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lain, on a missionary tour, under the direc
tion of the General Assembly, called on us.
He brought a letter from Dr. Waddel,Preß
-of the College in Athens, Ga. inclos
ing §77, a donation from the Auxiliary
Missionary Society in Madison, Morgan co.
Ga. He also brought from a charity box
of the Theological Seminary, Princeton,
N.J.S2O. This money came truly in a
time of need ; our treasury was exhausted,
and we knew not how we were to answer
our money calls for tomorrow. “ Our
heavenly Father knoweth we have need of
these things.” * *
.29.- We have been edified by the conver
sation and preaching of our visiting broth
er, Mr. Chamberlain. He left as this morn
ing to pursue his mission to the- west and
north.
• Received by way of Baltimore and Knox
ville, several boxes, &c. containing articles
of clothing. A trunk given to the Osage
captive girl by Mrs. Carter of Brimfield,
Ms. contained besides articles of clothing,
&c. 200 small books, &c. from other donors
for the Juvenile Cherokee Library at Brain
erd.
Through the very kind and benevolent
attention of the friends of missions, princi
pally of our unknown sisters in Christ, we
. have a present supply of clothing for the
children, excepting some garments for our
largest boys v which may be supplied from
cloth, which has accompanied the clothing.
We feel ourselves hound to praise and
adore the bountiful Giver of ajl good, that
he has opened the hearts of our ‘dear sis
ters so amply to supply our wants. We
trust that He, who has excited in them this
benevolent spirit, will pour upon them his
blessing, and enable them to supply the fu
ture wants of these dear children.
Catharine Brown leaves Brainerd to teach a
School at Creek Path.
31. Sister Catharine left us, in company
with her father, to go to Creek Path to
teach a school of females.
How very different the scene from that
which passed here not quite two years
since, when her father required her to ieave
the society of Christians, and to accompany
him to The tl- .-n dark shades of the Arkan
saiv ! Now he does not ask her without
our consent ; will not take her except by
our advice ; and she*is going, noi into the
•wilderness unprepared to teach, hut into a
place where divine light has already began
to spring up, prepared, as we think, to in
struct others. Yet, it is highly probable
that this removal will not be productive of
so much good as the former. So unsearch
able are the ways of God, and so incompe
tent is man to judge. It now appears, that
her first removal was the means of sowing
the seed which is now springing up a’
Creek Path with such hopeful promise, ’
Catharine was received to this school
July 9, 1817 : baptized Jan. 25, 1818, and
admitted to the communion of the Lord's
Supper March 29,1818. Her father with
great apparent tenderness, appears anx
iously inquiring after the truth.
June lU. Brother Chamberlain returned
from Chatooga. He found the people very
ready to assemble to hear preaching. Ma
ny more attended than could be accommo
dated in the house, and listened with the
strictest attention.
20. Resolved, unanimously, that we con
sider it contrary to the expectations of the
Prudential Committee, and injurious to the
mission, to hold private properly on mission
ground.’ \nd if any member of the farni
lyhas brought, or may hereafter bring pri
vate property, with the expectation of re
taining it as such, or of selling it as private
property, on mi-sion ground, he be request
ed to consolidate it with the mission prop
erty or take it away ; and in no case to of
fer it for sale as private property, within
the precincts of .this establishment.
Religious Inquiry at Creek Path.
23. Received interesting communications
from Creek Path. Catharine Brown ar-
Jri> p<l safely, and commenced her school,
wi<h.very flattering prospects. She has
about 20 pupils, and expects more soon.—
Both children and parents appear much en
gaged to receive instruction, tuid many at e
earnestly.iuqnirng the way,of life and sal
va’ion. Several of the scholars are able
to read in the Testament, having had some
instruction before, but most of them began
anew.
We have strong hopes that a little ehurch
•fill be established there. One woman
who appears to give evidence of a real
change of heart, has been received as a
candidate for baptism. Her hpsband ap
pears very susceptible on the subject of re
ligion, and expresses an ardent desire to he
prepared to come with her. Sister Cath
arue, wlso was lately mourning on'account
ofher Jeur friends, covered with thick
darkness and sin, and unmoved by all her
convers'hion and exertions to bring them
to the light, now, with great joy, beholds
her pareots, brothers and sisters unitedly
weeping for their sins, and earnestly inqui
ring after the good way which she has
found. Ohow great the power, how rich
the grace of our God I The work is his ;
and he will accomplish *it, in his own best
time and way. *
Resolved , That we thirik it best to-build
a grist mill this season, and that a statement
of the probable expense be forwarded to
the Prudential Committee for their appro
bation.
