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Providentially I was enabled to be with him the 

 greater part of the time. He remained rational 

 until about Tuesday, the 20th. During these 

 days he communed with God. His mind was on 

 heavenly things. The physician ordered that he 

 be kept as quiet as possible, so we denied our- 

 selves the privilege of talking to him very 

 much that he might have a better chance cf 

 recovery. He, however, would frequently speak 

 of the Lord and praise Him. Sometimes he 

 would ask, " Are the pilgrims praying for me ?" 

 and when assured that they were, he would seem 

 so satisfied. After he became delirious, he was 

 almost constantly praising God or praying or 

 preaching. He often insisted that the nurse 

 should say, "Praise the Lord/' "Amen 7 ' or 

 '' Hallelujah." He frequently seemed to think 

 that he was in some church service. On one 

 occasion, especially, he made one of the most 

 wonderful prayers for seekers, whom he thought 

 were seeking pardon for their sins. In -this 

 prayer he expressed the most sublime thoughts 

 and connected them so perfectly, that the nurse, 

 a Catholic lady, who was just about to leave the 

 room to get his medicine, stood still and listened 

 until he "finished. It was indeed a very touching- 

 sight. 



It was not until Friday evening (the 23rd) that 

 any dangerous symptoms manifested themselves. 



