The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-22
REFORM OF HICKORY.
BECAME 4 CONVERT AFTER
LEAVING THE PRESIDENCY.
iII. spirit Would Fisms Up The D'.-
course whirh Ted the General q"
Prs.bytsriani.m-A Coed siory which
Went the Rounds Aiter Ills Death

4 correspondent ~ the PnllAdelphl' 1
bulletin says Your reference 10 Gen. /
Jacksons religion and 10 the rcmar" .
attributed 10 Tom Marshall. that the /
general finally turned Presbyterian ana .
cheated the devil suggests the story
% how be became converted. The
clergyman who had that honor was the
Rev. DR.. Edgar. who had charge oi
Presbyterian church 10 Nashville ne
had preached some sermons which Zen.
jackson Listened TO With Interest ailrr
he left the presidency and returned 10
the Hermitage discourse on the
manner In which Providence regulated
and shaped lives and Affairs ~ men anu
an impressive application ~ the idea 20
the generals ow, career made par
ticullrly profound impression on hia
mind. lie sent for Or Edgar and eX-
pressed a wish 20 be- received into th'
Presbyterian church NJ tIe Hermitage
AZ once. together with bis daughter
The clergyman propounded 10 him DE
necessary questions concerning the
converts frame ~ mind. his personal
experiences and his faith Ia the doc
,rincs Of the church. Everything went
smoothly. and "Old Hickory answered
all the questions satisfactorily until Dr.
Edgar aroused the sleeping lion within
him by asking General 10 Is my
duty 10 pa, you one more question. Can
/ you forgive 40 your cnem.cE?' Yes.
replied the venerable patriot. with
groa, olruos,noss. - can freely forgive
my political enemies. bUt warming u9i
as for those who abused nae whDl ]
was serving my country in The field and
those who attacked me i1r serving my
country 90. doctor that iB different
case"
The clergyman. OF course. Informed
him that forgiveness ~ all men would
De necessary condition 20 DTS spiritual
regeneration and entrance into the
church But it required long arGu-
meut before Dr. Edgar could convince
him that % Eas proper thing TO for
give hIs sueu.,s llc was not long n
tcrwari admit oI Is % member ~ The
church AZ the Hermitage. and % BIS said
that be- spent q large portion % his tim,
until DTS death reading The Bible ill
Was "a, one time proposed OBS rul.ua
elder ~ The church. hU' declined 'l
serve and 90 Dos win ho expire Ci hH
religious feeling thus % bquel
my body 90 tho dust whence DO come
and my aol'i % God who gave b.. hop
Ing Tor o happy Immortality 'hr1ur.
the a'0n.ug merits ~ our Lo.i l.I
Christ. pho savior ~ Doe world Con
Jack0us spirit toward h.a ,romi.
would flame up. however, 90 tho iast
aud even on bis dy.aE hal o. was 10
bis last Ncbu. Chat this same Pres
byteriau clergyman. d. Edgar 800
sent FOR. and 30 was t1 hlm thlf 'h
general made bis celebrated rfuark of
Calhoun The doctor had youWl f
Inquire iu the course OF a conversation
about Things boo the ne ~ h.s OluF.r
iu tbp past. as f1 what be- would has
done with senator Calhoun and 90.
South Carolina friends II they had per
sisted boz their scheme ~ nuIl.datl0I
10 Instantly the general exclaimed rls.u
Iu hIs bed. q would have hlnee
\ them. slr. as high as Hannah. rho
would have been "a terror 'u traitors z,
400 time. aud poHferi'y would have pr,
nouu.0d 10 thp best &C, = my Ifa
3 Ills last words were that ho would met
au Dis household both white and bIar
before God BOO heaven. Af,or h.a deaf
there was a story 20 The effect tina,
" Democratic merchant met o Whlg me-
chant and said 10 him. All. ltsa 30,
and great man We have lost u 90
p man has gone 20 heaven. Gen. Jacks.
De- has" The Whlg replied that Doe 1911
h no, so sure o. that We'll .Ir." 1911
'. the rololnder. Il tell you that II A
, drew Jackson made mp bis mind 20
b 10 heaven You INA, depend upon II
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