24. Brother Chamberlain went to Mr.
Hicks’s foi the purpose of conversing with
him on the subject of apprentices to the
• blacksmith's trade, and to confer on some
meihod to he adoptedfor recovering the ex
pense which may hereafter be incurred for
schofars who leave the school before they
have finished their education.
26. Brother Chamberlain returned. He
had an interesting meeting with several of
of the chiefs, who were providentially pres
ent. He preached twice on the Sabbath
to a very attentive audience. The chief
called the who visited us with the
Pathfillcr last season, was preseut. He
told brother C. that he Relieved all he
heard was true. He said, when a person
fell asleep and had an interesting dream,
he would remember it and tell it to his
friends; and now he had heard these
things, he would remember them and tell
them to his people. He would tell the
Pathkiller how he providentially and hap
pily met with the missionary, and heard his
talk. He said neither he nor the Pathkil
ler, understood what the motives ot the
missionaries were, until they visited us last
season ; and that when they found we were
teaching the children about the tilings of
another world, they were very glad; and
from that time they had both beemconvin
ced that the motives of the missionaries
were good ; and he hoped their children
would all grow up in the knowledge of
those things, which he had been hearing.
On the subject of apprentices to the black
smithing business, the chiefs gave it as
their decided opinion, that the hoys should
he. bound to us for a certain time ; and that
the chiefs should see that they were not
taken away within that time.
On the subject of children leaving
school before they had received their ed
ucation, they said is was a loss to the nation
and to the society, to have children go to
school awhile, and then leave it before
they weresufiiciently instructed to be use
ful to themselves and others. It was their
! opinion, if any should take their children
| away before they finished their education,
| that they should pay all the expense which
shall have been incurred. They said this
engagement should be entered into at the.
i next council.
j Jirfy*. 2. Milo Hoyt was admitted to full
I communion with the church.
3. In compliance with the request of a
| society of young gentlemen in Southamp
| ton Ms. a hoy has been selected to hear the
! name of Vinson Gould to be educated, at
their expense ; and, at the request ofa so
ciety of young ladies,’ of the same place, a
girl has been selected to bear the name of
Mindwell Weodbjidge Gould, 1 8 be educa
ted by them. The children are named af
ter the minister of that place and his wife.
The boy is between six and seven years of
age. His father has emigrated to .the Ar
kansaw, an’H left hirn with his mother. She
is poor, and wishes us to take charge of the
boy, till he is educated. The girl- is be
tween five and six years of age ; she came
here last fall with her parents on a visit to
[see their other children. The little girl
was unwilling to return with them, and we
concluded to let her stay. She has called
sister Sarah “ Mother,” and being destitute
of a name, which we i;ould easily pro
nounce, she has had no name with us, till
the present time.
5. One end of the mill dam gave way.—
The millwright supposed he had driven
the timbers to the rock. It now appears,
that what be took to be rock, was only:
gravel. The water found its way under ;
this, and carried away the bank about a :
rod in width This is a painful disappoint
ment ; and the repair will necessarily re-1
quire considerable additional expense. It
is-.however, a very favourable circumstance
that the mistake has been discovered so
early. The water is now low, and we hope
to be aide to gu>ol against the disaster in
future. *
6. Otir heavenly Father, who has al
ways been rich in mercy toward* us, has
this day given us fresh tokens of his paren
tal care. Our treasury was empty, and
several demands came against us, which
we knew not how to meet. ‘ We have just
received a line from Col.’ Meigs, giving us
information of S2S(J ia his hands for us
from theSecietary of War. This will
lielpus'out of our present difficulty, and
we hope will teach ns to put our trust in
God for the future.
11. Received, in a letter from the Rev.
Mr. Mtfrpby, of Medway, Georgia, SSO, a
donation from the Juvenile Society of
that place and vicinity.
12. Brother Botrick arrived from Creek
Path, having left the two schools in charge
of John Arch and Catharine Brown. The
gracious operations of the Spirit appear to
be still continued at that place. Catharine
Brown's father and mother, one brother and
his wife, tw’o sisters, and several others it is
hoped, have experienced a saving change.
