)n, fo iinlvcrfally rerp':(ftjfl ariJ aJrnircvl, Th^^rc is iii'lccd m the review of his life Co much to raifc us to moral antl intellectual improvement ; [o much to rccommenil and infplre tlie love of virtue, and fo much to illufirate the rewards of rectitude, and tliccon- folalions of rcr.gif)n, that we cannot rife fro*n the re- cital without feeling our good principles invigorated and the powers of our confciencc ftrcngthened and extended* Richard Cartwrigiit, vims born at Albany, in the flate of New York, then a Britilh colony, on the 2d of February, 1759. His fatlier, an emigrant from England, was higlily rcfpedtablc, of great hofpitality^ andpofleflcd of the moft agreeable convivial talents- His mother, born of a loval Dutch family, was remarkable for her flrength of mind, excellent judgement, and te- nacity of memory ; gifts which defcended with in- crcafed vigour to her afTedionate fon. His education commenced at a private fchool, and much pains was taken by his parents, to gratify that ftrong defire of in* formation which he exhibited from his earlieft infancy. He was permitted to perufe every book which came in his way, nor was fuch promifcuous reading found injurious to his tafte, nor inimical to his progrefs in ufeful learning ; for the accuracy of his judgement foon taught him to diilinguifh the ufeful from the trifling. UiJ. iW. iW . ♦- • • «*rtf««4* i^ 4.JV-U "». S©- 1 \of\ty to tliic 111 re. 1. ich to > much IC COIl- hc re- ed and cndeJ* ny, in )n the from Itality^ ts. His irkablc nd te- th in- icatioii IS was of in- tancy. came found 'efs in t foon fling. ^f 23 So ictrntivc was Ins mcmrry, r!iat lie fclJom forgot any thing that he read ; wl en, thcnforc, l.e removed to another fchcol, wlicrc the da/IiLS and hi^»,her branches of educalion were tauglit, his induflry and abilities fe- cured to him th.c afildtion of his teacher, who faw witli admiration and delight, his rapid prr^^re(3 in latin and greek. linked his retention of memory gave him a facility in acquiring hmguages wnicli lias been feldoiix equalled. To thcfc attainments he added, by private ftudy, an intimate acquaintance with almoft all the claflical work* in tiiC En<^lifh tongue, Arrivcl at an age, when h,e was to look forward to his exertions for an honorable fuppori,]ie began to con- fid er of a profcfTi on. The extent ot his knowledge, and the pleafures which he had reaped from the culti- vation of iiis mind, had given him, as frequently happens, adiflafle for mercantile purfuits. The law was not congenial to his mind ; in that lucrative profeflion, there are many tranfatSlions which open rather a fombre ■view of human nature. Tiie various apparatus ncces- fary to fecure property and reput ition, rights, public and private, become a fcvere fatyr on mankind, and as he knew that much talent is employed in delaying juftice, and defending wrong, he could not reconcile his mind to fuch exertions. Tliis did not prevent him from admiring many in this profcffion, nor • blind him to 24 ■.'III to the great good which a lawyer of fuperior talents' and inflexible integrity, might efFed, in pre\enting wrongs, and terminating contentions, dire(fting the doubtful, and intruding the ignorant, Poflefiingthofe qualities in a moll: eminent degree, which conftitutc a great chLrader and a virtuous man, he had no ambition to figure in public life, and after ma- ture deliberation, he turned his views to the Church. Perl'.aps a misfortune which had btfallen him early im life, alTifted in leading him to this determ.ination. A boy in playing, ft ruck him with a ftone in his left ey , which deprived him almoft entirely of its ufe, and turn- ed the ball outw^ards, by which his countenance, othcr«» wife remarkably fine, was fomewhat deformed. Of a parifli priefl, fuch as his imagination prefented, he fpoke always with enthufiafm. He confidered him a perf ;n appointed to preferve among his people the fpirit of vital religion, to be their moral guardian, to keep them in unity, and in tl.e conftant practice of mu- tual love