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A A 164 ^fosi (Soraui iiiratfu. i I I’.rui (;v'.'r wil lU'^^sr.d n!' 'Vc:i ii\y ii(’:i\ i iluiii'ji’it t>i'—thonp;!! U“;n;^ spoi-.t'n !> - j no nr t) my miinl :rt I’ocKY >uir>:T. !S'. C., Mnrcli l^y74. | vii’v iu.'.ant nt‘ tlrt! (ire:im rii r. tui' Tu f'C Prbiiitirr. Brdhren and' b>^\i\w nj; wu'-('lirist mul tinir sUn /'•7.s-/r/’.s', au'l^^o (lU v'hn. love to vcad ' ; iniiuk'riiin; irtd 11u'!'atk . iJu- rnntrnf.i of /inridii Liina'uair!:.-^^:---- , ,,, , j aihrr, tiia' , l!l> !jnr J ,n^^l to i> (> him a Pui- I iiavi- tven kroii'jht tn vinw a imitcr ■ imt— 1 iichcva; am:. i (.Imi bi-kKn.; ami fill- mmv cxmitHlamK- irmbons ; any niumiors imtil tin ; , in apinh 1, Tsuli plainer ; y re! ernen an ' ' i;^■!l^(tiiiLt pm ■(“(■(k’'! (Hit Oi i’t'T' inipl'n.-- ami p:'> pruik.'- ,iem|ii i .prior JlVnUU'il .1 u, ■ma Ui'' '.tri’tu, ^io'noo.s j 1V towarils iv«y as 1 ) hvnU'ii mo i>AMM!.\KKr) .-tniif (ireain Ltavo mo mntm -nnnr-jn. i , - , . ,. . . , of nivn'mm-iciioo ami V '^v^. in-roa-0‘il tiujrcafror f’lt a ;re!i(‘f imt swm an Ali-wi.-a'ami A !l-p>\\ omil k« pnaian.. i n,^ i . . ,1, , , V i.,m r-vnnl.A f!m u'orld iiilo nMi'('oasi;oss ami oxlmma! ro M' 'vOicu \‘.’(‘ a!'(' j [jiat a vn.!‘o camo t) it'O' .-;ay:n.t; n'M'a, a'a.i oi lim rt‘-^ pp,, Pu-iif.iin r i'; Clirit, a-al f r.i' salv nm i ot onr i fjiiiadi'r is (lod tho I'ailu'i’. Siva a ; to oxprms; j lanastmus view as this if it wa-in a plan—a iiian wlnrii over aa I o\('r will siami axai'’s! a I ava'xe-s Rml ^^‘.'!'nis t-i wa sh suhie.ca hv iis iii.'-'—-a pian wliioii all I ho saian'ca! pnmoi-s com hiiif'd in all eroiinon {'aniint preva.n — Ai'Mon! '1 his sHK'(-roly irmi, th-o phin ; iiat has hec'i! to mo hv fh{' ro\’o!;nion o! f'ho Holy Sjiirii, ! M-nd li/’o.- in i! uth mu m deed !. I i .• I > ih r!io ti'H' ia-n.tpia.u'O ol ilm it is ipmt'o t!i-‘ Ian oiay,' >.»'ainsi N'ioiir hii:.'--!j. kn rosard t- ri.ar;-o. { will ...ir b imnd Sa^ Him' 'vfiia Sor^ss and (hiarisees. wldoli mo like-- unto w hiloo.'s'pii oh appear oulwardiv all hc'aaid'u! a’ d (hhoK’, lonos.- .1, nian which was prrpavu! amt i>AND5tA ItKS soaic dr f’cain "-avo me much oomKtrii. \ dnstinatod in tho fidi kivowied-ro of i)!p i!i'>vard 1id oi d(‘au im-; and uiioioannoss.’^ .\ ml no* oul} this, hut \s'o fmd that ho ronotima's many woes anainst tlii'an ta'canso (d. ■.ir. At) 'this .p’.-ai au&tlov m 111 way. i '• m io com 11 . - ' I 1 ... r .v.„W I... r....u.a:HW fh.. ..wH i„l.. rip'aousiHSs M.O «.ar„n! rOieo:. 1, I,.,„..„v„n.n,.C. axis: -.a, ■.•vaa la aavaaaat .vifl. svl.-ra tliara aaiKMalaaaallv. Oa . ^.icriciic's ■' in - inati .rhatataooH fim .cm ftii.l fitdile piiiiduA. irv >.i' nr- n.v- ; suppose ihtn’ic a vor-, 1 ' )C ihirtecn or verv upich s iHicrn.st.— 4'C)ltCCi U' • ooll no. soul I hpm.t I io iiisiii'.-r and wonder to . i fliMUi di t iliidalioip sorrow andarici. c.xish'm l,„„,..|,-..v, a„,ai,a-«|.K.a«. mdoima. iha.a.K- l.-a-alRa, ,S,a, , Im.tlava, tluaa. is aim.a.t aa lapasant, inn, .laavRsioa aial naaraa ti.aOa. a ,a,l,l i.I.at is the S.a sla.aWl i«aa,u,a(,oa ;aaaK oa iminilnii ion, (ioprcssion sum nmmm osn ^ m „a.„naoo„aa,;,fa,v sias aa.l „oo,- l.a „,sa!a t.o,a) of a .vornaa, aaa.l,. a.aalaavonaa soar™ ^ la,- soaol l„.!,.iass..