The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-26
LYNcnBuRG, NOVEMBER 90, ie2
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:. The sours aa-t cotiree, baifcrd and d'eagd'
" Ieis ~ mr. hghi through ch"h' ma h"'
haib Ha5t.
Curiosity. NJ desire ,ef knowledge, Is one
of The Garlic and one Of the strongest emo
iions OF The human .oul. No sooner does the
mind arrive ai maturity, but 1t proceeds TO eA-
anime The olliees around IL, aud oeStcnd its
r.sar. hes. wider and wider, over tht whole
circuit of creation With peculiar earnest
n sss man turns bis attention To his own ma
ture, aul becomes the Object Of bis own con
Temptation But here, clouds aud darkness
Surround him. lie pcrceiyes himself siran.
yer In n wide world, whcre the plan of nature
is very imperiectly known, where the system
of things is involved In much obscurty, and
where the Aulhor Of the Universe is seen only
in bis works. Life appehrs to him an in'erne-
tliate state bnl be is ignorant of what was
before il, aud is n Ignorant Of what's TO conn
after II. lie observes symptoms and marks of
mortality on all fbeprodnctions oil nature, aud
general law lie secs his friend, and compn-
mons, ore alteranothef, prrpetnally disappear
ing. lie sees mankind rcaelrliqn after gen
grafton, passing away, passing 10 that wful
abyss TO which every thing goes mud from
which nothing returns But whittier do they
20 when they depart Have they Withdrawn
Into everlasting darkness or, do they still act
in another sccne' Whit becomes of the soul
when parted from the porishabIe clay which
II enimaiey} Does II, too, cease 10 exist II
the beam Of heaven forever eNtnenishe11 Is
the celestial ERE which glowcd in The heart for
ever anenched' or, beyond the horizon which
terminates our preseutpropec,, does more
beautiful and perfect scene present Itself Ii
we consult our affections, we will be inclined
70 believe in future state. Nature is 10th 10
quit lis hold The heart still wishes 10 cling
10 the friends whom once II loved lmaaim.
ton takes the hint and INDUCES in the pleas.
ing hone OF one day meeting aghin with the
companions from whom we have been sepa-
rated by death. The peneciiom Of the Deity
nitely wise aud good, he would not have bro
iu into existence only 10 see the light aud 10
depart forever Would wise builder have
erected such a noble monument, To last only
for moment On the other hand if we
consult the analogy Of nature, the horrors of
nnnhilation surround MS All the works of
nature seem only maaelo be destroyed The
leaf that falls trvm the Tree reyiyes no mora.
The animal that wingles with the earth never
rises to life again Appearances also make n
gainst ns The mind seems 10 depend much
on the body. The temper of. the one !, gene
rally regulated by the state OF the other
When the external sense" decay, the farultie,
oil the soul are impaired whrn the blood
ceases 10 now, the spirit eyaporntcs. The
lat stroke of the pulse seems 10 pnt final
period 10 the whole mnn between these
hope Gnd tears, no. conclusion can be drawn
AMER the most nuute investigation aud deem.
est reasoning, all timt we airive at is uncer-
taintY But, when the ",sunsof Righteous.
ness arose, 1t dspellcd the shadows of tbc
everlasting evening revealed future state
OF being 10 marital view; aud poured its ra.
dance upon the path OF Immortality When
The curtain OF lille shalt be Withdrawn. and AN
eternal scene be presented 20 view then, with
new power, Ne will "rising wonders sing.
Were the soul separate from The body. and
with one glauce q thought should start be-
yond the .hernds Of trration-shonld II, for
millions Of years, continue its progress thro'
'nhnlte space, with the same rapidity, it would
still find itself within the embrace of i,s Gro.
.ator, and encompassed around with the i'm:
mensily oil hi' periections--His centre is eve
~ where-tls circuni renee is no where
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