Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-30

mission 10 wash Persons face wi'h cold water
ana d'd SO whCn spoke TO him, he would coy
Amen, Amen, Amen Thn, night hs WIS pni /,
bed, AMI about half nm hour nficr lie begnn Ia
yomit Isabella was with him Nil the n,ghf
The fits continued during oil tho nirht He VA.
put TO bed between nine and ten clock Mn,ihi.s
renamed Up until between ten md eleven. mud
sometimes went into Persons room and complain
CD Unit fIcfsons vomiting aud bad lealth almost
na'e INN WON'T himself There wos nothing
done that night for Picrson except by Isabella who
washed HIM | saw him the next morning. md
found INN better, and IN his senses no medical n,d
was sent for his linen was changed ,ou, ,im,s
inrnf the night he Ind NJ medicine nor were We
allowed TO have any IN the house. From thu, time
uht'' he dled, no physician wns sent for, or mcdl-
cine administered unto HIM, ns we believed that all
sickness was detached spirits, aud that Matthias
mad the power of casting them out On Wodnc,
day he told me that he had trying night and a,,d
he believed he had one or two fits | asked him II
he wished 10 have some nnurishmcni md he snid
yes some coffee. When lac got it, he threw II ur
onh took nothing else he rcmnlned oil "Wednesday
IN bed the greater part Of thn morning Manhias
was ing ut The front door 10 pcdlnr and tn
rest OF the day with Pie,son. On Tbursdnv md
FRIDAY and Saturday, Mr.. Per,on WINS m, md
WINS nj different times taken from the table Ly Mn,
Ihns IN fl, to another room SATURDAY, niph, he
went to bed and did rotgct up nj all on SUNDAY
Matthias WIS preaching the greater part of TIM,
day IN the parlor MIR. Persons bed room door
opened to the narlor, and was partly open, and
Mat'hias would order Isabella 10 20 and shut
mo door when he was IN it, several OF which
he had during thu dny and Matthias was Of
loaded that Pierson should encourage ouch ,pirIi
us those which brought on the fits. On SUNDAY
night Pierson was left alone in hin room without
candle
10 Court Plcr.on wns sensible on Sunday
| night was down IN the kitchen on Saturday
n'Rht, and Elizabeth was sent down by her father
10 wash ms (Mr. Persons feet, and asked me 10
go up u asked her toul rot she wnsh her father
tec' herself md she told mr. Mr. Picrson wished to
| speak To me went up and Matthias and Isabella
were IN the room with Piotson ! shortly oit the
room and went into The hall, and "a, down in il 10
rest myself Whilst there Matthias and lsabollo
passed me- and wen, 10 tho bend Of the Kitchen
stairs and convorscd there for M IRE thnn hnlc an
| hour Matthias made motions 10 me with his hand
| ana thought was intclrupiing the conversation
| and went away sut did not understand md ask
Cd INN what he meant, nnb he told me II was To
take AMY the candle, which did. On Monday
| morning Piorson Wos worse pnI when witness
went TO SEQ Inn she found his daughter rubbing Ais
legs; Matthias brought him IN his brcnkfas. Pier
| son ask ID me could not administer an injection to
HIM, and said yes, il Matthias would LEI mr., and
bid Pcrson ask Matthias for lcnye to do it -
| Mnnhlas ch'nc INTO The room and went ont and
heard no more about II, hbou, noon ON Monday.
Person appeared to lose his ernsca When Mat.
th'as came ont he went to preach to Isabella and
commanded hcr TO go up 10 hl. room n, supper
Tine on Monday night she heard n noise in Pier.
sons room and went TO the door and saw Picfson
on HE floor. Mrs Galloway went first 10 the
door, but hahns snid she was always the first 10
co. and she came Laclt and scented herself at table
soHc time after Matthias wen, into the room, md
so did !, and saw Person lying on the floor, and |
a'kfdto call Isabella 10 take HIM up bu, Matthias
sud no. let hun be, am watching hi, spirit |
then walked out in the Court yard Townrls can.
die light came in aud Matthias was sitting in the
potlour reudng Persons bed was put on the
| floor and he put on II and left there that night on
Tuesday morning went in and saH Person ly.
ing IN the same state Insensblc nothing was done
for Pierson ON Tuesday I'LL evening" when he had
a warm bath. Mrs Drach came there that day be.
wcen | and l2 O'Clock, and asked to sec Pcrson
Several times during the day she expressed the
same wish aud Matthias said she should see HIM +;
Mrs. Drach asked me about il and | said she could
when our fatler pleased. In the afternoon asked
Matthias to lei Mrs. Drach SEQ Person but he
took no notice OF what said but continued preach.
ing 10 me md Mrs. Druch who were togethcr IN
the room. After supper went into Persons room
and he was scnscless, but alive Isabella slapped
him the face and told him 10 come GU, Of his he'll
lish sleep. Calharine, Elizabeth, Anthony md Is
abella were in the room with mr.. Isabella gave
Pierson hard slap with her right hand. The fl
came on when he put into the water | did
not assist to put him IN the bath he whs no,
ny minutes in the bath until he was again put into
,l..I n ..sI..
and told him that Picr.on had got BATH and ask
ed would he let Mrs Droch who was with me, see
Pierson. He made answer, but continued talk.
Ieg Matthias continued preaching during the
evening, sitting in the rocking chair IN the par
Tor Person made noise during TuesJoy night
and the night before, he fell difficulty in brcn b.
ing. thought It arose from the dryncss OF his
throat, ms he got drunk during the day. AT olt
ven o'clock on Tuesday night lie got a drink and
Matthias was laying Person on his back and lisa
bella held the sheet up to his mouth To prevent
the water running out OF it, which Matthias poured
| in with pitcher : tho scene was extremely dlslres-
sing. Matthias stood upright AMI poured the wa
ter IN stream from the pitcher. The family re-
tired TO bed and Pcrson wns left alone witness
! heard noise in Persons room; Matthias had
gone there with candle, and when we met told me
with a ST. ght shake Of his head Person was dead /,
| was disappointed, rs expected Persons ft the
night before was his last struggle in recovering his
health and TINT he would be well Ibcn retired,
and next morning went into the rnrlor and saw
! Mrs. Drnrh there whom Matthias bad told Of Pier.
sons death we were nil there waiting for in
struclons relative TO the subject from Matthias /;
Bishop was sen, for by Motbas 10 preparc the fu,
neral.
The Cour, rose, took a recess, i, being half pas,
| SIX o'clock.