A Sermon, Preached at the House of Dr. Calvin Martin, in Seekonk, February 9th, 1821, on Occasion of the Death of Three of His Children: Viz. Susan, Who Died January 18th, 1821, Aged 25 Years; Angelina, Who Died January 31st, 1821, Aged 18 Years; And Elis

Excerpt from A Sermon, Preached at the House of Dr. Calvin Martin, in Seekonk, February 9th, 1821, on Occasion of the Death of Three of His Children: Viz. Susan, Who Died January 18th, 1821, Aged 25 Years; Angelina, Who Died January 31st, 1821, Aged 18 Years; And Elisha May, Who Died February 7th, 1821, Aged 11 Years

Children being thus bound to their parents, by a thousand ligaments, whatever causes them distress, darts pain to the parental heart. To see our child ren suffer, without the power to relieve them, causes anguish inexpressible. And, when they sicken and die, the hearts of their parents bleed at every pore. The death of children is one of the heaviest bereave ments, as it is one of the most wounding and cross ing to the natural affections.

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