and good offices one towards another. The Clergyman fhould be a pattern of moderation, temper- ance and contentment, to all his parifhioners ; by this he will extend his influence among them, increafe their felicity, and prepare them, by a living example, for fe- curing that biefl^ed immortality which the gofpel an- nounces. Not that he was ignorant of the difliculties ^hich a Clergyman has to furmount ia this country, from 11 ac «s talents' \enting "g the I degree, LIS man, Fter ma- Church, arly i^ :^n. A left ey , id turn- , other* Tented, ed him pie the ian, to of mu- The emper- this he their for fe- el an- culties luntry, from Trrtm the taxity of reMgious principle ; from the want bf early imprclTions, and the general indifference to, and total negledl of gofpel ordinances. Bii: t'lofe difhcul- tics he was accuftonicd to fay, v/ould rather (limulate, than impede the confclentious Prieli, who would find infinite delight in forming a congregation where there nad heen none hefore ; changing darknefs into lig'it, promoting indullry, fobriety, and humanity among his people, and proving to them, that even in this life the iincere chriftian enjoys infinitely more happinefs than jiny other man, and this in a great meafure independent ^f tranfient things ; other ftations might, he faid, polTcls greater pomp and Ihew, but he knew no fecial condition which united fo many fou^ces of the higheft enjoyment, fo many objects for gratifying thofe paffions which 'lead to felf fatisfadbioru Aninfiated by thefe fentiments^ he turned his vigorr •ous mind to a full preparation for difcharging with a- l)ility and fuccefs the duties of apariih Prieit. He read ,'il cont'Cl; .ninncr, the duties of this important Oilice. One cf his brethren, in anntijer diflricl, ufcd to fav with much naivete, that Mr. C.ARrw ksht war w.'rth them all ; w' ile we are poring and ftudyinp;, hek'csa thinjj almoft iiiiuitivcly ; overawing us nv his very manner, gi'. ing d'gnlty to the court, and infpiring a refped for its decifiotis. On the bench he iia • no prejudice or prediledlion of any kind Accordingly, /^e v/as mcll attentive, mild and discriminating, for he afpire i to no praife^ but that whic/h ndg jt be given to the confcien- tious difcharge of his duty. In performing t're more humbie, but variiu^ and uieful duties of a magiftrate, you are all witncfles of hin eminence. His add rr lies to the grand juries, at the Quarter Sefliorts, will be l^^ng re- membered for their found principles, liberal v evs, anl tempered dignity In exerting himfelf to keep the \ eace, l'» apprehending and comriiitriug felons, and p^^rform- ing all the troublefome duties of t lis office, he was in- d'^fatigable. Me did not drive away the injured wlio Ciime to complain of the opprefibr, nor did he attend to his private affairs in preference to theirs. Very fe^v underftand tlie duties of a magiftratc, they are fo nume* r« us, and embrace fo great a variety of objedts, that the country is under great obligations to any worthy man Who fhall prepare himfelf for trds office, and difchargc -ks duties without any finifter motives of his owiu 1^ 32 yxtCVC I T. 1 - No fooner-WM t^e provinces divideci, than tie wal a poin^cti a member of the Icgiflative council ; and I he>- licve wns never, during the remainder of his life, ah*- fent from a ilngl fcfTion of parliament, except one. In a pecuniary point of view, this attendance every feafon for twenty three years, was accompanied with great expencc, befides t'.e lofs of time, in conduding his private bufincfs. Nor was it merely, while at the feat ot Government, that lie was occupied in Icgiflation ; many an hcur did he fpcnd in colleding and preparing materials for ufcful laws, in order to render the pro- vince profperous and happy. He was not one of thoft intuitive legiflators, who can fit down of a morning and write a law upon any whim that ftrikes their fancy ; fuch crude excrefccnces could only raife his contempt and indignation* He deliberated coolly, he colleded information with care, he weighed