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life, which he was obliged to leave unfinished, a mere fragment 

 of his whole conception ; " but," he adds, " we live according 

 to the higher calling which guides us, (and quoting Paul, 

 Eom. xiv. 8,) for whether we live, we live unto the Lord ; and 

 whether we die, we die unto the Lord ; and whether we live, 

 therefore, or die, we are the Lord's." A touching testimony 

 to his Christian resignation ! 



The following words from his private journal, found after 

 his death, are more explicit still, and so well reveal his whole 

 soul that I cannot forego the pleasure of making them known 

 to you. I quote them from the translation of the excellent 

 memorial by Dr. Kramer : "Although at present, while prepar- 

 ing for a journey to the western part of France and the Pyrenees, 

 I am healthy and well, life nevertheless lies in the hand of 

 God, whose mercy and grace have guided my fate so wonder- 

 fully and gloriously, that I cannot but sing to Him, the All- 

 good, praise, and glory with all my power, in all my thoughts 

 and actions. Should it not please Him to let me return to my 

 beloved family and to my calling, but should he assign me 

 another place in his heavenly kingdom, that I may obtain hap- 

 piness, a happiness which already here sometimes has moved me 

 to tears of joy, then I ask my friends not to grieve over my going 

 home, for all that the Lord does is done well. My eternal fate 

 my Saviour in his great mercy will decide. In deep acknowl- 

 edgment of my infirmities and sins, I am still full of trust 

 and confidence, since I know that my Kedeemer lives, who will 

 make his people partakers of the mercy of the Eternal and Just 

 one." A glorious utterance, indeed, of his Christian hopes ! 



We believe in the word of Him, who said to the trusting 

 petitioners, " according to your faith be it unto you." Carl 

 Eitter has now entered the heavenly mansions, and is admitted 

 to the contemplation of the wonders of the universe and the 

 adoration of its Author, for which he was so well prepared. He 

 left this earth, the theatre of his long labors, in profound peace, 

 after a short illness, on the 28th of September, 1859. On the 

 1st of October his mortal remains were placed by the side of 

 those of his wife, who preceded him by nineteen years. His 

 immortal soul has gone to its long-desired home. 



Such was the life of Carl Eitter. It flowed like a peaceful 

 and fertilizing stream through the long period of two genera- 

 tions. With the steadiness of a healthy growth, and that 

 harmonious use of all his powers of mind and heart, with 

 that honesty of purpose, without which true wisdom cannot 

 be attained, he pursued his lofty aspirations undisturbed by 



