Litchfield enquirer., 1856-11-13

1uc IOtoWiuK aHecttlk tnclueut SnOWs That
the religion Of the Bible rests its evidence AS
much upon the testimony Of the heart, as upon
the dictates Of the understanding. The wise
may reason, the skeptic may doubt, and the in
fdel may scoff. and each respectively may plume
himself upon his fancied superiority OF under
standing and keenness Of mental acumen. yet
the pride Of reasoning is laid PROSTATE in the
dust before The nnsopkistSatcd workings of the
feeling heart. The adoption Of the system of
truth revealed by the gospel to the otherwise
unsatisficd cravings Of our fallen humanity, is
often fell by him whose mental faculties may be
altogether incapable of pursuing the shortest
train of reasoning, or Of comparing q few very
simple ideas. Thus does God choose " the
foolish things OF this world to confouud the
things that are wise"
The incident occurred ut the farm Of A bing-
don, in the parish Of Crawford-J John, Scotland
and must have beer we'll nigh century from
the present day. It was then, as it is in a
greater or-less degree STILL the practice among
the farmers occasionally to lodge the way-far-
ing poor, and as The farmers accommodation is
frequently but small. and the characters of such
random guests sometimes doubtful, they are
furnished with blankets and straw in some Of
the adjacent cuthouscs, where, nevertheless
they are very comfortably sheltered. 1t was in
the practice of this species Of generous hcspi-
tally. that the character Of the humble subject
of it was revealed to view.
Says the narrator to his brorher, II remcn,-
Der on anecdote Of my mothers which Sir Wal
ter Scott would have valued: poor wander
ing simpleton or idiot came to her fathers
house one winter evening and sat by the kitch
en- Gre. It was soon noticed that he was un-
wen On bciug asked what allied him p his
reply was, Tn unco cauids Af$er giving him
warm Cruel, he was pnt to a comfortable bed
in the kiln. At . late hour. one Of the maid
servants came in, saying that The poor thing
in the kiln was aye mnttesiar and speaking to
himself Ny mother and others went to listen,
when they distinctly overheard him repeating
over and over again the following bit Of rhyme:
a,a Three o. Ane, esa' r's eG.
q Fsrs rs 7sss And Ane o Three; s. s1s +
.....-...s. And Ane o Three e.sz,
VIII save me.
"The next morning dawncd, but the soul Of
the poor wanderer had gone to the bosom of
that Ane o Three whose mercy he had so al.
fectingly supplcated. My mother" the rela-
tor adds, "couid not relate the anecdote with
dry eyes. s5 iassa
m Is there not ia the simple language Of this
poor wanderer, the distinct recognition Of the
doctrine of the Trinity. and Of the mcdiatorial
work Of the Saviour. together with this diyini-
~ as that Zane o Three" 70 whom the nm
sophisticated soul committed itself. in full con-
6dence that. in it's own appropriating language.
he ".will save me r. Such testimony
Testimony Of che ksa,s--is worth . Thousand
arguments put forth in the pride Of reasoning.
and addressed exclusively to the understand
ing. Il afFectingly reminds us Of the Sayiour's
striking language, al thank thee, o Father,
Lord 81 heaven and earth, because thou hast
hid these things from the wise and prudent,
and hast revealed them unto babes, Even 80,
Father for % il seemed good IN thy sight"
F BIZ j. Taos NAN.--Yes be . true mau |:
true " yo1r neighbor, your friend and yourself
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