“I saw him on his death-bed. He insisted on being taken to the meeting place. It was done. He enjoyed himself under preaching. Class meeting followed. The old man seemed like a person returned to his home and his friends like a long absence, exulting, rejoicing, and declaring that for many years he had been subject to doubts about his acceptance with God; but that for fours years past, he had not a doubt, and was calmly waiting for his departure. The next time I came to the place, I laid him in the tomb. He had returned to the same house to be at meeting, but on the preceding day was called to the great assembly above.” FUNERAL DISCOURSES. It has been customary throughout the south and west to preach funeral discourses, after interment, at such time as may accommodate the largest number of friends or relatives. Rev. Messrs. James and Joseph Lemen had been selected by Mr. Clark for this purpose. After conferring with those more directly concerned, the following places were selected, and due notice given in the papers. Bethel meeting-house in St. Clair county, the first Sabbath in February;--New Design, in Monroe county, second Sabbath;--Judge Brown, in Greene county, on the third Sabbath;--and Coldwater in Missouri, at William Patterson’s, the fourth Sabbath in February. It was stated in the notice,--“The object in preaching at these several places, is to afford opportunity to the friends of our deceased Father to join in paying this last tribute of respect to his worthy memory. These places furnish central localities in the great moral vineyard, where his labors were ordinarily bestowed.” Immense congregations attended these appointments. FOOTNOTES [1] The true aboriginal name of the MISSISSIPPI. [2] Prov. xxiii: 5. [3] Transport ships are engaged in carrying soldiers and munitions of war from one country to another. [4] 1 Cor. xv: 33. [5] Eccl. vii: 14. [6] A convoy is one or more ships of war sent to protect merchant vessels and transports. [7] Technically “burst.” [8] A Letter of Marque is a merchant vessel, licensed to go armed, and fight in defense in time of war. [9] A cartel is an agreement between nations at war, for exchange of prisoners. It is also used for the vessel that brings them home. [10] They proved to be the captain and two mates of the vessel. [11] Jer. x: 23. [12] Job xxviii: 28.--Ps. cxi: 10.--Prov. i: 7; ix: 10; xv: 33.--Luke xii: 5. [13] Job xvi: 2. [14] Ezek. xviii: 20. [15] Luke xviii: 13. [16] Acts ix: 6. [17] Psalmist, H. 472. [18] Rom. viii: 14-17. [19] 1 Cor. xii: 3. [20] 2 Peter iii: 18. [21] Looking into the History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, by Rev. Dr. Bangs, Vol. 1, p. 253, we find the following under 1786.