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P.t!RE.A"TS .d.,V'D TIIEIR CilILDR.1?.J\1· 1'1EE1'IllG .111'
THE DAY OJ? JUDG.ll1EJV'T.
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TrIE SU BST A.NCE OF
A S E R ThrI O N,
DELIVERED IN GRANVILLE, (l\1Ass.) LORD's-DAY,
1\1:A. Y 20, 1810,
.A.T THE FUNER~lL OF
NANCY TINKER,
WHO DIED IN THE TRIUMrHS OF CHRlSTfAN HOPE,
l\I.A Y 18TH, AGED
13
YEARS.
BY TIJVfOTHY M. COOLEY,
PASTOR OF A CHURCH IN GRANVILLE, (~-IASS,)
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" Smitten friends a1'e angels sent on erram!sfull of love,
"For us they languis/1, and.for u.9 they die,
"And shall tliey langllish, shall tlley die in vain!"•••• YOt.:Nq.
HARTFORD:
PRINTED BY ~ETE.R B. GLEASON
& CO,
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1811.
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�FUJ\tERAL SERMON..
2.SAMUEL XII. 23•.
.But now he is dead,. ,wlzerifore s!iould If~st .2 can I bring !din back
again .2 I shall go to llim,, but he 'lvtll not return to me.
FFLICTIONS, sorrow and death,
common
of all
A raised from family. David, the manare theof Israel, lot heart~
the human
after God's own
was
a shepherd's tent to the throne
but even
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in this elevated condition, the arrows of the Almighty reached him.
His palace afforded no security from death. The youngest in his
family, an infant scarcely a span long, was smitten with disease.
2nd lingering for a while gave up the ghost •
..iVo-ru tlle child is dead, 'lUherrf01·e should I fast .2 ca1t I bring him
back again .2 \Ve are to pray and fast for our children, while they
lin~, but when dead, they are no longet· the subjects of prayer.
I shall go to him to the state of the dead. I t:·hall go to him in
heaven. I t.liall go to him, to the judgment-seat, where we shall
be judged, acconlin~ to the deeds done in the b0dy. The words
may imply either uf these three things, ancl I shall embrace the
last sense, and attempt to improve this funeral occasion, by iilustr~ting this impressive truth, That parents will 111eet their children
~ the day of judgment.
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I.
In
what manner? And
II. For ,vhat purposes will parents antl their children meet at
the day of judgment?
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· I. The meeting of parents with their children will be exceedingly
tliflcrent from their interviews he1 e on earth.
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Here they meet to mn.ke provision for the wants of the· body ;
but no such wants attentl them there. Mouldering bodies will be·
raised to immortal life, in a new condition. No hunger, nor thirst
will then distress them;. no food nor raiment will be requisite, to
nourish or to cover them. " In the res\lrrection they are 2\S the ~n:
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Parents 1~0~;.,. meet their chiidren in a p1·cpar,ttory state. bat thcu
in an unchangir.g Eta~e. They are now on p1·()balion, the proper
subjects of instruction, counsel and prayer. Pious parents collect
their oiispring ar~:.md them, to teach them the tt·uths and duties of
Christianity, and ·iaip;-e~s t~iem ··with a sense of the worth of their
souls. These me~m; they use, bc~~use their hearts are susceptible
of change- a change :from supreme hat1·ed to supreme lo•:c to Goda chanf;e v.:l1ich wil! fit them for the society and joys of heaven.
But they \Vin mtei: at the ftctnre tribunal, in a state unchanging and
unchangeable. Tilere wi11. be no con ..-ers!ons then; no pl:::.ce for repentance, thoni;h it be SO)Jght f01· c~1.refully and with tears. " He
" that is unjust let him be unj,a:5t ~till, ar..d he that is holy let him be
" holy stiil.''
Parents and their children meet in li1is i.·::crld to \Vcr:;hip nn nnseen Godl but they will 'then mee~ in the full pre~cn-::c of th.e vi:iibie
Deity.· "No one hath seen God at any time, 1101· cnn see him ancl
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live.'' But at the judgment of the gre;.t day, they wm not 011ly
see Gcd · and each other, but they will see Him \v1t!1 R foll vie·N ·<J.t°
his great and terrible majesty. " Be:hold he ccmeLh wi.th clouds
"and eYcry eye shall see him/'
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· VVhen families shall be reasse:-nL1ed at the trib:.mr~l of he;:n~en, n::>
one will be siurnberbg or sleeping. In theil' religion~ interviews
here on earth, luke-warmness and indiflerence are often apparent.
