The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-02-05
For the Pioneer
THINGS FOR REFLECTION,


This is season Of the year which is the
most gloomy of any Of The season. There is
a something which ct times steals over the
human mind, call it melancholy, low-spirit.
ness. or what not, which causes disrelish to
earth, and revolving at the idea OF making
this world its home. What ls horor-what
in wealth-what arc friends--what are the
pleasures Of earth? All these things are des-
tined to pass away. Where are the heroes OF
old-the .mighty-.he honorubls and the
wealthy men! Have they not passed away
from the stage of action; and are we not des-
tined, also to pass away? Yes;
'The tall, the wise, the Reved head
Must lay as low as ours.'
There is nothing permanent, nothing real;
we are constantly in pursuit of the vain things
of life, which when obtained, are unsatisfy-
inc in their nature, and perhaps evil in their
tendency. Our thoughts, our desires, and al
fections are but indistinct. We live much
upon imaginary happiness. Change follows
change in every thing, and yet we are dis
contented and unhappy. And then again,
death is abroad in the land. The cruel de-
stroyer has taken from US our parents, broth
ers. sisters and friends. We have stood
around their dying couch; saw them when
their cheeks grew pale and their eyes dim;
marked with silent emotions the progress OF
disease, as they sunk in the arms OF death;
and then with fearful eye and faultering voice,
bade them farewell, which response as in
mournful accents foil s. reverberated through
our ear, farewell We followed them to the
cold and silent tomb, heard the clods rumb-
ling upon their coffins, and then again bid
them long farewell. But they have gone to
the land of spirits; they cannot come to Us
but we may 60 to them. We have often
thought upon their virtues. and drodped tear
at their remembrance. Bat where l ask,
are wc to 20 under such circumstance for
comfort and consolation! If we 20 to the
world we are deceived. If we plung our
selves into the excess of vice and pleasure,
we are smitten with guilt, and find an ache
ing void this world can never ill. Suppose
then we try infdelty, what Inducements does
it hold out! Does il point beyond the tomb
to q blessed Immortality, rest IN heaven.
What consultations does it offard in time OF
trouble, None that know OF; but leaves all
dark and uncertain, and would rob US of our
las. lingering hope; makes US believe religion
is lie and christianity fable; leaves US 60
dowu to the grave in gloom, without one ray
Of hone to cheer us in the land Of our pill
rrimage, while enduring the trials, troubles
and sorrows Of life. Where then are we to
no for comfort and substantial happiness! l
freely answer to the Bible. Here bring
your wounded hearts; here tell your sorrows,
earth has no sorrows that Heaven cannot
cure'
Child of mortality, dry up thy tears; let
not dsspondency gather upon thy brow. Put
thy trust in thy Redeemer, and He will lead
thee safely to immortal Joys. kememoer
there is fountain open in the house o'
kind David for sin and uncleaniyness' anu
many have come and been made whole; nave
died in the triumphs of faith, left their testi-
monv behind that they have fought good
6obt and finished their course in peace
Child of Immortality, weep no longer.
SINCERITY.