The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-02
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On The night os the I'd Of February,
1864, / was ia d state OF nervous excite
| menk called by physscIans "aatchipg,"
and In haifldfcam and half sensible
state, when had kind of pision, In
which seemed 10 have an Interview with
the blessed Saviour, though II was ail evil
dently tle work. OF my own imagination.
expressed the deep anxiety felt on &C.
/ count OF the deficiency OF may faith In
the Holy Scriptures 10 general, but es-
| pccialfy in certain much contested points
on the subject Of Miracles and Of the
Trinity. As il seemed to be lamentipR
my situation the blessed figure appeared
to be attentive, and when I said that
was disheartened aud nearly In despair,
after so kony and anxious confederation and
examination OF these subjects, without
having arrived at any satisfactory con-
clusloB. With a smile Of inexprcsai5le
benignity and coInmfseration, He asked
me how OLD ] vas. answered 64.-
"That Is" said he, ''7G5 months, or g..
072 weeks, or 49, ,432s Days. To test how
deep your anxiety may have been. and
how intenae your Iabors, I will X aoW
many of those 768 months you have eti.
ployed in carefuby erqn1iniag the evidence
OF the truth OF Revelation 2" I could not
state positively that had employed one
whole month in the examination. He
then asked how mauy of the 1909 weeks
had been SO engaged? Again, could
| not say that had devoted one entire
week. TO this object exclusely. Again,
ne asked how many Of the 1882 days OF
| my life had been earnestly and exclusive.
ly dedicated to thisall Important subject
Here | felt my cheek: burning with shame,
| when / found myself compelled to answer
that / had freaueutly read, examined and
thought upon this subject parts of many
days and pighte. but dared NOT sny I
could remember any particular dny when
Ilhad set myself down, TO the labor Of
scrutinizing the evidence as o matter of
study and continue it without interrup.
tion one whole day His next question
was, What Is your occupation?b an.
swered that of Ceaasellor and Advocate
in the Courts Of Law" There" said
He, ".you must have been very much en-
gagged in examining critically the subject
OF eviGenceT / admitted that had
been. "Were you required to undergo
labor. and severe training in the prepara-
ton for precticing your profession Z"
answered In the affirmative. "How
many years aro yon required to labor
thus? and are you examined from time TO
time to test tho progress made ?" I an
eweredr lhree or four years, ut least, and
examinations are frequent and thorough
to test the progress made" "Eow is 4.
finally ascertained that one in your pro!
fession has made sufficient progress to
Qualify him for practicing the law of our
country Z" ] answered, "after years of
9tudy, The applicant for license to practice
is required to undergo q searching exam.
ination by the Judge of tho highest
Court, in solemn form, and if he exhibits
anflicient knowledge he is admitted to
practice in the Conrts." When cases|
.nvolving life or property to large
amounts are brought befnrs your Courts,
90 such cases require severe mental
lab0rY and is there much time devoted
10 preparation for trial? 2" / answered,
4 There is required much iash0rr anu TINA
ih such Eprepapsion."s He 3theuonsked.
'In cases involving Hte, what kiad and
qunutum of proof are deemed necessary TO
establish heguilt or Innocence of the rar.
ty charged ?n / replied, :.That, iby s.our1
law, the higher the crime charged. the
more clear and conclusive tile proof
must TO convict tho person charged.nI
tie followed up the last question with
this: Even where life Itself Is at stake.
is the proof required to be conclusive as
TO exclude all Hypothesis of possible In.
nocence z" II was answered, "By no
means: legal certainty. though held nee-
essarily superior TO moral certainty, is,
nevertheless, but the preponderance of
probabilities" He then spoke as fol-
lows; ~ 1t eeems, then, that, although
great care Is taken in ounlifyinp nne; of