the words and fen- tences with the mod fcrupulous anxiety, that the mean- ing might be plain and fimple^ and that each claufc fliould exprefs that meaning perfpicuoufly, and no other. Nor was he one of thofe narrow minded, though well intentionr ], ftatefmen, who look for an imme- diate effed from their legiflative labours ; he knew that from the nature of mankind, many evils after the law had afforded a remedy, difappeared flowly ; that there were many enadments of the moft ufeful kind, which fecmed to take no effed, but which proceeded in filence with flow but fteady pace, to produce the moft beneficial re- fult«* full th( rcil frc 31 he wai nd I ho ife, ab- ^t one. : every d with eluding at the (lation ; eparing e pro- Df thoft n^ and fancy ; ntempt Ileded id feno mean- claufe id no lough mme* w that whad ; were semed with al re- fu1r«. PjTcflin'^ grrat comprchcnfion orthoiiq'"'t, and the mofl vigorous talents, attf.'iuie'-l with a patience of Tciearch,and a felfconTol Ijighly advantageous, he was frequently cr^ntent to give vvay to tlie Icfs extended views of his colL Sj-^ues, and to accept of an imperfect mcafure, rather than lofe it altogether* You cin never, he would fay, bring all into the fame way of thinking; fome meafutes of great" and lading advantage to a ftate. are flow in their ot ration, and ap- pear to produce, for a feafon, no beneficial efFedl:, which are yet in the end pregnant with t le mcfl precious ad- vantages ; but you cannot expedl in a public aflembly, always to iransfufe your own views anl fentiments in- to tl'C minds of others Some are too ignorant to coiy^prehend t'^e force of your arguments j fjine too lazy to attend to them ; many are blinde I by prejudices, ai\d fome havealrcaJv adopted the contrary Cidt^^ w/ich t'ley are determined, at all hazards, to maintain 5 if,- therefore, you rejnaiu inflexible, even ii> the attanimenc of good, nothing will be accomplifhed, you muft con- cede and leave a good meafure to make its pwi) way after it has began to operate. Nor is it juft that you fliould carry all yjur plans, however difiuterefted your intentions, others may be equally fo, though dif-^ fering in opinion, and it is right that they fhould fome- times decide againft you, even though wrong, that they may know from experience that they are in poiTcflioa lof liberty, 5i Y'n thofc who complaincfl of t^ e little 'ntercfl m^'"»V took in prcpaHnj^ for t'ltir Icgiflati^'e duties, and t eii* Harrow views, in turning evvry tiling to their owrt country^ or their owl village, he ufed to fl\y, t'.at the j^reat imperfeOiop. of national, as well as domeflic go- vernment, jr^ife fiom the little virtue and foundnefs of principle, not only in making laws, but in putting them in execution. That^ inflead of finding fault, it would he much better to a6t, and to remember that the wile II laws are of no u(e, unlefs executed by virtue. Aim ^H: every ilatute t'\it goes into general oj eration, muflt be dele- gated to many different perfons, judges, juries, conn.a« blcs, '?\C. wlio, if not governed by confcience, will a~ bufe t eir difcretionarv power. Make a nation vh- tuous, and the JawT''is m-^dc hnnanNioiis to mctimes exerted itfelf when friends find acquaintances were difplcafcd, and even amidft frowns and menaces. It is true, th: t tiiofe did not con-^ tinue long, his inflexible probity fhone tlirrugh tran- fient clouds, and many who had determined to finj fault were left in admiration. It was in this elevated fituation, long at the head of this fcciety, ai d poflcfling the love and efteem of good men, and the refpe .. their u li «( (» Jeath fil- It the (le- rcqiiifite :s fevere- )oke not give her mur the that fhc vhich re- lion, and s of her fignation fays her ho knew eotal af- I had en^ lowever, ife, and of pro- Evulfion les and Lirces of 2nt and ' young I nee he lis con- ilycon- pe that their 49 ^* t^icir furvivm:^ chlLlrcii wlH irn'rate his example.'