Time will enable us to judge with more
certainty. Others are under serious im
pressions, and the genera! attention to the
word continues.
13. Brother Bu’trick left up this afternoon
Being anxious to return to his charge*at
Creek Path.
British and Foreign Bible Society.
Extracts of Correspondence.
From the Rev. Dr. Steinkopff.
Cassel , ( Germany ) Aug. 30, 1820.
Marburg was our next station. The
Professor had invited us to .take up our
quarters in his hospitable mansion, and we
considered it an honour and privilege to
spend a few days in the company of Lean
der Van Ess, who had been and still its so
distinguished an instrument in the .hand of
God, to make our Catbolick fellow Chris
tians rpore extensively acquainted with his
holy word. The number of Catbolick and
Protestant Rifles and Testaments, circulat
ed .by this extraordinary man up to. June
last, amounted to 388.888 copies, out of
which 377,703 are Testaments of his own
version, and 7,449 Lutheran jijbles. The
opposition which the Professor has lately
experienced on the part of his Biblical ad
versaries is very severe; there are before
m° several prohibitions which have issued
from episcopal authorities. Not a few
•priests and curates, who formerly lent a
helping hand to the circulation of the New
Testament, have been intimidated there
by ; but the Professor refrains firm, and
though unwearied labours, combined with
174
aloadofanxious cares, have weakened his
bodilylconstiUition, his mind is as deter mm
ed as|ver to prosecute a work w inch the*
provijence of God has assigned to him.
Entering his house, the first thing which
struck us was a number ot bales and chests;
they <ll contained either bound or unbound
copie |of his Testament: it is now publish
ed in lour sizes, in large, middle, and small
ocuivi, and in duodecimo. ‘J hroe apart
ments are stocked with German, Hebrew,
Greek, aud Latin Scriptures, ready to be
sent in various directions. Fresh opportu
nities for circulation present themselves;
no sooner is one channel stopped than ano
ther opens.—Applications now pour in from
different quarters. In some the people re
ally thirst for the waters ot life, hut our
friend has lately been.obliged to restrict
himself in his gratuitous distributions; he
has insisted in most cases on being paid at
lesst the'expense of binding.—ln some he
succeeded, but the far. greater number of
his friends plainly tell him, “ Unless you
senl us bound copies to give to our poor
people without money and without price,
we can no longer serve your cause.”—The
Professor is in a painful dilemma; on one
hand he is anxious not to lose opportunities
which may never occur again ; on the
er he clearly sees she necessity ot. acting
with circumspection. L entreated him to
use his utmost exertions to procure sub
scriptions and donations, from his triends
among the Calholick Clergy and Laity*
“ I have writen again and again, (was his
answer,) but succeed not to the extent ot
mv. wishes. I represented to our friend the
constantly increasing demands made on the
Parent fjociety, not only from the Christian,
but also the Mahometan and Heathen
world; andjiut it to his own good sense,
whethe/those on whom scarcely a single
ray of'divine light had yet shone, might not
justly claim a priority. ”l am fully sensi
ble (he replied) of the justice of your re
mark, but still forget not our Catholick
Jirethren, many of whom are immersed in
ignorance and vice.” ■ assured hirn that
our Committee felt as much disposed as ev
er to do the utmost they could, consistently
with their other engagements, nor would
they withdraw their assistepce, as long as
the God of heaven prospered their (dans,,
and the Christian publick furnished the
needful means. He then shewed me his
accounts and documental papers, which are
inspected by a Committee of three respect
able Gentlemen ; and l feel it due to our
excellent friend to sta'te m.y strong convic
tion, that every thing is transacted with
perfect integrity and order. •
Professor Van Ess seeks no earthly emol
ument, nor is the applause of a vain world
his aitn ; he desires not treasures which the
moth and the rust consume ; no, the glory
ofGftd, and the salvation of souls—these
are pure and heifcvenly principles which in
fluence his mind, aud stimulate his actions.
It is a pleasing feature in the character of
Van Ess, that you may speak to him with
the utmost freedom ; even when-you differ
from him, he listens with calmness and
thanks you for your fraternal observations.
