The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-19
Selected Gale.
80 THE IMMORTAL FOUNTAIN.
OR the Travels of two Sisters to the Fountain
of Beauty.
BIT THE REV. R. EDLEsToN,
: Minister of Albion Chapel, Leeds.
aWishouta a parable spake he not unto them" "

"A. ii,sey travelled along Aucune related the
adventure. and told how she had been deceived,
and what an awful night she had passed, and
how she was delivered, and bow the notes ot the
silver ir,,mpet had directed her TO them. Il
ew.,,,ssaid The Wise Man, with e>ul,atiou,
thai .,ny trumpet Of truth, would bring her to
w.if could cause the sounds to he heard by
beri She is nj, the first poor soul that 1t has
saved; and hy The blessing Of God, il shall al.
ways I,e exercised in behalfnf such lost and
eyrinp creatures" /" In sho,ttime they arrived
al the Wise Mans. and after Partaking OF
feast thai had been provided TO commemorate
the happy drliyerance of Acnne, the sisters
departed 0n the morrow, 10 their fathers VINO
who was aslanished al the adventure, and
shaski iii iar the safety Of his daughter.
Whenshe cifeamstances were known, all the
neiehl,oFbood. was filled with gratitude to the
Lord, HAT he had SO mrrcif,lily preserved A.
cune; iiir ihry all nov beganfo lo.'k upon her
AS a pleasant and gn0d sister: and she. a*'may
he sapposcd, was delighiedto perceive the es''
nation in which she WAS held by those who
previo,isiy. had summed her.
Her time passed happily on, and the 81 SIX
months were soon over. And as she was re-
fccting what had passed since she was In the
spiritual world, The Lord again opened the eyes
Of hcsspirii; and The same good angel slo"d
before her, and with Smile of welcome, led
the way to The Gaie.a Obedience The angels
there congratdlaied with i kiss; and to he
as.onishments of Aucuae. they seemed more
lovely, and fheir;robes more beautiful. than ev'
er. As she went into The lafiy hall, she was
stilLmore powerflliy impressed withthe .bean.
~ Of every thing she saw. The walls were
ofpure alHi,asfer, and numerous figures of gen.
tie beasis and birds curionsiv wrought upon
them. The roof was pf cedar wood, richly
carved, and supported by pillars of porphyry.
The light descended through a dome, and had
a rich ineliowness, and whatwas remarkabl",
il seemed 10 be liking, and lock like living gol.
den light; and as its beautiful rays played upon
tho walls, ii created wonderful images, that
portrayed the state and character,ot the afec.
tions and ,hmight of the angels. Astonish.
ing!',, exclaimed 4nc,ine in her first surprise.
Andturning 10 The angels, she enquired "wby
allibings were 80 beau,iill to.day2" 20"
said they. we enjoy all these wonderful and
beautiful sights every dayp "Buf," said Au.
cune, atbey are very different from what they
were when Hast saw thein!' "Very likely"
said the nngels :. Bu, then, yon know; you did
not love yoor sister; now that was wicked; and
wickedness canes a dense mist to rise over the
mind, which disfor,s and peryerts the loyelest
Of objects, and. thus true beauty .becnmes com.
peie Dgliness 10 The wicked!'' "0h how many
glorious sights must have lost by my wicked.
ness and follyt'' though, Ancune. And with
this conviction she determineed benctfarh TO
avoid alleail, and particularly all desire to IN.
jure ber sister. IS 8: 4.
In short time. she was clothed with heaven.
ly garments. and 10 her surprise they were as
beautiful as any ofihose which the angels had
on! The black spots and filthy appearance
were entirely gene; and ia addiiionto what she
was before clothed with, there was given TO her
"a garland Of sweet flowers, which was placed
aupoM her head, by majestic being Of super.
eaiive beauty and glory, who informed her, that
hbai wasa symbol of the crown Of lie. and the
,badg..f sisierflood of that heaven. And thus
srobr.l She proceed on the path of Beauty. II
seemed as ifthere was no necessity for guide,
for tIr way appeared perfectly familiar; hut
notmi h>landing. 30 angelic band bore her
company, and directed blythe STIR of knowl'
edge, they rapidly proceeded wi'htheir jour
ncy.
They travelled on, delighted with each other
and every thing they saw, until they came t.
another gate, composed Of solid shining silver