\Vhat discour:1ging inattention is mai,ifest amo~g ch,ldren, under
the pathetic expostulations of p2sental faithfulness! When parents
in~tt:uct, how slow are they t9 learn the mysteries rl godliness
Vvhe,n they ad vis€', how . inattenth·e to their counsel! \Vhen they
persuade, how unwilling to yield to motiYe£ drawn fr0n1 the realitlcs of the world to come! ·And when they warn them, how fearless of danger! En:':n parents as well as children, are liable to rest
contented ,vith the f\.,rms of godliness, ,vhile strangers to its pmver.
J11 those seasons which are e1<:tcrnallv devoted to prayer and praise,.
the fire often g0es out on the domestic altar. But there will be no
inaUentioi1, when parents and their children shall meet before God
hereafter. Saints and sinnet·s will be all attention to the amazing
objects which will then pass in reYiew before them.
II. For what purposes will parents meet their children at the
day of judgment ? -·
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Every family has distinct and mutual concerns in this probation-
ary state, which immediately relate to the bus~ness of the judgment
day. They will then meet, to render· an acc~mnt o~ all th~ir. deeds
towards each ether. Much of 0(1r conduct 1s confined w1tl1111 our
domestic walls. Here \Ve begin to lh·e; here we spend a great proportion of life ; here we die. Here we find most of the duties we
owe to Gnd, and to our fellow creatm~es. Here parents are either
faithful
unfaithful in the. immem:e charge of relig~ous education;.
here children are either submisshe, obedient and piou~, · or disobe~
or
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client, stubborn and profane ; here brothers and si~ters either promote 01· di~courage iu each other, the great work of salvation. ' AH
these things will be brought into judgment.
Parents and children will meet at the last decisive day, to hear
their final sentence. '\,\Then their doom is pronounced and s-entence
executed, how will earthly connections be sundered ! Bow will
those who h~\·e been united by the bonds of nature and affection,
be :ren.10•.'ed to a returnlcss distance from each other ! How
rencling is the thought, but how will the reality wring the human
soul with anguish, when parent and child, husband and wife, brother
and brother ~shall separate to meet no more for ever ! Or is there
no separation likely to take pbce? Shall we all in a bcdy be acquitted in that clay ? Are all the members of our respective families
prepared for such a glorious sentence? Happy then are we, and for ...
ever h:tppy. But will the m~~t liberal charity allow t,;s to im!u!ge a
hope ~o pleasing ? Oh, no. \Ve are not all g0otl. N1any clulore~,
many parents, and perhaps whole families, have all their work of
repentance vet to do. And may the Holy SiJirit work effectually on
every heart·. May the Lord u turn the hearts of parent~ to chi~,, dren, and the disobedient to the wisdom cf the just, and make
H ready a people prepared for himself/'
The c.onduct of pai·cnts and children towards each other will be
ntten<led ,vith etc1·nal conseqncnces. 'l'heir interviews though short
are lasting in eftect. They <lo much, very much towards forming
the character of the rising generation. ~'hey ha Ye a tendency either
to refiwm and sancti(y our. children, and fit them to become seraphs
in heaYcn, 01· to harden and blind their hearts and prepare them
for an elt:mitv of sorrow •
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" God will brinf:" e\:ery work into judgment, with every secret
" thing, whether it be good or whethe~ it be evil.7' It will then be
known \Vho among us h:n·c been faithful, and who haYe been neglectful in the sacred duties we owe to God and one another. Rel~.th·es will then reproach and accuse each other for being accessary
t:-1 ~heir eternal ruin. Children, whose everlasting interests have bee!l
neglected, and ,vho find themselves undone, will then fly to parents,
nr)t with looks of joy and gratitude, but with anguish and despah·,
and rep1·o~ch them with- their cruelty and ue.;lcct. Then will they
be heard to say, " 0 my parents, how could you. adorn my body,
" whi!c mv immortal soul was miserable, blind and naked? How
" could yuu behold my levity, my undoing.sins, my neglect of repent" ance c>.nd prayer, without counsel or reproof? Now I am lost; lost
" without hope ; lost by yonr neglect.'' Reproaches of. this kind
wiH be heard at the day of judgment. A1:d what confusion will
Ctl\'e,· the faces of those who have brcught fonvard n lovely famijy·
to i!1herit an eternal curse ! How can they then bel~okl their off.;.