We found two pious Divines in his house,
who are both members of the university of
Tubingen, and excellent Hebrew Scholars ;
with them he has read Deuteronomy, and |
all the historical books of the Old Testa
ment. He intends io commence the print
ing of it in two or three months ; the first
edition is to consist of 10,000 copies. The
last grant .of one 1000/. came most oppor
tunely : it cheered this indefatigable la
bourer in the vineyard of the Lord, and
enabled hitn to pursue his thorny path with
fresh alacrity. 1 am not* acquainted with
the present financial state of our Society :
but, if the funds admit, I would respectfully
submit, to the consideration of the Commit
tee, the propriety of granting additional aid
to the Professor at the close of the present
or the commencement of next year : such
a man is seldom to be met with. One of
our dear friends has quitted the field ; an
other retires ; but Leander is still the
avowed champion of the Biblical cause ; he
shewed me a list of applications for Testa
ments ; we read it over, and felt pained to
refuse many.-
To’his friendly interposition I owe a re
qest from the Reformed Clergyman to
preach in his church; I had a large and
most attentive audience of members of
Government, professors, clergymen, milita
ry men, students, and citizens. 1 preach
ed from Isaiah iv. I. In the afternoon the
Marburg Bible Society held its general
meeting in the town-hall. The introducto
ry speech, delivered by the ‘President,
breathed/a truly Christian spirit. The Re
port was drawn up by the Professor of His
tory : it will be printed, and transmitted to
England. Several learned Professors, who
are well versed in Oriental literature, ex
pressed their peculiar satisfaction at the
many versions promoted by the British and
Foreign Bible Society in the Asiatick lan
• guages. I presented copies of the Syriack,
: Hindostanee, and the Ancient and Modern
Greek Testament to the University Libra
ry, which present was received with pecu
’ liar pleasure. The Marburg Bible Socie
ty pays particular attention to Uppernes
: sen, where many wants still shew them-
which induced me to make it a grant
of 100 Basle Bibles, and 200 of on;- London
; edition of the New Testament. I could
‘not leave Marburg without blessing God,
that he is every where raising up men, both
among Protestants and Catholicks, who re
gard pure and undented religion as the
pearl, of great price, who revere the Bible
as the revealed word God, considering it
their highest privilege to be found instru
j mental in its dissemination.
, Genius is the gift of the Deity—it dis
covers itself without ctTecl and is unknown
i to the possessor.
A liar begins by making falsehood ap
pear like truth, and ends wit.h making
i truth itself appear like falsehood.’
. *
From Ike Fayetteville Gautte.
ECCLESIASTICAL, *
Extracts from the. Minutes of the Synod of
J\'urlh Carolina.
Seventh Sessions, Poplar-Tent Church, )
Friday, Oct. 6th, 1820. j
Whereas it is the earnest and anxious
wish of this Synod to see. that important
institution, the General Assembly’s Theo
logical Seminary at Princeton, placed in
such’circumstances as will obviate the ne
cessity .of annual calls* on the liberality Ot
our people for the increase of its funds ;
Whereas the General Assembly, in their
late Pastoral Letter to the churches under
their care, have made a powerful appeal to
the ministers and people of the Presbyteri
an Chinch, on this subject, which ought,
by no means to he disregarded ; and where
as, notwithstanding the pressure ot the
times, and the pecuniary embarrassments
with which many of our people have to
contend, tho Synod still entertain the opin
ion, that, by united, patieni, and persever
ing exertions, much may yet be done, even
wjthin tire bounds of this Synod, towards
the accomplishment of an object so desira
ble, especially at a juncture when the!
churches have so loud a call for immediate j
and vigorous exertion, in behalf of an insti-,
tutiou, so worthy of the patronage and sup- j
port of all those who love the Lord Jesus ::
Wherefore,. I
Resolved, That this Synod will assume j
the responsibility of raising within the j
space of five years, the suin ot Fifteen Tltou - i
sand’Dollars, towards the endowment of a]
Professorship in the General Assembly’s
Theological Seminary at Princeton.
For the purpose of affording to the.
above-named Seminary, as speedily as prac
ticable, all the relief which this Synod can
extend to its present embarrassed condi
tion, as well as for the purpose of securing
to the Synod, due knowledge of the suc
cess with which the efforts above contem
plated may he crowned, it is moreover!
recommended, that the first year’s subscrip-■
tion for the above-named object, be, if prac
ticable, collected before the first of April
next ; a'nd forwarded ty the several Pres- j
byteries, through the agency of their res-:
pective commissioners, to the next General!
