The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-20
IxFIIEyrR OF A PIurs WIFE.

Gfeene county. n. ". On Inc catsk5I
Mountains, religion hardly had ! name
bui there were two females who me,
weekly Iorpayer. The Lord heard thei,
cry; : small church was gathered. whirI,
was soon visited with revival ol rpl;g;on
sni several Of die most respectable 6m;.
iies were brought into IFS communion.
Among ll-9.s sdaafHR6 Z s;;IIinesiIy sourh.
The blessing Of God on her uneonyeried
husband and children; but he became
decidedly opposed 10 all religion. and per-
secuted his wife in various ways. She
was not permitted 10 pray with her chill.
dren IN the house, but used daily 10 retire
10 The barn, and there worship that Sa-
Tiour whose birth place was a manger.
She was decided in every Christian duty,
but yielded, as FAR as she could consricn.
tiously, 10 the wishes Of her husband.
Dir. y. was man Of high spirit. He
became excessively fond Of company. and
used 10 spend his Saturdays at public
house, where he INDUCED in drinking
freely, and by his associates was called
i" Old Head" 1851.
In the early part of May. more than
forty years since. one Saturday evening
Mr.. p. returned from his associates, and
found his pious wife, who had commend.
ell her family To God Tor the night. en-
gagged in reading. ~
What book have you there ?" said he.
81 have the Connecticut Evangelical
Magazine ?" @
"where did YOU get i,i'
alt was lent TO me by my friend b..
who called TO see me this afternoon"
"This Mr. n. has determined 10 ruin
the peace and happiness Of my family.
You shall not read the book. Put il up,
and 60 10 your rest" u.s. -s.-t ID
Mrs. \. replied, /" I will Law by the book
because my husband requires il. though il
is great sacrifice. as am much interest
ed in il. The blessed Bible teaches me
submission to the will Of my husband"
They retired TO rest-the bosom Of the
one full Of holy peace and anxious solici.
tude for her wandering husband: the boz
som Of the other full Of dark and fiend-
like passions, cursing God, and persecu-
ting his people. -z@ %
Soon Mr.. p. arose, saving, 81 cannot
sleep with one 20 religions and sainilike
rs you are" She proposed 20 retire 20
another room, but this, he would not al
low. The night was spent in silent but
ardent prayer by Mrs. p, and in anxious
iossings and bitter revilings by her hus-
hand -
In The morning. the children as usual
were assembled in the barn, and common
Ied TO God by the pious heari.broken
mother, and in due time were all neatly
clad for the house Of God, when Mrs. II.
gently asked her husband &c he would moi
4 accompany them! With an oath he re.
Piled, aNo: do not believe in the stuff
4 taught there for religion" With deep
solicitudc she bent her steps to the sane
mary. where, with his people, she could
cast her burden on that Arm pledged 10
sustain her. n @" -"
Mr.. p. was now left alone, and to the
| most bitter reflections. The amiable, de.
/. cided and conscientious department Of his
wife; her patient sufierings from his IT.
rascible temper; her firmness in every
religious duty, shone with such lustre, tha
the contrast led him to see that there wa:
difference between the righteous and the
|. wicked here. and must be hereafter. Fol
moment, he thought he would follow
his wife to the house of God; and then
with his razor in his hand, he was abou
to close the agiiations OF his spirit, by ia
: king his own life: but God was near, ant
he put away the instrument Of death.
+ When the time Of the afternoon service
arrived, his wife again invited him to &C
company her, but his spirit was unyleld
. ing, and he promptly said he would not
: After she had gone, however, he deter
e mined that for once he would go.
l. He went. with heart ranking will
: hatred to God, and his people; but HI
soon became awed at the presence oil Je
hovah in his sanctuary. Ills soul wa
deeply agita,ed, until the close Of the las
PRAYER, when with wonder and astonlsh
ment he beheld by faith the Lamb o
God. who takeih away the sin OF tn
|. world" His proud heart was humbled
!, God was exalted: his people loved; and
2 TO use his own words, every spear
: grass seemed to praise its Maker. .
/ He returned home, begged his vile
; forgiveness, acknowledged his sin agains
&C God and her. and expressed his hope q
T. pardon through the merits Of the Lor
Jesus Christ. *s%@# .@'@ 49,
The grateful joy of Mrs. P. cannot b
!, described. Her prosecuting husband wa
: now man of prayer; the unnatural IA
Their was now the pious and devoted lead
i er of his household at the throne OF grace
d On sitting down 10 his first meal hi
ID reflections were most bitter. "From dee
u poverty" said he, IL have heen RAISE
10 TO a comfortable living; God has provide
|. for me; but | have been rebellious aga'n'
him." He asked Gods blessing an