„,„li,i.,a ia reaani at a,y ..aao,-lla-law Oala. »i.oa liia,-| rmss., tlHaa-.a 1 ao ,.s a san.a'a. soitl's aalvalioii—as I tia.i 1)000' a> soif a la.'l,.-"I'lias!) wltloli sloaiM .sa) , osoa.)'a ogt cssiaa a a,., .r ,iiamv.a- than, this tin,a with .m iO.I.k'.,! an 1 tlia (i), tlin «'! tn o-: >ya.'pp «.«t tr.vsal,. ol.af t,„n,..)ssioasatailto„.,i1.. with ,»v .!«» ife™ lb»t wm taaior , i.c law. : moollts tia-o my «wh pnmaplas. ,„,..s,|;_a ,i.. 1K.-.)"K' oi' lay ».»h i ,.|iiuvli ii.r tliraa or Him' yoaiv.. FI- , leal the ala-.-e aiottiotairl plaa |.le- , aw aM 'pp wia ,.'l'lie? I aiio'v ! mils, .lie ami laallv I rcmoveil I'roai .N'asli Ciina- arraaiseii liv (lie si-eat Go.l-ifca.1 i, ' "■.■am • 0"" "'■“'■ ■" nallv 1 immovcd irom aMisii v oiin- aiimniiu m.i ..a..... ... . , , • . e, 1,1 me of 1 Itimw 1 j ,;i,.a...i„ I .ras rais..,l, a, Sa.aaias- , tl.e Trinity, l.,efo,.e the Cnra.iaiion ,T | l.n,,.nsl.y..ve.y ' a.a..aae.«,l'r.iyay " ^ t I ' 1 E . ^ i I .rAT'H f h;]t ii t IHS’O IS StU'h ni l U! - ;im R...d'.iincr ai.d must bettin to. do ■b(Ht(‘r, *'.1 that, whiM '-i dl'-', 1 wiil o'O to ruia-N-en. I was hud aoiit? this patli i(0‘■soiiii'.■'iiisid’orahlo pi'nod oi time, ■M'rinc Io ijiyirovc and rodcirn! ni'.'.'i'ol’,, ii.&a;. inioL'tint' 1 was yoin.U' to work.tiut U.1V own saivatioii, ■and tlial I ww.ii'.k'l Dvact.icc'isoiK' l)Ut tpood deeds, aU'! that lyv .so diiiny and per sisting; in-tho-'aino M>U!'se, I would \vorU iiivsv'lf n|> in ilui iavor oi'Gotl, .‘ind '.ic all n^iSt m tiiG sii;hl or'V}G.i. hm do you supposG r s.nc(*n(*(tod ? /suv i l>ut uur^ \v:ui- 1 i)eliK;‘, still 1‘arlhor (uf -ii tinUnus- ino irmuN', ooioiv-inr n.uuai.w.i wr , . . . . ^ Imr,., WilBoa Caiaily, ami white re.' (l.c ,™Hil,'is tlie plan whid. I trnsl | a.y In’ril that ih Ilwre ts snen p.aa..,- si.l.ia. tiaTe, I fnim some .soiiriio re- lias k’lai s|)ii^itaally shown to me (nr i 1''"" '« .ao"l, a) a coivod imiire.ssions 1o join tho ohni-ch. A,)o praeo and .alv,-u,on >t 1 ■| loo ITndor thi'so iinjtixsslniis, and witiwmt umurniiyx souls wii(» are louder a A'*’ an deliherations o! i!u' mat lor, and , iu'rvv} oui ■dim inouniiinr to know tlie | '>>' ! ^ k.ipe that thmm is no studi ^ in. i ml I ti.;. t'-.nlmc' imt. trusTi!)(T m and de!>endin.e iinfiTHiin'''’that I would !m‘bolter (‘on ;‘>''Ky tn lu-aveii. ia. tnis r-. tvA, , ' ^ , f , i' b , r" ^ I 1 • • 1 ri w A !>,, T "tiie'i'r.'b(>'heve 'Mid i Open Gviu opr iK-aveidy raiiior loi touted 111 thooluireh, joined the h roe-, rp.an w tiK.ii 1 .■win.iu. } DA.lvo rJhi ,• i a , : 1 , . , . ... .A, lev cw-i-iM les ,bo n Cninora ami Wd! ilaptist church, stil! imuyiii-i trUhA and iool in my own ext)oriene in-r amidst all my .sorrow, .-rii'f and i revrmled to all true ret undnii prod- troul)l(Ts, that I limst assist in work- igaK w.ho have been br.m.rht lo drs- iojr out my own saivation, I wiil | cover their lost and ruined eonditioii, mid L must .'