Assembly, requesting the treasurer of that;
body, to invest the same as soon as possible j
in six per cent, stock, or other funded debt*
of the United States, and in no other prop
erty whatever, so tongas this can be ob-!
tained—the annual interest arising thereon
to be exclusively appropriated to the sup
port of Ibe Seminary aforesaid; but the
principal, in no case to be broken upon or
diminished. And the several Presbyteries
are hereby directed, to report to Synod, at
their next stated ‘sessions, the sums they
may have forwarded as above directed, to
the General Assembly. (P. 92—97.
Saturday, Oct■ 7, 1820.
The Committee of Bills and Overtures!
submitted to Synod the following question, I
viz. “ Are the Professors of Religion at j
liberty to make and attend Balls, in com
mon with the non-professing part of the 1
community ?•” .The above question, being !
read and considered, the following resolu-1
tion was adapted, viz.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this !
Synod, attendance on balls, and other asso
ciations of a similar nature, ought to be
considered and treated as unsuitable amuse
ment for Christians ; and as a further direc
tion on this subject, it is hereby enjoined
on Presbyteries, Church Sessions, and in
dividuals under the care of the Synod, to
govern themselves by the sentiments con
tained in a Pastoral Letter published by the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, in the year 1818, and also by a
resolution passed by the late -Synod of
the Carolina?, at their Second .Sessions, in
the year 1789. . * •
From the Pastoral .Letter of the General
Assembly Above referred to, the following
is an extract, vip.
“ With respect to dancing, we think it is
necessary to observe, that, however plau
sible it may appear to some, it is perhaps
not the less dangerous on account.of that
plausibility. It is not from those’’ things
which the world acknowledges to be most
wrong, that the greatest danger is to
be apprehended to religion, especially as
it relates to the young. When the prac
tice is carried to its highest extremes, all
will admit the consequences to be fatal ;
and why not, then, apprehend danger, even
from its incipient stages ? It is certainly in
all its stages, a fascinating and infat
uating practice. Let it once be in
troduced, and it is difficult to give it lim
its. It steals away our precious time, dis
sipates religious impressions, and hardens
the heart. To guard you, beloved breth
ren, against its wiles and its fascinations,
we earnestly recommend that you will con
sult that sobriety which the sacred pages
require. We also trust that you will at
tend, with the meekness and docility be
coming the Christian character, to the ad
monitions on this subject, of those whom
you have chosen to watch for your 90u15.”
The resolution of the late Synod of the
Cnrolinas above relerred to, as recorded in
page 8 of the minutes, of said Synod, is ns
follows, viz.
• “ Overtimed—Whether, persons who
practice dancing, revelling , horse-racing, and
card-playing, are to be admitted to sealing
ordinances V’ “ The Synod, Inking into
consideration these and other things of a
similar tendency—Resolved,, that they are
•wrong, k that the practises of them ought j
not to be admitted to sealing ordinances,
until they ba dealt with by their spiritual
rulers, in such a manner as, to them, may
appear most for the glory of God, their own
good, and the good.of the church.”
rn (P- 99—134.)
j 1 extracts from the minutes of Syn
-1 0(! > Colin Me Ivor., Stated Qik’
FROM Tnr. S. JEVASTOF.T.ICAr, INTELLSGENCKK .
TUB SOLDIER.
The time I would now rectd to remem
brance, is the latter part of September last
I was sitting on a mossy bank ofLake'Cham- |
plain, reviewing my past life, which hail i
tied like the visions of a dream;.and think- |
ing of the scenes, the wanderings, and the ;
trials that awaited me, ere I should end my
earthly pilgrimage. My meditations were
assisted by the surrounded me !
—the moon had just ri?en in the east, and
had changed the beautiful Lake before me,
into a sheet of liquid light;- -all was still ex
cept now and then the cawing ot a bir.d, or
the ripling of the waters as they gently
laved the sand at rhy feet. I was all alone.
—a stranger in a strange land. .Oh ! tho’i:
I, is there any condition which vvithers she
heart, oftener than that of an orphan'? The
leaf may fall in.the stillness of the forest— :
the bubble may burst in the ocean —and the
orphan may die alike unregarded.
’ I was tempted along by these retleclions,
when 1 heard the clattering of a chain. !
turned, and beheld a man advancing to
wards me, with a large iron ball in his hand,
fastened by a heavy chain around his .