~prmg wl~om they have <:estroycd by nq;lcct, or corrupted by au
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evil exampJe ! IIow many thousand slinr;s will then pierce the goub
of Linfaithful parents, and their ruinc<l children !
"In gloonzy orbs, t/icir tremblin/f eyea will roll,
'' .llnd tell all ~worlds the anguish oj" their sou!.''.
But let us bring to view a different scene. _Contemn1~te the h:-ip·py meeting of pious families at the day of judgment. I{ear children acknowledging the care and fidelity of parents in their religious
education. Hear them declaring ·with what t~nderness they pr~y'etl
for them, and wept oYcr them. Hear them recount those interest'ing seasons, when a pious mother led them to her closet, and with
eyes full of affection, pressed them to love and fear God, ·and with
a heart ready to break, and a voice sweeter than .,., ·
" Ten thousand limjw tha..t tun',t
".ll.ngelic /Jarmony"ca11ed down upon', them blessings from, on high. I-Iear ...them pour
·out their gratitude and praise to the Judge_ o±; all. for these bles!;eU
·means of their salvation. Cases of this kin(1, lvithout num~er, will
be disclosed, when parents and their children shall meet at the day
0£ judgment. And could we dl meet our children in this happy
condition, w~th v;hat composure could we behold their dying agonies, and resign the1n tq ~he grave !
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'\tVe will turn our thoughts to the child. ,-..·hom we ha Ye just now
committed to the ground. In speaking of th~ dead our words should
be few,_ and they should be the words of truth. If we are not much
deceived, there were many things in this departed youth, which cle·m and the attention of the living. From a chilJ thirteen years old,
there is generally little expected, and littl~/1·eal-1z&1 ~ but here we
find.an exception. Here we meet with an·ipsta1kct'of one, ,vho had
but just left behind her the years of infancJr, ·speakir1g and acting
like a Christian .of mature age. Christians ,h~ve "gone frmn the
becl-s1de of this languishing youth, refreshed ~vitJ1 h~1~. humble and
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spiritual conversation, and ashamed of thell}3eh~e.s.jn. t}Je lustre of
this babe in Christ.
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She possessed, by nature, a sedate, humane·anc.taffectionate dis.
position, and wore ·a constant smile, which scarcely_ disappeared,
after her countenance was covered with the shades of death. She
was never known to speak a falsehood, and she felt it a se,·ere cor1·ection, and ·would sometimes burst into tears; to be' fold she had
done a wicked deed.
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In the fifth year of her age, she was offered up to Go'<l, in the
:;acrarnent of Christian baptisrn. Of how much importar.ce this
dedication might have been to her precious soul, is not for mortals
to determine. It was a subject on which her own mind had been
considerably exercised, even at this early period of her life. One
Lord's-day returning from the house of God, where she had see1
this ordinance ad~11i~fatered 2 ~he enq~1ired with much cngagednes~;,
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1 whether ~he had l>een baptized ? On bdn2; told ~lie had nut, she ~·"1,;_
cp1ircd the reason, and dwelt upon the sub3cct with a concern, ,vl11ch
indicated, at least, a reverence for the institutions of n:Hgion.
"Train up a child in the way he should go, antl when he· is old
" he will not depart from it.'' The great worth of an early reli- ¼"
gious education, is C\':dent from the concurring testimony of the
sacred sc:·iptures. 2ml universal experience. In this respect the
deceas~d was richly favou1·cd. She was blessed with parents, ,vho ga ve religlor:s instructicn to their children, and folt in some measure
the wortl1 of tll~ii· ~m11s. It was her delight to receive instruction,
, and she was a c::1:1sLrnt attend.ant, on those seasons, when children ,
and youth ·were C:{.techizcd in public. 1\1any pious hymns an<l portions oi scripture, ,verc treasur~d up in her memory. Her mind
was richly furnished with religious knowledge.
