Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-27
THE BIND WARRIOR.

he received blow ~ il bate which des-
trnycd his sight. \ few years after the
missionaries settled IN k"i"iea, ilc became
impressed with the truths Of ihe Gospel.
lie was constant at chu:c'',"hcTe he was al
ways taken by some kind friend, who would
llkc one cud Of his stick, while. he held tho
Other. He has often bceu seen 10 have been
led 20 lie church BY the cn!c.s, and some
! times By the king himself. Poor NJ. was
quite blind he could not 60 any where by
himself; 5ut he always manaccd 10 g.,
some cac 20 take him TO th. school every
! morning It six O'Clock. ana by rcpra,ino and
ca,eGrv r.mon,hcr;no vho. kind friends
ro,J -, hin, Eo ..r,.,> Ion, , nrs,, Looi -
,Ls Nnw Tes,, nn. ''
! One SabbaIb mon,:on old Mes seat q,
church was cm3,y, and Mr.. Williams, the
! missionary. obsrrvjno ,ba, bo WAS m;s,juu,
euonired whv he w.s ~, there. He was
,oAi ,h,t Me was cycrcd;r.!y II and NOT
.xnec,,d 70 live. On beariinr fins NJ,
Williams sci Out ;mmed;a,eIv to seek old
Al ; co,.ao,. IT.. fm vi him Lvi.c in ,
[ G,.lc ,,ut. and ouYc spnor,,c from, ,be Inns
| in VII ci, lhos.. around hlm lived.
! Ga entering the hu,. Mr.. W. said, !" Nc,
t, | am sorry TO find you so i'll. knowing the
voice, Ne cSc!aimcd, t" Isl you? Do
! really hear your vocc again before die ?
| h:ppy row Mr.. W. frs, asked lirn
whether he had plenty Of food for it is 4
custom IN those hcalhcn countries, when
people get old and infrm, for their friends
! 10 pat them to death i'll The most cruel man
ncr. Sometimes, under pretencc CT tak'"S
4 poor aged parent to a steam Of "aer 10
balhe. they will hurl HIM inio hole which
they have dug for 'h" purpose, and then
throw heap of stones upon the body. Ia
! answer to Mr.. W. question: Ale SAID, maj
as''"1es ne suffered much from hunger.
"Bui, sa'd Mr. W., "you have P cce OF
ground OF your own (ior, although he wa.
blind, he vas very industrious IN cuiva'ing
potatoes, &c. how Ist, then, that you sutt:
or from hunger Oh !" replied Me, las
soon as ever was iaken III, the people with
whom lived sized my hi OF ground, and
sometimes am IN great wan"
Mr.. w. then asked HIM why he had not
complaInedto h" chIci, or TO somebody VINO
could help HIM tie repid. 81 feared
lest the people should call me tale-bcarer,
aud speak III fmy religion; and thought
| would rather suffer hunger or death than
give tnem ocass.on tr do 81.
! Mr.. W. then asked what brethren camc
TO read ~nh him in his affection. He nam.
cd several bnt sali." they do not como as
ollen as | could like yet | am not lonely.
for nave many visits from God ; God and
| we're talking together when you came H.
"WrH," sad Mr.. vs." land what were you
talking abou i was praying to de-
! p'rt. and 20 DC with Christ, which Is lar cci'
ter" was lis answer.
/ Mr.. " then asked nm 10 tell him what
! he thought Of himself in the sight OF God,
and on what his hope OF heaven rested,
"On ~ replied Me, ." have been IN great
! trouble this morning but | am happy now.
saw an immense mountain, with very high
sides, up which | tried to climb bul when
! had got 4 great hrghr, lost my hold, and
fell to tie bit ON. Overdono with fatigue
and Distress, went 10 distance, and sat
down to weep; ard while VS. weeping,
saw one drop of blood fall upon that
mountain, and in a moment it was dlssolr.
eu." Mr.. W., wishing to know what Mes
construction of this extraordinary circum.
stance was, said, " This was certainly
strange sigh ; but what do you think it
mcant?' After expressing surprise that
Mr.. w. should be at loss 10 kno" wha' 1t
meant, lie sad. THAT mouna'n was my
sins, and the drop which Il uron 1t was
one drop o the precIons blood Of Jesus, by
which the mountain Of my guilt must be
'r "oor n, ""a' h - s.r,' sense orhy guiit, and