The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-08-11
No. 1862.

some land then in litigation. He was accom-
panied By another lawyer of note. They
made the hamble cabin Of Brother b. their
home. On the first night they STAYED with
him, our brother was reduced to great ex.
tremlty. lie was in the habit uf holding fam
NV worship morning and evening; bnt he
'fembled at the though, Of dong so IN the
presence of men 81 distinguished ~ Mr.. Glay
aud his friend. HIS little ch Idren were' be-
coming sleepy, and bis wife. by significant
gestures, suggested that the time for PRAYER
had come. Brother B. hntpd TO his. guests
that perhaps they would wis, to 70 to bed..
l'nt Mr. Clay, with great pnIiteness, said that
he did moi feel at all sleepy. aud that, unless
It were intrusive, h. woal,l be happy to eniov
his society longer.' o. course i,r ther b.
could not objrrt Still, the matter Of PRAYER
Gould not be postponed without sending the
children Ia bed IN advance. which was cnn-
trdry 10 his settled principles of procedure.
AT last. with considerable trppid ,tnn, he
stated tn Mr.. Clay and his friend what was
hi, cu>tom. and sad that they could stay aud
unite with his funny in their dpvoii0ns, or
retire, ~ their option Mr.. CLAY promptly,
anh with snlne feeling, replied that they
would remain by all means; that the earliest
reeoileclianS Of life were associated with
such exercises that his father WAS a Baptist
minister. and MS mHthrr was still member
9i that camnnni0n, aud that they had taught
him to reverence the instifullnn, # religion,
add none mnre 50 than that Of family wor.
ship
Brother B. then proceeded with his wont.
ed exercises, but with much fear and trelnb.
Ia i,. E..It Ii.
embarrassed IN hI. life When the seasnn of
PRAYER wa' passed, Mr.. Clay approached him
and said
- MIR. b., never again feel the least hes-
tatin ~ the discharge ii sopr duty To Gnd
on arcount of the presence Of m"n. saw
our rmDdria., .,mrai, aUl ren,lnri 0i pur-
pose thai sou might never feel il agdIn. Re-
member. my dear sir. That every man IT sense
VIII respect the Inliy idnal who is at a>ham-
Ell To aeknpwledse his dependence upna his
Maker; aud ha deserves only contempt who
can CHERISH any uhpr feeling than reverence
for the cnn,erraIei! hun of nan m audience
with DEITY Aud what are myself and friend
here but frall and feeble mnrtaS, like you
aud your children, Indebted Tor al that We
are 10 the great Fountain Of Good, aud de-
pendent on him for every blessing Of life
/ We aud you are destined To the same grave.
and I" the same final rrtrihuhuu. The king
upon his lhrone AN! the brggar in his rags are
the same IN the eyes ui the OnnIscient.
Ihink # this, Mr. b., AMI you will never
agam hesitate 10 engage IA prayer 10 Gnd on
account al the presenc" Of men. For III self,
! would rather know that the prayer nf pi.
nus mAn, no matter lnw humblr his position
IN lile. were ascending in ms behalf. than to
ha'e the Widest aPplau.e Of listening sena-
tors
Mr.. Clay and his friend then retired Tor
the nigtt. Mr.. B. says i, wa the best les.
son of his lie. lie afterwards headl the
gre't statesman in all the grandeur Of his rin-
gnence; but he insists that in no eITnrt he
ever hear. was he 50 impressive as on the
occasion named"