Pg 7 (Pg 228 cont) have your tuition free' I availed mySelf of the Such a literary privalige it was the the Starting and turning point of a better life. The pro+ took was taken violently Sick I was his nurse an immusing incident that took place in the Sick room I will relate under the chapter funny things. I Soon had a keen relish for books was much attached to them had Such a fondness for books that for quite atime I denyed my Self o+ any Social pleasure I have had Some conferince with Sciences ******** CONVERSION ***** This was as clear as the noon day Sun when not a ray intervened to Shut out his respiendant glory and effungent light Just So, the Son of Righteousness came in to my Soul, not head, "with healing in his wings" and with this healing came a perfect change change in every thing change in   (End pg 228 ) every way change in life change in heart. I now under Stand why the hearts (Begin 229) of those Emmaus travelers burned within and why they were So Sad and how the gloom of Sadness disappeared when Christ revealed him Self Just So, this change was wrought by Christ through the operation of the Holy Spirit The change was So radical that old things passed a way old desires old associates old habits my comrads in folly made their oft repeated Signs I Sought pleasure no longer in old things but I never responded "behold all things become new" I had new desires new company new heart a clean heart I was conscious of the change that the work was done the burdon was gone it permeated my whole being it went all over all a round all through every thing changed R-S-C-S-T-S-B-S-B-S and if their be any other Side that Side was changed no hallucination a bout it ere this day "when Jesus wash washed my Sins a way" , not the ordinances of the church, I had grown to be quite a bad boy a wring leader in vice a champion in folly But those good impressions instilled into my youthful (1/4 of Pg 229)