Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-10-26

he Sd10s StD00 0hS& OdAcH . weary
weight from my heart, aud a heavy
veil from my eyes. feel that thou
hast revealed a wisdom which is not
| Of this World
.Nay-I am but an humble instru-
ment IN the hand Of Him, who is the
fountain ofalI truth, aud the begioninz
and the end Of all wisdom. May the
message which / have borne thee be
|sanctitied 10 thy weil-being."
"Oh, heed him Ernest!" said the
lady. at is the holy truth, which has
been spoken. Let US rejoice in this
truth, and, forgetting the world, live
only for it,
'sOh, may he who watcheth over all
his children, keep thee in faith Of thy
'resoiutions' said the preacher fervent-
~. .sIIumbIc yourselves to receive
instruction, and it shall be gwen you.
Turn away now in your youth from the
pleasures of the world
heed not its hollow vanities, and that
peace which is not such as the world
g;veth--the peace Of God which pas
seth all understanding, shall be yours.
Yet let not yours be the worlds right
eousness, the worlds peace which
shuts itself up in solitude. Encloister
not the body, hut rather shut up the
soul from sin. Live in the world, but
overcome it; lead a life Of purity 10 the
face ofits alluremcnts; learn, from the
holy principle Of truth within you, to
do Justly in the sight Of its Author; to
meet reproach without anger; to live
without offence; to love those that Of
fend you, to visit the widow and the
herlcss, and keep yourselves unsPot-
ted from the world.''
"Eleonorai' said the BUNDLED stu
dent, s.truth is plain before US; can we
follow its teachings. Alas! canst thou,
the daughther Of a noble house, for
get the glory Of thy birth, and in the
beauty OF years, tread in that lowly
path, which the wisdom Of the world
foolishnessP'
"Yes, Ernest, reJoicingly can l do
itw said the laly; and the bright glow
Of a lofty purpose gave a sPiri tual ex-
preston to her majestic buauty. "Glory
10 God in the highest, that He hath
visited US in mercy"
LADY" said the breaches, ~the day
star oftruth hath arisen in thy heart; fol-
low thou its light even unto salvation. !
Live an harmonious life to the curious
make and frame Of thy creation; and
let the beauty Of thy Pesson teach thee
% beautiiy thy mind With holiness
he ornament Of the beloved God. Re-
that the King Of lions daugh-
er is all glorious within; and ii thy
'oul excel, thy body will only set OF
be lustre Of thy mind. Let not the
'pirit Of this world, its cares aud its
1an,tics, its fashions and discourse, pre-
rail over the civility Of tiny nature.
that sin bought the 6rst
.oat, and thou wilt have little reason
o be proud Of dress or the adjoining
# thy body. Seek rather the endur.l
ng ornament Of a meek ard quiet
plrit-the beauty and the purity Of
he altar Of Gods temple, rathei than
he decoration Of its outwards walls.
For, as the Spartan monarch said Of
I'D, to ms daughter, whcnhe restrained
.er from wearing the rich dresses Of
Sicily, s1thou wilt seem more lovely To-
nc without them,'' so shalt thou seem
n thy lowl,ness and humility, more
ovely in the sight Of heaven and in the
yes Of the pure Of health. Oh, pre-
erve in their freshness thy present
eei,ngs-wait in humble resignation
md patience. even il it be all thy days,
or the manifestation Of Him, who, sas
father, ca, eth for his children"
Il will endeavor--I will endeavor!I
aid the lady, tumbled in spirit, aud
n tears.
The stranger took the hand Of each.
'Farewell!'' he said; IL must needs
Iepart, for l have much work before
ne. Gods peace be with you and
hat love be around you, which hasl :
'ecn as the green pasture and the still
shadow in a weary land.
And the stranger went his way; but
he lady and her lover, in all their al
er life, and amidst the trials and per-,
ccutions which they we're called to
uffer in the cause Of truth, remem- !.
ered with joy and gratitude the IN .
tructions Of the pure hearted and
loGuent WILLIAM PExs.
-. de Labadie, ana Anna Maria
and others, dissenters from