The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-06-06
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Anderson, one of the mnrderers of Tu,,;s : at Grand Island, and who was executed
 with Troy Dye, at Sacramento, on the estb of May, had prepared farewell address which was read from the scaff,ld bv his spiritual adviser, Rev. MT McEwen. ius. he.
 lore the drop fell and Dye ana Anderson
 were launched into eternity.
 , ANDERsoN's ADDRESS.
 Gentlemen and F1eads:-I stand hefors
 you today justly condemned criminal I
 stand now before God as a saved sinner my
 soui cicansed from sin by the precious blood
 or Jesus Christ, His son. I have confessed
 tfuthfuiiy as could the crime which have
 committed ana for which am now ahon, to die- have never committed or taken
 any part Tn any other murd IT, ought to fell you that my wife did not know anvrb;,,, of what had done until my arrest. Ooncernlng my crime have little to sav | now, my cruel act showed the darkness | and hardness of my cruel heart a, that lime Then there was no fear of God bef,re mv eyes. and my feet were swift to shed blood Tor little gam. 1 accept that ri,rb,eous law of holy God, That who so shedeth mans blood, by man, shall his blood be shed" Although life would be sweet to me, and more sweet because of my wifi. and three httle children. yet accept the exc .ation of my sentence to death as just Aost people who speak of my case think
 ihst deserve to nie.- Since I have learned little of Gods word can sav $ now, Tor other reasons than theirs, know mat l deserve to die. 1 have confessed all my sins to God. He has mercy upon me 1, lie has forgiven all my sins. He has saved [ ue ike as he saved the dying thief up n pH the cross, anu that alone through the n merits oi me blood of JesTs. Without any f, "orSs oI mlne Tam made fit to enter Ills ii presence. l know do not deserve if. but el 5od is love; He loves poor sinners. and V have his only Begotten Son to die for such ss ~ ~ ne. And He has given me new alF. F.ct,ons Y new lie, new nature which can never F, He. Ny old nature with all its yileness aa 'oes down to the grave, and shall never rise d. gam, my new, my eternal life, shall for ;n yer enjoy the presence of the Lord. na av. cs,l..d ..' ,~ "''' aSep spfro" ni heart, de ran That Knocked down, and after my Id crime had fired the fatal shot . raised ms widely opened eyes ana looked 'rWard to the heavens as If he were saving IS last prayer. have often wept in -ecret a . scause of him. A statement was lately pa aoiished that l would dIe happy and dance pr, tne ar provided that two other crimiuais a, ere hanged with me. Before I was Con. nj, rted did say so. But now such an evil prI prI oughtis very far from my mind; vet ii has Te, en repeated by some who have friendly ma eiings towards me. I do acknowledge nal at l have said things, even lately. for ooo lich have been very sorry, aHd I have inc Ayed to the Lord to give L.e strength to tb;s sak and act right. It was also said that psr vas poorly supplied with books. but I a m ve had plenty; all wG Gnted, of the very st oi books. A San Francisco paper of 'tcrday, published that my spiritual ad-
 CT Is Catholic. This was a serious mis.
 'e' wish to thank MT. Drew, the Sher
 Tor ms constant kindness to me durino T imprisonment, also Mr. Estell; thank min Jailsrs, Mr. Newbert and Mr. Orr. for mile ir favors to me, and ask their forgive glar for bad words and hard feelings shown pett 'aris them some months ago. I thank nit Mills, of the Record Union, for his gifts dis , ny family. fthank Mir. T. H. Berkey verk ms gifts to my family and myself. got grateful to the ladies of the Protestant will han Asylum for their care of my two du |, g, and to some of them who have several Shuc - aiueu my poor Vile. l most heartily ish D nk Mrs. Capt. Chas. Nelson. President Swa, he Ladies Reiief Society, Scandinavian
 ne, at San Francesca, for so kindly in-
 az and taking my wife and little dsugh- Du 10 care for in that place. thank all tions r friends to whose kindness am i'm seces 'ed, and l ask the forgiveness of all Ue m l may in any way have injured. unit. now l bid you all good by. Though I that once 2 poor, sef-destroyej sinner, I am beIl;c afraid to say that desire for you all re. cas,,,, ance towards God and remission of your ;ect by faith in the blood ot Jesus Christ. more n bid yo5 all farewell. 1 yield the ,bIv , 'f my body to the righteousness of Gods have for the government of the world. ara hs euI4Hi, my soul to the God and sion il CT of my Lord Jesus Christ, who has is ag. for my sins, given me eternal life,
 Igl the merits of that precious blood.
 ' know from Go1's works that never Hen come into Judgment, my soul shall men t taste of the second death; the Throne and ru dyinent and the Lake of Fire have no procee $ for me, for Jesus died for sinners denly wTetched sinner that I osce was. I ed to 1 have part in the first resurrection, and and see my Saviour in peace. thank bundr, 0 Lord, for the gifts of thy sovereign stitche
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 ED. ANDERSON. hidden RAMESTo, May 20, 1879. as he il