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pray that l may not be reluctant to 40
when God shall call. AS an hireliug I
would accomplish my day. "All the days
OF my appointed tune will I wait till my
change oome."--Job xiv: IA.
cannot say that have any desire to
live my life over again. 1t has been full
of mistakes; but I know not that should
be able to correct them. / know enough
ct tho deoeitfulness Of sin aud the treaoh-
cry of my own heart to feel assured that
a second trial would result 10 nothing fat
tering to me. Indeed, marvel at the
morcy which has kept me from doing
worse.
/ SEQ in my past conduct much to do
plore and awaken shame. At times tho
sense of my folly aud Sin overwhelms me.
Aud here acknowledge that If shall be
finally saved, it will be manifestation Of
grace that ! have never sesn surpassed. I
also SEQ in Gods past dealings with me
vast multitude of amazing meroies. These
ought to awaken the most lively grs titude.
All the blessings have received were
wholly undeserved. Many of them have
been very distinguishing. Many Of them
have been remarkably opportune-in the
very nick of time. 1t would be the basest
ingratitude in mo not to say these things.
With as great humility as | ever telt, aud
with great earnestness, pray God that it
consistent with his holy will snd purposes,
he would grant me these great favors:
/. That may mover forget that am
mortal.
2. That he would greatly increase my
faith.
8. That may mover again, particularly
in my dying hours, be harrassed with temp
tation, either to despair or to self righteous.
ness.
4. That I may be doing some good as
long as live, bring forth fruit in old age,
glorify God in my deceaso.
5. That my suferipgs in death mas not
be intolcrabe.
8. That at that awful hour my spiritual
enemies may be still as stone, aud not
dog be allowed to wag his tongue
| 7. That may have such measures of
tho Holy Spirit that there will be no dan
ger Of my courage or patience falling.
g. That muy have some glimpseo and
forctaste of heavenly glory before lose
my consciousness.
8. That God will graciously take chatgo
of this whole matter and enable lac now,
and to the last, to suy from the heart, Thy
will be done.
If there is living man that l have in.
jured, know it not; but if any QUO thinks
l have wronged him, hunbly ask his
forgiveness I hope to leave the world
without grudgc against any. wish we'll
to every human being
My expectation is, and long hos been,
that through iufuitc aud unmertcd kind
ness manifested in Christ Jesus. shall bo
happy to all eternity. l know that my
everlasting condemnation would be perfect.
ly just. My ory to God is "Enter not into
judgement with thy servant; for il Thy
sight shall no man living be justiGcd."-
Ps l43: 2. But I uso know that the
blood of Jesus Christ ceanscth from all
sin. He has died for sinners such as I am
and believe n Jesus Christ. IIo is all
my hope. Without him heaven would not
be heaven to me. [ tako him for my ono
and only Mediator, my prophet, priest and
king
My soul greatly exults in the doctrine
of the Resurrection, as it was held and
| gloricd in by tho martyrs even before the
coming Of Christ; as it was taught by the
word and made certain by the rising of our
i1o1u, aua 40 ~ was tauSuI uuu Htlu Wy ulI
the apostles. Without firm belief 10 the
Resurrection, should be miserable beyond
expression.
Perhaps no man ever had better friends
than have had. They were Gods gra-
cious gifts to mo, My debt of love to
them can never be paid. l hope to
meet them in better country, even an
heavenly
My beloved pupils in the ministry lie
very near my heart-thc moro so the
nearer am to my end God make thom
faithful unto death. Nay they always
"stand up for Jesus"
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suppose never did more solemn act
than to write this paper. Yet havc done
it with great composuro of mind. | am
surprised at my own calmness at the near
view Of cternity It does not cost mo a
sigh or tear to contemplate my removal
from this to the invisible world.
WM. S. PLUMER.
Columbia, 8. c., January Ii, 1870.
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