Funeral Sermon on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. David Johnson

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Excerpt from Funeral Sermon on the Occasion of the Death of the Hon. David Johnson: Preached at Limestone Springs and at Unionville, S. C., In March and April, 1855, at the Request Respectively of the Executors of the Late Governor, and of a Committee of His Union FriendsWhile others, then, well qualified, have called attention and will again call is - to his former public life, I Shall confine myself somewhat strictly, on this Occasion, to what I am called upon for - the religious lessons of his later days, - in the language of those friends who requested this service, - those which respect his duty to God and the forgiveness of his sins.I shall not consider this the place, or the Occason for Eulogy. We do not, or ought not, to meet in God's house, at any time, simply for the purpose of Shewing our respect for man, living or dead. My duty is - the spiritual service Of the living. We can in no way serve or soothe the dead on these occasions. The notion is not Protestant. But the occasion may be used for two good purposes - to impress a suitable portion Of God's word', and to exhibit (apart as far as possible from all worldly considerations) such features Of a deceased friend's character as bore more particularly on the world to come. In all characters there are Such features, and I pray God to aid, while, with all frankness and delicacy, 'we endeavor to select them here.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.