The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-02-02
An hours interview with Rev. J. c. Thorn.
as, the evening before his death.

His body. but an bour ago, so ac'i'c' ~"
lay lifrless aud cold. And oh that beaV-
enly countenauce | shall never forget
it. Neither could avoid exolaiming
"oh for the death of those, who slumoer
in the Lordi" And while standing there a
few moments, in that room, surrounded
with these solemn circumstances-upon
which | do not wish to dwell-a voice
seemed to be speaking to me especially,
=" BE ye also really, for in such an hoa"
as ye think not the Soa, Of man cOnaeth'.
The evening before the death of our
beloved brother, it vas my privilege to
spend an hour in his social circle. And
what spiritual feast to the soul to com
mune with SO choice a spirit. He was
then lively aud cheerful, seemingly in bet
ter health than usual. During my stay
our conversation turned upon variety OF
subjects; but We talked mostly upon the
interests of the Redeemer's kingdom
| Upon these themes be loved to DWELL
He spoke With animation. He loDged
for the universal spread of the Gospel
And that he had the love Of souls a;
heart | doubt not, but that every oEe who
ever heard him publishing the "glAd IT,
dings of great JOY is witness to the
truth. Christians belonging to every
branch of the christian church, were edl-
fed and built up and strengthened bJ
bearing him setting forth the claims OF
the Gospel And no wonder \ mind
and heart like his, so heavenly in their
aspirations, could not avoid breathing
out the very spirit of the Redeemer.-
lie was friend to every body, and eve
~ body's friend While be labored
faithfully to water those over whose spir-
itusl interests be specially presided. he vas
ever active in seeking out a way By which
be might be able to persuade sinners to
be reconciled to God.
And allow me here to say, that our
brother who has COW forever gone out
from US, to be with Him, whom while here
on earth be so dearly loved, had heart
that could rejoice in hearing Of the pros
perity of the Redeemer's kingdom. in con-
nection not only with that branch of the
christian church to which he belonged,
but in coOuection with every branch
: He had a soul that was not at all limited
in christian charity. His belief vas thai
the children of God, of every name, should
be one in Christ. All united, loving and
aiding each other id each others spiritua
interests. he longed TO live to see more
of this spirit among christians in otrouds-
burg. Aud to this end be bad been con
; suiting with many about the proprietg o.
getting up Union Pray Getting. Iii:
own soul, at any rate, was ready to act
in such movement. Only last evening be
our people in relation to their sustaining
Union PTayermeeting, and they al
seem to co operate with me: and the on
ly thing that prevents me frcn urging ths
m after is, my fears that it will be fail
ure +" He then smiled and added, 81 nev
er like to undertake any thing unless
D am pretty sure of its succeeding" Hos
] many Of US now feel that We arc the 10
sers that his plans were not carried out
Oh those eloomJ douts and fears! TbeI
; 'Ihayc forever fed away where he nov
dxells.
just before We parted be alluded to u,
S present condition of the heatben world
O allowing that there was not DOW nation
+, on earth, in his knowledge, to which tb
Gospel was not accessible. ln bis esti
nation God seemed to be opening up tb,
E way for the universal triumph of the Re
+ deemer's kingdom And in such da.
as this, in which we are living, how need
ful that Christians come up to the help o
the Lord. The great llberality of Geo
! H. Stuart, of Philadelphia, was mention
# ed. He exclaimed "what blessing
g would be if the Church had plenty o
: such liberal hearted christians! He wa
not only a blessing to himself but to th
world Some of his remarks to me abou
J christian liberality were entirely new
: neither will | ever forget them. Wbe
:, ! collection was being taken up in churc
:. to seud the Gospel to the heather, he said
1T not unfreqae ntly happens that grea
big map puts little bit of three cer
piece into the missionary boxl' He ais
added enphaticslIy "No man can cor
sisteutly pray Thy kingdom come wb
does not give as the Lord bath prospere
him toward sending the Gospel to til
ID heathen." He then added ga man wh
Z is rich and thus prays and does not giv'
is coming before the Lord with sn uptrut
iu his heart He does not wish what b
prays for" lie then asked NE il eve
noticed that the Holy Spirit was promise
D in connection With giyingl He then too
ie up his Bible that was laying on the tab
, and opened to the third chapter of Male
!, chi and commenced reading as follows
y {. WHY n nan roh God Yat We hav