■( (hi.y and so Jo_be | thijr own 'lepravity, ali iiiv sti])pUcs I'olh lempovai and .spiritual, feeiinir my poor, i.elpless, ■a la'lehed and undoiro condilloii, and ,rliat v.'itl:out him 1 can do uothiny, nnt even uaturaliv what I lH>li'‘ve to .ived, still adiierh,^ n. the | their .own i^Mly ' mhi caruid lusts. c.vi iv OIK,' twat IS e , .,,,p I] -n.tnno” iP' ..r.; i ! k i i let i tO 1UO 1:5 \V Oi .Sill aiUi sell. .A OSes fir (■'■•race ami tm‘ saviuy nt i si riiv's. v -aiKi al i i.t.muc. o f (,yj| I isilh'i! to live 1:5W of siu i iiv sou! hv mv o'Vii rrahtoousut' ! aiHoii ■ _ j v"^ ■iurkeli' own bos'oms, al* who i vo.i. wlien Jeast it seemed-so to me. it aupcar-s W) iiu' lhat tlu' more J str ve and exertCil mvsellA') sxt't oui or that dreadful pit of mity elav the deoiier f sank. It app(ts,vrs to me that 1 was ((.inly being l)cw,jldered away down the road of pcr4itiou• I .graduali r errew worse and warse. .1 gi'adually 'lecatne aifi'ighted., .&o much .so that it prevented my rep'oscmind sleeping of nights. 1 have beeu manv a niglit .tron.sed up badly oseited, coRid not lel! what was liie difilcnlty with m(‘ and called to mother to awake and “^et up wltli iiie, tor i v.’a.s in a strange .•ondition. lirethren, -.tlie carnal o> deshly answer wonhi W that i naf! in an awful eon iition ; I .sm- ■lerelv conllded th.at it was tlie op(‘i’- -itioH of the Spirit in my heart wliidi was God’.s pnrp'ise, t!u.it it should jj'esult in my eternal, great and spir- itiril good, and not only .si©,.bnt an (iverla-stiiig inheritance in lieuven f'or ])oor me. Ifowcver, I passed along lhat gloomy road, until one -night 1 was advancing in an Kastcrly din'c- tion and (lu're proceeded out -of the laast a most brilliant flash of .light :-uing snccceded by a migliiy crashing ])oal of tlmnder; the lightning i be- b.lcvo repre.seiited the light and glory and beauty )! Jesus Ohrist our Sav iour, and the tlmnder, the mighty, I revives in ns, wlitn I..,„.„,lii,i; ti„. !i,.. orC'i,.M 'i iiRR i'.■.■i' >" frs »"’l l.iBibiiiii,Ill,1,,. liivfw I till. i.f Cl) IV ."".■■I •-.■l.Bni.i i,,.iv."!i.-i'"i.i l."« >.'■» araee and salvation from wlK-ne,- it ; detdares emphal'ieailv that die carnal all flews. “For hy grace are ye sav- | mind i-^ enmity -against God, not snh- ed through fhillp'and that not of I jeet u) the law of (fod,^ neiilnT vourselves, it is the gift of G'ld.”- | indeed can Ikx ^ i now thd thit this That is therefore the foKniain fVo ii ; is tiie pkm winch sno'-vs us ali on. whicli all our righteons-iess and good- we;ikness am! imlieeintv and in ev- ness flows if there is anv in us at ail. | erv m-itter wliieh eans-s ns^to fec'l irs It flows from (iod into onr hearts , the ])()or Publican dm on tne oc.-as.on and there prevails in ns, thc-efo-re all | of tiie Pharisee and the Publican—, goodiu'ss and rigtileon.-m’ss is of the | when the self-rigliteous Phar.s(->e ad- Lorobaud not of man in anv part of it. I vanced a great diHjilay V>f his own lire- liriinaliV -tfien we die, du' to the !ov(‘ ot >in, tifch it is i-ltat we can be gin to dise-'ver (mv (Hi^n imr-ertec- tion.s, wri'iebediu^ss, vilemss, las.civi- onsH('ss, dejii’iiv'.tv and all matter of evil, probably wee-an s‘e within our selves, Ikil of wfunuls i)i'nises and lint, ill rec’ard to mv uniting with the Fr('e-Wiil institution, 1 vruy soon, 1 think, b'gaitto find myseit gnutlv‘ix'wildered. I think that 1 soon found that tlu're was no validity nor ('onfirmation in freewlllism. that it ^vas in my view of the matter es tablished and eixH'Tod upon a sandy foundation, and therefore began to think that it was-a tent of religion tliat could not stand the storm that gen n i n e spi I i t ua! I}' regmiera tei 1 ek r ks tians most need to ‘‘Stand up against and sendnre.” Yea ! I got in the tend.