Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-01-26
For the Spirit of the Age.
4 TRUE TALE OF THE SOUTH.
"WHoKNoWs BUT HE WILL?n
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gregation ulon the necessity Of religion and
the entire possibility Of obtaining it. His
text was, Come unto me ali We that labor
and are heaW laden, and | will give you rest
Inc subjectwas admirably suited to the con-
dltion of Gorge, and was not without its in
~fluence. is not u~nfreauentiy the case, that
the simpldeading Of q text accomplishes a
work WHO many sermons have not been
able to achiee- In this instance many Others
were affecte in like manner with George.
and the lahring multitude seemed ready
more than ore to rise and obey the voice Of
the preacher. His awful warning to the rich.
the gay, andthe thoughtless, fell as from
the lips of a%thority, and carried conviction
with them 7 many a sinful and stubborn
heart, whileflners trembled and quaiIed be-
fore the man God. His invitations to the
penltent and amble were Ike the distilhnent
of ethereal 10. or the descent of the 'sdew
of heaven uk the mountains of Hermon."
Many re~joicedand many wept, while some,
maddened beclse of the honest denuncia-
tons Of the pacher, cursed him in their
hearts. To e wicked, orr God is a con-
Ssuming@ fire" There was ore who sat alb
sorbed in deeIntenslty Of feeling, and over
vhelmed winbltter anguish. It was the
hanr 20 htnl edfe NORWOOD and the GALL
Conviction haSiveted upon his sonl and in
the sufferingsh his mind he groaned 10 ha
delivered. Thsone was Georee-whila st;lI
in his place, " strong solicitude depicted
in his ccuntenae, stood the faithful Cato
deeply interesttin the work. He had
watched the press Of the scene. with the
knowledge of ex fence, and had noted each
: shifting express and marked each change
OF countenance his young master, as one
r filled with the ant hope Of what now ap-
peared to him te close at hand. He had
prayed that Getonld convert the young
t man, when no caatened to his supplications
but His who hesh all things; and he be-
lieved that his pion would be granted
Powerful IS the FER of faith, which goes
Il up from the true istian heart. No sooner
had the preacher shed his earnest apneal
d than he ~descendeto the altar, and in the
i most afectlonateEner invited all who de-
sired religion to 6 forward and he prayed
} Tor, and VINO knovft the Lord will convert
your ouls? "Nknows but he will %
SAID George, and iiembled like the aspen.
May no. so Etght he; why not I
as well as another IL try-perhaps-per-
ut haps-'
ce ale will" said ,ice behind him T.
was Cato's.
George, the eleg'nd accomplished, the
III observed Of all obsS,' was at the moirn-
US ers bench, at a Melst camp meeting
he How wonderful anan2e are the WAYS If
no Providence, ndIdgementS of God how
past flndlhS OUT. 18th tears streaming
i"' from his eyes, ana heart and soul plead
ing Tor mercy ana trance, he now sought
refuge from SIN an'th, IN the wounds of
a crucliled Redeefnefi It'll faithful old Ca
to, who had watchte movement unno-
md ticed, it was a mon7f such ecstacv AZ
they alone know hoV,el, who watch for a
souls safety ana behaat safety approach
W ing in answer to theners, He was close
any by the nioofner 5 sto' sending up to the
men GOD OF the "hite ara man. the ~fervent
of a petition, that ttle "of ht lie confirmed.
rae Long and feaiful Se struggle with
George, IN this conJelife and DEATH
pun The altar had oeen Cd, and one after
1t another PAD receives essing. and pro-
ter tessed the love OF uoe yet he fingered.
e r. Is there no mercy LOT Must he die I'M
10 forgiven and be lost he leave the al
Sc tar, and yet a SINNER 'ghts like these
cur passed through ms teTlnind, when one
nate gently toucaco nun ohpulder, and said,
Brother, come with nhe tent # i
' time TO adJouFh rom : I'd, but We will
,pin- continue our meeting lent Come lnt
'ther US 60. GeofPe io"Nta !, as the preach
most or hlnsei VINO Sous i'm and called
' him brother; while nea lso with taars
tire chasing each other down arthv cboet
In stood his faithful Cate. her thonoht
ONLY the young man. He &c brotbar1-
How strange is that wor ct how sweet.
~ II lei! upon my car said he, and
mechanically rising tot. he hardlv
the knew how, he was condt the preacher
ivity and Cato to the tent wlu,rayer meet.
ing had already conn Evervhodv
who has spent a night s4hodist camo
l "1o meeting, where God Vino ont bic
~ h. Spirit, knows full well ire Of . font
S ago PRAYER meeting, after eve tica Gaoroe
navar was placed in the very n immndiato1
ly became the object Of III coIic;t,do
fNeu, and marked attention. ,ilv d;st;no,
mind ton, his name, his veal onsn;red r.
want make him the object of peoard Int
caring these things entered Tot ohts Of tho
- no young man. His mind MOD w;th
nobler things. Prayer aeIr we're of.
Vheth- fered up on his behalf, an strnoo,e5
hand No light seemed to penet hon3nbtod
- ona soul-no hope beamed upong;a5 80
-. ion. All was dark, DARK ~ do
OF MS spair seemed his settled do 49, ~
.er has conductor of the meetin; "nel GO sie
1g his bending IN soicltude over lied mas.
J.: ter, called on him to kneelt
"' his conversion. This was p1@5 ~
negro desired above all thu 80 =
most he feared. But the CT d
nor of the time must be obeyed. 49, an
- ment all was silent and stiIs,o ~, -
the ''hollow pause OF the st;oL a
a tight ceded the louder burst. r. Pc
would aged negro, first tremulous Q ~
full, in tones solemn, ontidAlaio
a. siye began to ascend to GodLpin.T
the mu- 80 Mo seemed to know thaage of
slight a would be granted, and that ooon
courso come for the ful6llment Of his was
the prayer of faith, and seemesI was
upon IT increased, as if it would roll Hioiie
s, or to the earth together in the embf anu
all shall The scene was painfully subline-
49, there. One after another, nMas
Spirit, broke forth in rapture Tue
&c While praise, but still the aged negros oi
it is the and louder swelled, and was heuef
, of the tumult of joy, ike the deep tosae
amid the tempcst's roar, whioEi'er
presence of the Eternal One. nc
oul s It's Suddenly a shrill shout Of tri
ry to God, rose high above the no
the trumpet note which speak,
fought and won. 1t reverberatede
tent, and swept the upper air; a.
ion OF all moment saw George, all needless
condition, in a transport of raptu
no seem and rejoicing upon Catos neck.