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and being no more able to speak without painful<br />
exertion, he reached out his hand, and bid <sic>farewel</sic>&nbsp; <corr>farewell</corr><br />
to every one; with an affectionate smile. At length<br />
came the happy moment, of his final redemption -<br />
which he had waited for with such ardent longing,<br />
and on <date>May 15</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi> his blessed soul was released from<br />
its earthly Tabernacle, in which he had sojourned<br />
84 years, 7 Months and 19 days, having served the<br />
<orgname>Brethren&#39;s Unity</orgname> <del>uninterruptedly</del> for an uninterrupted<br />
Series of 60 years. This memory will remain dear&nbsp;<br />
and blessed to the whole <orgname><abbr>B</abbr></orgname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><orgname><abbr>rn&#39;s</abbr></orgname></hi></hi><orgname> Unity</orgname>, to the <abbr>Cong</abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>n</abbr></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> in<br />
<placename>Fulneck</placename> in particular, and to many who were<br />
blessed by his faithful Ministry.<br />
<br />
<gap></gap>Naught can distub t<hi rend="underline">hi</hi>s heir of life<br />
<gap></gap>All grief and care is fled<br />
<gap></gap>To be with Christ was his desire<br />
<gap></gap>A<hi rend="underline">nd he&#39;s now perfected.</hi>