* And he ohferves of Ilanna'i, if ever chill rcpal J a pa- '* rent's care, or merited their fonclefl love, it was her, ** Beantlful, kind, una.Tuininir, U'lafflicllcd, flic was aJorcd •* and beloved by all her acquaintance, and uhnoft doated •* on by her parents 'V ^ " I may be thought to dwell too long upon the death ©f thole exeellent young perfons, hut it gives me a me- lancholy erjoyment, and how fL-lJoni can we fpeak Co favourably of thofe who are fnatciied to an early grave ; hever in all my experience have I found perfons of their age, fo pure, fo perfejft, and may all who hear mc pray to God, that he may give them grace to live fuch a life and die such a death, fince it is impofTiblc to doubt of their eternal felicity. The progrefsof the war threw upon Mr Cartwr roHT fo many duties, that we thought his mind would be fo much occupied, as in time to divert his grief ; he ceafed indeed to complain, but his conftitution was impaired, and his heart was broken With that dig;nity and firm- nefs, whicji were the bafis of his charadler, he feemed to a ftranger, to have recovered from his ndsfortunes, but the wounds which they inflicted, never ceafed to bleed. Never did he omit a particle of his duty by night and day, he was ready with his fword and pen, to defend this happy province, and his incefTant application to bu- f-, a lefa initio J 50 ■*r, '':'! U « fincf*?, undoubtedly agp;ravatcd his diforder. A frcfh calamity was threatenin-i: him, his fourt i f):!, the mo^ promifiiig in point of intellcdluil talents of aU, ffll into a confumption. ** It pleafed God," faya this excellent man, " to take to himfelf my dear Sic;>^ien, and tliough " 1 had loiif^ expected this termination c f his difordcr, ^ I was not the lefs afTedcd hv it, when it did arrive. •* Our children feem to entwine themfclves about our ** afl'ections in proportion to their helplefsncfs, and he " was withal fo patient anil conliderate, that the fepa- ration was like tearing my heart firings afunder. When I compare the prcfcut ilatc of my family widi ** what it was but three ihort years ago, [ am ready to ** fink under thofc repeated vifitations, which have deC- " troyed inyfairefl pnfpccSls of earthly happinefs.*' Little more than a year intervened between Stephen's d-'ath and his <'>w:? ; yet during that period, he flirunk not from bufinefs ; he attended his duties in the Legiflature, lie afTifled at the Board of Claims, and wh'le fcarcely able Vj articUiate, or to fwallow food fufficient to fup- port him, he continued to perform the mofl important functions. At length the progrefs of his diforder threatened his immediate diflblution. He was pre- pared to die, but always alive to the claims of his fa- mily-, be was willing to try every means to continue a little longer among them. With this intention, he went to Kamouraska to bathe in the fea ; this aggra- vated the fymptoms, and on his return, he died in Mont- real. T«i 51 A frcfh the mof\ ffll into excellent J tiiongh (liTorclcr, arrive. >oiit our and he :lic fepa- afunder. ily Willi eady to ave def- efs." tephen's runk not Iflature, fcarccly :o fup- tportant Jiforder as pre- ' his fa- tinue a on, he aggra- Mont- To flrangcrs, Mr. Cartwrioiit w>i» di!l"ant nn:l refcivcd ; t''.cre appeared even a coldncfs in his manner at your ilrfl app'oach, hut this vanillied by de:;rccs, and his convtrfation was unr-'vaile! in its power of varied amufement, in rich difplay of ori/inal obft^irvations and fLicility of quotation from the heft cbfllcal authors, F.n- glifli and Latin. His opinion on literary produdions was exceedingly correal, f t he was an excellent judge offtvle^ and his acute dilcernnient cafily detected a fa- lacy in reasoning. He lovc.i poetry, and was extre- mely fenfible to its charms ; he had even cultivated a poetical turn, which he polTcired from nature, to a con- fiderahle extent. He rclifhcd in a high degree all our bcfl: claflical poems, and there was hardly a paflage of excellence in Shakcppcare, Milton, Dryden, Pop^, Thomlon, and Goldfinitli, or any other celebrated Poet, that I.e could not repeat. In focial difculfian, he pof- felTed powers of no