Global War on Terrorism: Observations on Funding, Costs, and Future Commitments: Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...deal impaired during the last year, it was not till a few months before his death that he was prevented from being preeent at the pnblio services of the church. Havirg always been accustomed to take much exercise, which the extent of his missionary duty rendered necessary, he was no sooner confined to the house tban his strength rapidly failed him. But even till the day of his death he was enabled to walk about his room with a little assistance. It pleased the Almighty to grant that hia departure from time into eternity was Bo easy that those who were looking on were scarcely sensible of the moment when the spirit was released from the body. He departed this life on the ninth day of April, 1834, in the seventy-ninth year of his age, and the forty-third of his ministry. Hia mortal remains were followed to the grave by a very large number of the inhabitants of the parish, who thus manifested their last tokens of respect for their aged pastor. Rev. Messrs. Scovil and Walker conducted the solemn services of the day. He was interred beside his wife in the cemetery at Upper Corner. Aa stated already, Mrs. Arnold's maiden name wag Wiggins, and this she seems to have retained, for a short while at least, after her arrival in St. Jchn, for lot No. 375 on the N. W. corner of King street east and Wentworth street was drawn by a Charlotte Wiggins. She was born on Thursday, the eleventh day of July, A.D. 1766, at Newburgh. N Y., and was, when she married Mr. Arnold, the widow of Stephen Hostice, a loyalist, who had drawn lot No. 75 on the west side of Germain street, abont midway between Queen street and St.James street. This lot, together with lot No. 790 on the N. W. oomer of Duke and Charlo' te streets, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold conveyed in 1796, ...