Af~er all th8.t ccald be said concerning the natural,or acquired en;
dO\vmznts of the deceased, if nothing more could be added, we
might, with the pious \Vatts, pour forth a "lamentation ove1· an
" amiab1e youth fa.Hing ~hort of heaYen. * · JVciiztre refined, instructed, and e-ren dedkated by the sacrarr.(;ntal sea}, is but 1wture· stilt
A sedate mind, a pleasant countenance, an ambble disposition, a
rich store of useful knowledge, are not the (],ttaEfications for admission into the kingdom of glory. " Ye must be born again.'' The'amiablc as ,vell as the rough, the infant sinner, as well as the veteran, who has whitened in his guilty cai·ee:·, H must be born again."··
Onr hopes that this_chikl is now a pure and happy spirit in heaven,
will bear an exact proportion to the evideace she exhibited, that•
she was the subject of a change of. heart.
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In.the beginning of the present year~- (1810) there commenced a.
pleasing and encouraging· attention to.,_
re1igion in some narts of
this place,. and the enquiry w1th a number has~~en, what s~hall we
do to be sa:\·ed ? 'fhis reformation has cxtem1.ecrto·-some cf every
age, old an<l: young and even to children. , T f1e- decet.1.-:ed. was rn;t
indifferent to, this blessed work of the Spi1-it of G9d. She s:dd one
night to a pious old gentle,voman she u~q,-:- tQ skcp with, " I :shall
u not sleep much to-night, I am so distres::.ed for ·my sins that I cnn" not sleep:' Onec day when hc1· pare:-its were.Ji.Gl1C to a lecture,
she read to a younger brother, a passage I!l ope of~ussel's sermons,.
where he describes eternity. After reading the description, she
descanted upon it,. in such a moving and impressi,'e manner, as is
not to be easily described or forgotten. Returning from a cor,fcrf:iice, she made the foHowing serious remarks to one of her com- ·
p::mions. '~ \,\Te must all clie. vVe don't know who will <lie firsL
" Perhaps it will be myself. \Ve don't intend to go to hell, but ,ve
" must if we don't repent antl reform."
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'' Perhaps it will be myself." There was something in this expression doubtless beyond the ktfowfedge of th.~L~1c-akcr. '"f:his jzer/iojz 8
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this may be has pro;-ed a s~lemn reality. In the mcath of April
she was seize<l ,vith a wasti;1g disease, which in six weeks and four
days broke <lcnvn a "igorous constitution, and brought her tothe end
of life. He who Ins aH heart,;; in his hands, was. pleased, in the
early part of her sickness, to " light up a ray of hope, serene, mild
" and cheerful as the g&
rden of Eden, in her anxious soul." VVhen
she was first told of her chn 6 e1·, her re.ply was ' Don't be concern eel
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for me, I am going to live with Christ which is b~tter than all/' .
As the ,;io~e:1cc of the <liscrckr increased, she gave incrcasiBg
evidence that the love of the dear Redeemer \V?S the ruling passinn
of.her soul. To her minister V.'ho visited he1·, she said that ~he
loved Christ more than father or mot.her 01· brothers or si~ters.
And.being asked a fev; day8 before her death, whether the excellency she sa~v-in Christ would ·compensate for her bodily distress,
she exc1aime~l in an imperfect fentence, "0 yes, thousands of thou" sands of thons~mds ;" lw which it was understood that she wculd
represent the inexpressible bcJ.uty of Christ. Her Jove to the divine character made her, in a nv::asure, Iese sight of all other ob. ..
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- Prayer was he:· delight and her prayers were pertinent, sokmn
and afiecti<inate.:¥.<
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She had a strong hope of heaven anr1 strong dt'sircs for the s::1vation of others. Manv of her vonthful visitants, rccci•:ed ~ome
pious wonls from her lips \vhich \vere '"like appks of gold in pie" tures of silver.''
Suomission to the will of God under sufleringR, Rnd in the near
prospect of eternal scenes, is a \·ery consoling pal't of experimental
religion. This alone will disarm death of his sting. This young
Christian discovered a sweet and submissi\'e temper, through her
distressing sickness, and in view of the gnlrltial, but cel'taiu approach of death. \\Then others wept fJt' her she p\~tantly re•
".i: She made the fo1hnving p1·ayer a few days before her death.
