The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-03-10
The Conflict,

'ns how school girls are peculiarly temp
ted' but l could not collect my thoughts,
because | WAS tired, and | fell asleep. re
pe"ting, 'Ie'nptatioEs temptations = as
we often do when We want to persuade
ourselves that We are not sleepy, When
had been asleep some time, felt nv
self halt swaking, and my eyes unclosinp.
Then came this vision.
u seemed that my little room was ligh &.
ted 10y All earthly light, and heard the
hutter'ngs Of wings. l lifted my ewes,
and saw directly over me the Evil One,
kept off BY the sweep Of a snowy wing.
ihe white winged one, as near as ! could
divine, Tor he looked like but an airy
condensation whispered, Listen =
lhe dark one, whose presence | felt
more than saw, came over me, lighting
on The foot Of my low couch, with ano,h.
er spirit with him, | heard them speak.
ing, not with my outward ears, out with
an inward sense.
What doest thou here, Satan y
Il tempt
How 4
'ln many ways. The temptation TO-.
night is to persuade her that she is not
temp,ed'
'Dost thou often 'ucceed 4
Yes, sometimes; but best when she
prays dro~sIly.'
'Dost thou tempt her at other times =
Oh, YES all the dav am nearer her
than now. | tempt her TO talk in school
and persuade her that it is not wrong
She does it, though her good angel whis.
pers, Submit yourselves TO every ord
nance of man, for the Lords sake tell
her TO answer scorningly 10 her compan
ions; that this will make them fear her ::
and she does that, too, sometimes, though
the angel Is repeating, The lord love,h
genueuess, meekness, and lowness.'
tempt her 10 take the name Of the Most
High God in vain, and to familiarize
him in her thoughts by speaking of him
IN connection with the lowest aud most
trivial things. She will never entirely get
rid OF these thoughts, If abe follows nv
advice, by making an interjeciion of the
maine of him before whom angels veil
their faces 'eWpt her day Dreams
spread her pic,dfes OF the pleasure in
the future, which she is never to realize.
aud she lritles away her time in behold
ing them. She looks in my mirror and
beholds herself brilliant and witty, ad
mred 10y all, and this excites her vanity
she then ma kes her mind her god. When
she is awaked from these delicious rev
cries, she is peevish and dlscnn,ented,
with dIstaste for all The practical con
Germs Of life. hover over her bed in the
morning. and softly ~ her to sleep with
these words. A little more sleep, a httle
more slumber, little more folding Of
the hands to sleep But the momen,
she looks up to God, fly away. Her
prayers overcome me. Sometimes per.
susde her she can fight me in her own
strength but it is perfect weakness
and she falls in nv arms. When she
hears n voice from out the deep saying,
Resist the devil, and he will flee from
thee and she rises, and tho Lord con.
qners for her. ] vii, never leave her en-
urely as long rs she breaihs but viii!
speak to her through the guards Of an.
gels, so that she shall hear me. | wan,
her to be with me in the regions Of the
lost, tha. her soul may die forever
When the Evil One ceased then the
good angle sang
lie whom the Lord has ransomed with
h's blood, and sealed with bis baptism,
shall live with him forever
Then | thought all my sins came up
be"re me. and WAS bowed down in hu
initiation for them, and prayed. With a
terrific yell, the Evil One disappeared, and
] asked forgiveness of the all loving Fa.
ther for the past, and strength for the
future. Then the angel laid me gently
in his bosom, and folded his wings o, er
me, and sang, Blessed is he that over.
eomerh a; for he shall receive the crown
of life : and slept.
When | swoke tho next morning. il
seemed 10 me that my little room had
been hallowed. rose early; for | fan
cied that heard the demon sing, hiss
ingiy, 4 little more siumbe!.' negs.
spoke word in school all day; for
seemed to be hearing. Submit yourselve.
to every ordinance of man for the Lord,
sake
] sndeavored all day, whenever | WA.
thinking Of future pleasures, not to exae
gerate them, not to think Of nv yanit,
being yra,itied, and to let their con,em
plation take up my time or take the pac,
Of duties. ] did not answer back sharp
ly TO the taunting remarks made to me
but tired to be gentle. meek, and lo~ly
for such the Lord loveth.' With thes
thoughts in my mind, il would have bee
impossible for me TO have broken tn
third commandment. That night / sal
my prayers before became drowsy, 70
fear the wicked one should again hav
power over me. And when lay dow
TO sleep, almost felt the angels wing
between my face and the pillow. r
complete the illusion, my sister sang 70
me, Blessed is he that overcometh.'- -
Epis. Recorder.
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