Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-04-13

who kindly said to him, 'sHave YOU Bible
r3ung mani" mo, ma'am; but | can get
aae,'' was his reply. "You can read, Of
eeurse.' said she. "Yes, ma am" "Well,
take msy sons Bible until You procure one OF
your own. Read it attentively during the
week, end come to meeting again next Lord s
d;;te VI u with seat
| He put the Bible in his pocket and hurried
away. At family worship that evening. my
rhbthersprayed fervently for the conversion of
taat Young man.
| xfSunday came, and the next, but the
strange did not appear. My mother frequent
| BESPOKE of him, and appeared grieved at his
absence. He had doubtless been the subject
| OF her closet devotions. On the third Sab
/ bath morning, while the congregation were
/ s9hgng the first psalm, the young man again
e!rered our pew. He was now dressed gen.
| teally, and appeared thin and pale, if from
! resent sickness. NV mother looked at him
i wtlh great earnestness, and CLEAN of salts
/ faction and thankfulness overspread her pale
a I'd intellectual features. Immediately after
4 the benediction, the stranger laid my Bible on
/ the desk and left the house without giving
! my mother an opportunity she much desired
ot.conversing with him. On one of the blank
/ l6aves of the Bible we found some writing in
/ pencil, signed Wv. c." The writer stated
| that he had been confined to his room by sick
/ nfsss fof the previous two weeks. He declar-
| ed his inability to express the gratitude he
/ felt towards my mother, for the interest she
/ had manifested in his spiritual welfare: he
asked 70 be remembered in her prayers, and
concluded by stating that he was an English
] man. ard would returuto his native land in
/ about ten days.
/ Years rolled on; my mother passed to her
Z HAY pf1iy | To an,o
I stranger was forgotten.
! In the autumn of IS the ship St. George,
Of which was the medical officer. anchored
! in Table Bay. Between US and Penguin Is
lard, tbserved, a nan-of-war which 1 had
seen BEFORE and knew well; twas her maies
tvs briE Chandelier, of ten guns, Comman-
deg For pes, on a surveying expedition. The
sutgeoT5 of the brig, DR.. r, had been my
prscept6r, and | resolved to pay him visit.
/ He received me with his usual warmth and
/ kindncss Is. After dining with the gun-room
T dag, Which was the Sabbath, we should at
/ terd meeting in Capetown. at will remind
us.s' he. said, .'of old times, when we used to
90 arm in arm to church in Union street."
! Nextday. in company with my friend, | at
tended morning service at the Wesleyan chap
ell At the conclusion Of worship, gentle
man seated behind me, asked to look at my
BIaie. In few minutes he returned 1t, and
walked into the street. We had arranged
to dine At the George and | was mounting
ktha steps in front Of that hotel, when the gen
Etle man tho had examined my Bible laid his
g.hand or my shoulder, and begged to have
fey minutes conv ersation. We were shown
t.into private apartment. As soon as we
tAyere seated, he examined my countenance
f:wita great attention and then began to sob;
tears rolled down his cheeks he was evident
ily nnde- intense emotion. He appeared TO
1'be about thirty-five wears of age, was tall and
slender, and neatly dressed, but apparently In
bad heath. He asked me several questions
9:my NAME, age. occupation. birthplace, etc
! He thea inquired If | had not when boy,
|manv wears ago. invited a drunken Sabbath
l:brfaker to a seat in DR.. Beatty's church. l
Twas ast1nished-the subject of my mothers
Eanxietv and PRAYERS was before me. Mutual
+ explanations and congratulations followed, al
I ter which Mr.. G.. gave me short history OF
/ HE life. from the time he left Scotland to the
! dag on which we met so unexpectedly IN
{ foreign land.
/ lie was born in the town of Leeds, in the
T east-ridtng of Yorkshire. Of highly respecta-
bic andt religious parents, who give him
gond EDUCATION, and trained him up IN the way
! of Righteousness. When about fifteen years
of.age his father died, and his mothers strait
/ from school, and put him to learn trade. In
his new situation he imbibed all manner OF
i evil. became incorrigibly vicious, and broke
+ hi. molher's heart Freed now from all pa
reatal rsstraint, he left his employer and trav-
elled to. Scotland. In the city OF Glasgow
he. had lived and sinned for two years, when
he. was, arrested in his career through my
mdther1 instrumentality. On the Sabbath OF
! ous stra lge interview in Union street, he con-
Il - x,r,, oh bo
g: wAh panqs of unutterable remorse. The
4 SIGHT of mother and her worshipping
GID together, recalled the happy days OF his
own boshood. when he went to church and
i Sfndav-school and when he also had moth
4 era mother whose latter days he had Imbit-
! tefed, and whose grey hairs he had brought
: inssor:otw to the grave. His mental suffer
/: ings threw him on bed OF slckness-trom
:. witch be arose changed man. He returned
: to :Enrsand cast himself at the feet of his
4 maternei uncle, and asked and obtained for
4 giveness. His conviction of sin-hls battling
!. W; Ii teyptation-his repentance-hIs victory
:. ovsr thss world-the growth OF his faith IN
4 thN 1T atonement-and, finally, his peace
4 inzbelieting, formed deeply interesting and
4 instructsve narrative. With his uncle's con-
4 sent he'studied for the ministry; and on be-
q in. ord ined, he entered the missionary held,
!. anil had been laboring for several years In
St:usheSn Africa.
Il :sThG moment saw your Bible this morn
Il in5.7' he said, Il recognized 1t, and the ex-
4 ausinat;n of the writing, which is still iegt-
! bis on she blank leaf. assured me that was
& pcs mistaken. And now. do you know who
i ,x,ss nov connpanion on the memorable Sab
4 ba.th vc11 invited me to churchl He was the
:. naorio,.s Jack Hill, who was hanged about
i ytar afterwards for highway robbery. fou
can now see and appreciate the terrible fate
q frtm which was rescued by the unfathoma'
! his love and boundless grace of God. through
ycur own and your mothers instrumentaiity
i was dragged from the very brink OF iniamy