Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-16

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What dc you want, my friendy said
the pastor.
Sir was the answer, / am told YOU |
have got book which tells all about God /
lou mean Bible
Oh! yes, sir-that's it-thats it
and | want one
We'll, friend, what Can you afford to
pay fer one?
Pay, sir = said the old man. -
books
i cannot pay anything, sir; you gave
ono to ths hegsar man, and | am az poor
80 ks is
Nhsrs do you come frora friendp
He named the yilIags-a place which
the pastor knew
How did you come?
walked,
How do you 50 home?
! walk back ?
What! do you tell me that an old
man like you will walk one hundred and
tortv.slght miles for the sake of Bible 2
Yes, sir; and I shall think myself
very wsll paid if | get one.'
Aho'', my iieilu, you snail certainly
nave Bible if never give away auoth-
er. Now, what kind of one would YOU
Ike to haye-ono with good large Print?
Isuppose yousread well?
Never could read word in nv life.
SIR
Not IesaIe what can you dof nth Lac
f-S-=5o1s- sernCr r5zd Il
: Oh bir, give me tho book, ffr have
a daughter, and she can read and there
are three other people in our village who
can read
The pastor, influenced by the old mans
sarnextness, gave him the Bible, and tn.
Old man, clasplng 1t with delight, diroc>
/ ted his steps homswards. When he
reached the little village, he proved the
truth OF the homeIy adage, Where thtrc
Is VIII, there is way He could not
read, but he invited the people that could
read to come to his cottage, and thew and
his daughter read to him by turns. Now.
the Old clogmakcr was a man of good
senss and OF strong memory, and entar
ing heartily into the suhj.ct, he made a
raple progress in the knowledge of Scrip
ture, and soon committed many passages
to msmory. lie listened like a man in
earnest, and happy was the effect upon
his own midas the closing payt Of the
narrative will testify-provin~ by the
history of the wooden closmaker of Nan
tes, that men shall know if tbev follow
on ts the Lord
Anont slx months after the visit to the
BIBLE depst at Nantes, the pastor W no
had charge of the books was startled hv
most energetic appeal to his door by
means Ola stnut stick. fastening to see
what IL was that led to this noisy assault.
% fonnd, to his surprise, the wooden clog
maker 10
!, Why, my old friend, what brings v.u
mere again ? was the exclamation,
On !sir, Pm all wrong-all vronr cir ,
way who told yoa that you were
The book, sir; the Bible says it,
1ndcsd, what does il say ??
1t says that I'm all. wrong; hsre am
1, BIT, poor sinner, who have sern or,v
lnS ali us life TO the Virgin Marv. WIN
ST. she wanted "a Saviour As mn.h ox
| do # tnosA ID
nat, You Roman Catholic 3,
tnat! how do you know itH
/ - AZ Liz oOOk, Sir, that She r.
Joiced In God her Saviour-her Savi.n,
So you SEQ, sir, she rsntsd Sa,;onr
as maca as l do; and people tell m.th.,
like the Bible JUS
Our religion is ike th. Bible that i.
very true '''~' 4
We'll, sir, ifyou please, want + b.
come one of you ''-
+ My friend, before we admit anr on.
to be member ofour Protestant chnrrn
We examine him. 0'''
Examine, sir, examine, am an ola
man past threescore years and ten. .pn
lsn' | nov nos the number Of my days /;
thersiore, the sooner tao bstter, SIR
Tne ininissse pleased with III. f.,~or
otthe good Old pi,srin, co oa.ened |. ue.,
ing OF the le2jns msnh.rs OF tsls s,,,,,rr,
and "hsn the old man MAS ushercd inf.
the chamber, his erect figure sns fIovino
white locks gave him so venerable AN spe
tslo o