The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-14
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Aisn sch fisc con0cissu that ihry had any
ia9s 10 ~h,ch he wAs hias.clfs stranger, IN.
al . frsiFsl q rcbR,on. vhich giorloasly
gcfssSrA dec college, restored 90 the friend.
= the Redc-H.er ,hs yays = bis salvation
ri.en they bsrAn 30 "feacb uABsgrrssofs
be- vsys and sinners Werc converted un,o
hHn.' Ths brcsih u Heaven dc~ceBded
ii. rushing uagi'iy uind. and . ~as a
timc q gcbepl bear-soarchinr.
y N sio~ to believe. snd hitherto 81.
esfrly crs,fcncled IN his morality, Al length
sllosrod among the iDquircrs. lie wns
todd the depsh q his depsssi,y, u the an.
iolu-ss II h's i.cgict,, II hl. desert Il cier-
nal death =. the wages Il his sin. and 81
ihe s9vcrtlgn nigh, q Jehovah 10 punish
him pHA everlasting dcs'fuciiotL That
last declaration especially made icdg.
u.iH "a has soul and his soul resisted it
Z lie ntasncd 10 hi. room and opened bis
Bible, and read. Therefor, hath he mercy
On ~ho'n be- wiil have mercy. and whom
he ~lii b. hs ni"nc,h.H ilis hear, rebelled
and he cio~cd up the book. lie Opened II
again and read, Nv nom be did forcknow,
be s.so DAD predtstiunio 10 he CONFIRMED
{ % the ipsge of his Son" And agaiu his
( heart roe Ia opposition. These were hard
sayings. and be ~ould 10, bear rhcn.--
( Those dec lAFailoils If the drvine sovereign
I ~, Il the supreme doanimon Of God, his
soul could ~, endure. |, appeared 10 him
oyust that the Almighty should thus deal
With h,s creatures. lie at length deter
mtnod that he would no; possess Bible
that contained such doctrines. he formed
accordingly the deliberate purpose to cut
ou' frum hw Bible, every leaf which cNhib-
sied The doctuuc 81 the dcyine sovereignty.
lie TOOK out has knife and actually cam-
mrncci the sscnirgtous enterprise. lie
began with the leaves which hc had read,
and Proceeded "a the work iabonously.
ou',ing leaf after leaf, until 1t became ap.
parent that II he robbed the sacred book OF
every page containing the hsied doctrine
he would have ~ Bible LET, lie pause.
IN be hopeless task. and In 1T Of anger
threw the mu,llatcd volume across the
ioon Then, rsing from his seat, h.
walked the floor m aguny, oil, Nv the uys.
ferrous influence Of an unseen agency, TIN,
ultimate act Of rebellion Lss made the oc,
css,on Of his surcpdering himself into III,
arms Of saving mcrey. As bis eye fell up
on the torn book NJ his feet, his spirii
~rihed within hun, and be- said, "Merci
fol God what have done | have ,ilcl,
,ion Of love, simply because II assures ~,
that the ,ING q, rHt WHO'LL rARrH wa
DO kisHT Truly, this Is rebellion TIN
!. controversy between the thing formc,
and h.m Sho formed r--bciwcen man an,
his maker" With such reflections a,
these his sins were .ci in order before him
lie saw tbs, hs vas rebel, and that u
opposing the sovereignty Of God, and wish
ing 10 eSgnnge 1t from the Bible he ha,
cherished n disposition which would bio
out one Of the mo.t sublimc and gloriou
manifestations Of the Golhcad. la tn,
dovInne, more lisn IN any other, he nov
seemed 10 see The king, the Lord O
hosts Wherefore be loaihcd and abhof
red himself, and repentcd in dust and ass q
Tins ~as the hour Of his submission. Hcr
h. yielded the coates, and gave himsei
away 10 God.
Prom III time, sixteen years ago, =
\. has been an exemplary CHRISTIAN. an.
ior uotc than eleven ycars a successful
preacher Of the gospel, rejoicing himsel
and Pcrsuadiag others 10 rejoice, that n
Lord God omn'poisH reignsih, and hat 4
NIL do all his pleasure. L. {. S. Amer
lean Pastors Joumal.