"0 most merciful Father, ,vilt thou be plea~ed to lcok down in mercy npon ns this ITI'.J!'ning. \Ve thank thee that our lives are snared
to behold the light of another day. 0 Lord, be pleased to siimn, 1•
down thy spJrit in ~ r!entiful !1~~nner.. \Vilt ~hon be w~th thi~ youth
011 a bed ·of la,ngmshmg, aml 1f cons1s~ent with thy will, raise h~r
to health,. ·but above aU have mercy on her never-dying soul. Enab~e her pa1·cnts to give her up to God. ~-iay she live to be nn C!'nament to thy church here in this"'worlt1. 0 Lord, wilt" thou lrnYe
rnercy on sinners, open their blind eyes tbn.t they may ~ee the s1tuation they are jn.-\Vilt thou have merer on the sick and cfo,trcsserl."
«md comfJrt mourne1·s. \!Vilt thou fit the Hvi11g f:il' lifo and the <lri!it~ fo1· death. 0 Lr)l'd, if consistent with thy will, raise me up to
l eahh to be a member of thy visible church in this place, not rnv
,·. ill but thine be done.''
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p:\r,·ed th:dr tears. To a weeping friend she sai~l, "Dnn't pity me/~
To a relati\·e who stood wcepin} b,· her bed, she said with :i smile;
" Can't yon giYe me up to God?' The next day she c?.lle<l her into
her rl10m, and said, "How do you feel now, can't you gi\·e me up
'·• to God? He wm do us no injustice/'
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_She was naturally timjd, and much affected with the death (.Jf otl:..:
ers, but grace triumphed over her natural timidity, and smiles wc1 e
01: her pallid cheeks, ,vhiJe she spoke of her mvn dissolution. Just
bt,forp hcl' death, he1· father said to het·, " Do you think ycu are
dying t'-'' I h0pe I am." At an:1thcr period, when she vrns
thougl1t to he dying, and her brothers and s:sters v;i::re calJed to her.
he.:d, aclclres"ing each of then1 sepat'ately, she said, u l am gc,ing
n to li•:c ,vith God. You must mind your pr~ri:'n:s, and seek rm in" terest in Clll'ist. I am going to dre, and be b~U'jed, .-ind yen must
" g') to my fone1·al.'' To the youngest she sa1d, "Ph1riehas, you will
u never remember Na!1cy."
11ay God remem~er him.
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About ten dm·s before her death, bet\veen. tweh-e antl one
o'clock at night,· when sleep wt1.s upon all exc~pt this child and her
atteridant, she sung an hymn;
'' Jesus mz1 all to Jz::aven ia gon~,
" He •whom IJi.x: my !zofu:& upon/' lfc.
She was heard by some of the 'family in adjoining 3p:;.1·tments, and
before she had concluded thjs jn•:ful solerrmitv, ~e,·ern.1 of them uni-'
ted with her in tbe alleluias ot" that delightful hpnn. 0 my Saviour ! thou wast n~)t displea~ed, when children in the temple cri~dt
sayinrr, Hosanna to the sea of David. Out of t 1 moui:hs of babes
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and sucl::.ling:s thou hast pe1-fected praise.
Friday morning iVluy 18th, it was apparent that she was struck
,vith death. l\1ortification ,vas seen on some parls of her body,
but a sweet smile of peace in her countenauce. She repeated the·
following lines,·
" T!icn will I tell to 8imzer.9 round,
" T¥/zat a clear Saviour I /ia·vefo?md;
. " l'll Jwint to zliy redeeming blood,
" And say, beli- lei t/Je czvay to God ..''
Nothing now rem~inerl but to dismiss the soul from '' its clay ten-ement.''. Restless, and filled with pain, she was ~ileJ1lly waiting for
the angel of death. Being removed from one bed to another, one
said to her, "You can get a little sleep.'' '-' No. I SHALL SLEEP·
"<Ko MORE TILL I SLEEP IN JEsus.'' Soon after this; without
a stt'Uf~gle or a groan, she " SLEPT"-\Ve believe she " SLEPT IN
"JEsus."-Scarcely a tear Wf!S shetj, on the occasion-For who.
could ,veep, to see a youthful Christian, ripened by the grace of,
God, fall asleeft in the Saviour's arms!
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")Voizv mcunting slze soon will descry,
" The regions of fzlcasureabove;
" Her 8/zirit triU1?7Jllzing shalljly,
~' .llnd dwell •with her Saviour above. H
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The PARENTS of the deceased have a claim to our sympathy,.
counsel and prayers. For many years your family has been n1ercifully spared, arid death has not entered your windows. You have
met together morning and evening, and all.your children have been
with yon. ' But ·death ha::; made a great change. One is now gone,_
and left a tlank which can ne\·er be filled.
