Mt. Alburn, Christian Co., IL, Feb. 25, 1852 Brother Beebe:-I send you for publication the obituary of my son.
My son, Robert White, was taken sick, Jan. 12 and died, Feb. 17, 1852, aged, 18 years, 3 months and 27 days. His disease was Scrofula, with which he suffered a great deal and, for the last twenty days, he could not be lifted from his bed. His right leg mortified one week before he died. I said to him, "My son you must die; the doctors cannot cure you," He replied, "I know I must, if it is the Lord's will." All of that day-till about four o'clock he seemed to be in as great concern of mind as any one I ever saw, but then he said to his mother, "I am willing to die," I asked what made him willing, he said, "I love the Lord and I love his people. If I am saved, it is all of free grace bestowed on one so unworthy as me."
Brother Beebe, I have been trying to preach Jesus as the way, the life, and the truth, for the last eight years, but since he has taken five of my children (and I believe he has taken them to himself), I feel if possible more strongly inclined to preach him as a whole and complete Saviour. My dear Brother, may God sustain us in all our afflictions and enable us to trust in his name alone; and may we maintain the honor of his cause, by an orderly walk and conversation.
Yours is the Lord.
M. White.
Source: Signs of the Times, Middletown, New York, Elder Gilbert Beebe, founder and editor. Vol. 21, No. 6, March 15, 1853, p. 47. Repository: The Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, IL http://pblib.org/pbl.html
Mt. Alburn, Christian Co., IL, Feb. 25, 1852 Brother Beebe:-I send you for publication the obituary of my son.
My son, Robert White, was taken sick, Jan. 12 and died, Feb. 17, 1852, aged, 18 years, 3 months and 27 days. His disease was Scrofula, with which he suffered a great deal and, for the last twenty days, he could not be lifted from his bed. His right leg mortified one week before he died. I said to him, "My son you must die; the doctors cannot cure you," He replied, "I know I must, if it is the Lord's will." All of that day-till about four o'clock he seemed to be in as great concern of mind as any one I ever saw, but then he said to his mother, "I am willing to die," I asked what made him willing, he said, "I love the Lord and I love his people. If I am saved, it is all of free grace bestowed on one so unworthy as me."
Brother Beebe, I have been trying to preach Jesus as the way, the life, and the truth, for the last eight years, but since he has taken five of my children (and I believe he has taken them to himself), I feel if possible more strongly inclined to preach him as a whole and complete Saviour. My dear Brother, may God sustain us in all our afflictions and enable us to trust in his name alone; and may we maintain the honor of his cause, by an orderly walk and conversation.
Yours is the Lord.
M. White.
Source: Signs of the Times, Middletown, New York, Elder Gilbert Beebe, founder and editor. Vol. 21, No. 6, March 15, 1853, p. 47. Repository: The Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, IL http://pblib.org/pbl.html
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