Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-31
Though yc nave llin among the pots,
Like doves We shall appear,
Whose wings with silver, and with gold,
Whose feathers covered are

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"After standing for some time, looking
at one another some of them thought they
had left other worshippers in the moss hag.
Others thought that the sound echoed from
a grcatcY distance. Whoever or where
ever the words come from, we have little
concern, said John Brown; 'onc thing
We may take comfort from, they arc Gods
| words to his Church in aiilictiou; and that
is oar situation.
':As usual he had arisen with the dawn,
and had offered up the mornings sacrifice.
His wife often told how remarkably the
Psalm sung that morning, tended to grid
up the lOins of their minds. Ii was Psalm
xvii II verse
1After worship the good man went to the
sill to prepare some peat ground; the SER
wants were also out, and engaged at some
distance in their wonted employments.--
Ola sudden Claverhouse surrounded the
helpless man, with three troops Outrageous,
and brought him down to his own house.
He left his impliments of industry with
great composure, and walked down before
them, more like a leader than captive.
"Meanwhile Janet had alarmed her mo.
thcr by telling her that great many horse
men were coming down the hill with her
father. The thing feared is come upon
me; o, give me grace for this hour said
her mother, hastily taking up her boy, and
wrapping him in her plaid; and taking
Janet in her hand, she went out to meet
her foes, praying in secret as she went.
"The leisureIy way of examining per-
sons by law, in which there was some sense
of Justice, was now departed from. Cla-
vcrhouse simply asked John Brown, Why
he did not attend the curate! and if he
would pray for Ming james! Upon hear
ing his answer, Calverhouse said, GO to
your prayers, for you shall Immediately
die'-ybch command John Immediately
complied with, aud that in such manner
as filled the troops with amazement. On
his family it had different effect. His
wife, who was near her confinement, with
child in her arms, and Jenet at her side.
stood while nc prayed that every covenan.
ted blessing nigh; be poured upon her and
her children, born and unborn, as one re-
treshed BY the influence of the Holy Spirit,
when he comes down like rain upon the
mown grass, as showers upon the earth"
There is a light in the Christians life
that discovers the spots of the wicked, and
torments them before the time. When
Clavcrhouse could bear his prayers no
longer, and had succeeded, after Interrupt
ting him twice with the most blasphemous
language, to raise him from his knees, John
Brown said TO his wife, Isabel, this is
the day | told you of before we were mar
ried;' and added with his unusual kindness,
"You see me summoned to appear, in
few minutes, before the court of heaven,
as a witness in our Redeemer's cause,
against the ruler of Scotland. Are you
willing that I should part from you!-
Heartily willing, said she in voice that
spoke her regard for her husband, and her
submission to the Lord, even when he call
ed her to bow before his terrible things.
That is all | wait for; o death, where is
thy sting? D grave, where will be thy VIC
.ory?' said the good man, while he tender
" laid his arms around her, kissed her and
his little boy, and lastly Janet; saying to
her, My sweet BARN, give your hand 10
God as your guide; and be your mothers
comfort He could add no more; tide
of tenderness overfowed his heart. AT
last, he uttered these words, BLESSED be
thou, o Holy Spirit! that speake,h more
comfort to my heart than the voice of my
oppressors can speak terror to my ears.-
Thus, when the Lord brought his witness
TO be tried, he discovered a magnanimity
which, as he fell, conquered his prosecu-
tors.
"If, in the Christian life, there is a Light
that discovers the spots of the wicked, so
in the martyrs heroic graphing with death,
there is heat that scorches them past en-
during. 1t was doubtless under this feeling
that Claverhouse ordered six of his drag
oons to shoot him, ere the last words were
out of his mouth; but his prayers and con-
duct had disarmed them from performing
such a savage action. They stood mo-
tionless. Fearing for their mutiny, Cla-
verhousc snatched pistol from his own
belt and shot him through the head. And
while his troops skunk from the awful scene,
he like beast of prey that tramples and
howls over fallen victim, nsulted the ten
der-hearted wife, while she gathered up
the shattered head, by taunting jeers .
'What thinkest thou ofthy husband now,
woman?' Il ever thought muckle good Of
him. said she, 'and now more than ever.
lie seeing her courage said, 'it were but
Justice to lay thee beside him. She
replied, if yc were permitted. doubt not
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