. And " is it well with the child?'' Has she done with sin, and painaml sorrow; and gone, as she said" to lire with God?" How thencan yon wish her back again, or for a moment entertain a desire,
that what God hath done shoultl be reversed? T'hough she is lostfr01n
.J'.OUr family, she is r!ot lost fr01n. the great family of God. She
lives, and you will see her in that day when parents and their children meet, nnd when pious parents and pious children meet to part
no more. You have reason to 1nom·n, and much reason to be comforted. The amiau!c and pious Cowper said, "That those who
" were prepared to die were eminently prepared to live." Sucl1 •
persons are both ~m ornament and a ble:-:;5ing, to our familif's. 1f
9nr child1·en become pions, we want. them with us, and yet we can
1norc cheerfoily part ·with them. 'rhe piety of the child increases
your loss, and immensely increases your consolation. \ Ve sensibly
feel that your disappointment isgt;eat, and your gl'iefpuugent. vVe
commend you to the bles5ecl Jesus .. who" can speak a word in season
" to the wearv ::i.nd the heavv laden." 1--Ic ,\~as a man of sorrows
~~ml acquainted with grief; and why should we wish to go to he~Yen.
many other way than that which he hath consecrated and encleared
by his own cxa111plc ? i\-1ay you possess a liberal portion of liis spirit, who said, " The cup which my heavenly Father hath ~iv.en me,
., shall I not drink it ?" The grace of God can turn this affliction into a blessing. Be exhorted humble yourscl ,·es before him, and in
clue time h~ will Eft you up. l\1ake it your care to become ,vell prepared for that mmnentous day when you will meet this an<l your
other children, at his tribunal. U'se every hopeful me~n to promote
the salvation· cf your far.nily, and may a bles~ing attend your endeavours.
1.'he CHILDREN who have now witnessed the death, and burial
of a sister, must not be forgotten on this occasion. We mourn
witq you, and we will endeavour to pray for you. We adviseyou to remember the dying ,vords, prayers and example of your
{1eparted friend. She will speak to you no n10re, and what more
could she say, if permitted to speak !-You hope your little sister has gone to be associated with the spirits of just men rilade
peifect. And does she not desire to see you following her to the:
worlc.l of glory?· And tlo rou wish, when you <lie, to go and jcin her
!:mciety ? Do you <lesire to, die in peace, and enter into peace in
heaven? You must then forsake all your sins and repent of themYou must become the true friends and followers of Cht"ist. 0 Behold !
" now is the accepted time, behold ! now is the day of ~al vation.i, ·
The great God will take notice what improvement you make of
fais death. It is the loudest call that has ever reached your cars'.'
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and Oh, that it might reach your hearts_. The warnings of your dying
sister must not be forgotten. Be advised to read and pray. Love
God and honor your parents. Love one another. Think much of
death, and "put not far a.way the evil day." Be wise ancl you
will be happy. Listen to the counsel of Christinns, and follow theil·
pious exainple, and you shall be the children cf your Father which
1s in heaven.
The CHILDREN and YOUTH in this congregation are taught by
this death, that they. are not too young to die, nor too young to
make their peace with God. Death is diminishing your circles,
and peopling the burying ground from your numbers. Many of
your age have gone to the world of spirits, and you are '' drawing
'' after them." Do not undertake to extinguish serious thoughts by
1·ushing into sinful amusements. These are costly pleasures which
are purchased with the blood of your souls.
Christ died for you, and he lives again. Heaven is a blessed
place, and thither ·he .will bring all the virtuous. You have just
seen your Nancy buried, and you know how cheerfully she died.
Has she gone to heaven? She beckons you to follow ·her.Dear children, "prepare to meet your God.'' And when the last
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be rai!ed, and parents
and cl1ildren shall meet at the judgment day, may you all be ad-.
1nitted into that " rest which remaineth for the people of God~')
AMEN.
