Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-10-25

often, when it tlrst attracted the attention
of he writer, it had passed the meridian
and Gescenup sou,hward 10 about the
75h degree. No mathematician could
have drawn better or more accurately de-
uued scmicir, le.-But the common reader
will better understand it if described as a
narrow belt, of perfectly even width, OF
about Is inches. Between thes ronS lines
which described it, there was visible ana
rapid current from its western to It's eastern
extremity, running up and then down me
b ayens from the one to the other. In
sn ri, it resembled 4 river of melted silver.
lutelligence of this celestial wonder was
quickly conveyed TO both parents and chill
ldrcn. The former were brought bv 1t
from the fire-side to the door aud the latter
from their slunb"rs to the south window OF
lher apartment, which gave them an unob.
strucied view OF ihe awiully imposing scene.
Afcr feeding our common wonder at the
sight for some time, all relred under deep
bu different impressions some to prayer
and SIT ep, and one, at least, TO communen
with conscience, which banished sleep, and
enabled her plying angel TO excla'm, Tor
hr first time, Behold she praye
The author of This sketch was reused
from his first delicious slumbcr by the earn
est uhispers of voice from point directly
over head. No words reached the ear !;
but the tones went to The hear. for they
were those OF Distress The frs impression
was that the eldest daughter, who has been
descrb d as professor Of religion, had
been led by the Holy Spirit, and perhaps
from what she had just witnessed to such
reflections as had envenuated in salutary
vet painful sense OF her lukewarmness, and
thai the gentle diturbance was owing to
lnat circumstance. The developments Of
lhc case. however. We're ra id. and that con.
cIuSion became first doubtful and then un-
'enabe IN quick succession. The clue to
Tins Case OF distress, including the cause of
Il and the person Suffering it, was furnished
by such catch.wor'is rs hest o dear !!
What shall do ?-Lord, have mercy on
me 20, what shall | do ?-What will
become of me 20, what sinner have
been Lord JESUS. have mercy on me !!
Il never thought | had been such sinner
Is there no mercy Dr me Who would
have thought had been such a great I'll
ner IL am afraid here is no mercy fos
me D, must 90 to hell Lord, have
mercy on me Lord, have mercy on me
0, Lord, have mercy on mel"
By this time the case was clear, for, in.
stead the suppressed tones and the brok.
en- sentences in which its frs, lnrlma!Ions
were conveyed, it now poured It's overpow
ering anguish mo one loud, continued d
unresfrained cry for mercy. Footsteps
were on the chamber f1oor-soundcd from
the ground floor and died a, av in the distant
apartment of the parents. They w"r''
those Of the elder daugher, who, afcr hav
ny called Hes er's mother, returned to the
srrne of dis rrss. he morher followed
quickly ani rs quirkley returned for the
purpose OF calling the m'nise or and procur-
ling light. The minister was called, an
by the time the mother had returned wqent
ioh, he was in readiness for foIIowlngrlq!d'
4 glance told. what more favorable mo-
menr would have suggt stcd, that the vlsI
ofthe minister was premature, and he m
sfantly fell back into the antechamber.'
Without leaving the bed, she had risen in
her night dress TO a kneelin@ posture and
EoreetfiII of all earthly considerations. was
wringi, her hands and writhln9 in IN
agony bordering hard on utter despair.
While her piercing cries to Heavon for mer-
cv still rose without intermIsslon. The
mother, acJing on suggestion which under
any ordinary circumstances, would have
b,en unnecessary, lost no time in arranging
or her daughters removal 10 the ncighP
borhood of comfortable fire, which some
Of US had left not more than an hour before.
There We all fell on onr knees before the
mercy seat of God; and alternately 'hef
Ne hodist preacher prayed and tie resby-
lrrian mot ler, while nsr hear rose in ear
nest pray"r, eAhorted her daughter to be.
lieve in Jesus and the mother prayed and
the preacher responded, addressing, as the
mother had done, such directions and en-.
courogement as are furnished by the word
of God to the anxious inquirer after saliva
ton.
As these exercises went on, the spirit of
faith grew strong, while, at the same time
corresponding change in the inward exer-
cises ofthe repenting suppliant was denoted
by the altered manner and language of her
prayers. They no longer indicted that
her soul was chilled bv the icy influence
of despair. The Sun Of Righteousness had
touched !, with his beam and it was grad
uaIly melting into the deep, bnt sweet and
llaln g sorrow through which :; was now
about to pass into the heavenly places.
avow ndiscrbiable are the emotions of those
hoIiovon,,l,, 20 y,l,oJ