The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-24
Aaron Burr.

The mother of Aaron Burr, many OF
our readers are aware, was the daughter
of President Edwards. In letter which
she wrote to her father, Nov. Q, 1907,
when aaron was a young child, she says,
" NV little son has been sick, with
slow fever, ever since my brother leit US,
and has been brought to the brink ot
the grave, but l hope in mercy God Is
bringing him up again. J was enabled
to resign the child, after severe slrug-
Gle with nature, with the greatest free
dom. God showed me that the child
was not my own, but his; and that he
h I'd right to recall what he had lent,
whenever he thought fit; and had no
reason to complain, OF say God was hard
with me. This sienced me. But o,
how good is God lie moi only kept
me from complaining, but comlorted,
by enabling me TO offer up the child by
faith, if ever acted faith saw the
fulness there was in Christ for little in-
fan,s, and his willingness to accept of
such as were offered TO him. ISafer
little chiidren to come into me, and for-
bid them not, ,ccrc comforting mords.'
Here is Aaron Burr in his infancy
and had he then been taken from the
world the mother would have wept, and
her friends would have lamented the
mysterious loss which the world had
suffered. The course Of that infant is
well known. Let US now glance at the
particulars of his death, as they were re-
Gently related in the N0o York CbsFr-
er How many comments will every
reader make upon the scene as here de-
scribed
"a short time before his DEATH
minister eminent for his talents and pi-
ETY., and who had been, as he supposed,
delrauded by Burr years before, called
to see him, to ask him to make repara-
ton. Finding him, however, severely
i'll, he merely stated his object, saying,
that he would leave him for the present.
For he added, in tones of kindness
and seriousness, tha, evidently made a
deep impression, my loss is as nothing
compared with what is now Of infinite
importance to you aud that is, the sub
iect of your own salvation lie then
reminded Mr.. Burr Of the pieiy and
prayers Of his father and mother, and Of
the many religious counsels and teach
ings that he had received in his child
hood and youth, and by which he ought
to have been led to the only Savior.
Burr listened attenlivey : but, in reply,
objected TO the inconsistency OF profess
ing Christians, as though that we're an
argument against Christianity. The
point, said the minister, will not dis
cuss with you now and whatever the
Inconsistencies of Christians, they are
not the standard But here he added,
taking a copy of the New Testament
from his pocket, here is the standard;
and there is salvation in this book-sal>
valion for you. viii you take it, Mr..
Burr, and read, and seek salvation in it,
and from the Savior il reveals ? Burr
was affected The tears stood in his
eyes. He took the hook, aud placed II
under his pillow, thanking the giver for
il and for his kindness. and urging him
not to leave him, but remain for further
conversation, and, when he found lie
must depart, pressing him to call again
soon. Before the minister, who lived at
some distonce, had lime 10 return, the
sp rii Of Burr had passed into eternity.