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THE PERSECUTING HUSBAND
AND HIS P:OUS WIFE.
We take the following anecdote
from-the Report of the Baptist Home
Missionary jiooiuty oi Lo.:dou, which
heid its Annual Meeting on the 17th
June. It excited a strong sensation
among the audi.en'ct, and ivus foilow
ed by an enthusiastic burst of ap
plause.
ll As the circumstances attending the
introduction of'the Gospel to the vil
lage of Bervvit k are peculiarly inter
esting, jour Cominittee venture into
•some detail, believing that in them will
be traced with tdmiratio:) «ii gratitude
the linger of G' kl. The first seal to the
v ministry ofyouir Missionary was a poo;
•nonian, the wife of a day-laborer.—
Previously to this time they had liv
ed very happily together; but now the
husband became a bitter persecute;
■and because lii 3 wife would not relin
quish theservi-e of God he frequent
ly turned her out of doors in the night
and during tbe winter season The
■wife being "a prudent Woman." did
i*ot expose this cruelty to her neigh
bors: but, on the contrary, to
Iheir observation she went into the
adjacent fields and betook herself to
jirayer. Greatly distressed, but not
in despair, her only encouragement
was that with God all thin rs are pos
sible; she therefore resolved to Set n
r part one hour every day to pray for
the conversion of her persecuting hus
fcand. This she was enabled to do
without missing one day for a whole
year. Seeing no change in her hus
band, she formed a second resolution
to persevere for six months longer,
which she did up to the last day, when
she retired at about 12 o'clock as u
. ' #nal, and as she thought, for the las'
time. Fearing that her wishes, in
♦his instance, might be contrary to
the will of God. she resolved to call
wo wore upon him; ber desire not b«-
owy
CHEI£©KEE
JVEW ECHOTA, WEDNESDAY AOVEJIBESI 5, 1828.
ig g aii.ed, her expectation appeared
j lie jut oif. That same day, h. r
usbaud returned from his labor in a
•iia.e o. Jeep dejection, and instead
' iilliug down as usual to his dinner, ie
» ace did directly to his chamber.—
lis Wile foiio>ved and lisiened, and, to
ier grateful astonishment, 'he who
He.l to truck,, .had retired to pray.,'
ie -am ■ down stairs, but refused to
•Jat and returned a ; ain to his labor un
til evening. When he came home his
■vit'e afleetiouately asked hirn, -what
the matter? '-Matter enough,"
s hJ he; lam a lost sinner.' About
twelve 0 clock this morning,'continued
ie, *1 was at my Work, and a passage
scripture was impressed upon ray
n.nd, which I cannot get rid ot', and i
-10 sure lam lost.' His wifeencourr
him to pray, but he replied, 'O
• ife, it is ot no more use, there is no
forgiveness for me.' Smitten with
remorse at the recollection of his for
mer conduct he said to his v\ife -Will
you (orgive me?' She replied, '0 yes,
that I will" -Will you pray for me
now?" "That I will with' all my
heart.' They i :etantly fell on their
Knees and wept and made supplication.
His tears of penitence mingled with
her tears of gratitude and joy. Soon
afterwards this pious couple agreed to
have their house registered as a place
of worship, and the scene of solitary
intercession became a house of prayer,
-n vain did the parish clergyman visit
them, to reprove and menace them,
and order tiiein to hold no more meet
ings for prayer. Their house was
u..iler the protection of the law, and
the'ir hearts under the influence of the
tollowed the Saviour, saying, have
mercy onus,' when the multitude said
tiiey should hold their peace, they cri
ed the more a great deal. The con
sequence was, that their little habita
tion soon became, too strait for the at
tendance; and having by great econo
my, saved out of their scanty earnings,
the sum of five pounds, they resolved
to expend this their little all, in the
enlargement of their dwelling for the
accommodation of those who wished to
hear the Gospel. Accordingly, the
wallol their house was carried back
into the garden, and rebuilt with the
wood and stone which their neighbors
carried to them for that purpose; and
in a little time the enlargement was
completed and paid for. There was
not a horse or cart used upon the oc
casion; no loss of time, nor discord a
mong the laborers; 'the wall was
built, and the roof thereof joined to
gether, for the people had a mind to
work."
