Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-21
FrSANcIAI IfrEuATURE.-The following Din is
rhe p.viI 20 ea. ef DC na.eher 90 Iale
the EaoEs.

The New York Times gives the "exPerience
ola butcher, as related at one Of the Morning
Prayer meetings, in Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, thus:
The convert wasa butcher. and a rather hard
case. although he had piOus Vife- Upon inyi-
tation he arose and said:
81 began to feel bad, and did not exactly
know what allied me; It seemed 70 me asas very
bad and very wicked. thought I'D ought 70
get religion, and become good; every one seemed
to be getting reli giOn around me. Wen, vile
thought I'D better go 70 meeting with her, aud
try IL il wouldn't make me feel better twas
Stfanee place for me, but went; they asked
'sTn to rise for prayers, aud vile wanted me 70
rise but felt / couldn't do it unless took the
whole pew with me. felt bad, and expected
every minute to sec the roof, steeple and all
come down through on top Of me. Wen, got
cut O. that as SOON as could, aud went hoEue;-
wile went with me felt al the way home as
if wanted to pray, but what did know a 'Out
praVine2 However, NC went into the house,
and uu stairs 10 our room. Still felt bad, and
wanteSlstO pray. l wished vile would 90 out
Of the room, but she wouldn't and didn't, haul
ed of my coat. and that didn't do any gOOd---
pulled of my vest, aid th1t didn't do ANY
good twas no use, couldn't stand il, 50 down
got on nay knees beside the bed and Weht to
pfHyine: don't know what said, but wife
said she never heard such prayer, and don't
ihinE she eTef did. / wenttO bed but still didn't
feel any better. Next day John T., Ia
friend of his, notorious al over the t0sFnloF hIs
habit Of e0astaBt sweating, came 70 me and
saYH: WlaI'S Il,e matter S--s Says /,
.,.Juhn 1 don't know, believe ought 10 have
reIigiuiI. aud aD trying To get lit" ~ ssys
he, ''S--, feel just 20 iooi now tdOnt be-
lieve what half Of these fellows are saying
around here but yon go ahead, and If yon get
religion tell me, and I'll believe goH, and III
try Tor it too.r Pretty soon the minister heard
about me and called at the house TO see meS
told him how felt, and lie seemed 70 know just
exactly what allied me; he knelt down and pray
ed with me, and while he was PTaying don't
know what came over me, but felt as light
and happy as il a load of fifty tons had been
rolled of Of tne. cried with JOY, and II seclH-
ed as II the tears from the very sOles Of my
feet prayed there, | weift dawn celleF and
pruyed there, out In the WOOdhO, Sc and prayed
there, ont in the barn and prayed there,- up IN
the barn chamber and prayed there. 1 felt 50
happy, l didn't know tehqt TO do
w ell, went down 70 my shop, happy as7 l
conIdbe- Presently some one came .dOWa and
told me that my hOgs were ont >, III, what 81
iIe What did 4 care about h. IL. nd some !
tl,ing els, 10 think about then; pretty soon they
came and'tOld me that the hogs had gqt'ia1tO
Mr.. DIS garden, and were roofing up his
ulal.ts; then had 70 go aud Look after thefn----
We'll. tried and iTisd TO get them into the pen.
ard. .sffer a y lille succeeded and didn't swear
word, and that was something ! never did ,oess
fore IN any life, to get them hogs IN iylt3pats
swearing; but Idid it then and didn't swear ..
word. i started for my shop again, aiid had
hardly sot there uhen they sent me word that.
mv hogs were out again- Vel, Il did seffl 49,
though tho devil was in them hogs aud vas ny.
ing to make me sFfarg hut he didh Z do1ts-
cot tbeui IN the second time and had n great
time Of Il too, but / didn't swear a word lu1
You'd i6etter a7lirvc1 raiird 'ein mp then sotbey
would stav there. On my way 10 the shop Shal'-i
usF as I could be, ! met John t. again
IS eli. say s. he s. hOW IS iis' Ilil right.
s5vs /. sjolbu. there is religion andallF got H.
4 j'iieSe YOU says ne, 'aatl I'd give ny beg jf
srass where you are but Tn not far asierI. ui
yoil; 20 ahead. TN soon be Alongs4 SIDE nl y0us -
tuii Iiilnthe trouble ! had Ind Witli4le h1gss
and be5shifi he believed the devil had gone ont
of the INTO the hogs and think 81 too. l'se5
3 sWelif have been going ahead eyefsincey and
am determined 10 keep On going ahead. I'm
happy, too, hEfI dhn' care 50 ulnriI for thai 50
long q Eeau.be dSiag sonlafhihg 70 ip@lnee men
20 become Christians sfs.i f7sHErH--iTgi