The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-23

their Efforts.
Il vas an anxious hour Ny eve wan.
detpi over the different gronps ~ the "a.
loan, resting one While on a liiher passing
rom one 10 smother Of his family md cheer.
iny with a KIND word az interesting group
Of daughters then on Young wife, folded
10 the bosom Of her husband without a syl
liable being uttered, bu, The action spoke 70.
lInes and lgain upon a mother v hose cbil.
d-en had beeI leil N America, Us she CLASP.
q her hands as Il IN secret prayer, while
her husband ami her father gathered around
and all seemed bowed down TO earth N one
common feeling ct tender soliclude for those
Nh1 mlghl 20 soon become helpless orphans.
Itwasan awful hour. The mos, lhu0ghi-
less amonq rs nNerod IN lhelr secret hearts
before DAGGER. which none bu. oo or a
brute would have Knocked, sod oil there ore
accepted the invitation TO meet 10 The cabin
for prayer,
Rev. Mr. Marsh read The l0T.h psalm.
Rev. Dr.. Snucker prayed, Rev. Or. Bee.
cher made few saenn remarks, Rev.
Dr.. Batch repeated The words OF Our Sl-
yiour, 4" Lei no, your heart be troubled, ye
believe 10 God, believe also ~ me, som.
men,lng briefly on Their consolng import,
aud then invited all present 10 JON With htm
10 the Lords prayer; ater which ne pro-
nouncel the Apostolic bensdlcuun
Night approached. And saain quote
from the gentleman Who has kludy gwen
a. account Of what took place beio" u.
Amid this accumulation Of horrors, and
.tll more 10 add to o4r alarm, night gain.
cred 10 around US, The wind, far ron a.
ta.inr, was on The increase, the luts in tho
storm being less frequent and the squalls,
If any thing, more terrible. The whole O.
cean was one sea Of foam, iashed W 10 ter
rble waves, wIId and angry, while the spray
aud wind seemed driven through the rig.
glug and over the sap, a. It Wild with De.
mouiacai power. A darkness cane, cius.
tered together ID the cabin, Se all thought
ind reelected on our tale. Most, It no! oil
of Us had given ourselves up iUr iosl For
Hha, with the heavy laborng OF tue sap,
the terrible noise AID howlIng OF the wind,
the continued frequent ;humpings 0! the sea,
The qulgerlug ana saaalng Of the grooming
lImbers, The carrying away u 81 many
portions Of the vessels upper works. aud
the knowledge that We were perhlps Tor al.
other nIga, 10 be exposed 10 the tot! power
Of a raging hurricane; lett Us lille 10 hope
for
Ia the evening", abou. 9 o'clock, the Rev,
VI Balch, q! the req re-, OF seyera, passsn.
gers, administered the R5ty Communion
in tie cabin, - upward of sixty pefs5as--
many Of whom received Il there Tor tie frs.
tins "a thc., hives. Several applied 20 hm
as to the p'oprie'y OF their en- braclns that
occasion 10 fulfil long cherished purpose
Of their hearts lat which, hkr many on.
er goOt Ihoughs,a had been deferred 10
"a RUTe CONVENIENT season. rs1l ~
COMMUNICATES !oge.aet ~jtB others OF al.
mos; every creed and nation, thus remind.
lag Us Of tla promise G. iae Scripture,
they shall come ffon the Eas, and tue
West, the North ami South, and 81 down
with Abraham sni Isaac anu Jacob, ID the
kingdom Of God.
l. was a most s1ienn scene. MI Bach
fts, read the service appointed for 4 storm
e. sea, alter which, ths whole communion
ofice, The terrible couGc, Of the ee-
msn;s WHICH ragged wl.aou. va. rendered
YET more striking by The Impressive s.is.
ness which pervaded that company Of
Christie disciples within.
Gathering around the ;able, they rsceiv.
90 INTO hearts, deeply moved, the coHsscIa.
TED cm5ens o.. the ReJeemer's body and
blood. All Eel, comloded by the blessed
ordinance Of grace. Many bosom. before
tossed With fear, vas GOV Tranquil ybtou.d
faith. Once more, a renewed their VOWS,
sni realized the peace Of God shed abroad
ia their hearts, a1d felt, With vw.dless
perhaps never before knosn, O. Your HE IS
I'D with GJd IN CArsi." Ga Il was a
ngal and commaaioa ioag 10 be remen.
bafc1,
After the communion returned to my
state room. The gentleman who shared 1t
With me had goae below, 70 de, as be ex.
pecled, 10 company with his daughter aud
son.julaw, Ii; therefore alone, taking q
look d! .he p.c,4re Of my lutte ,amdy, aud
Commenting them, aad ali dear to ne, 10
the grace and pratcetsgaof God. / lay down
sod sie.' Pesc-'g.jy.
Monday ZI-' y &c., confines lie
las, a." The s,ofm commenced raging aealu
10 all ct. fury, saI Size sea pertec. foam,
Uai a, NJ, a. which tine The clouds be.
gan to break, and tas squalls less 511oas.
Gothic ships head to the \. W. and ha...
ed tie yards roJsd, the sea snl raging as
before, aud aearly ahead, curling and break
iag over the ship n every direction. 4.
noon the Storm ceased bit the SEA coaua.
usd more violet, fli , P. NJ, al winch time
i ceased gradually with the vlud-hawag
lasted about 3J hours dI,lug which, tms
ii gives me mu:A pleasure to slate, uly yiIi
Gers and crew conducted themselves "g,
great Goodness aud Preseuss Of mlnd,'
Al half pas. ) o'clock on Monday mora
lag We were in the greatest possible danger
Mr., Stevens. one Of lac passengers, say
Of it." A peculiar lifting Of the haze .
tbe East with 40 appearance Of an anbe
co,ofed bel. oi gat, Iow do.n on the hor
IN, warned 70 oil aa approaching blow
Presently Il came, q perfect tornado, DIV