Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-18

we annexed letter, we insert the "oulu hnse hau
no".%| ' o yGG2dHTGtVer' at the present Gay oa,
'' 49, ,Le,c are sdtne people, even III 'h's ss'
N'' wa their mag natlans TO receive any 10
,;,n howevcr absurd Oh imtroohpe'-.o,,o'' w.
uo" '0 I,o,o The 3craudf,a GaSenf.
,.,huoh 1(niueky) Much -, 1853
a., e.aynrN There was statement !"
wv come weeks apo, TINT one OF the as,
ou' st,,c,s Of everlasting lie on lhis ear'h ',''
,,,,or,cd to the common o', lhls 'a'sh 10 ',o
! "'''' ma, vi,balnndng When saw tue e'a''
'n, had recently been IN the the ne'ghpo,,'oo.
iratdn 'p W ea peisop NJ aequaln,-
ed with Alexander Mcdaniel the patriarch Of tho
/ soc,--know his age and inhrmities, and had been
looking for such an event IN his person for some
time Lconerd Jones, however, (his conspicuous
aciple) has been hero for several days, declares
the statement to be wholly without foundation.
Tho old man. he says, Is vslbIy improving IN
health his grey hnlr disappearing AID black sue-
ccedug It his eyes, which had been dim with nge
f becoming strong and bright his fooisops, which
were feeble and tolterlng becoming again firm nnd
f Elastic. every Bymptom IN short, indicating roJn-
no, rapid like thnt oil 81 Lesn alter lie
imbibed the Elixir, but sendy and uniform, Ike The
. c,ovth of trace and faith. Jones himself is IN tho
yicor of manhood lie was lawyer of muehpro-
mise before he became religionist. lie has come
education, much deep feeling, and hmiabie smpii-
r of character anu lhlilh ntfb IN
!, constitution aud lrnmo Of mind between HIM
e and George Fox the apostle OF 4unkefsm llis
II frank dcmcanor, manly beany 4 impressive elo-
d ouencc would constitute hun iaYorlte with the
, Indies if his dress were moro IN accordance win
,, the prevailing taste HIS conversation Is lively and
G r,oresipg. and indicates strong natural sense, his
/. neculior doctrine (apparenily) 10 the contrary
II Notwithstanding
q, Tic admits thnr James Pricky, Of Mercer CO ),
l., .,,flf t9N .tnl tlnuu
,e well Of his doctrine but denies that he was
T. a convert or lad adopted or intended to adopt
il lie had only said thut 40 man could know ex-
10 acy by the force Of his own reason how he came
IT, to live al ALL or why the Creator should designate
nj on. period rather than another for the duration OF
lie and that if it should please God TO make men
live forever he knew no reason why his VIII should
RI not be done But ifthe deceased had been actually
nconyert and announced himself subject Of
everlasting life, still his death would not have prov
- ed the doctrine false. 1t would only have PROVED
80, Tint the individual defunot had been mistaken II
NO the measure of his own requirement, quite com
~ mon cnse y that he had oycfraed his faith, ant
oo,, shouted before he out Of the woods--that h
.l la had raised the cry of Eureka while he was stu
inc burning bricks in Egypt. The doctrine Of Ever
- lasting Life, if it be de'usoni - Mt least no nov
city The learned of the middle ages believed
- the prohao,,iiy % acquiring II by merely huma
" means hrd !, VII scarcely he denied, by any on
=, who is convcrser' with the gosrela, that 1t Is PR
,,al missed 70 those who nbounded N faith
- Ipromisei Leonard Jones that would nndecsi
49, YOU touching the statement your pafes an'. c.
'rn Ied into others & stated NJ he .e ;hat you wou
,a,e promptly undeceive the public upon shis srbjs
Iso which he fanclcs important. claim now to ha
rish performed my promise and froa print this CO.
ccr munication and send him copy, addressed 10
pos, office of Columbus, Ironbpnks, Hickman CO,
,cen ~ state of Kentucky,) he will be aware that
Jge, nave iu'H"eu what P'o''''seo III your name.