H. called out, Pardon! I was thunder-struck and Mittelstadt protested it was to him like a ball shot through his body. He fainted away for some time. Being recovered, his first words were, ‘Why was I not rather hanged, or even crucified, than pardoned? Why am I thus stopped in my course? I should now have been with Christ!’ I myself was more afraid of him now than ever: but the prace of God was strong in his soul; and ever since it has continued the same. Yesterday I was informed by one who went on purpose to enquire, that his whole employ during his confinement (which is to continue six months) is reading, praying, and comforting himself with the blood of Christ.
Singular Conversion of a Scotch Farmer.
Some years ago, an aged man, a farmer in Scotland, who had lived all his life in a careless worldly spirit, was taken dangerously ill, and expected soon to die. A pious young woman, a servant in the neighbourhood, felt a deep concern for the salvation of this man, and set herself to invent some method to promote it. She invited another serious young woman to accompany her to his house in the evening, when they offered their services to sit up with the sick man; which offer was thaukfully accepted. When the rest of the family had retired to their beds, and all was still, the young woman, first mentioned, addressed the dying man in the most solemn manner respecting the state of his soul, and the important concerns of eternity, after which they asked his permission to pray with him.— He consented:— and while she, with uncommon enlargement, poured out her soul in his behalf, the Spirit of God powerfully affected the poor man’s heart,
