I was not without the suggestion, at the moment, that it might be the harbinger of the coming of the Son of man; and in my then state of mind I was prepared to hail Him as my friend and deliverer.
Witnessing a meteor shower, Douglass reflects on its spiritual significance, interpreting it as a potential sign of divine intervention and a harbinger of his own deliverance from slavery.
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He was called upon not merely to administer the government, but to decide, in the face of terrible odds, the fate of the Republic.
True it is that this faith was many times shaken by passing events, but never destroyed.