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T is our pastoral duty to announce the death of the Rev. David Wilson, Minister of the United Associate congregation of Old Cumnock who died at Cumnock, on the 17th of December 1822, in the 35th year of his ministry and 69th year of his age. His death is generally and deeply lamented, and he will long be remembered for the diligence, activity, and zeal with which he discharged the public and private duties of the ministerial office. He was very generally known as a most laborious and faithful minister of the gospel; and it was evident, That the uncommon exertions which he continually made for the spiritual and temporal welfare of his congregation Sprung from love to the work itself from compassion to perishing sinners.—and from a desire to promote the edification and comfort of those who believed. He early felt and displayed the power of religion. When very young, he took great delight in reading and committing to memory Ralph Erskine’s Gospel sonnets, (a book which he generally carried about with him till he had worn it to pieces in his pocket); and many of the verses illustrative of Christian experience) and of the blessed fruits of communion with God. he was afterwards accustomed to repeat, in his exhortations at the communion-table, with great effect, A fact which lately came to our know-