The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-28
Your friend and fellow-citizen,
\. G. BROWN.
The Wife's Story of What Led to the
Sacrifice of Her Little Daughter.

BARNsrABLE, Mass, May I7.-Y Yesterday
afternoon Charles +. Freeman, who some time
ago killed his little daughter in the insane be-
lief that he was glorifying God, was removed
to the new county Jail. As soon as he was
placed inside of his cell he removed his coat
and began to sing. On his way from the old
! Jail he appeared in good spirits and met the
gaze of those he passed with calmness and I'M
concern Mrs. Freeman was brought down
about half an hour later by Sheriff Harris,
who had procured carriage for her. Arriv-
ing at the Jail she Jumped from the carriage
and asked the jailer which way she must 90.
and was taken directly to her room the
second floor in the southeast corner. She had
| a pleasant room, receiving the sunlight and
a view towards the railroad and depot. Free
man is still unchanged, but his wife seems to
be suffering in her mind, and it is thought
doubtful If she survives the summer. They
will be confined heie until the Grand Jury
meets at the October term, and will be kindly
cared for.
The following letter was received recently
from Mrs. Charles P. Freeman by her sisters
| in-law in Natick, where Freeman formerly
! lived:
BARNsTABLE, MASS, May 10, 1879.
DEAR SISTERS: We have received your let
ters | had looked for one for a long time.
never thought it would find us here. Am glad
| know yuu aye all veil. We are in need of to
| nothing, but we thank you for your kind
thoughts for our comfort. / have doubt
! YOU: suffer for us. l cannot tell you how it
all came to be. You know how dearly we
| both loved our precious little one. We have
tried for more than year to live entirely de
voted to God and to the good of others. We
! had given up dress, the desire for money, and
everything that was not pure in purpose.
/ You would hardly have believed it was Char
| lie. He never was protane, had not drank
| since | knew him. and one of the best of
! bnS fat m he con- GOD
a life of prayer and faith in God, and | was
with him. He read his Bible every spare mo-
ment and his whole life was spent IL Christian
earnest work for good, and his whole aim mot
| neglecting other duties) was to win souls to
| Christ and seek himself eternal life One trial
OF our faith came after another, and God blessed
US very much the more trusted him. BY
and by there came a week and more of great
| and new trials Charlie did not sleep or eat
scarcely for nearly two weeks.
| During this time Of painful trial he felt that
God required him to have the faith of Abra-
ham. You know what that las in regard to
Isaac. He could not get away from it; the
| more he tried the more ii came to him. At
| last he said to the Lord he would be willing
to bear the test he thought that would be all
| God would ask That seemed to END it for
the day. That night it came to him more
powerfully; he could not help it. Oh God
alone knows how | suffered But having such
great faith in God to believe he would stop
/ him just a lie did Ahl aham-that ii was only
| a trial Of faith-knowing, as did, Charles
| life and love, his fear TO disobey God, and that
| he had Abraham's faith, | could not hinder
| him. But neither OF US thought God would
/ suffer her TO be touched any than that
the day would fail to come We thought God
would see our faith and give some token of
acceptance. We believed God would thunder
| from Sinai before any harm should come to
our darling; but when | found my precious
Edie gone. oh Father, how / felt! But
comfort seemed to come again. Abraham be-
| lieyed God would raise Isaac, and SO We felt
| that il was Gods plan 10 take her so as to
raise her from the dead aud thus show his
mighty power and love.
We did believe he would do this. in order to
show the world that the God of Abraham. of
Isaac and of Jacob still lives and 50 wake ND
| the frozen Church of God to It's duties-thts
/ Church married TO the world that there is
scarcely any difference between the two.
/ We believed this was to be and that Edie would
yet go with Charlie to preach the Gospel OF
| the kingdom. What power she would be !
| What glory to hiA cause Elijah, Elisha, Christ
and the apostles raised the dead and WHY should
not God do it now as then? We believed he
would. But the time has 10 far passed audAke
| axe here t1od knows We are innocent of any
crime. Charlie still thinks God is going to
manifest his power aud glory and himself be
| justified IN the eyes of the world God grant
| 1t may be so.
oh, you cannot know nv sorrow It almost
breaks my heart Nv dear, dear EdieI Char
lie i innocent, oh he Is, of any crime; hgt ]
am afraid i was H,lsLaken talth' m God,
4szar LORD, help Us IN our need. HATTIE.