Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-02

absolute necessity of taking exercise in all
weather, except restraining especially after
breakfastlng upon meats, instead of his usual
diet of rice and milk, which was the case that
morning.-Therefore, although it was damp,
p, yet, as the exercise seemed to be advisable,
and he was anxious to go to Church, (the ve-
= ry inclement weather having prevented him
from doing so for three previous Sundays
that we had been herc,) il was decided that
he might venture. And though bitter pangs
of selt-reproacb, for having been accessory to
/ his fatal cold, gave my beloved mother one of
the most violent and agonizing nervous par
! oxysms, ever witnessed yet she and all of
us, have, trust, been brought to feel that this
could not have happened, without the special
design and interposition Of God, who accom-
plishcs the most mighty ends, by the instru-
mentality OF means, apparently totally made
quatc to their fulilment.
Mr.. S*#$*s*'s text that morning, was lst
Cor, Ist chap, Odd and 24th verses: We
preach Christ crucifed, unto the Jews STUN
bling block, and unto the Greeks foolshness :
But unto them which are called both Jews
and Greeks, Christ the po,Der OF God, and the
risdom Of God" And he did indeed, prove
most convincingly, that it was the Wisdom of
God, in falling upon the only plan which
could, at the same time, satisfy and be concor-
dant with, his equal attributes Of justice and
mercy. And the power of God in accom-
plishing by the instrumentality Of One who
was "despised and rejected by men," and of
salvation of a world,-a work whichno earth
ly monarch, however universal his empire,
could ever accomplish. The subject was a
sublime one, and it was treated with force
Of argument, and pathos of eloquence which
! have rarely, if ever heard cqualled. My
dear father sat Immediately behind my chair,
so as occasionally to rest himself upon it, and
| heard him more than once sob, in sort of
convulsed soto Uoice, as was his habit when
deeply affected; he CALCULATED several times,
too, his appreciation and admiration of parts Of
the discourse and, on rising, when the SER
vice was closed, said to the gentleman next
to him, ga most capital preacher, sir,-one Of
Natures orators,-he is a great favoritc of
mine, and goes straight to my heart" He
stopped and shook hands with Mr.. S~**"~, as
we came out, making some kind inquiries a.
bout his health, which were reciprocated.-l
He and Ellen walked fast and got home be-
fore me and l found when went to his
chamber, that he had taken off his coat, and
put on his wrapper, not feeling well. BY Mr..
Randall's desire, however, he came down to
tho parlor and shook hands with him, as he
was to leave town the next day, and said,
"God bless you, sir-farewell This was
the last time he ever left his room.
/ On returning from Church, he asked moth
or to "look if he had cut his ear in shaving,
as it felt painful. Mother examined it, and
found no such mark, but hard knot in the
glands of the throat, just below the right ear:
a swelling, as she presumed, from cOld-and
advised him to lie down and cover himself up
warm, hoping that he would be relieved by
perspiration. This was between 9 and 3 o.
clock, and we then went to dinner. A little
before 3 o'clock, came up, with my bonnet
on, to 90 to Church again, and kissed him.
He said, "tell your mother, my dear, that |
feel very chilly, as if were going to have an
agne." She Immediately ordered hot bricks
to his feet, and additional covering, and sent
for DR.. Hs**#*#. When ] came home, he F,
had a fever, but talked cheerfully; when I
gave him description of Mr.. S*s**ss's even
ing discourse. After remaining silent few
moments, he said-"wife, it will not do for me
to expose myself in Church as do; ] am a
mere baby in the command Of my sensibilities
and nerves | can scarcely refrnin sometimes
from tears, and indeed, l have frequently been
obliged to relieve myself by giving way to
them !" and as he spoke, the same feeling
seemed to overcome him. | said what think
true, that "no Christian ought to be ashamed
Of intense feeling at the review of his own
unworthness, and of the vivid emotion of
gratitude and love to the Saviour, which caus-
ed tears"
"But it is so unmanly, and people around
don't know what to make Of it,"
! His fever continued to be higher and hot
ter, and seemed to be aggravated, rather than
relieved by the warm applications, which were
.hA.l inf th1 hA. of Fore ~
tion--steaming his face, and bathing his feet
in hot water, and as genuine vapor bath
could not be procured, laying hot bricks all
along on both sides of him in his bed from
his feet upwards. His fever ragged all night,
with an intensity which, mother says, she has
never known with him, certainly Is years, if
ever. Next day, the whole right side Of his
face was much swollen.
On Thursday night, sat up with him: he
rose twice in the night, with the assistance OF
dear mother, and a servant, thinking it would
make him feel more comfortable, to change
his posture little while, and have his bed
made; in doing so, he expressed his surprise
at his extreme weakness, which was greater,
he said, after those few days of illness, than
after his long and exhausting attack, at the
Springs last summer. The last time he rose,
as he sat in the easy chair, he asked mother
if she would "read the Bible to hm?" She
did so and it was the 55th Psalm. In read
ing this, she omitted all those passages which
relates more particularly to David's enemies,
and read oil the rest, which, you know, was
particularly applicable to himself; he seemed
to feel it deeply and after she bad finished
reading, she saw his lips moving in prayer.-Il
This was the last time he was able TO listen
to this precious volume, or to rise from his
bed. Towards morning, he became slightly
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