The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-04-19
THE LATE ISAAC N. CUSHMAy

THE LATE ISAAC N. CUSHMAN
Although this gentleman possessed exec.
lent talents, for years an irreguar cours. Of
life had destroyed his usefulness. But nbou,
year since he united with The The Iempc.
rance society and was so emnenlly success.
full es lecturer that within a short lima
he induced 1000 in the county of Windsor
TO follow his example.
''But the most Interesting part of the a.
of Mr. Cushman's life remains 10 be tod.
Immediately after his confinement, to hi,
! house, he devoted the whole Of his time 10
religious reading--but more especially 10
the study ofihe Bible. As TIE result. he be.
came firm believer in the. inspiration Vi
the scriptures, and ofths apostles, and IA
the divinity OF Christ HI, heartfelt inter
est n personal religion during the las; Of
his life was such, as led him 10 make il the
theme OF his conversion when with his fam.
lily and friends. His views and feel;ngs
cannot be better told than as stated BY him.
self in letter which he dictated 10 an NIB.
sent son short time previous to bis dealh
After describing his situation AMI what
would The responsibilities Of his son sG~
his death, ne says: I'm order to discharss
your duties. the most important step you
can take, will be TO secure an interest in tho
Lord Jesus Christ. D my son, while stand.
ing on the confines of eternity and looking
down into the dark valley of the shadow Of
death, had | the possession Of all worlds,
would surrender them as mere dross in CEN.
parison, had OF your ago obtained an in.
tercst in the Lord Jesus Christ. But, in.
stead of this, | have run Tire crooked, giddy
race of STRENGTHENING the most important
duties of life, and among others the great
and important one of religious instruction 10
my children. WHhout religion, my sOn,
you are nothing. Hhh ii every Thing.
With tile latter, happiness in this world ans
that which ~ 10 come; through The former
misery in both worlds Choose We whom
you will serve. The bane and the antidOte
lie before you can a reasonable mar hesl-
tate in his choice
"a thorough searching of the scriptures
will show you, that by nature and by pract-
ice you are sinner, and hence are under
divine condemnation and exposed to punish
ment. TO avoid this punishment. you will
see the need of a Savior
"Further examination of that Holy Book
will show you that that Savior has come ln'
to the world that he is there called Jesus
Christ or in other words, the eternal God.
whO,ou of divine love, took upon himself
the habiliments of humanity and suffered
and died, the just for the unjust, in order to
open way to mans salvation through the
gospel, and to redeem him from that moral
ruin supperadded by the transgresslon oil
Adam as well as from his own dlsobedIence'
"The conditions of this redemption are
simple aud are capable of being compiled
with by every individual of cur race. ine
first condition is, strong and abiding ram ~
Jesus Christ This faith will be duraDy
fixed and established in the mind OF eoery
being, who will throughtly ex-
, ,,,;ne rbe circumstances of his advent, mir
,cIes sufTerings, crucifxion, resurrection and
,scension into heaven, verifying ancient
,rophesies concerning him hundreds ofyelrs
PREVIOUS to his birth. A candid examination
# this body of evidence, must produce com
,lete conviction in the mind of every candid
nd intelligent person, Of the truth ofhls d.
inc mission.
ss2dlv. Such conviction must produce re-
,eptance, and true and sincere repentance
will necessarily produce obedience to the VII
f God.
The will of God, to which obedience IS re-
uired by him, is found beautifully laid down
nd illustrated by the Savior in his sermon
n the mount, recorded in the fifth chapter
f Matthew. II
"With these directions, my son, pursued
nth an honest and prayerful heart, God mas
promised TO introduce you into that sTaH
nd narrow. yet glorious way, which leauom
INTO life. HTtkost this preparation, your
licked heart will be led as,ray by the seduc
We blsndishm ents of this world, and ter
innate, it is TO be feared, in eternal deatHf
'on't delay the examination single day a.,
n YOU receive this letter, for if you do, you
opardize your eternal happiness upon 'n'
clay. -
''fhis from your extremely ANXIOUS anu
er affectio nate father, who tremi'IInsv