Died

In Scio, Jan. ]8t, 1845, Deacon Daniel Dwight, in the 44th, yeOr oHiis age, [ h ie due ,o the grace of God, n„d the wishe oflus bereaved family, .hat eome special „o.icc sl.ould be uken of thia event. The writer o this sketch i8 fron, principie averse to creaiure glorifica tion. lirother Dwight camc into th.s countn Ooc 29, 1829. He wa, hen without hopei wuhoutGod i„ thc world' Providentially ■hrovvn into thc society of Christian Oicnds and nnnts.ers of the Gospel, his nundwasina sho , me arrested by the Spirit o God. lic ru. glcd aga.nst the convictiona of duty, though often dceply anxions, unril Dec. 1831. Then diiring the first protracted meeting ever held in Webster, he was led. we? believe, by the gr.co ot God, to .urrender his all o Je8U8 Christ.He united with the Presbyterian church. When thc church of Webster was organized 'n Jan. 1834, he was elected ruling Eider nnd Deacon. Theae offices he sus.a.ned till his death. In an umisual degree he gave himself to the Lord's work. Constitutionallv ordent in temperament, hc was ever ready to all good works. In the revivals of religión with wHiea G.jd has condeecended to visit the church to wh.ch he belonged, brothcr D. was an efficiënt co-worker wi.h the spirit of God and the ministry of reconcilmtion. As a counsellor he was w.se nd decidcd. He gave to the cause of the Redeemer the energiea of a mind of more duw ord.nary power and rnaturity. He was a firm behevcr in tho eflicacy of prayer, and few Cbrisuans take a etronger hold on the divine promises. He believed in the perpetuity oí the Abrahamic covenant. He rosted on t and rejoiced in t more fully than many of his own communion. He loved the doctrines of gracc- he rested on ihem with an cnergy equallcd by few of his own church. He loved to exalt God, and débase the sreaturo. He loved the souls of his fellow men. ind hisadmonitions and entreaties uttered with ieep interest, are remembered by many now with eolemn emotions.He loved the meetings for prayer. Hi8 plnce in ihesunctuary was seldom vacant- never, but by a clear providence of God. Such feebleness of health, as would have led othere to excuse themselves from that duty, did not keep him from the house of God. Few Christians ore so ready as he was to suspend their worldly busi nesa to labor in the vineyard of the Lord. Ho feit and labored and prayed for tho cause of mis?ion9. Tha deep and holy eympathies of his eoul were called fonh in behalf of theenslaved in our land. Of all who have feit for the oppresscd and down-trodden, very few have been more alive to their woes and wrongs. But he is gone- we trust to everlasting resi with God. His Pastor nnd Christian friends feel his loss. They mourn his absence - but are consoled by the persuasión that he has entered upon "joys unspeakable and full of glory." The ohject of this brief notice ia not to glorifg tie er tature, but tiiat grace by which he teas renewtd and sanctfad and kept and is notn zlorijicd. Wo hear the voice saying 10 us, "Be still and know that I am God."