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Show Tiie Tom Paine revival by Colonel Bob IngerBoll has stirred up the New York evangelical world lo a lively atate of ejccitemeut, and the Observer, stimulated by IngersoU'fl wager o! $1,000 that Tom Paino did mot die a "drunken, oowardly and beastly death," huafurnishod columna of testimony substantiating Hi assertion asser-tion that Iho last voare of Paine wero marred by his Imillality and drunkonncaa, and that ca. his death-bed ho was stricken with remorse and facod death like a coward. The evidence is furnished by parties wh were woll acquainted with Paino, including in-cluding Grant Tborburn of this city, who giros a description of the personal appearance and habits of the great atheist tbat is far from flattoring; Kev. 3, D. Wickamand Rev. Charlea Haw- ley, D. D., who corroborate Mr. Thor-burn'i Thor-burn'i account of the man's dopraved habiU; and Stephon Grillet, a noted minister of the Society of Friends, and Mary Kosceo, another Friend, who were present at his death-bed, and from whoso journals the Observer publishes the picture pic-ture of its horrors. IngerBoll wilL now have the opportunity oppor-tunity of replying, and the testimony will be submitted to a committee to decide the controversy. |