The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-02-10

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/ The ARK of. THE GosPEI III IS !,
RrGHT.-The Ark of Noah was typeof
Christ. And it was a fit representative
of the, gospel; for it was diiviincly planned
and exactly fitted for thegreat emergency;
No vessel of.,mere human invephon cr ]
structure, could have survived thai food
of waters.
And so it is with the gospel ark. It is
no human invention, but a divine con-
struction, and no other can meet the
emergencies Of the soul Human inyen.s
tions and systems may do for The rivers Of
time, and men may: float gsily in tIem;:s
but they will not avail for3the last, most
important voyage. Nothing will do them Z
but the gospel ark. In this alfis right
For although men who are wise in their
own conceit, may find fault andsuggest
an improvement here and there, they are
| like foolish children criticising the work Of.
some distinguished artifeer True, the
structure is in some respects mysterious.
It has "some things which are hard TO be
understood" and men come and try to.
look into its dark chambers and ask what
are these for? And here and there we !
find some curious and mysterious piecelof
workmanship, or some incomprehensihle
apparatus. And human philosophy pro-
poses to dispense. with them as useless.
nay, some even 60 SO far as to, find fault
with the entire arrangement, as not ra.,
tional. But still all isright! There is not
single apartment which is too small Or.
too large, too dark or too light--not SIN
| gle plank or nail which:is out Of place.
And when the flood of death shall come
and sweep away every human invention
and overrun the mountains Of pride, this
ark will be found precisely adapted to the
wants of the soul. And when it rests on
the heavenly Arrarat, and we review it at Z
our leisure, and remember the incidents of
the voyage, and Judge by the better light.
which we shall there have, we shall not ).
only believe, but see that all was right
The following are the particulars Of a.:
most shocking murder, which was perpe.
trated in the vicinity Of Sparta, Hancock
county, within one mile and a half ofthat
village. The murder occurred on Thurs
| day night last. $780, IS .s5fs =
After supper, Mr. Robert Petigrew,
the overseer Of Maj r. Mitchell, lefi
home, as he stated, to goto town for some.
tobacco, at about or 8 o'clock. Next
morning Mr.. Petigrew was found near
the road side dead, evidently to have been
murdered A jury was mediatel cali !
ed, and an inquest held. On the exami-
nation of the body, the skull was found to-
be fractured in two or three places. Sus- !
|picion soon rested upon Maj. Mtchelps
negroes. A number Of citizens were de-
tached to arrest the negroes, and ssother
citizens to search the negro houses, boxes,
trunks, &c. The club used by the MUIR
derer was found within 40 or SO feet of
the dead body, with some of the hair of;
Mr.. p. on it. Three Of the negroes were.
soon placed in Jail; and about the same
time the watch Of Mr.. P. was found. by,
theparty who had sbeend directed search,
in the box Of one of the negroes who. had
been secured. Mr. 2. had left home with
the watch in his pocket The watch was,
shown to the negro in whose box it had
been found, and he confessed his guilt,
and now awaits his trial which is to take
place this day.. = 35 $3.50
Many stages have been robbed, for:
some time past, of trunks, &c: IN the very
vicinity where this murder has been corn-
United. A general search is now being
made and progressing. Already many Of
the articles, known to have belonged TO-
stage passengers who have been robbed,
have been found; and it's now hoped
that the mystery which has 50 long hung
over the depredations committed in that.
Eneighborhood, viii soon be developed and
THAT the yillainies 50 long erpetrated wilt
lbeI exposed, and the: perpetrators brought ugl &
to- justice: agusta Con, So s.
Cause and ID ffscst:sI amt gem to-
llEeslong, NANNY s, 5,