common ftamp, combining accuracy of fcience with precifion of method and richnefs of il- luftration. His charader was bold, energetic, and firm. Seldom do we find fuch a com,bination of eminent ta- lents, fuch extenfive knowledge added to fo fine and cxcurfive an imagination. Poflefling an innate love of jufticcand abhorrence of iniquity, he enforced upon all occafions, the ftri(!T:eft integrity, an enemy to afTecHiatiotj and infincerity, he defpifed intrigue of every kind, o\ "Vvhat in modern language is termed addrefs. Fromthefteadinefs of his charadler, it naturally fol, Z ' low^d^ il r^o. I Irwcu, tlint lie was conftant In his attacliments. Never dill 1 e citfcrt any of his friends, wl^om after trial and fe- kdion, liehad prefTcd to his heart. Enjoying hie in- valuable fricndfliip without interru tion frrm our firfl acquaintance, I feel his lofs as t'^at (^f an elder hrot^er ; my A\ifefl: counfcllo/ and fu'^cft protectfT to whom I cruld always ap* ly for inftruction and confolation. With the warmtfl affection for his frie'ids, he joined an eagcrncfs to do them good w^ ich iio dilliciilties C' uld diminifl'j ; is it then to he wondered though he carry to the prave their love and veneration. In t-".jir bofoms his memory will be cherifhcd, while their hearts bear and their fouls are capable of reflection. iiis ftrict prt'bity and inviolable love of truth gave him an Influence in th cc^untry which no other per- son ever attained ; never did any man court popular applaufe !efs, and never was any perfon fo mrc i ef- tecmed by the general voice of the Province : it was a Iiomagc paid to virtue. Thofe virtues threw a luftre o- vcr his character, and it was the ftudy of his life to trans- irit fa precious an inheritance to his thildien. Toac- compiiih this mofl important object, and to give them a proper foundation, he laboured unceafhigly to incul- cate tl'je principles of our holy religion upon their hearts, which he juflly deemed the root of all true vir- tue. His was ;x Dractical religion, tranfufed mto his life and governing hi£ actions ; not only diredling his intercourfe with tiie world, and penetrating the retire- ment he dc frc rcl foi * nai . ini cc ic C( 53 Never I and fe- hic in- our firfl: )rot' er ; iv^om I fblatlon, c joined fjiciilties oiigh lie In t'' >ir ir hearts th gave fier per- popular vci el- h was a uflre o- trans- To ac- e them ) incul- 1 their "ue vlr- nto his ing his retire- ment I inent of the clo{et,but entfring the ferret rf cedes of the heart. He was a^varc of his fitiiation Icng before his dca^h, hut not a murmur efcaped him, no re inings, no frttrulnefs, .-^ll w s peace and compofure, and a steady rcfignation to the will of^^od His anxiety was only ; for hifi family end friends, for himfel he was ready, '% nay, joyful, as goi'^g from a world of pain and fuSer- 4 ing to another of infinite happinefs and duration, f In a letter addrefled to his friend, but not to be o- I pened till after his deceafe, he lay?, " My infirmities ] *' are incrcafing (o faft upon me that it would be in- I " fatuation in me to expeifl to live long, and I may ve- *' ry poiTibly be called away in a few days. To me " this is no otherwife an object cf anxiety than as it **• may aifed my family^ " Adieu my dear friend ; before this n-^aches you I *' fbali have finifhed mv earthly career, wliich has been " fliortened by the affliding events which have in the ** three laft years proicrated my faifeft hopes. I fliall, " without difmay, refign my foul into the hands of its " Creator, truRino^ to the merits of our Saviour for all *' the bleflings which chriftianity offers to hei friends,' Few fuel. example.