Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-05-18

great monster TO be looked at by any
pious person; and wonder how you can
look at me as you do.'-Here her eye-
balls giared in the most frightfdi manner,
and she was SO violently agitated, that
the greatest exertions were necessary to
prevent her falling out of bed. After be-
ing little quieted, she observed TO Mrs-
S. Your minister carries the fends of
hell about him, else he could not have SO
tortured my soul, the first time ever
heard him. 1t is not SO madam, he has
no other instrument than the gospel that
is his weapon She replied, the TRUTH
to guilty conscience is sharper than a
two edged sword
"' Tell your minister said she, to
exhort females of my manner of life.
Tell him to warn them against pursuing
the way ! trod.--Tell him TO proclaim to
the world the manner of my death. Tell
him / sink to hell, with the vows Of
Christ's covenant on my souI.--Tell him
five years ago, had mercy offered me.
hut despised the grace Of God, | re-
garded mol his threatenings, and trampled
the blood Of Christ beneath my feerN Oh
that l could tear my soul from me and
cast it away from the presence Of God.'
Beating her breast in the most frightful
manner, she exclaimed, yes, hell is my
awful doom for ever 1t was observed,
the adversary OF your soul is tempting
you TO despair of the goodness and mercy
Of Cod She replied, God is mercifuI,
and he is also just and his justice it is,
that dooms me TO hell. Oh yes she cri-
ed with the fury of despair in her manner,
6 Oh yes, bis justice dooms me to the low
ermost pitt The lady whom Mrs. S.
found with her, inquired whether she had
not some hope in the doctrine of universal
salvation. No. she replied, 1 shall
never be redeemed from endless torment
Piercing Mrs. 5. with an eye of distrac-
ton she said, do you think there is any
reason to hope in that doctrine 2 No.
was the reply, there is 90 repentance be-
yond the grave, nor pardon offered to the
dead That there is not, she subioined,
between the lids Of the sacred volume -
there is no redemption beyond The grave.
Years and time will roll away, bat my
pains will reverend. The thunder bolts
Of the wrath of God will smite me down
TO lower hell, than that Of the fallen
angels.'-Again MRS. s. tried to console
her, by representing to her the boundless
extent of the divine compassion. Though
you have been vile sinner, God may
yet show you mercy. Though your sins
are like mountains, the ocean of a Saw
iour's blood can cover them ALL But alE
was in vain. God she replied, will
never pardon me, who have given forty
nine years TO the devil. viii he now be
put. off with one wretched hour You do
wrong to tell me so. who have been the
cause OF distress to SO many innocent
families who have brought the grey
hairs Of an indulgent parent with sorrow
to the grave, who have also been the au-
thor of your fathers death-oh my tor
tured soul, it is more than l can bear.
Oh that l could weep to ease my aching
heart but tears are not allowed me. Oh
that another female may never sink to
perditien besides myself
&c Pointing to her little boy that sat by
her side, that child said she, reproved
me for my wickedness when he was but
seven years DID, The poor child then
rose said, this is an awful scene,' burst
into tears, and left the room.
" Looking very earnestly at Mrs. s. she
inquired; are you COMMUNICATE of that
church ? YES Do you think you
have an interest in Christ ? i hope
have And do you sincerely forgive
me the injuries have done YOU Il DO
forgive you madam, and may God Al
mighty forgive you also, and snatch you
from the torment that stares you in the
face. Oh that you would lay your soul
at the feet of Jesus; pray to him to for
give your sins, and receive you into the
mansions Of the blessed. There may YOU
spend happy eternity singing alleluias
TO the great Redeemer and there when
am called from this world of sin aud sor-
row may l meet you and my poor unfor-
tanate parent She lay perfectly silent,
until Mrs. S. pronounced the words, an
fortunate parent. AT the mention Of them,
she startled and said, You will meet
your father, have no doubt but as for
me, am doomed to hell Mrs. S. then
asked her whether she still doubted her
forgiveness. Il know not she replied,
how you CAN forgive me- Mrs. S.
| After Mrs. S. left her, the other lady asked
her what she meant by these expressions she re-
piled that about that time she sick in the Aims
house that pious female came and eonversed
her. nm - n
that at first she refused to hear her, bat was at
length so awakened by her conversation, that she
saw herself on the very verge of pefdition that
overwhelmed with horror, she still had view of
the sufcieney of the blood of Christ to cleanse her
from her sin, and knew she would be pardoned if