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

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A we I'll believed tina, phy.ic;ao- minister,
ma lawyers, were the Creates, evils in the world
finerfey believed that there was no need of medi
einr, or any aueh remedies 10 cure MI Per.op
"ahha7 preached his doctrine, which then be.
htsed, but do mol believe II nov. The ijso was 10
torment the evil spirit until il departed We nll
sincerely wished Tor Mr. piersons recovery. but
There was nothing jope for hlni Lul wash ,im,aI
put him IN tho bnth We nrted so in acco,dane.
with wha, We thought our Inc of duty, and wa,
treated, when sick, IN The same way myself A
community oil interest III property was pnt Of the
doctrine, but no ealIoh the property theirs but
Matthias. lie frequently said 10 me- " How dare
you speak so to me in my own house, | mee;,by
a community ofinerest in property tint /, should
bca common stock. The greater par: OF the uro.
per,y WIS Mr. FoIgers, and the house wa, boneb,
by mr Person, and put INTO the cornnion stock IL.
abeiln brought IN nothing She was brought there
ny Matthias, and be would not let her trke wuge,
'he brought some furniture Which WAS under,tpod
10 belong 10 Matthias she wps discipla of his be-
'ote was, ind had resided with him shc lived
wan Mr. Person before that, and worked for him
but did not i've with him in the opacity Of a house
Keeper Louis was Matthias coIehmun. and was
n'fed by HIM. The last Tina Mr. Person came up
IRON new York, he came nlone in The steam boni.
'hnd not IN the carriage with Louis When Isabel.
!" tlofPed Mr. Person, her doing did not appear
'" w IN The same light That II does nov. Al that
time We believed that If We lifted him icnde,ly md
with care, the evil spirit which was in him. would
come INTO w, AMI tina, IN order 10 prevent IT, il wn.
necessary TO treat him roughly, which our nature
would moi permit US to DO hui Isabella hnving more
resolution than we, and laboling under The same de-
'us'oh she slapped his face, and dcsrrd him TO
como out OF his hcllish sleep. Cor ncannininnce
WIN Mr.. Pictson commenced in 1876 before his
wile died Shortly b fore hfr death no adopted the
'uen oi hfSt and second resurrection. Mr. Per
son wasycry ubundon, in the labors orreIigion.
Counsel for the prosecution objected to this line
Of examination
Mr., Western said that he wnnod to show TIM,
MIR Piofsons mind and body were IN n sbn,tered
condition before hs acquaintance with the pfjaoper
nc wanted 10 fho% Ilerson's liability TO fall into
disease, ana that auel was the state OF his mind
that when hla VII dicJ he said sic would nri.o
on the 'lird d,y aud on Tho evening Of thni dav no
prepared ten ior her, aod went INTO the room where
she was lying oeaJ and called l,cl 10 ten ard thu,
therefore Mr. Psrson had not bfcn deluded by Mat
thlas, hui before le isncw him
Cross examination OF Mrs. Foleer continued
The farther Mr.. Persons character is epauifed in.
TO- hc more Clearly VIII nppcnr that he was nol-
Their an insane nor weak minded man. Mr. Picf.on
believed that the dpys oflhe Apostles would be re.
vive1, and oil their power to heal The sick md rinse
| the d'nd woul be restored. When tho physicinn,
gavcnp oil hopes Of curing Mr. Pieraon's wife. he
sad TINT Gods extremity - mans opportunity
anu Inn, the el'crs of the church should be called
| together, and h,s 10 should b. anoin,td Mr.
fierson then sent for several meD and women who
came 10 his house, but | do not know v neither they
were tlders ofihe church or MT; one of them was
Iaf mn I'm tlt,t.
made below and above stairs, and Mr. Pi rson then
nnoned his wife. In doing so he shattered him
self under the word Of GoJ and obcycd The inlunc-
ton Of scripture, which sayp II there be any sick
| amongst you, let them call for the cid IN of The
| church and amount them with oil, nnd they vii
be he Mr. Picrson expected TINT his vile
would not die, mud that God would heal her ! war
at Persons house Frdny, as well as can
remember, and bis wife died IN n few uays sf,cr
Nh Person 'hen expected that bis wife would rise
from the droJ attended meetings at his house az
ter the death OF hIs wife ! was not n ware tba, he
had fits before the Fall he came TO Sing Sing.
cant remember whit year that was. Il was the
Fall before he died When he had d Fl, he made
noise 10 his thron, when tho fl was going off; did
not observe any ding else. The fot fl isaw Mr..
Pcrson have, wnB n sofa IN his house. in tbi Il
stree, il lasted very short time think nor mora
! thnn three or four minutes. Not being then so
much Under the influence OF Matthias as was a.
| subsequent period, ! washed Me-. Persons faco
with cold WINTER mud rubbed his hands, md after
wards bnthcd his f ct in wafm water, and applied
halfs to them When he had r. he did not 10 G
his senses, bat WINS aware Of his condition, and as
soon ms the fiji ups over he continued Tho converse.
ton, as If the e. had mo-, happcrcl and would be-
gin exnc'ly a, the place he left of speaking when
the fl interrupted him. lie had no, any fit for
| good while nfor he went to Sing Sing The first
b'd one no bad was on The Tuesday night preyi US
TO his death
O. Did no, your own good sense teach you that
medical aid was necessary for the recovery Of Nj
Person
! A. Not not then my good sense ,nught me SO
before went INTO that concern, and since qui, it.
and would have rrsored 10 the ordinary means Of
curing Mr. PIGEONS disease had moi then believed
| that Matthias could euro him. II was long time
before my co 1lidtncs was established in Matthias.
and when my confidence is once established in my
person it is no, easily shaken. | was confident
that Matthias had The power to cure Mr.. Pierson,
and was therefore unceasing in asking him to call
nightly on father to deliver him. ! considered
myself woman Of prayer, and Mr.. Pierson was
truly man ofprayer, but we were forbid TO pray to
any God but Matthias. dii not consider Mr..
Persons life in danger, as believed that he would
i've iof ever thouSht tna' inc last enemy TO be
destroyed was DEATH and that Matthias had come
to destroy tina, enemy. often told Ma,thas tina.
Mr.. Persons symptoms were not good that his
tongue WINS coated, and hat he needed evacuation
IN reply Matthias told me tina, he WINS minding his
own business and watching Persons spirit can
MOI tell the exact time after Pierson camc To Sing
Sing tina, he had the hrs, fit there was an interval
Of some weeks between the fits, except the last at
ineks he generally had the fits in the afternoon.