Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-11-11

N" - HIefe - no nope Tor nae, | AIN a
reprobates | aust lie down 70 everlasting sor.
row. | cannot pray, and If | coald. | should
not be heard. Gsd says to me in his werl-
Prov. 2i-2S-
"Bccalse | have called, and We refused.
have stretched cut my hand, and no man re-.
garded;
"But we have set at nought all my counsel
and would noae Of my repgoof:
Il also viii laugh at Your Salamity; | viii
mock when yeur lear cometh.
"Nnep your fear cometh as desolation
and yonr destruction cometh as a whirlwind
when distress aad anguish come upon YOU.
"Ilen shall they call upon me, but I viii
not answer; they shall seek sae early, bat the,
shall not find me"
She sen on in this strain for some time,
and with many hears, l read from the scrip.
lures several passages, and endeavored 10
say every thing 1 could Thick applicable 10
such a ease; aud then | offered 10 pray with
her. She Thanked the for my kindness, bu,
told me frankly that It would do 10 good
that all means noH came too late, that hei
day Q. grace was over and her destiny seal
ed up. however did pray with her, and
came away with my heart deeply affected
with her dreadful condition.
| intended to taae some pious %cicrgyman
or some jliiciols experienced person, 20 see
her again IN 4 few DAYS, as was not aware
OF ans iInm dIate danger OF her death Bui
II seams that she sunk very fast thai nighG, 50
that her mother was much alarmed, ami told
her IN the morning tina. she was ali aid she
would not live until night. she replied thai
'-sIie could not Leip Il. aadif SO, she nly
yield to the dreadaa. necessity" ffhe moth
or seat III a pioIs ciesgym ID who lived aear
by. tie came aad inquired IN ilsr case SHE
told apa ''sbe was a reprobaie, and that ils
counsel coaii d. hes ~ gooi.' Wnca Ia
offered 10 read ihe Btais, sue said "it would
DO no geodn W1en he offered to pray rllll
her sue said 'It would DO no good aud 50
al every pfopo,al He, however, did read
and pray and talk VITA her. and no doabi
faithfully. About /! o'clock at noon, she had
Faded 80 fas. that her hands anu feet began ia
grow cold. and wllca she icit tbc cLlll OF
death eIccpisb upon her. sue began 20 cry
out VII 2 l0ad Voice, -, | cant Gle; | ahi
not lit 10 die; You must NOT let inc die. q,
il | die, l anl lost for ever. q, send fer the
doctor; casa he save my lifeg q, musti d..
IA all my gail;tn-aad many such like ex-
ppesslats.
Tier cries were SO loud aud piercing. thai
they were heard all over tue nsiyh5afhood
= HiAi Ak4S HGiEiADDEs EbtftF fAhUlfr III rom al
q'iaftefs ahd food roand her bed and wit
messed ter d iag struggles. She did not ap
psar 10 nave much PUN Of b od,, but the nor
ror OF her 8siuti seemed 90 force these bitter
cries lie lale bIsther. (aho had been q
Sabbath looi schoiar.4 came Ia, and sse
ing h >sler dying, and IN this dreadful case,
tue poar .itle ie!ioiY burst iuto tears, and
said, "O, E-v, why don't you pray Ia
God -rshy don ! J'4l pray for meloy?:" 90
saiisEs, 'there j. TO mercy for me. | have
abused mercy. Nhan GOD offered A1e taer
u Projected 1t. NOW there il no mercy ioi
me. ! ave shat the door OF mercy against
myself 50 she went on faI a long lime
The ntighh3rs were 80 petrihed aud struck
Wlta hoTrJr at Seems y hearing these dread
fui things, that aley could not ABIDE it, aud
they sngank away one By one to their several
houses, shut their windows and doors that
they aisAt nok hear aer dreadful cries. She
coAldupd hcr distressing EXPLANATIONS for
nSaIiy two hours, or as long as she had any
s'rrngth: ard she grew wesAcr and weaker
uLtil heI voice was i3as Ia death, aud without
glriag any eyid-uce tiat she lad lhe leas,
hope OF saiyatioa.
what solemn warning this 10 young sin
ners, who are daily resisting the ssrign Is Of
the tioiy Gilosll
Lac iIaly Spai. curly began 10 strive with
her, and sue eAsy began to resist; and FAC
cGrdlns TO her own Judgement she was early
deserted and gwen up OF God.
And iiaye never heard that a single per-
son who was present and witnessed this So
lemn death. bed scene, was ever ~sayingly CIR
hopefully wrought upon, Whatever they
Inight have fl at The lime, land some dui
feel very mach.) their goodness was as tue
morniag cloud and early dew"
Another sad proof is here furnished, that
the most dreadful and horrible exhibitions OF
Gods Judgment and human safferlngs, viii
net soften an obdarate lmpcnitent sinners
heart. For although they may deeply effect
tleir sympathies, and produce much oil the
sorrow OF tbs world which worketh death,
they never will produce that godIy sorrow
which wciketh repentance TO salvation.
~. L. Fvaageliss.