The Columbian fountain., 1846-09-29
Bmsiness ano &emeral intellidrnfs
Rev. J.T.sWARD. Assistant Edifsr
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ed themes. But under Tie ,sircums st tsncss
10 10 WHICH they were presented, they com
mended themselves 10 ths9 stroBg emotions
Of his heart, with an awakenihg ana sub
DUNG power. And so, his companion. un-
folded to him his. own views of. their im-
poriance to the welfare OF the immortal
spirit and, at length, urged upon him The
necessity Of an undelayed repentance to-
wards God, aud Of faith in Jesds Christ.
his soul, under the convictiSn .sof sin, Of
righteousness, and of judgement 70 come"
melted into penitence, and threw into his
aspect and manner the deep feeling of the
moment at which the night bell had sum-
moned him to the duties Of his Office in
command Of the succeeding watch. \ Hap
PLY, the impressionsth thus received did not. as
is often the melancholy fac, ,prove transitorry'
or imperative, but resulted in fixed state
Of mind, which will be bes, understood
from the language Of the individual himself
in conversation with his friend, some few
weeks after their occurrence. 59an II. ya !,
The ship having, in the intervening time,
safely doubled the "Cape of storns,"' was
gallantly ploughing her trackless way
through the tropical latitudes or the South
Atantic, with all her canvass spread to
the freshness of her favoring trade-winds.A
.:bove, the constellation Of the Gross, stom
.s3Ua!b Mgim q58l ".tsQdii ashford I OK
t, f''Mid stars unnumbered, ,sag3a fsagEi,
And exceedingly beautiful j, 5aA
shone brightly and conspicuously, the object
of 'untiring admiration and Of heavenly
thought while full-orbed moon cast her
mild and slvery beams mildly over the sun
rounding waters below. The loveliness /
Of the scene thus exhibited had detained 4
the friends till a late houron deck !, and the
rapid approaches they were making TO Q, 3
port, at which separation was expected
TO take place, led them to a review in their
conversation, Of the passed since the death
Of their shiprnate. Conscious that change,
affecting his entire feelings and character il
relation to the welfare and destiny Of the
soul had occurred within it, the young sai- I
lor had ventured to believe that Ssthrough
the washing of regeneration, and renewing Il
of the Holy Ghost, " he was new creature
in Christ Jesus; and yielding himself to /,
that peace of conscience and Joy Of heart
which such persuasion alone can impart
to contrite spirit, he thus gave utterance
and illustration to the affections Of his boz
som; while every feature Of countenance, ~
moulded in manliness Of beauty seldom
surpassed, was filled with beamings the
most ingenious and attractive alasat N5
"Oh how different does life now appear
to me, and how different death IL recol-
lect once to have been in circumstances i'm
which thought death inevitable. 1t was \
on board small vessel, on the American II
coast, overtaken by a terrific gale, just at
night-fall, in the vicinity of a, dangerous
and iron-bound island. Such was the vio-
lence of the tempest, that it soon became
to carry the least canvass to II
keep the vessel off the shore, which, though Y.
not in sight, was known to be near; and it .
was less surprising than horror-thrilIinp
sound 10 hear the cry Of breakers on the
lee-bow made from the fore deck before
midnight; while the thunderings Of hea-i
Wy surf came booming on the ear, above
the roar of the winds, and the raging of the q
sea-. Every one believed an escape impos- q
sible and as an only refuge, seized spar 4
near me, with the intention Of lashinq my + 4
self to it, when the fearful conclusion be- IN
tween the ship and rocks should be felt,--
Soon long line Of white foam was dis
tinctly seen through The, darkness Of the
night, swelling mast high, and then burst
ing with tremendous force over the pointed,
summi.s Of range Of cliffs all was given
up as lost At this instant, as if by mira
Gle, our little bark was swept past the dan
ger, on the heavings of the very billow,
which seemingly moment later would
have hurled her to utter ruin; and we found
ourselves in comparative safety under the
lee of the headland which had SO nearly
proved fatal. sI1 .500osI af4
81 have thought Of the scene hundred
times within the last few weeks, and of the
vain refuge to which then looked for secur-
ity and comfort. Oh how different would
my thoughts and feelings now be, il placed
in similar circumstances Should ship
wreck and death now befal me, thanks be
to the grace Of God, my dependence and
consolation would net be on piece of TIM
Der, as perishable in the war Of elements,
as my own strength would be unavailing
against their power, but"-elevating his