Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-28

In July and August of last summer | lived i'm New
tork and sing Sing. | arrived at the latter Mace ON
the Saturday previous to MIR. Persons sickness; ho
was iaken.ll ON Tuesday: Matthias Mr. Person Isa-
bella The black servant Mr. Folgcr. Catharne Gala
way, Lewis Basil, the coachnan, a hired Dutchman
who could not speak English, Miss Person two sons
Of Matthias, james and John, daughter of Mrs Gal.
AWAY two children of my own, the eldest III years of
se ue Youngest SIX, and myself all there ut that
ume' first heard of him and received his doctrines
through Mr. Person; who was confirmed believer in
.iiem as ever was also became believer in his doc
,rncs and became established and confirmed in them
MY husband also became believer in them but was
more disposed 10 doubt than MIR Pierson or ,nvscc
And, so ian us could Judge Catherine Galloway believed
IA thcni and acted believer Towards his believers
ne stood IN the doctrinal relation OF fathcr-he was our
'"lher' we considered him God the Father. pos
sesShg tne holy Ghost, and the power of bcsowg on
o'hcIs the power also of executing wrath on whom he
" u' we regarded him as the last trumpet answer
Tug 20 an 'he angels OF wrath spoken ofin the Revelations
that is the executing angels We indeed thouvht IA, did
cast evil spirits out OF us We obey all his com.
inhus, and we showed our obedience to him il, all
things We looked to him for directions how 70 act and
he would tell the spirit would direct us which we
considered he had n rioht to command 10 lad Tho
command ofal things in the house would sometimes
go 10 nm TO direct u.s. and he sometimes had occasion To-
reprmand us, and tell we had not his spiri, bnt
spnt which did not please him. which he would cast ont
v would sometimes be very violent in his manner Of
winch We had small specimen yesterday i'm court Ills
anger would last Tong time aud become very tedious
anu nv would curse Us awiuy and threaten us until we
considered ourselves lost creatures unless he saved
lie told us he would u.s. but we must s rid of The
eyll spirits within and If we asked for hotter s;,
una deivcrance from him. he would give them TO us
Our obedience extended to all the temporal affairs of the
mousse ana ne told us we stood responsible to him for
and he always called it "my house,
Z DO you know of any difficulty between him md
Mr. r,erson shortly before his death "A Yes sir the
III WIN commenced when Matthias went away from Sing
sing TO New York. Shortly before Mr. PeIson's JenE
hvara them conversing, and know that he censurcd
MN Tor some thingssome mismana GENE mt i'm tillno the
ground lie claimed the first fruits of every tn9,be
iruits OF the fields and of the gardenand we would moi
use mem until he came back if he from home lie
q ~ I'M tl.t
ems and every thing There was u coach and span of
horses exclusively his. | remember the circumstances
mentioned by Mr. Bishop this morning. about MIR Pier
sol, ,r liu Matthias going out together with horses
They let their horses drink the brook and Mr. Pier
son morse wanted to lie down, and did so; but Mr. p
escaped from getting wet from dry piece of land which
was IN the middle of the brook Mr. Person d;rd Lc
tween and clock on Wednesday morning the 9Th
August. On Monday afternoon one week 'before he
death, Matthias went into the fields with lis von ms
son 10 PICK berries and brought some home which
Mere prepared for supper by isabella. lie took supper
hour previous MIR. Pierson, Matthias myself and e.
tnarine were at supper together The reason why sun
per was so ate was because 1T haying time and we
waited Tor Mr. Pierson to in
Matthias helped MIR. 7. TO some blackberries small,
butter or tea plate full Mr. p these and had an
other plate full Catharne had some also; but ga, onIv
two berries. Matthias eat none lie had bccn nreob
ing at the table time, and sadFather Won nav.
