Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-01-04
From tbe Louisville journal.
PULPIT EtDnUENcr

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A. me ssunn it, gorreoasnesy. radiant ana still
Dropped down like gem, from the brow ofthe
Il =. fhill.
Qne tremuhps star in the glory of June, =
Game out Nth smile, and sat down hv the moon
As she gEaesd her blue throne with the pride If
f. astiisassas59 = seae ss1s aae e. queen.
The smiles ether lovsliness gladdened the scene
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The scene wassenehsating. in distancs away
Rolled the Oam crested waters ofthe Chesapeak
L ebay,
While batting in moonlight the village was
M ..g9.. (seen,
With the church in the distance, that stood on
sfs aiti b I ea aso the green,
The soft accepting meadows lay brightly unroll'd
With their fnantles of verdufe, and blossoms of
And ihi1--Is y hes beauty. forgetting togrieve.
LAY saeeRsa her bloom On the he=-sEaaafr-se.
light>heartsd child, had wandered away
fi0@ the spot where my foot steps had &c gs9b0-
And free as BIRDS was the song ofmy soul,
As heard tip wild waters exultingly roll; -
While llghteiing my heart as /, sported along.
With bursts oalow laughter and snatchcs of song
l struck in thu pathway half worn DER the sod
BY the feet ths went up to the worship of God.
Az traced ita green winding. mnrnuir of
= prayer
With the hymE of the worshippers rose on the
air, =
And drawn BY the links Of its sweetness along,
stood unobier'cd in the midst of the throng,
FOR awhile my young spirit still wandered about
! With the birds, and the winds, that were sing-
ing without;
but, birds. waves and zsPbyrs, were quickly
), forgot,
10 one angeSiks being that frightened the spot.
In stature miestic, apart from the throng,
He stood in lie beauty, the theme ofIny song!
His cheek pie with fervor-the blue oFbs above
Lit up with he eplendors of youth and Of love,
Yet the heft-glowing rapture that CLEANED
| from those eyes,
Seemed sadkued by sorrow, and chastened BY
signs,
As ifthe ydng heart in Its bloom had grown
I (cold,
With it's loss unrequited, it's sorrows untold
Such language as his may never recall,
Bat his theme was INSTRUMENTATION to all.
And the sorlsof q; thousandin ecstaey hung
On the mania-like sweetness that dropped from
- s his tongue,
Not alone on theear his wild eloquence stole,
Enforced by each gesture, it sunk to the soul,
Till it seemed that an angel had frightened the
(eod.
And brought teach bosom message from God.
| He spoke of the Saviour-what pictures he drew?
| The scenes Of His sdfferings rose clear on my
- Z. view
The cross-the rude cross where he suffered
/ !, and died;
The gusL Of bright crimson that flowed from
me BFRs6 and an
TIE darkness that mantIed the earth ms pail
The garland of thorns, andehe demon. like crews
| Who knelt be they scoffed him Hail King OF
the Jews"
He spoke, and it seemed that his statute-like
form
Expanded and glowed. as his spirit grew warm,
| HIS tone 90 imPassioned-so melting his air,
As touched with compassion he ended in prayer;
His hands elasPcd above him-his blue orbs
upthrown,
StIll pleading for sins that were never his own,
While that mouth where such swsesnasa i.,efi4'
blBf chung,
Still spoke, though expression had died on his
tongue.
Fob God: what emotions the speaker awokss
Al mortal he seemed-yet deity spskes
| A. man--ve. 60 far from humanity rivens
| On earth-yet so closely connected with heay q:
| How Oft in my fancy I've pictured Hin there
Il Ashe stood IN that triumph Of passion and pray
With his eyes cIosca1n rapture-their transient
3 = r eclipse
Made bright b1the smiles that illumined bis lips
There's s6larm IN dslivery--a magical art
That thrills like kiss, from the lip TO the heart
IRIS the glance, the expression, the well chosen
Il Bv whose magic the depths Of the spirit are
i 80" stirred;
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