\ of moral rectitude and chriflian devotion can be offered to our imitation, and it is pro- fitable to refled upon fhcm ; they are torches fent to illumine our way, and to light us to a blefleJ immor- tality. Si m >viii m Insrrip^i n for Hip tKaMtt ^^ ho placed in the Protestant Church in MonlrcaL mtmirmirtWWWfiSmtieitim i SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE HON: RICHARD CARTWRIGHT, WHOSE REMAIN'S ARE DEPOSITED IN THE PROTESTANT BURIAL GROUND OF THIS CITY ; MEMBER OF HIS MAJESTY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, OF rPPER CANADA. GIFTED BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE WITH RARE ENDOWMENTS OF MIND, IMPROVED BY A LIBERAL EDUCATION, AND AN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF MANKIND? FIRM IN CHiRACTER, AND WISE IN COUNCIL ; ENDEARED TO THE BRAVE AND LOYAL INHABITANTS OF UPPER CANADA, BY HIS PUBLIC VIRTUE AND PRIVATE WORTH; AND LAMENTED AS ONE OF THF.IR BRIGHTEST ORNAMENTS, AND DISINTERESTED BENEFACTORS ; A KIND HUSBAND ; AN AFFECTIONATE AND EXAMPLARY PARENT j .. STEADY FRIEND j FEELINGLY, BENEVOLENT, AND INFLEXIBLY JUST j A TRUE PATRIOT. A PIOUS MAN. HE DIED ON THE 27lfa OF JULY, 181 5. AGED, 56^ « (( \ 65 need in IGHT. . rpUE foVoxohi^r short nofice of the Hon. J<1CUAV.D CAnTWUIGTIT, flrann tip hy his f'< ivnd the Honorable Thus. Scott, Chif Ivstice (ff Upper nCan'ida ; is so neatly chtirncterrstic, that its insertion must prove ngreenhle to •a// mil readers. It is n tribute of Friendship, vihich does equal honor to the ihead and heart of the amiable it:riter : " On the 271I1 day of July, at Alontreal, DIED, much lamented, the < *' Honorable HICllAUD CAllTWRIGIIT, Member of the Legislative *' Council of the F'rovince of Upper Canada, Colonel of the Militia, and ** one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in that Province. * '♦ Richard Cartwright, was born at Albany, then subject tn the crown ** of Great Biitain, now a part of the United States of America. During *' tlie revolutionary war, from Loyalty to his King, he left ihe place of his *' birth, and emigrated itito LTpper Canada. After the conclurion of ihat *' war, he entered into co-partner thip in trade with the Honorable Uobf-kt *' Hamilton, of Queenstown, (a name thixt ought ever to be meiititned ** with respect in this Province) and finally settled in the town of Kiogsioa f" as a merchant. " That he was honorable and punctual in his ^f^rcantile concerns, was (" the least part of his praise — endowed by nature with a firm, dignitied, i" and discerning mind, instructed by a liberal education in his ymilh. ac- " quaiiited with mankind by observation and experience in his riper >eais, I" he dedicated the fruits of that instruction, observation, ^ii.i experience, ^" to the service of his Country, his Family and his Friends. " Reg; dless of private emolument and care, when in competition wi h ;" his duty to the public, he allowed no obstacle to prevent him from a *' laitlful attendance to that duty as a Member of the Legi&lature of this Province; in which capacity, zeal frr the public good, tempered with moderation and knowledge, was the governing principal of his conduct. " Nor was he restrained even when struggling with disease from per- " forming, when his country called for his aid, the important, but la- *' borious services incident to the high station which he held in the mili- tia of this Province. C( <( n " As the head of a family, his worth was above all praise, his affection, ^** tenderness, and care, endeared him to his children, while profiting by the ** example of the moderation, pi^ty, %vA goodness of the best of fathers. « When u ** Wbpn yeAT after year it pleased iPrnvidencp to remove bt dftath, part ** of his amiable family, the manly and christian fortitude which he then ** displayed, will never be forgotten by his friends. \ ... " The last act of his life was perhaps the greatest ; whilst laboring uh- " der a disease, wheie nohcpe remaineu O' a cure ; when conscious of death " appioaching with a slow but sure pace, he did not complain, but sup- " ported by the remembrance of a well spent life, patiently waited to re- " sign his soul into the hands of a merciful Creator. it Reader— whilst laaienung the death of a worthy man— follow hib " example." > -^ '*'' ' . ^ 1 . , '. 'i^l-s*' • 111*;;''/ •' W. Gray, Printer, Montreal, th. part he then ring ua- of death lut sup- id to re- lluw hio I