'Of this happy couple it may be re
corded, that having a church in their
own house, consisting of from twenty
to thirty members, of which he who
once was q persecutor, is now a dea
con, and in the midst of which he reads
the hymns e\ery Sabbath day, they
continue with one accord, eating their
meat with gladness and singleness of
iieart, praising God and having favor
with the people. So strong is the
onvi tion that a larger place of wor
ship is neede.', that a benevolent lady
who belongs to the Established
Church, has kindly engaged to erect a
Meeting-house at her own expense,
provided n suitable piece of ground
could be obtained for that purpose."
RELIGION TAMES TIIE SAVAGE.
Nancy M'Kinz;e, who is spoken of
in the extracts below, Was a promis
ing girl, formerly in the school at
Mackinaw; and, as is hoped, became
while there, truly pious. Upon hear
ing this her friends visited her, and
com e!led her to leave the school,
somewhat more than a year ag * and
accompany them into the wilderness;
where, as they supposed, being out of
the reach ofher teachers, the influ
ence of the instruction she had receiv
ed would cease to be felt, and she
would return to the ceremonies of the
Catholic church. Her friends treat
ed her harshly, and threatened to
whip hax te <J<|ialh if she did not yield.
if 4 '
Mr. Ferry while on a tour last sum
mer, visited her; and the following is
ihe resuli 01 his interview:
At the S;.ult, I crossed the river to
the English side to see Mr. M'Bean,
Nancy s step-father, and though well
jeceived, I found I was likely to have
no favorable interview with Nancy;
and proposed to the father to permit
her, with two of the other children, to
accompany me to Mr. Schoolcraft s
where I had left Miss Osmar. To
ihis he consented, and saiu that he
•vould send a boat in a few hours for
them. By means of Mrs. School
craft, who is an excellent interpre
ter, I was happy to find Nancy iin
moveabiy firm in the faith. She was
in a very state of mind. Her
trials and petset utions seemed only to
iiave brightened her graces. She had
been most annoyed by her mother and
bi other. After she was taken from
us last year, they tried much by
threats and otherwise, to bring her
back to Catholic superstition. In one
instance, she said, after she ariived
at the wintering ground at Le Cloche,
her brother asked her to go out with
him sailing on the Sabbath. She re
fused to go, and told him it wick
ed: but he insisted upon it anc! de-.
clared he would make her go. When
no reasoning would avail, she told him
that if she went, he must carry her
against her will, as she would not use
her feet; and then the sin would be
his, it she could not help herself. Af
ter some abuse of language, he pull
ed her ears and left her. At their
wintering ground there was a woman
connected with some one of the tra
ders, with whom Nancy became inti
m.ite, and was apparently instrumen
tal in awakening her mind to a con
cern for her salvation. Hence she
sought Nancy's company frequently
But no sooner was this perceived,
than they were separated; and, to
use Nancy's own expression, as it was
interpreted, *'l suppose they ridiculed
and laughed her out of religion."
Her own family, after they found
they could not move her, used for the
most to let her alone. But when her
mother's sister came into the family,
(which was either just before or after
they arrived at the Sault this spring,)
she commenced her abuse, and has
acted, Nancy says, a great deal worse
than ever her mother did. . Whether
there will be any means for Nancy's
getting somewhere under religious in
struction, is doubtful. She says her
step-lather told her, on her arrival at
Le Cloche last summer, that she
should never set her foot in the mis
sion house again. The season we had
with Nancy was a very interesting
though short one. I believe we were
all somewhat melted with the privil
of once more bowing our knees togeth
er. For one I felt as if I could commend
h rin faith to the cr-re of that God, w' o
rules as well in the wilderness and the
storm, as in the hallowed dwellings
and churches of Zion.—Missionary
Herald for October.
