Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-31

United States. The old Mariners church
at Now Orleans having been removed by
order Of the government, it seemed ncces-
sarv to begin at the foundation. Mr.. Loo.
mis- was sent 10 New Orleans in January
last and commenced his Iabors By renting Il
room, conveniently situated, filling it up IN
an economical manner, and there preaching
the gospel to such as might assemble. y
Port Society has recently: been formed at
New Orleans, and arrangements arc making
20 build L mariners church.
BATAVIA, SINGAPORE aud LANANiA. At
each OF these places the resident American
missionaries have been engaged to perform
such services for seamen as they consist
entity can.
Domestic LABoRs.
Under this head IS classcd those efforts
which the American Scaman's Friend So.
ciety has made for the benefit Of sailors,
apart from the preaching otthc Gospel. The
Sailors Magazine, in an edition Of $500
copies, ispubiishcd and distributed monthly;
,Ho editions of the Sailors Hymn Book y
Devotional Assistant have also been pub.
lisned. Aided by the New York State
Temperance Society, 100000 copies Of a
Temperance Almanac, adapted to sailors,
have been put in circulation. Aided by
inc American Tract Society, 50 large YES.
sells nave been furnished, with permanent
library Of useful books, Of about 60 VOL
umcs each, arranged in a neat case, and
put up in the iorccastlc. Our foreign chap.
lans have also beer furnished with tracts
by the Tract Society, while the American
Bible Society has furnished them with
Bibles.
LOCAL INSTRUCTIONS.
4, Portland, Salem, Boston, New Bed.
ford, New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Charleston, Savannah and Mobile, there are
regular congregations of sailors, with min
istrrs devoted TO their instruction and AT
Bosom, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, the
ordinances Of the Gospel have been intro.
duccd.
The following very interesting historical Incl
dent is taken from the Scots Worthless. -
Brown was one of the goodly band of cove
nantcrs who suffered persecution in the times
of the bloody Claverhouse in the seventeenth
century.-Ch. Int.
JOHN BROWN OF PIIEsTHlLL.
"On one o(those days, when driven from
his home, he fled for refuge to deep ra.
vine, or moss hag, that had been formed
by the current OF water spout, carrying
shrubs, soil, moss, and all before it, to the
dale land beneath, leaving a frlghttul
chasm amidst vast field of heath. Its
deep messy sides made ii inaccessible to
strangers; only the neghboring husband
man knew where the brakens hid the rocks,
whose shelvy sides conducted to the bottom.
In the sides of this natural alley were dens
and caves, sufficient to hide large CON-
pany. In one of these Priesthill intended
to spend the day in prayer; and had begun
to pour out his soul in the words of Lamen-
talions iii 10, &c. when a sweet sound
reached his car, that seemed to proceed
from another part of the place. At first
it was in soft under voice, as afraid to
be heard: but soon rose above all fear join.
ed with others; and he heard Psalm dis.
tlnclly sung.
". is the hallowed sound Of praising
God; and by some fellow sufferers said
John Brown as he arose from his knees to
search them out. And to his no small joy,
he found David and William Steel,
his neighbors, and Joseph Wilson from
Lesmahago, in the cleft of a rock that jut-
ted half way into the ravine. The Steels
had had a narrow escape the day before
this. And it was to avoid such harassing
that they fled to the ravine. Nor did they
flee in vain. They found, to their sweet
experience, this dreary waste a Bethel
and in their harassings and hidings, as it
was with Moses on the Mount, they felt
nearest God, when farthest from creature
comforts. All day they read of Gods
Word and prayed by turns; and during
the dark and silent watches ofthe night, by
turns they prayed and praised.
"The seventy fourth psalm was deeply
| imprinted on their memories, for its being
remarkably descriptive of their situation.
The whole Of it was sung about mid
night; and while the wind carried the sound
to the dale land below, faith carried the
matter up to heaven. They felt a peace
that made them loath to part. Every one
was sensible that the presence OF God had
been with them. And in this spirit these
poor hunted saints spent the time till NOR
ming dawncd, and the lark rose above
their heads, joining his notes with theirs In
praise to God for the light ofanother day.
"WilIiam Steel who escaped death from
the prosecutors, and lived many years aller'
the Revolution, said often, If ever tNere
was time in his life that he wonId WISH
to enjoy over again, it was especially tha'