Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-04-02
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Two sermons had been bra M ~
forenoon, and The horn h|I.. ,ss.. 's...
announcing the VhhAr fTAst
into the meeting by thoNmRda atag
uar divine was to preaub g 4kaA - ~ slIsie
The sloqueat ministsR aFesA hAas9eslzl
stantly hushed, and the allllnaas Ell Sl NahM1 u
reigned In that vast assemblies. Va nNnns
. book and read therSftum, sweetly, mugAnaIs
Dy, hymn which hO rsQNeStsd thSconaesae
tiOn to sing. ,....,t Co.. -. -, -.
The music ofS camp ,meetingl who, 6at
has ever ,Nrd II hps not peused to drtpk 1llyI
rich melody Into his souIf Il comcs With q
grandeur yet soltness and sweetness that can
be heard no whcre else. The meak0fed ktEAih9
Ofa multitude Of voices, united IN chtfhFf
melody and uhbrokrh by wnlIa, swell IL fhbl0
emn grandeur, and roll dulicious'y tlir6hkAl
the forests, awaken rc.echoing cad9netss ~
every hand, and - .'.'----- - ~ - ',.''S
t.UntwlssIns aT che ~haVms that lae =-.lsi
The AiddeA sOul Of bAFuoay." .l8fn.rt. "a.
Aft,r the hymn had bseH sUMglhs nlinihrV
offered up brief, eloquent praySs, and Ahsnl
resumed his scat MO had taken the Bible oat
his knee and was searching for hiR text, when,
he and the whole congregation was startled hY
the appearance Of the Maniac Smith ..,- $3.50,
The young lunatic, who was know 70 neSk.
ly all present, ascendc1 the pulpit vial. tssdsd
arms, bowed head, and slow and vteAay PED D.
Facing the immense congregation, hS, 6lSs,
carefully around, and amid bfcatliless NiAsnQg
spread forth his hands, and Ia the most tkt1,CIl
ling manner said: ili,t, s,tss.. .aG IN
Your music Is the music Of heaven, TIE
pretty blrds n.yOAder trSe tops are bsassnR
1t with their songs y Ne llTs SfrneAyty8
who will convey Il a. sgoSt "
ommPotCne throne Of Coda Jey Nstes
Israel, Ycn Pc'&ets yns y 4 ~ =.
IL dead! A cherislIcd child ofrlsly, I beeeAAs
recrednt 70 the God that gave ND. bsib9 ~
sold my life, my happinesas my lIAmnv1a
to the Prince OfDarknsss. Ina tn6r tfSyta| n
who has trodden path before him: but ie w
tractVd to dangerous places ~ sehO ,Rea1v
show Of some poisonous howersl kaie jtS'ai;S3
dered to my desthl Ny feet were phooAs q
the straight aud narrow way. were ScoyAosll
with the sandals Of picsy, and tssA 6ht. ~
staff was placed In my hands. aatdyeG q NAat
wandered to my death. TheikaaaS Neu6.u
ofvice, the showy, yet tAosny flowers Of Rltlls
edness drew inc aside: I-ieEt thUEmcoth spr.
face, and ascend0d to mouNtilns Of lrOslGle.
and yet gained not the ohjcct 0fSy 6dsadit.
On dashed reckless and aindilIeteMEa e. Nv
fate. Tho wicked one, who sought my 49,
tructiOn, led mo on andfI eurAed with ttsnNkaR
followed. knew was plungiHg into ssl,ae
hut with q soul already accurscA, M'hGt sasSa
II Voluntarily ! bad sO1gAt death aMd.it
came II was ono night, aMd Ohia esaRfnl
night 1t was 10 me. Exhausted, doomed Anh
accurscd, was still clambering up thu noun
tain Of sin. came TO Q chassn, den end Ear,
ful. The lighteniAas of hMvSa aaahsa ahsue
the. and the thunder of 0muipaNsAOS poalsl
In my cara ] ielt myAslf movine aSeasAn
that fearful chasmt-DeAth, eternal DEATH,
stared me In tho lAee, end ecVeane<l plceCAk..
ly for help. No ono camc to aid WIe.apAaT
conn anions in vice listened not to my cvipsunA
hc to whom had sold my soul deridedsmA
in mocEeryl was moved on MeavorI asil
nearer 10 the prrcipice. Erantically I ,Rvasup
I'd each shrub and rocky pOmincHoo whick
iay in my way but they crumbled h. 4mY
hands. I reached the edge Of the preeipieSk
glanced into the deep abyss Of death \ OH
terror, terror! I plead heaven Inr marsYs shpS
great GOd it was too, ,latel
MY sin-covcrvd soul trcmblea viii he
agony It suffered, and was pilsous IN Id SSppS
peals. But the thunder told me, TOD NeE..N
and gracious heavens, my oxh cowkrdISF FssSki
told me, Too late r. I felt. mysell R6hlR M
the preCipice. ! cluhg With tehAelty v6 tsevsS
thing within my reach, but n0lhinG .ea,,ld
save me. ! shrickedtI gtoahSdE DHxftQ
pcr,iition went my soul FS' e''e'" DsN san
Here the maniac p1nSedr HIS RfvidaHk2
traiture Of his career had Staftletl AhtA WkOlk
congregation, some ofwhalm ahVleateA OAefslIt
as he represented his souls itikAtidl 0sint
into pcrdition. He paused minute oNlvv-
Then calm again, no softly said: sA''sAss
~ am living without edall yO0 Iz1hI8
Of God may sing yonrptaisck. Or h b a soaak
incense to your SoulE But you eluae y 81
repent this day, oe your soAlswlN koNglSe NfsNA
over that deep, dark, ftNrfAl abyss Into Asll
viii you repent, or SO with me iElS S!esSal
p rditiOn ?" T'esF'ssA
The fleet Of this was more than tSsaNS. &
Screams and eroans ar0Sc from the kky dR0
giddy in the congregation. sSF't'''s
\ year or two before, this young man WaA
brought home one evening inseuslhly VlfoaAI
Tho next morning found him the vie(iM q
terrible fever, brought on by his sCNsyA ~
dOlgence and CxtravAgAnt course of ~ NJ
that fever he was, after many fearful ~.
md much tender care hy his relasiveI 4 n
but. it leN him YavinE maniac. s.. -
were his mad elI6rts, Il beeam0 Nece -
keep him in a LUnatic ARsyluIM, IA EAeHslaA
from perpctrating mischief on himnnlf 80
others lie remained there until with j. u
weeks Of the camp meeting, when ~ ~
sufficiently restored to be returned d ~.
tody Of his family. Hc was glill iADsia ~
was mild and Obedicnt, and under tliuas ~
cumStances he was taken with che ,lp
I" the camp meeting. the utmost virza
being exercised over him. aiqea
Young men bNvnyN NJ tha cMv. AkA a.