Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-16
From the Christi o5erYsr.
The Woodea Clognlser. :.

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From the christf oOer'.r.
The Woodea ClognI ser. -.
We copy the following M alive, IL
Illustrative of the power of tiR Bible en-
the mind of an unlettercd psa ant, from
a magazine published by the L1ndon Re-
ligious Tract Socicty.-EDs ~
The Bible was rare. "a France
when the Bible Society wal s'safmed in
London-absut sixty or ssrth.y years
ago. The sacred volums was t ken from
an English traveller in that CO... ny, who
after strong expostulations, war @srmittsd
to retain it only on the condition that he
would not leave it behind. .hinl N his re-
turn to England. By perseverance, and
the friendly services Of so,.. persons
well-disposcd towards the BlDIe Society,
depot was at length formed Nantes,
and the books were entrustta to the
keeping of Frsnch pastor, q the pre-
tcstAnt faita. Not long after ards, enc
of the books fell into the hands # "a man,
who, as his fnther had done LSilre him,
followed the advecatlon OF q wandering
beggar. His attainments wesslsuperior
to the men of hire class. and *iic man,
finding the contents of thsv 2ok un-
known to the people in the fe ans and
villages through which he t. PASSED,
turned the discovery inte altter of
business, and made it an artie DC trsde.
When he drew near to a han ev cot
tage, he would read poft9 of this
unknown book for small re.af
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door OF a wooden clogmaksr - ssIycnera-
bic old man--and asked for alrfeI
Dc you ask meF said tiieold man; L
need charity rs much as ysu do
Woll, said the bcgsar man, if you
will net give me aims, give ,tas sous,
and | will read you chapter IN the Bi,
ble.'
In the what?'
In the Bible -
What's that ? 1 never heard of that
before
'.Oh! it's book, and it tells you all
about Ged.'
The old man gave the sous. and tho
beggar seating himself upon a large stone
near the window, took out Ais Bible TO
read. He opened it at the third chapter
OF St John-that chapter which good
Thomas Scott said had been the msass
OF spiritual life to ne fewer than twenty
SIX persons within hia own knsnlsdse.
Ths beggarman rsad well, ana the poor
clogmaker listened in amazeluent. The
snfJect burst upon him with all the
charm of novelty his whole mind WAS
absorbed; and, IS the medieant read.
For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only bsgottsn Sen, that whose
evsr bsilsTeth in him should never psr-
lsh, but have everlasting life the old
man could scarcely restrain his emotion.
He that believeth orl~the Son hath ever
lasting life; and, he that belieyeth not.
shall not see life, but the wrath Of God
aoldeth on him ; and then the reader
stopped.
Go on, SO en- " cried the old nlan ;
don't stop
Ne said the bogsar-man Il only
reas one chapter for ono sous
The poor closmaker paid eaother sor.,
and the rsadin. went on; but by
and. 10y, the man again stopped reading.
Oh! &c on cried the old nam don't
stop so soon, friend 60 on
NO, no. said tina ,nedicant, Il only
read one chapter for one sous; and give
Inc aasther sous, aud I'll give YOU anoth-
cr chapter.
A third sous was given, and The ED
.'nan seated at his window allowed not .
word to be lost. The chapter Wa. seon
ended, and there were no mere sou.
but ths old man, drawin. near t. tn.
reader, exclaimed, 'Oh! do tell an old
man where you got that book
The beggsr man said it had bean given
u him, and mentioned the name OF IN.
pessor and the name of the town. The
ocg:ar tnsn went on his Journey, carry
ing with him the book that hal br il.
contents, filled the mind of tn. old man
with astonishnent Tae bsok Was gone
hut the message delivered was not gone
; IL haa .touni place in the old man,
,"emory, and Iodgpent in tlaold lnsl,,
heart BY day anu b, night d. ponder
"i over the words, Got 90 loved IN,
WsrId that he gave his only b.sott.n Son
that Whosoe.sr belisveth in him sho,l,
laV0 ever iaStin- fifa, VII