eateh no biackoerries and then discovered there was
no plate before HIM, although was a little on ono
side said-"Father, you have no plate and no said
Father is not honoed here, though his sons were
themselves nd
ne had lost ing (Nlatthias 81 blessing the enjoyment
OF eating backberrcs" He preached on this snb;cc,
until - clock or afer He told MIR Picrson Thai he
would be the subject of that NIGHT nasmucb no
MI T. had had two plates of blackbcrries whilst he had
none and that 1T to be considered preat vor tIo,
ne picked them himself But no blackberres were eaten
but what lac helped to he always did the broad and
butter and every thing the table He said hcv were
Juuases who dipped IN the dish with him. There was
noulng unusual next morning. and Mr. p went into the
fields. At four clock p NJ on Tuesday he came banI
and went into the barn My Edward came TO me and
sau r rerson was IN t, and sent for Matthias for
we dd not dare to touch him without being exposed TO
censure for he said, by touching him we Injured hi,
spirit Mr. Pierson subject to fits and Matthias used
to commend him to get up and walk before the 81 was
broken when IN his he was sometimes laid on couch
him 1o Pafiour ana Matthias e %GHd g re
the spirt o6eyed him Mr. Person lay on the aaxia
named o on nr's e and man
them ti they came TO the kitchen steps where Lc G
Gown soon recovered from the fall and up STRAIGHT
but did not recover on former times II was ns77 -
er ms lts 10 give MN coffee, and 1T that evening
and Matthias helped him and put piece of bread in hs
mouth but he did not eat it, Matthias then walked him
about the hall and piazza and would stop and talk to him
went 10 mem ana found he not recovered so as to
speak and told Matthias that thought he was v,r II;
he mad strong fit shortly afterwards in the chair so as
10 cause IL 10 crack and called Isabella A;er that le
mad another hi in the chamber in the South wing
asked Matthias for permission wash his (NIr p 'sl
head and did When spoke to him he would :, -
g Ann, Ann Ann repeatedly He was mi 10 nod ~
continued all night. ~ 80 40
- *. az lpfy vsnn
~ ana went INTO his room and complained that Mr.
r. vomiting made him sick aud that his breath s,nclled
pad DeIeve nothing done for him that night p X
cep that Isabella washed him. There was w sheet
on the bed, which in The morning, was found torn in
tour pieces lie was very rpless and was changed
four times during the night No physician was called
toshim, and he had medical aid until he died O
Nhy not a. Why, sir believe that all sick nesscs
were 80 many spirits, which Matthias alone could cast
out for this ms doctrine. On Wednesday Mr. p said
he had had trying night At my suggestion made
else. "s
lie remained all that day in bed Matthias was
preaching during the greater part of the morning TO
edaT at te front door, and during the rest of the dav
ne was wi;h Mr. T. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Mr L was up; but was taken table several times in a
h and carried into another room Matthias snd il .as
bad spirit, which subdued He did not ,ct nm
all day Sunday-and Matthias continued ureecbina
nearly the whole day in the paror and told the servant
10 shut the door to keep the noise of Mr.
MS lie ala not go near him to help hinfor he woud
hrp no one unless requested to do Mr. Pcrson was
elt the whole night without candle He was sensible
on Sunday night was down in the kitchen ON Satnr
day night and Miss Person told me her father wanted
isabella 10 wash his fectand that he had something IN
say to her Isabella, who then baking at the oven
observed saying she safraid the father would censure
que afterwards however, did go up, and shortly after
wards; when went up and passed the door saw
matthias, and Isabella came of Mr. Persons room
ana thcn stand talking IN the hail. the top of the stairs
Tor half an hour or three quarters.
lie made motion for me to leave the hall which |
did came again and found them conyersno i'm n |
low tone then asked what lac wished me to do; and
he sad take the candle away which did On Mon. !
rubbing hinl-Nlatthas then bringing him in lis
breakfast stayed with Mr.. = some time and he
wished me TO give him enema Gnicction) and nsked
me would not told bin yes, and would do a hun