Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-01-16
ANOTHER SINNER DOWN.

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ANOTHER SINNER DOWN.
FROM CARTwRIGHT's AUTOBIOGRAPHY
While / was on the Sangamon district
| rode one day into Springfield, on some
little business. My horse had been an
excellent racking pony, but now had the
stiff complaint. l called few minutes
IN store, to get some little articles
saw In the store two young men and a
young lady; they were strangers, and
we had no introduction whatever; they
passed out, and off After [ had trans
acted my little business il the store, l
mounted my stiff pony, and started for
home. After riding nearly two miles,
discovered ahead of me light, two-horse
wagon, with good span of horses hitch
ed to the wagons and although ii was
covered, yet the cover was rolled up. 1t
was warm weather, and saw in the
wagon those two young men and the
young lady that I had seen in the store.
As drew near them, they began to sing
one OF our camp-meeting songs, and they
appeared to sing with great animation.
Presently the young lady began to shout,
and said, "Glory to God! Glory to Godr'
the driver cried out, Amen Glory to
God"
My first impressions were, that they
had been across the Sangamon river to a
camp-meeting that knew was in prog
ress there, and had obtained religion, and
were happy. As / drew a little nearer,
the young lady began to sing and shout
again. The young man who was not
driving fell down, and cried aloud for
mercy; the other two, shouting at the
top of their voices, cried out, "Glory to
God! another sinners down" Then
they fell to exhorting the young man
that was down, saying, "Pray on, broth
er; pray on, brother; you will soon get
religion" Presently up jumped the
young man that was down, and shouted
aloud, saying, "God has blessed my soul.
4alleluiah Halleluiah Glory to God p
Thinking all was right, I felt ike RI
ding up, and joining in the songs of tri-
umph and shouts of joy that rose from
these three happy persons; but as l
neared the wagon, [ saw some glances of
their eyes at each other, and at me, that
created a suspicion in my mind that all
was not right; and the thought occurred
to me that they suspected or knew me to
be preacher, and that they were carry
ing on IN this way to make mock of
sacred things, and to fool me- Ichecked
my horse, and fell back, and rode slowly,
hoping they would pass on, and that
should not be annoyed by them any
more; but when l checked my horse
and went slow, they checked up and went
slow, too, and the driver changed places
with the other young man; then they
began TO sing and shout at mighty rate,
and down fell the first driver, and up
went new shout of "Glory to God an
other sinners down. Pray on, brother ;
pray on, brother; the Lord viii bless
you" Presently up sprang the driver,
saying "Glory TO God he has blessed
me-" And both the others shouted, and
said, "Another sinners converted, another
sinners converted. Halleluiah Glory
to God !" a rush of indignant feeling
came all over me, and / thought / would
ride up and horsewhip both these young
men and if the woman had not been in
company l think ! should have done so ;
but l forbore. II was a yexatious en-
counters ifmy horse had been feet, as in
former days, I could have rode right off,
and left them in their glory; but he was
stiff, and when ] would fall back and 90
slow, they would check up; and when /
would spur my stiff pony and try to get
ahead of them, they would crack the
whip and keep ahead Of me; and thus
they tormented me before, as I thought,
my time, and kept up a continual roar Of