He was a man about forty years of age, <)
1 a good appearance. At first 1 was shocked
| at seeing him, thus bearing the marks of
di.-grace ; hut on his approaching nearer, t
! perceived he was dressed in a soldier’s uni- I
; form : and I now conjectured that he was |
I receiving the punishment of some crime
; As he drew near without seeing me,. Isa
| luted him. At first he started back as if
j unaccustomed to the voice of civility ; but
I he soon recovered fron\ surprise, and being
invited, be seated himself beside, me. 1
perceived he was affected by the voice ot
•J kindness ; and now and then a tear was seen
J to start; and 1 now believed biin to be a .
S child of sorrow. After some conversation,
| ‘
l requested’ him to give some account o i
himself; he readily complied, and the sub
stance of his history was as follows : -
Myself and a sister were the only chil
dren of a pious father—my mother having
died when we were very young. My fa
; ther died when 1 was about twenty'. My
parents, it is true, left me but little proper
[ ty ;• but they left me a spotless example of
: honesty and integrity ; —their names.shall
I rest in peace—for the breath of calumny
; never dared to tarnish them. After the
i death of my'father, l went to the upper
part of the state of New York, where I set
tied, as 1 •thought, for life. By industry
j and frugality, in a few years I found myself
iin possession of a large farm. A wife and
a lovely babe shared with me my prosperi
i ty, and strewed my path with pleasure.
! It seemed indeed as if I had been born to
terrestrial happiness; but the cloud which
had long hung in the sky, now began to
1 blacken at the skirts. In the beginning of
the last war the deed by which 1 held my
land failed, and I was ruined. My Eliza
: was calm and resigned—for she went to her
[ Bible.* But for myself l knew no prop on •
I which l could learn, and my spirits sunk tin -
! der misfortunes. Driven from the house
j which 1 had built—and the fields which l
had cleared and cultivated, 1 went to the
bottle to drown my thoughts, ftfy wife
soon died, and my hoy, having no one to
1 take proper care of him, soon followed his
; mother. I was at this time too much like
1 a brute to be affected by’ these severe ‘
strokes, though they have since reached
the very strings of my heart.
“ Abandoned by all that was dear, and
destitute of reputation, 1 enlisted ia the
army for ten years. Here I found com
panions like myself, hardened in sin ; but
the whispers ofconscience still followed me.
One evening, while reviewing my life, and
shuddering at my own wickedness, I learn
ed that my otijy sister in a neighbouring
town, was dying, and earnestly desired to
see me. 1 trembled, for 1 loved this sister.
1 went to the officers and begged permis
sion to leave the camp to vi“it a dying sis
ter ; but my character was so bad that i k
permission could he given me. My fee'£
itigs were severely wounded, and my pride
still more. As sijon as it was sufficiently
dark, I absconded, and took the road that
led to the house of my sister. While wan
dering through the woods, 1 felt a melan
choly bo.rrour — 1 was going to take a last
farewell of all the friend ! had On earth; —
whose presence 1 could not bear since I
lost my character—l was deserting from
duty—l hardly kne w what I was doing, I ar-
rived at my sister's house before day-light.
My conscience smote me, and my band trem
bled, as 1 faintly tapped at the door of the
house of death. A woman opened the door,
and learning that I was a relative of the
sick lady, silently conducted’ me into the
house, though it was evident that my sol
dier’s dress gave her no very agreeable
sensations. The house whs silent—lor the I
footstpps of death were about entering.
Tl he feeble ticking of the clock and my own
hesitating footsteps, were all that was to
be heard, as I was led to the chamber of
my sister. As my guide softly raised the
latch of the door, I involuntarily started
back at seeing nr.y sister so pale and emaci
ated. As I entered she raised a languid
eye, at first not seeming to know me ; but
soon recollecting herself, she extended hei
pallid hand, • and gave mine such a grasp
that it thrilled to my very heart. “Ah 1
my dtfir George, *’ said she, “-are you come,
at last to visit your dying sister ! I have
just been praying for your soul, and I long
ed once mope to see you on the shores of
mortality. 1 have but a short time to stay
j before I shall g* to meet, as I hope, our
. ‘fear parents and my own beloved husband,
jin the regions of glory. There i® but one
thing that gives me pain at this lime—it is
that 1 leave a brother like yourself. It
would soothe my dying pillow to know that
there was any hope that you ever
turn from your wicked ways before it is for
ever too late. You see a Eilde lying on
rnv pillow; hike that Bible—read that
book when I am no more ; and 1 pray you