The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-09

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following death-bed scene, which he
was called to visit in his recent visit to
Chicago:
The Rev. Henry Clannard, an ex.ar.
nv chaplain who left off expounding
the Bible and recruiting for the Saviour,
and by indorsing the niger and aboli-
tionists became an army chaplain in one
of the Wisconsin regiments, passed
from life to home beyond a blessed
Immortality, the other day, and thus
shuf1ed off this mortal coil.
A physician had called on him two
or three times day for month, doc
toring him fer an ague brought on while
stealing cotton in Arkansas while with
Gen. Curtis. On learning that the ex-
minister and ex-chaplain would hardly
live the night out, we called with the
physician.
In little woodworking room not
over twelve feet square, in an obscure
boarding house in Chicago we found
the invalid. The room was bare of fur
niture except poor bed, a little dirty
washstand, two wood-bottom chairs, an
old trunk, a pine table, on which was
spread newspaper onwhich lay an old
Bible, pair of old shutters, some pill
boxes and such stuff. The dying man
was propped up in bed, while a faithful
negro woman sat on the foot of the
bed. AS we entered, he rallied a little,
asked the doctor who he had brought
with him. On being told that it was
''Brick" Pomeroy, he sank back, closed
his eyes-rallied a little and said:-
" Perhaps it is as well. He might as
well know it as any one"
And he proceeded to make his dying
statement, which was i'll these words,
as we took them in our memorandum
book as the physician requested:
!. My name is Henry Clannard; l am
forty-one years old. | am a Methodist
minister at least / was one. | was
once happy and contented, and loved
Christ, my Master, with all the zeal a
Christian ever had. At last | grew cold
in religion, selfish and envious of the
good fortunes of others. | wanted to
make money and to have some fun. l
had no particular education, so | thought
| would be a Republican politician. |
began by preaching politics from the
pulpit, and praying for the negro. 1t
paid me in money, but | lost influence at
the Throne of Grace. But did not
care for that, if l could only have infu-
ence with the Republican party. | for
got Christ and became interested in the
negro. had influence with few mem
beers of my church, and talked politics
to them. L was paid by office-seekers
to influence Christians. Sometimes l
have made as high as fifteen dollars at
an election for my influence with Chris
tians.
At last l found politics paid better
than religion, and | worked for the chap
laincy of regiment and got it. Then
I let religion go and went to war
There 1 wrote letters home denouncing
Democrats as copperheads. And | stole
cotton, and silver ware, and pictures,
and books, and dresses for my wife and
sisters, and horses and mules for my
brothers, and piano for the Governor
who gave me my commission, and a
gold watch for my captain, and lot of
household furniture to send my colonel.
And / robbed the soldiers of Jelly and
such stuff sent down to them to use
while in hospital, and had my share
of goods stolen from the Sanitary fairs
and made lots of money. Please give
me little piece Of that pounded ice p
The physician gave it to him, when
he continued: r
"But was not happy. I drank
whiskey with the boys when away from
home, and INDUCED in some excuses
not worth mentioning, and laid up quite
pile of money. And l was taken sick
while out stealing cotton from planta-
ton where widow lady lived. | had
coaxed her niggers to run away, and
they are all dead now. When the wal
was ended l came home to Wisconsin
but could not stay there. Sol came te
Chicago. And | grew sick. And ]
have got to die. I have called on Christ
4 have prayed to God, but somehow
/ cannot get relief for my soul. The
door of mercy seems shut against me
/ forsook religion for politics, and now
God has forsaken me. l pray to my
Saviour, but he don't hear me. l tall
to this faithful negro woman-she says
+" Yes, NASSAU and that is all can get
out Of her. | know l can't live long
| feel that I am dying. feel certain
that am going to hell. Please giv'
me little piece more Of ice before
go. l want these things written dow
as a warning to others who forge
Christ for politics. Ifeel that the ne
gro can't save-that Christ won't saw,
me. 1 was unfaithful to my religion
and am forgotten. Twas faithful to tn,
negro; but, alas the negro can't hell
me where l want help; he can't cas-
my guilty soul. 1 am going to hell
and know it. l expect to meet man,
persons there who forgot religion 70
politics. | do not expect to see 70,
again in this world or the next, but
want this confession printed. Please
give-me -small-small- piece %
-of-of-of-ice p
And thus died the Rev. Henry Clan
nard
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Commons is composed of Universit,
men. One hundred and ffty-six ar
graduates of Oxford, and one hundre
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