The Sinner his own Destroyer.—The
decrees of God do not compel him to
sin, and election, when he has sinned,
does not shut him out ofheaven. He is
voluntary in loving the creature more
then God, and he is voluntary in re
fusing to return to God by Jesus
Christ. A complete atonement has
been made for all his sins, and a free
pardon is offered, if he will repent.—
But he will not repent. Christ is
willing to save him, but he will not
come. Aversion to God and his gov
ernment causetlhis departure, and the
same aversion prevents bis return by
Jesus Christ. God has Luilt an eter
nal prison, and the sinner fits himself
for it, and goes there of his own ac
cord, in spite of all the restraints
which God has laid upon him, and all
the obstructions by which he has
blocked op the way to ruin. God has
done every thing, bnt just to exert al
mighty power, yet he will not turn.
He will die! He shuts his eyes; he
stops his ears; and casts behind him
Sibley ajwl Sabtathp, and «ichwtj^.
PHffiSIX.
lions, and entreaties; he treads under
toot the blood of the coveitant, and
does despite to the Spirit of Grace;
and, through a host of opposing means,
and while God, and angels, and men,
are entreating him to stop, he forces
his way down to ruin.—Dr. Beecher.
I have known many go back and
perish, after they seemed to have al
most reached the entrance of the way
of life. I have seen them sensible
that they were, the chief of sinners,
tully convinced that everlasting mise
ry would be their portion unless they
repented and embraced the Saviour,
and assenting to the truth that he was
able and willing to save t-heai. I
have seen them in this state for seve
ral days, unutterably distressed by a
sense of guilt and fear of God's wrath,
their understandings and consciences
waged an ineffectual war with their
obdurate hearts vain attemots to
s ' bdue them. At length their hearts,
and made gained a fatal victory
their convi. ton of the truth was
banished, the voidff of conscience
was silenced, and they returned to
their former courses, and their last
state became seven-fold worse than
the first.—Payson's Sermon's.
GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE
CHEROKEE NATION.
NATIONAL COMMITEE
Tuesday -Oct. 28.
The petition of Reuben Thornton in
regard to his Road and Ferry was a
gain taken up. The following Reso
lution was then adopted, and sent
down for concurrence:
Resolved by the Committee and Coun
cil in General Council convened, That
from and aft or the passage of this Re
solution it shall be unlawful for any
citizen or citizens of the Cherokee
Nation to cut or open any road or
roads from any public road in this Na
tion, in any direction whatever, or re
pair any road or roads that have been
put down by the authority of the Na
tion, or to open any road, or establish
on their own account, or in conjunction
with any white person, any ferry or
ferries on any water courses boumfing
on this Nation or within the limits
thereof, without first obtaining a per
mit from the General Council on the
terms of the law passed Oct. 1819 on
the subject of roads. And that all
roads and ferries which are now in op
ration within this Nation as aforesaid,
and which hnve been opened and es
tablished without a permit from the
Genl. Council since the passage of the
aforesaid law of 1819. are hereby de
clared to be unlawful, and the same
shall be forthwith stopped by the she
riff of the District in which such
roads or fcrries may be located, or by
the Marshal of the Nation, giving no
tice to the parties using sr.id roads or
ferries, or at whose instance the saino
may have been cut out or established,
that the same are put down, and re
quired to be stopped by them, by vir
tue of, and in obedience to the provis
ions of this Resolution. And any per
son or persons continuing to keep o
pen or use such roads or ferries there
after, shall be considered as if (he
same had been cut out or established
after the passage of this Resolution;
and shall be subject to such penalty
as shall hereinafter be fixed.
