The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-09-11

! stead OF mat Delng so. he or some OF the
/ family sent for me more than half doz-
en- times, while he was sick. Lum states
while J Ohm II. EiddIe was watching with
him one night stepped into the room,
and while there, c. commenced praying,
and that the next day said he had re-
! nounccd univcrsalism; that is not the fact,
| said to J. H. Biddlc, that his PRAYER was
no: a univt rsalist prayer. He said, why?
told him he prayed for the sake Of him,
that died for my sim There was not
one word said about him, rcnouncing the
univcr>aist faith at that time, for told
J. II. Blddc three days before, that he
had done it. In regard to Carpenters
conversation with Mr.. Plummcr. | can
say nothing. tut | am satisfied it was at
ter he had denounced the uniycrsalist
faith, and found redemption for The sake
Of him that died for his sins, as lie prayed
for before.
Mr.. Milford will speak for himself
Lum says, J. II. Bddle, and Mrs. Bid
die. his molhcr-in-law, his own daughter.
aud Mr.. Litway were constantly with
him; so far from that being the fact, his
daughter was not with him for the last
five days of his sickness, aud Mr.. BiddIe
was not able to attend until the last four
days of sickness. Mr.. Litwav watched
with him, think two nights. J. II. Bid
die was with him often the last week.
Lum saws that said had something
to tell, if Carpenter did die, but if he lived
would not tell it. pronounce the a
bovc false, ncvc, made any such state
ment to any person. Lum called on me
to know what c. had said; told him
would give it in writing, but when | re-
Elected on it, made up my mind not to
do it, but tell them what c. had said,
which did. but Ium took good care not
to publish that for fear it would i'll urc his
craft
Lum SAYS c. was nominally a univcr-
salist. carried it out in his lr, and it sus-
tanned him in death. SO far from that
being the fact, it failed him in Gcalh; he
said to IA friend il would not do to die by.
will give Carpenters statement to me
as near as can, it Will DC the same in
substance ii may not be wordcd just as he
told me. lie sent for me Oh Saturday to
shave him, after was done, he said
there are two Jobs done or nearly so; he
said have had Il hard struggle, soon
found had a work to do, have been
PRAYING TO the Lord for light, and knowl-
ledge, He said J. II. Blddc, and Mr..
Cone we've setting in his room with him.
each with a Bible, dispulng on texts Of
scripture. llhcnsuw sad hc,that men could
pick out scripture and construe it to
suit their own views; but said he am
fully satisfied that unlvCrsallsm is wrong.
found there must be Il change here be-
fore cam be happy i'll Il future state; the
people think that | am unlvcrsalls,
went to that CHURCH, but was never fully
satisfied in my mind, but now | am fully
satisfied univcr-aI!sm is wrong, and if
10 live, " nIch dontcAprcl 10 40, hCV-
er want To hear it mentioned again.
The above are The reasons. why ask
ed the friends 10 pray for him. and what
told Lum, he said; but he took good care
not to publish it-Ium says there is moth
ing but duty comprls him 10 come out IN
tie manner he has done. Now ! will
leave it to the world to Judge ii Carpcn-
tcrs character has suffered by what has
been s;i | think it has not. Is it any
disgrace for man To repent OF his SINS,
and seek redemption III the blood OF
Christ? | think not. But because he
done it when he was convinced that the
foundation re had been building on
would not stand the lest. those who were
his friends indeed; must be slandered and
that too, by men whom thought would
have scorned TO be guilty Of the like.
JAMES kENNADY.
Back-creok, Sep. lth l}4l
sec in an article headed "FMSE-
! HOOD DETECrED,n shat Mr. milford
stepped in to see Mr.. C. and prayed a
while in the room, which is the custom
of the mcthodists if requested, and if
requested to solicit leave, which he did.
But Mr.. c. assured him that it was all fix
ed. intimatng that his prayers could have
no effect upon his future destiny. After
Mr.. C's death, Mr. milford was asked by
a person who had heard of the circum-
stance how 1t was with Mr.. c.; when he
hcsiralingly replied that he had prayed
for him and he died happy; implying
that his prayer was the cause of his hap
py death"
Now the above statement is news TO
me. If the truth is what is wanted | will
give it in a few words. On the | It'll day
of August ls4 in the morning, called in
to see Mr.. G. and asked him how he was,
he answered me saying he felt very weak
but that was all. There were some other
persons in the room at that time, and had
not thought of tho 9Th chart. of Mat
thew and vers. | would have said
something to him on the subject Of reli-
glon at that time, but stepped out for a
few moments and returned again, finding
no one i'll the room but Mr.. C's son. As
soon as came to his bedside said, Mr.
: CARPENTER. | feel inst ike nrayinu foryou