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Sermon by Timothy Mather Cooley On The Death of Nancy Tinker, 1810 (Published 1811)
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Text of a sermon delivered on May 20, 1810 by Rev. Timothy Mather Cooley in Granville, Massachusetts at the funeral of Nancy Tinker. <br /><br />Nancy Tinker was born on November 25, 1796 in Granville. Her parents were Martin Tinker and Naomi (Spelman) Tinker. She died on May 18, 1810 and is buried in the cemetery on Main Road in Granville. <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55648841">CLICK HERE</a> for her Find A Grave page.
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Peter B. Gleason & Co., Hartford, CT.
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Granville Federated Church
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1810
Granville
Massachusetts
Nancy Tinker
Timothy Mather Cooley
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Inventory No:
GRN.45
Historic Name:
Scott, Dr. Austin House
Common Name:
Address:
692 Main Rd
City/Town:
Granville
Village/Neighborhood:
Granville Center
Local No:
30
Year Constructed:
c 1810
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
Federal; Greek Revival
Use(s):
Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:
Architecture
Area(s):
GRN.C: Granville Center
GRN.E: Granville Center Historic District
Designation(s):
Nat'l Register District (11/05/1991)
Building Materials(s):
Wall: Glass; Wood; Wood Clapboard
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Source
Assessor's Records
Style
Federal/Greek
Architect
Sketch Map: Draw nap showing property's location
in relation to nearest cross streets and/or
geographical features. Indicate a l l buildings
between inventoried property and nearest
intersection(s).
Indicate north
Unknown
Exterior Wall Fabric
Outbuildings
clapboard
Modern Garage
Major Alterations (with dates)
Condition
Good
Moved
Date
Acreage
Setting
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1 . 2 5 acres
Village
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West G r a n v i l l e
Organization
G r a n v i l l e H i s t o r i c Commission
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Date
August 1987
�NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT ( i f applic_ble)
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate i n terms of
other buildings within the community.
A s t y l i z e d t r i g l y p h p a t t e r n i s f o u n d on t h i s b u i l d i n g s i m i l a r t o t h o s e found on #48, and
#61.
The 2 - s t o r y , 3-bay s t r u c t u r e f e a t u r e s a s y m m e t r i c a l s o u t h facade w i t h a c e n t e r
2-door e n t r y over which a P a l l a d i a n window hangs.
A s i d e g a b l e (west) e n t r y
surrounded
by h a l f s i d e l i g h t s and a c o r n i c e m i g h t i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e s o u t h facade door was o r n a m e n t a l .
The house i s h i g h l y ornamented w i t h c l a s s i c a l m o t i f s , such as t h e t r i g l y p h s a t t h e r o o f
c o r n i c e and m o d i l l i o n s i n t h e c o r n i c e s above t h e doors and on t h e P a l l a d i a n window.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played i n l o c a l or state history and how the
building r e l a t e s to the development of the coninunity.
T h i s r e s i d e n c e was b u i l t f o r James Cooley, a l a w y e r i n G r a n v i l l e d u r i n g t h e e a r l y 1 9 t h
century.
I n 1912,
H. V a l e was t h e r e s i d e n t i n 1870 and C.B. G r i s w o l d i n 1894.
t h e b u i l d i n g was owned by Dr. A u s t i n S c o t t , who served a s P r e s i d e n t o f Rutgers
U n i v e r s i t y i n New J e r s e y .
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
R e g i s t r y o f Deeds - 4450-332
Hampden County A t l a s - 1870, 1894, 1912
W i l s o n , H i s t o r y o f G r a n v i l l e , p. 186
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Balustrade
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Altered
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Simple/Complex
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OUTBUILDINGS
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Title
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Houses and Places: Main Road
Description
An account of the resource
<strong>Houses, structures and other places on Main Road in order of street number. Travel back in time and take ride down Main Road!</strong>
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Title
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Main Road, 0692, Dr. Austin Scott House, Circa 1810 (or 1770?)
Description
An account of the resource
Dr. Austin Scott House, circa 1810. 692 Main Road. MACRIC Inv. # GRN 45. Notes vary regarding date of construction.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Various
Contributor
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1938 photo contributed by May (Hunt) Nobbs, 2018. Note HABS (<a href="https://www.nps.gov/hdp/standards/HABS/HABSHistoryGuidelines.pdf">Historic American Building Survey</a>) photo, probably 1930's.
Rights
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Granville Public Library Historical Room
HABS
1810
1938
692
692 Main Road
Austin Scott
Granville
Main Road
Massachusetts
Smith
Windswept