Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-02-17

loh' nave already Staleullldt, lii edlly
youth, he imbbed this doctrite; but wheth-
ar his mind was ever fully d ease on the |
subject, [ know not. Be this as it may, /;
am not speaking at randod when | state
hat in The midst of a revival of-religion,
he avowed this belief TO me, and chung to
it, to the rejection of that faith in Christ J.
$ which works by love, purhes the heart
and overcomes the worId-' His brother,
feeling great anxiety about his previous
views, asked him if he had any conf
dence in them? To which he replied,
that he had homeland seemtd much sur
prised that he should think he had. -
" Why" said he. "my del brother,
have been educated under ths same infu-
ences as yourself. The SINE mother !
taught me TO SAVIOUR Father, who alt
IN heaven--that taught you. | have not
been insensible to those inf ences any
more than you. have no Confidence in
any passport to heaven but a nee0 cree-
ture. 49, $751;. 49, ~
3. How strong his testimony as ex-
hb!Iec in his eagerness to understand the
plan of salvation. To clergyman who
had conversed and prayed with him, he
observed with much feeling" What a
glorious system is christianity How
important religion! How precious its
consultations in dying hour - Here,
let it be remembered, that he manifested
perfect soundness ofmind. When refer
red to the thief ON the cross, he cited
number of corresponding passages, and
seemed to feel much satisfaction IN these
instances Of the Savior's pardoning love.
He felt that his extremity was similar TO
that Of the thief parGoned and saved by
matchless grace. He said, he believed
that he should have been inscnsble to his
situation as a lost sinner, but for his moth
er's prayers, and the prayers of an aged
minister, who had baptized him when a
child, and frequently prayed for him at
his fathers house, and for whose charac-
ter he always had great respect and VEN
Grafton. Ele felt thankful that be had not
been left Of the Holy Spirit He said she
felt the need Of Savior, and knew that
he was able aud willing TO save to the Ut
te1nost all who came to him by faith and
repentance" He said, he had dishon-
ore4 God all his life-and denied him be-
fore men. Truly, that is a compassionate
God who can forgive such sinner
The 5lst Psalm being re ID to him, he re.
peated each verse as it was read with an
emphasis which dying man alone could
give, When he came 10 the tenth verse
-" Create in me clean heart. O God ;
and renew right spirit within me-" he
repeated it several times. 20 Lord y he
exclaimed, do not spurn me while cling
to the horns of the altar !" The last few
verses appeared to impart hope and conf
dence. my dear brother," said he "te!I
me more about Christ and the way of sal
? walton. How glorious! o, how mpor.
f tant is igion p
4. How strong and conclusive is the
! evidence of his feelings on this subjec
= furnished by his dying messages to hi:
friends. When asked if he had any mes
t sage for his absent parents, brothers AM
. sisters, he replied as follows:-" O, tell
them how much | love them. Tell them
f to become christians. Tell nv dear faith
er to become follower>of Christ. Tel
him TO walk in the way of peace Tel
: my dearest mother how tenderIy | love
her. and that l had hoped to have seen he
again. o. may God bless and comfor
J heh Tell her not to grieve too much 70
j me. She has other children. for whom
q she should desire to live Tell my dear
v est brother and sister, ELIJAH and EMF
LINE. to live worthy of their profession
Tell them 10 be lights to the world. TeI
n them how tenderly L love them-and t
;, tram up their sweet little children in tn
n nurture and admonition of Lord Tc
IS my dear brother GILBERT to be It chris
] tian indeed, and try 10 be useful rs lon
e as he lives. Tell my dearest little broth
h er, MARCELLUs, to love and obey hi
!. dear mother, and while he is young 10 bt
$ come a christian. May God bless an
guide my dear little brother in the wa
p of wisdom and life. Tell my dear sise
d REBEccA, that love her most ardent
IS and desire her to become Christian"
r, He manifested peculiar anxiety for
). brother next to himself in years, now
IS member of Yale College, and who ha
e sympathized with him in his religion
% views. "Tell my precious brother RoI
: ERT, TO avoid TIE gulf of infdelity-t
e take the BIBLE for his unerring guide
is to think by it to reason by iG-and t
0. live by it. Tell him how much low
is him. Tell them all, from their dying so
\. and brother, to become christians aud iiv
N for God and heavenl'' ri. ..'
His messages of ardent love and timel
% warning cid not end here. He nentiof
/ ed many of his associates in Marion, who:
" names could now call out He spok
5. with feeling heart of their kindness an
is friendship to him. stranger as he ha
" been in strange land Tell them Til
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