Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25

seat near the cot on which be lay. Hi
face was almost as white as the sheets o
his humble, though neat and comfortable
bed. said to him:
Are you christian "
'Oh yes. What should / do now i
was not Christian /?
'Are you member of a church +?
yes. Presbyterian
Ever in Sunday school?
always, ever since could remember
always have been scholar.
Did you love your Sunday school
Love ii? / guess | did; | never
could willingly stay away.
when did you become Christian ?
oh three years and half ago-in
dhe time of the great revival.
Where was it 7? In the Sunday school
or in the prayer meeting, or where i"
1T was at my mothers knee, and my
head bowed in her lap in prayer, that
gave myself up to Jesus Christ and en-
tered into holy covenant with him TO be
his forever
How old are you?'
"a little past fourteen
Are your parents living
MY mother is. l cannot remember
my father. He died when | was very
young. | am my mothers only child
'How could she let you go to the war;
1T was very hard, sir but she said
other mothers were giving up their sons,
just as dear to them as | am to her, and
she believed she ought TO be willing to
make the sacrifice.
.IIow was it with you in the regiment Z
Did you stand up for Jesus 2
'Always-always let everybody
know that was on the Lords side
'How have you felt?'
Why, 1 have been one Of the happiest
creatures you ever saw. was happy
everywhere and everyday. have not
had dark hour in tie army only |
have felt very anxious about the men,
and very much hurt at their swearing,
and gambling, and drinking, and wick
edness OF every kind. That made me
unhappy sometimes
Had you many pious men?'
"A good many
Had you prayer meetings?
almost every night, when we were
out on the march,
Had you good chaplaiu?'
One of the BEST.
ANY conversions ?
@Ohi yes, good many. We had
some blessed times in the regiment
When speaking of what the Lord had
done for souls be became exceedingly
animated, and feared he would become
exhausted, and closed the conversation
without speaking to him of his immedi.
ate danger. He took my band when
was about leaving, aud seemed unwilling
that should go, and pressed me- to come
and see him the next day which | prom
ised | would do.
The next morning | called at an early
hour at the hospital, and as soon as got
into the ward where lay the youth with
whom l conversed the day before, the
nurse met me, most excellent Christian
lady, and begged me to 60 at once TO the
bedside of the young man, as he had ex-
pressed desire to see me.
AS | approached bis bed saw al
once that he was not long for this world.
He sat bolstered up with pillows. He
had failed very much, and death was
coming on apace. The nurse stood be-
side me.
We stood moment regarding him,
when he said in feeble quiet voice
Il think l have not long to stay, and |
have a few things l want to say to my
mother. This will be terrible blow to
my dear, dear mother. Bet want you
to write to her and tell her that God will
take care of her and sustain her. Tell
her that for days and days | have been
5 on the tops of the Detachable Mountains,
and have been looking over the gates of
the Celestial City, and now my feet are
in the water floods, and | shall soon be
over the cold river and on the bright
shore beyond. Tell her that when she
comes l will be first on the bank to meet
her as she crosses and / will lead her TO
the gates into the city. Oh tell my
dear mother-my dear, dear mother
that ! loved her to the last. And, if |
am permitted, will be a ministerine
spirit to her and l will be often with herr
lie paused for breath. The nurse
stood weeping like child. After mo.