Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-28
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Muy He who has the power and always the VIII, ~hen
earnpstlv humby and devoiedly enreaed, support and
comfort von my brother shall not poin, to The treasures
which remain TO you in your surviving Children anu e mo-
lhcr dearer than all Of these put together no; e
deenv how little power have words that play round the head
10 reach the heart when it is sorey wounded The common
paces OF consolation at the tongues end oil all Inc se
compliment and satisfied from the Pedant priest 70 Inc
| wasber woman (Ihey who don't feel alk) abJure
them ALL The father Of Lord RUSSELL when condoed WIN
according to FORM by the book, replied II would not give
my dead son for any other mans living May TINS though'
come home TO your BOSOM TOO; but not on the same occa
sion May the spirit OF God which Is not INC chhe,a VI
bruins nor device of arttu men 10 brighten ana ca
o tho creduous but much existence that can DC
felt understood the whisperlngs oil your own he
or the love you bore him that you have ost-ay las
Spirit which the comforter shed his influence upon your
sou and incline your heart and understanding 10 me only
riuht way which is that Of life ccrnai DID you ever caa
Bishop Buffers Analogy II not will send Il 10 you
Have you read THE Book? What say upon .T snnJec.
no, only believe but know be tueta the Btbie stu.
died with an humble and conte heart yet tailed 10
do its work. with those who from ldoSynctacy or as
ordered minds have conceived mat ley were cu' VI" o"
its promises OF life 10 come.
and il shall be opcned unto YOU" This my only support
and STAY during years misery and darkness ana us Us
had almost begun despair after more Than ten years OF
penencc and prayer, II pleased Goo 10 ehaoe o " ~ i
truth 10 which until then my eyes had been sealed .s
ofpment have made the most ungraelui returns
Rut would moi give ND my slender portion OF the price paa
ir our redemption-yes my BROTHER our redemptlon-ie
onsom of snners-of all who do not hag their chains and
mos ~ come GU, from the house of bondage-I say that
wopd not exchange my little portion in the Son OF David
far the power glory Of the Parthan or Roman empires
40 described by Milton in the temptation OF our Lord ana
for all with which the enemy tempted the Sa
vour of man. -. =
This is the secret of the change of my spirits which all
who know me must have observed within few years past
After years spent humble and contc eneay that The
tremendous sacrifice Mount Calvary might not nave
been made in vain for me-he cheies OF snncrs- peeseG
God 10 sneak his peace into my heart-tai peace OF GOD
which passeh all understanding 10 them mat Know II not
and even 10 them that do And although nave now, as
en 10 reproach myself with time msspcn and faculties
ali NV
occasion rescmbed that Oi him who having one cv spirit
cast ont taken possession OF by seven other more
wicked than the first first also yet trust ttat they
too by The power and mercy OF God may be- II hcy are no
vanished.
But where am running 10 On this subject more here
after bcanw hr assure yourself OF what il OF small value
compared with chose who piece oi youfSe u lt
unchanged regard and sympathy OF your mothers SON. AN
NV God remember her die, 10 have followed
her to the grave have wondered that the sun continued 10
RI and set order Of Nature Ignorant o true
religion bu vi atheist remember win horfo my
upous eYpostuations with God upon this bereavement
hut yet Atheist. The existence OF ATHEISM mas
uccn denied butt honest one. Hume began, ana
Hobbies finished me. read Spnoza and all me rioe ne.
Il fell BY no gnoble hand. And the very man 81 VINO
gave me Humes Essay upon Human Nature 10 rend ai-
minstercd "Bcattic upon TRUTH the andote-Fenl
rcac against arsenic essential oil y bitter almonds
bread and milk pouce for the bite of he cobra capeo
Had remained successful political leader might never
have been Christian. But il pleased God that my PRIDE
should he mortified that by death and deserti1n should
my friends that except in The veins OF maniac ana ne
too possessed o child by deaf and dunno splri mere
should drop OF nv fathers blood In any hvns
creature besides myself The death of Tudor finished my
humiliation had Tried all things but the refuge to Christ
and 10 that parental stripes was driven Oten ao
cry out with the father OF hat wreiched boy, -"ta
beieve-help thou mine unbclcf; and me gracious mere!
of our Lord this waverug faith, staggering under INC
force of the hard heart of unbcie, humoly hoped woul1
in his good time be extended aso.-Si Mnrk W.,
l7-29.
Throw Revelation aside and can drive any man ty r.
csistabc induction atheism John Marshall could not
resist me. When say any man, mean man capable 81
logical and reasoning Dcsm IS The refuge OF
those that alEeism and can't believe Revelation
and my - (may God have forgiven u ooh) and m! sell
used Dderot % Co.. laugh al The dcistlcal bgos
who must have milk being able 10 digest meat All
theism is derived from Revealionthat OF the laws con-
iesscdy Our is from the 10 The aise
revelation of Mahunc and can't much blame the Turks
for considering the Franks and Greeks TO be idoators
Every other idea Of God that floats in Inc world Is ae
lived from the tradition of The OF Noah handed down TO
their poserity. 80,
Blu, enough-and moro than enough can scarcely guide
my pen Twill however udd that ukcwarm seeker ever
became Christian for 'rom the days of John the baps
until now the kingdom of Heaven sucrcth violence ana
The violent take by force,a text which read 5Oo times
before had slightest conception Of lis true application
our br0tler, . IT, Vi Ro""oAe'
To II. 81 c. Tucker Esq