-’d religion, thanked God lhat he did many good deeds, and that lie was better than other people; asid, th:it he was not as that poor Publi can was, &c. While the poor, pov- ertv-.strieken ihiblican ('I b.dieve) could only smite his owm bo.-om— calVmg on the Lord, in tlie language jintrifVing son.'S from 'the crown of the head to tiic sole of the foot.— Wliat is'tiie matter now? 1 am in a horrible pit of miry c|ay and no chance to get mnt. thmygh tlm poor .soul wiil begin to nudvc eifort to climb out, Imt-every step he attempts to make sinks him deeper in tlie mire. V/hat slmil I do? I will flee to the law* for my next re.'^ort, which commands me to do thus and so, and not to do tiuis and so. Alav l)c I id III '’‘1 -1, lio IJWieij III u IIV.- Lord, [)e merciful to me a sinner 1 | C't't fi'tA relief there. _ He flees to it wronw new and I certainiv wars dis- tressed and miserable by means €;f my connection with the society as Ionw as I wots with them. Where- C5 fore, J toll yon my bretliren, I believe rio had beam brought to sec his sins, and vile, corrupt and penniless con dition, and made to l)('g for mercy ■; while the Pharisim was ever vaunt- inw over his own righteousness and gi-cfit deeds. Oh..”; is not every jioor .s((»h1 vrhen arrested by the Bpirit’s which he begins to investigaug but does he find any protection or reii( ( here? Yay2 hut evert' clause and every word condemns idm. On ! 1 have been violating all this all my life, T have bees practicing all rny life just what this declares I shaL WiifO UL I NAvTiVX-Al K/ y niiv- ^.-v . . „ p()w^er,andcommande(i to turn right- not do. Oh I what shall T do ? it i.h * ^ • • r 1 J- . i‘.. l.t* 1 I J-LI K..1 .. 1 - ,,r about from the downitvard road of abominations and the general persecn- sinccreh’tliat I was brought ‘‘o dis-| tions of the Ijord oi liLs glo. ion^, cover that if my dependence, and, | name brought right down to^ the lonr and Uic inunner, inenugutv, , , , - - ^ ^nmipot'ut lowc of God Almighty, that the security of my poor «oid Game conuition that tnat poor 1 nb i- m .1 r...-.,. -.on iv.v"; in !ind ni.-ide to erv to the onr heavenly. lAither. 1 could not .icconnt fi)r it then, though 1 know rested upon.me ornpon myown free- can was in, and made to cry to Hie will, that I nvas plunged into ever- Lord for mercy? Y(.rid every one that was tho mo t. , lUOU^n i KllWU NVin, LMiiu .A ,, , i i r ^ • i i niystorimis dream lasting w^o. Pi^t,oh! 1 thank God iaecalled .W.the Lord is made to c.w to impo.ssihlc to fulfill this holy law. J transgress;;1 it away baojc in old fa ther Adam, now what am ] to do Xo means of (’scape,, i ,i>f>w-stand c(Tn- demned under this law.. I am su!;- ject t(>> -its vengeaiu'e because I hav*?' already transgressed it, and therefor must •he ti i .'d and jndg('d in the groiA-
Zion’s Landmarks (Wilson, N.C.)
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