Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ware, Nicholas October 27, 1853
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Columbus Enquirer, November 1, 1853, pg. 3
Died,
In this city, on the 27th nit, NICHOLAS WARE, son of Dr. R. A. and Mrs. Margaret
Ware.In the short period of twenty years, he has experienced the joys and
sorrows of a life-time. With him childhood was one long, bright holy-day. Youth,
with its buoyant hopes, came to him like a fully opened spring - unclouded in
its sky and radiant in its smile. With a disposition frank and free, he bounded
off to the inviting scenes where young life beckoned to pleasure and amasements.
But never was the influence of domestic piety without its smiling reign in his
heart. The full fountain of his joyous nature was its channel, and the love of
sisters the charm of sky and shore.
For months past the bright scenes of his youth were changed for the quiet of the
invalid and the loneliness of the sickroom. The influences of other climates,
and the aid of mineral waters were sought in vain for him, and he returned home
to spend the remainder of life in meditation and prayer. A few weeks were all
that was allowed him, and was most happily improved. Blest with religious
training, and constantly surrounded by examples of piety, he was no stranger to
the obligations of christianity and its provisions of mercy. Without the
troubling doubt of the infidel or skeptle, he turned as confidently to the mercy
of his heavenly father as he did to his earthly father's care and protection. It
was the privilege of the writer to join him in prayer, when his faith took hold
of God, through the merits of his blessed son, our Savior. Then heaven threw
around him the light of its love, and he waked as from a troubled dream, to pass
a few hours with his friends in the full hope of a joyous immortality. From this
hour, no cloud arose to darken his sky, but the son of righteousness, with
ever-increasing brightness, shown on his pathway. Contemplating his approaching
death, he said, "The christian's way is lighted up all down the dark valley,"
and fearing no evil he leaned with full confidence on the "rod and staff"
divine. Never did he exhibit more self possession even in preparing for a trip
of pleasures, than he did in arranging for his death. Messages sent to absent
friends, words of comfort spoken, partings with the loved ones at home, caused
neither sigh nor regret. In reply to a friend's inquiry, just before his death,
he smiled and answered, "I am happy, happy, happy," and then fell asleep in Jesus.
As the only desire our young friend expressed for life, was that he might see
his friends and lead them if possible to he Savior who did so much for him, we
feel it right to dedicate this notice to the Young Men of this community, and
pray that "though dead he may still speak to them."  W.G.C.


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