Sec. 2. Be it further Resolved, That
it'shall be the duty off he several sher
iffs of the circuit courts of this Nation.
and the Jlarshal of the Nation, upon
information being lodged with thein,
or upon any violation of the provisions
of this Resolution coming to their
knowledge, forthwith to arrest such
violators, and carry them before one
of the Circuit Judges or Justices of
the Peace, who shall bind them over
to appear at the next circuit court
for the district in which the offence
was committed in a bond with such
security at the said Judge or Justice
shall deem sufficient to compel the
tiaid violators to appear at the court
NO. 36.
1 aforesaid, & siand trial. And in the
vent of any person or persons so arrest
ed refusing to give good ana sufficient
security for his or then appearance at
court as aforesaid, then it shall be the
duty of the Judge or Magistrate, be
fore whom such person or peisons
may be brought, to inflict upon them
the penalty hereinafter specified.
bee. 3. be it further Resolved, That
any person or persons that shall \io»
Jate any of the piovisions ofti.is reso
lution, shall, for every such offence,
of which he is convicted pay a fine of
live hundred dollars, one half to go
to the arresting officer, and the oth
er half to be paid into the National
Treasury; which said fine shall be
collected by any qualified officer of
the Nation by seizing any property be
longing to such person or persons, as
in case of other fines imposed by the
laws of this Nation.
tsec. 4. And be it further Resolved,
That this Resolution shall be consid
ered as an amendment to the Resolu»-
tion of 30th October 1S19, on the sub*
ject of roads: And that the following
clause in said Resolution, "On iwy
such cases as may be brought before
them for trial," be, and the same ia
hereby repealed.
The Judiciary Bill was again taken
up, and, after further progress, a Com
millee was appointed, consisting of
Messrs. Daniel, Gunter and W ard, to
draft a resolution, organizing and de
lining-the duties ci the inferior Courts
of the several Districts.
The Resolution of the Council, to
appoint Committees to visit the sever*
al Mission Schools in the Nation end
report, was read and laid on the tsrfcifc.
.Inc \'ann {r\C l x i \ Inltn
Jos. Vann (of Hightower D.) Joha
Baldridge and John Timpson were op
pointed a Committee to take info con
sideration so much of the Chiefs'
Message as relates to the passage of
a law regulating the manner of con
ducting elections in the several Dist
ricts, and to report thereon.
A petition was presented from John
C. Bird, who i\as sentenced by the
Supreme Court to receive one hun
dred lashes on the bare back lor the
crime of horse-stealing, praying for
the remission of a part if net the w hole
of the punishment. The house re
solved that the prayer of the petition
er ought not to be granted.
Wednesday 20th.
Reuben Thornton appeared and ex
ecuted a bond with security for the
payment of the loan authorized to be
made to him by a Resolution passed
the present session.
The following resolution was passed,
and sent down for concurrence;
Resolved by the Ccw.iniitee and Cowro*
cil in General Council eomened:
That the Resolution passed 24!h
October 1827, prolonging the suspen
sion of the poll tax law, be, and the
same is hereby prolonged for the
terni of one year: and ths? "law impo
sing a tax on citizen nv. rchas.ts isal?o
hereby suspended for the above mew
tioned term.
The Principal Chief returned ths
resolution regulating the manner of'
issuing permits &c. staling his rtjecv
tion of the bill in its present form, and
his inability, 011 account of the death
of an infant child this morning, to state
his objections immediately. Laid ou
the table till the Principal Chief
should state his objections.
The Resolution of (he Council re
specting the appointment of Commit*
tees to visit the Mission Schools in tie
nation was taken up and several t
mendments proposed and discussed.
Thursday 30th.
The subject of visiting School
Committees was resumed, and <!e
following resolution passed and st nt
to the Council for concurrence, in
lieu of that submitted to the Com
mittee by that body:
Resolved by the Committee and Council
in General Council convened,
That there shall be appointed by
♦be Principal Chief of the Chcroked
Nation txvo committees, of two merer
bera each, one on each Judicial
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