American missionary memorial : including biographical and historical sketches . rst modern missionary who visited the HolyLand. In his life ardent, devoted, and uncompromising; inhis death placid as the summers lake, and full of glory. Thelife of such men is like the dew of Hermon, and the dew thatdescended from the mountains of Zion—their memories fra-grant as the breath of heaven. The Christian Spectator, inreferring to the death of Mr. Parsons, gives the following veryjust tribute to his memory : Mr. Parsons was greatly beloved,and is greatly lamented. He was a very devoted Christian,of hig
American missionary memorial : including biographical and historical sketches . rst modern missionary who visited the HolyLand. In his life ardent, devoted, and uncompromising; inhis death placid as the summers lake, and full of glory. Thelife of such men is like the dew of Hermon, and the dew thatdescended from the mountains of Zion—their memories fra-grant as the breath of heaven. The Christian Spectator, inreferring to the death of Mr. Parsons, gives the following veryjust tribute to his memory : Mr. Parsons was greatly beloved,and is greatly lamented. He was a very devoted Christian,of highly respectable talents and various learning. He wasaccomplished as a man ; in disposition, manners, and addressfitted to find welcome access to, and to adorn the most intelli-gent and refined society. He was eminently characterized by agraceful and dignified mildness of demeanor, a readiness of utter-ance and action, and a happy adaptation of himself to surround-ing scenes and circumstances. He was, indeed, among modernmissionaries what Melancthon was among the SARAH L. SMITH. Fac Simile from Letter to Mrs. ;^^ ^^^-^ ^^^^=^ .^rZ^^e^- c^^^ ^^ <s3:-5^ rT^-^^ ^i^si^^c^^s:;
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