New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-02
aGIiiarn Notltes.

The soldier,- Az AFFECTING Narrative Oh,
"a Is-hy Rev. joss GE.r Cicero y ~. ws' one u
dot church The village u - aud received hom lin sn
'i;s ION to be p'e'r' me sns o.saiSh 70 .,
ou teLsd several Wh1 Haraod their Chnao experience
wt At his moonF mrt be subject " narrative aud
ned Tom , oyn p, he s'ory ~ 1T, wond5u, vicksde,n
ss.intGol snd o. ODD more ~obdous s1odne' ard garo
q him. lie was in foil "Hi.Fy cD'umri young msn Ola
hu aud prepo.sns appearance. apparently Of rood I'd ca on
AND deep toned Pfy s va 70 a'' 40 sSIf,aa ,nS Nv
the clergyman sud then with much seeming reluctance
Ring sry and hIns bis eyes upon the clergyman he pro
was born in ,h. village and here reared by rlOo' parents
=. many nov present testify Ny deer mother
- mote thsn Ordinary pcty I'D ny sheeouao iahef wa,
uce, devoted add exemplary Christian and az elder OF the
worthy o. pafen'sgs a. that psieni'ge was deserving Of
Of no Il might Justly be sail went sssy rom the
WOMB. From uy childhood up. wandered from God MI
Ny only $50 lated with The vie shd
abandoned bu, stood bret on their list, Ofea dd ny parents
pray vita and for me- many we're ne ispcos 'hsy nm
parted the w.uing' tho afmontons tho en're i' aud ihe
cor sstion. tsessa and navy 700 .ns sGm a.1
my hssu continued hard and unmo'ed add ionsel
the ne should be that might have 10 my
,. mJ fahrf and mother aud uhIesrsnrdy III OF
TIE holy Sabbath and the daily hours q family devotion
ana b- schrn~, ofnsi get under the prrns Of;
md because In love 81 mt.'y life, bu' b.csneit
would al deliver Ou parental anthOnty st ai,
en- tcd to 10 soldier aud the e-crua, get rid Of
All having the apps.rpuce Son even the
form Of goanes chose enlist ine sIe.tne-t then In tbs
being tie only son and the only child much for
the assuy broken heart Of tender hrT 10 bear uudcr
and pyu ior unworthy ehd she sunk iuo tbs pea eiul
,.vrs AID h tear he tcaed 20 allow him to by me
o. But my hatred religion and perceys ohrI ~sy
this time my noleT h.d hoped would repent Of what had
sGns remit NY iA,hsf 70 say s on .na a. a. ia but.
hardness her l,yo add my iHdneoucr ON in 10 hoT 90
dis;ehg occsaon the mercy that could py and pardon
lie wept bteytied end again to speak b't nj.
tail When bis cellg had hal suDsijed
he, knees ST. with TO IRA hs prayed me not to eay. her.
! Won -fferf Flp
somy chd do not br-,k your moei'. heat sud draw
pre- .Ou soul U, what become Of IT, 9oa become
I'm tea my f.her sat IN pepsvc silence aud beheld tho
scene fst iJy,d gladly would lave etzid A. hone
bat their religion IL VA, their khiig"S Sir tot ucm
LSrd from H. reoi'ed to go s~ay from them
My rothef still solcious for NY eyeriiiog welfare. hen
sho put up MY clothes .rc'ed susl Bible within he f'los
II ms shirts his found not one al T ct sea when on
changing wy hieu dropped cut When saw the Bible hh
ah ss- snachgd up on deck AID ci' It overheard
When Jered ny regiment n the IVES, Iude' cas-, of all
restraints aud -inued WITH high baud The s there
make uenbls aud l.uh when IhiuX OF thom
sneA nothing h,w bad feared Goj although
Sir no,lipe but grace porthy Of Gydsrase free iad
tho1gn grace abonHdHg % he eh RI n 'Raesgrlc" that
scst qad Gacg iha unsr Bef1e the sirngr bcs H.
could haze ,aod case some they WILL may b'a their
work. but mu.t ever ,ey, Not for WORDS o. gi'ooisness
that have done Jrdng u hi. mercy ho saved me
10 sso s1 so SSo IA sin, when,
We .ough 90 tide oor sut from the eye. of .n wien te
sound - distant psan singing broke upon IL was the
Grn hid Lratd Since o NY fatfei house. My
siro'rd stood .t listened and n ush,s aogenr.
dHeent from Which M hertoiore occupied mind laid
hold upon Is; Gnd teas as nhug ysa uDaccustoued
weep om any Dyes Home stood before My heat
melted hte NJ fathers rrnytrs-ny mothers pTaycn
the sief and SORROW bad I'd themt cir olen uitgtd
and otter te,fs NY f0t-s sbbAihs AZ humcauiy woT
srp M my hleTs b. usory slua my henons 4 against God
Bydust my dear pafers nal.t youthful c1mpanobs and
sainsl ny tou cr0wdns uptn my enbrauco
sud h'lt, oLtil treb.,d "a view Of Aluighy
God, which ~ justly dosnsd sude AID wLh thought
lni tltn overtnteu ne.
AZ nut ny ourspous shocked my distress bat ny
convcton1 ad distf' luctrd th8y became ghcned sud
len me Nb'n tclse"d ssrrngh ,nhoent 10 rsJr had
fallen TO the eani @aiAod could tie lscc whence
the sound proceeded re beard tbs y Of preacher IL
nonnrN there etchng 70 cousirgLiJn # Legrucs
UnpeceNe Icy uJdI bu. and Hened the OF
the sermon, AID IL ad 0 uhsh they Rgan for
worship L. would b. imp0sb ~ oteiibc how my and
dsys pass III ih,n hai no Bible Ia tho
rrsgi 20 q bonn coui Ilke known ny ciaIess
spply fif BdvIcr sud instruction
he tine upp lntcJbN the msona - again .ecTetel
bel niy bl, where EoB day diy hid spent ouch
10 us hopeless prayers and tears Gs missionary out
b. brought comfort co,o ton nei aid II nlsh
trDed my qHstosns that had hups thai night
lyTgoton g.e Lsys nnd TO thl1k et
neiey d. Tat God had bid hs face shnt
forever my prayerf non HIM The sen9n served ohly call
40 % my view fresh guilt aud terribly make manifest my
eIporo 10 the wrath cone as tho messenger Of God
found nc cut, and oiod 10 ny hsSi Thou ct Ie7 mAa A.