Year: 1874

Another very remarkable incident is added
to the many startling things which have oc-
Cured in these "latter days." Our readers
will remember that we gave an account of the
sad death of our venerable fellow.citizen Rev.
Henry Asbury, which occurred on the 1st
of October, 1874. Mr.. Asbury had retired
to his room and bathed his chest with kero-
sene oil, to relieve pain with which he was
afflicted and which had been relieved by the
same application previously. After bathing
with the oil, by some accident Of which he
could give no accQunt,he came in contact with
the blaze of fire, and the oil ignting he was
soon enveloped in flames. He ran into the
yard, but before assistance could be rendered
his clothes were burned to ashes and his body
almost to crisp From this painful and dis
tressing accident he died the same evening at
6:20 o'clock.


When his wife came to his relief in the
yard he remarked, II am gone-I have to
die" He then walked into the house, and
when he lay down he related the following
wonderful incident of his life. He said that
"about fourteen years ago an angel appeared
to him; he felt the breeze of its wings and the
angel told him that his end would be terrible
one" He continued: 81 see it all plainly
just as the angel told me; this is no fiction !;
you will find it written down in memoran-
DUN among my papers. l kept my mouth
closed to exclude the flames so l could be able
to tell you all about it," After his death the
following written memorandum was found
carefully preserved among his papers:


GAN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT OF MY LIFE.'


SEPTEMBER 10th, lS59.-As I was coming from
Tatcs Factory, up the river at night TO where my
son John and my wagons were campcd, on the
old plank road, an angel passed by mo. felt the
breeze of it's wings, and it spoke to mo and told
me what would be my end in this life. / believe
every word Of God, whether spoken by angels or
mon inspired and my whole hope OF happiness
here and hereafter is in God through Jesus Christ
His Son, and my Savior Amen!


Mr.. Asbury was al "old soldier Of the
cross" who had served his God faithfully and
we'll, having been local minister in the
Methodist Church for about forty-two years,
we believe His death was as peaceful and
triumphant as his life had been devoted and
consistent. His anticipations of heavenly rest
were sweet and joyful and his soul grew rap
turous as he spoke of the depths of the wis
dom and knowledge of Cod


A short time before he expired he had him
self raised in the bed and bid most tender
and afiectionate farewell to his family; when
he was laid down again he locked his hands
together across his breast, closed his eyes and
died without shudder. So this good man
passed into his eternal res" prepared for
Gods people. We are forcibly reminded of
the foreshadowing of Peters death as related
by the Apostle John in his epistle, chapter
81, verse 18.-Lincols, N. c., Progress.


Ray" Give a man the necessaries of life and
he wants the conveniences Give him the
convenienccs, and he Graves for the luxuries.
Grant him the luxuries, and he sighs for the
elegancies. Let him have the elegancies.
and he yearns for the follies. Give him all
together, and he complains that he has been
cheated both in the price and in the quality
of the articles.