Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-09-24

No more on earth she'll visit me;
NV soul will mount to her at last
I'll there in bliss my loved one see.
Prepare me, blessed Lord, to share,
The joys, the bliss thy people prove;
Who round thy glorious throne appear,
And dwell in peace and perfect leTe. J. 7.
THE DUTCHMAN's EXPERIENCE.
BY REV. B. HIBBARD.
The testimonies of our brethren who have
attested that God is merciful and good, as I
have often heard them in our love feast, are
not only instructive but also always animate
and cheer the soul. And although some of
our Dutch brethren speak English incorrectly
vet to hear them relate the means Of their
conversion, as I have heard some, at once
evinces their sincerity and is the evidence of
the work of Gods grace in their hearts. /
wish could relate one as it was spoken in
love feast more than thirty years ago, when
the Methodist first began to preach in the
northern part of the State of New York.
l have forgotten his name, but the substance
of his testimony is as follows. He said,
"Mine dear bredren, want to tell you some
mine experience. When de Metodists first
came into desc parts, I tot was doing very
well for mine wife and I had two sons,
Ned and Jim and we had a good farm dat
Ned and I could work very well so 1 let
Jim go out to work about fourteen miles off
from home. But de Methodists came into
our parts and Neddy went to dare meeting,
and he cot converted, and I tot we should
all be undone; so I told Ned be must not
go to desc Metodists meeting for so much
praying, and so much goin' to meetin' would
ruin us all. But Neddy said, % fader, l
must serve de Lord, and save my SOUL
But l said, you must do de work too So
gave him hard stint on de day of dare
meeting; but he works 50 hard dat he got
his stint done, and went to the meeting after
all. While I set on my stoop and smoked
mine pipe see him 60 up dc hill to de
Metodist meeting; and I said to mine wife
Elizabeth, 'we shall be undone, for our Ned
will 60 to desc meetings ) and she said,
What can we do T-sWell,' I said, 'den I
will stint him harder and so did several
times when de meetings come. But Neddy
worked hard and sometimes he got some
boys to help him, so dat he would go off to
de meeting; while I set on mine stoop and
smoked mine pipe I could see Ned go over
de hill. I said one day, % mine Got, what
can I do-dis boy will go to desc meetings
after all can do So when Ned come
home 7 said, Ned you must leave off going
to desc meetings, or I will send for Jim to
come home, and send you away 20, fader,
I must serve de Lord and save my SOUL
sWell, den will send for Jim,' so I sent
for Jim and when Jim come home, den /
heard he had been to the Metodist meeting
where he had lived, and was converted too.
And Ned and Jim both said, % fader, we
must serve de Lord, and save our souls.
But 1 said to mine wife, desc Metodist
must be wrong; da will undo us all, for da
have got Ned and Jim both; [ wish you
would go to dare meeting, and you can see
what is wrong; but Ned and Jim can't see
it, So de next meeting day de old woman
went wild Ned and Jim. But / set on mine
stoop, and smoked mine pipe. But 1 said
to mineself, Il CESS desc Metodists have got
dare match to get the old woman, and she
will see what's wrong So smoked mine
pipe, and lookt to see dem come back. By
and by I see dem coming; and when da
come near I see de tears run down mine
wife's face. Den I said, 20 mine Got, da
have got de ODD woman too l tot 1 was un-
done, for da have got Ned and Jim and de
old woman, and when da come on de stoop,
mine wife said, 20 we must not speak against
dis people of Cot But 1 said noting for 1
had not been to any of desc meetings, so l
was in great trouble. But in few days
after heard dat dare was a Presbyterian
missionary going to preach little ways off; !;
so tot it would not hurt any body to 60 to
dis meeting; and went wild Ned and jim,
and mine wife, and he preacht but dare was
noting done till after de meeting was over,
and den dare was twoyoung men in de toder
room dat sung and prayed so good as any
body; and da prayed for dare old fader too.
And many cried and l tot dat da prayed
very weel.
After dis I was going out of the door to
go home, and woman said tome, 'Mr.-
you must be happy man to have two such
young men as dem dat prayed I said,