The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-12-03

~%A@tS<'si YS}N @sASt vASitg oba pm
TO him of. The silustioh ofshis child and Of
lis moshsr. Union my expressing = hope
| ihss he wss ready 10 repsif 10 the uttnos,
Of bis power the, wforg he had done, he
said, oh, certainly, l, was his wsh:'bn he
afterwards -sdded, .Perhaps his relatives
ought 10 be asked He then went on TO
detail The circumstances under which The
acqusinsance was formed spoks of--------
Iswilhgkindness, and whenever he referred 10
the child, manifested grea, emotion
On Thursday before Dr.. A. had reach
Ied the cell, Mr.. G.. had been Informed o.
the Governors renewed refusal 10 interfere.
| 'FIe grasped my hand as entered, aud we
were both loo much overcome TO say a
word. l prayed al his side for some time,
both audibiy and siIsn,lyI ahd'he remained
on his knees for some ninuses after 1 had
conclsdsd. His acknowledgement, Of his
sinfuness and Of his hope that he would
find mercy at his heavenly Fathers hand
for bis Sa ,iour's sake. came unprompied,
and were humble and ferven.'
On this occasion. he renewed the assur-
ances, that the act for which be was TO suf
fer, had been committed in selfdefence;and
requested that his execution might be de
fered ill the setting Of the sun on the fol-
lowing day.
Before leaving C on this occasion, DR., A..
though. il his duty TO mention 10 him, 'the
apprehension on the minds Of some iha. he
would commit suicide. told him solemn.
ly, if such an idea crossed his mind, al any
time dismiss il at once as the delusion Of
the adversary, as he valued his hopes Of
eternal salvation. He was much Affected
at The time. and disavowed expressly all
such Intention
On Friday, DR.. An,hon appears 10 have
Been at the prison from 0 o'clock in 1.-The
morning I'LL after o'clock in the afternoon.
though only par, Of the time in
company with the prisoner. On his en-;
tering ,Ae cell, MIR G. advanced and
and received me in manner so
calm and kind as affected me deeply; infor-
med me tina. Miss Hensbaw would soon be
present: of his wish to haze The marriage
ceremony performed; that he had no doubt
she would consent. that his brother had
gone TO bring her TO the prison, and would
be there shortly aSa.gFs sgT 5.
| He afterwards entrusted TO DR.. A the sum
OF $500 ior the use of his child and It's
mother, spoke Of them both with deep emo
ton, and said how anxious he vas that the
/ mother should lead virtuous life, and the
child be duly .educs,ed. Here il was,
recoIec.. he gave his, views with so much
correctness, in my opinion, of the influence
Of association Of home in training up
children that my feelings gave away
% As Miss H. did not arrive as soon as
was expected, p. ,A.iwmproved the lime
| by reading the bible 70 the prisoner, and
commenting on certain passages Of il, es
pecialIy ON the first seven verses of Luke
chap. 18th; the joy in Heaven over a re
! | psndng sinner, J The case Of ,hs blind mar
begging Of Jesus BY the way,side (Luks
xviii. i3.) was also brouhg, before the un
fortunate nan, the only available plea fol
acceptance in such an onr-Mercy through
The Saviour--.urged Icannot tell how often
| nor can tell the effsc. produced on me b,
his manner and bis expression at this inter
view There seemed 10 be a load liflet
of me- % ~ tR 'oaaf' fh
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