Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-12-04
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lsE, heV. ". r N. Shenane
Brother Shehane, why send your paper to me
am now taking to the number Of three; q }
Ny business is such that but little read
Then why take the fourth, Oh, where is the needs
"a ki'Y sl6f TrI -nHsiD'IGIos H9tt
The Herald and p;comes, round in / Is turn,
Each week from its columns a lesson learn:
You can see by It's teachings which way you
g-h should go, ,i1ui Il .Irg s'-iisgf rI
And what is the gospel is easy to know. b.
And there is the STAR" bright star Of the west;
'Tis madness and folly to shun its behest.
is teaching is clear rs sunbeam at noon,
Its treasures on earth arc heavenly boon.
But what is the Church without gospel cement,
To fragments and tatters confusion has rent9
There, Ca lvin and Luther, and with them host
Eachone not themselves in hell they will roast.
These human crecds give to each other the lie,
Condcmning the whole but sanctifed I;
Their poor, narrow creeds, their platforms arc
81 small, ,aF ~ at.ef - T1-.es ''r'4
Holding tho few who have CHANGED to grow tail!
Why should some men be thus selfish and mean
Since others as good, and as equally clean,
And platform, to boot, on which all can stand2
This platform, The gospel, SO broad and so high,
Spreads all over the earth, and reaches the sky
1t begun there with Adam, comes down through
nl time, rr.. ... .s.F4.n d. f. III ,
Its maker is God-how richly tfivine ! .sa1
Twas to Father Adam the promise was made
That the seed of the woman should bruiso the
snakes head:
The serpent destroyed, an end made of Sin,1
Eternal redemption tho world will then sing.
This being the truth, rs the Bible doth teach,
Receive, then, this truth, we humbly bescech;
This is q truth for each ard for all, ..- ...
10 al mankind living, the great and the small.
This brings my letter TO the last of the taper,
And here must ask you to sond mo your paper;
Enclosed you will find q dollar complete,
Which fully pays you for your excellent Sheet
Since writing my letter. rs now You will sce,i
Ano ther subscriber petitions to thee: ..r.,.r.-
Oh sond me your paper without more delay,s
For here is your dollar, which is the full pays
Send ,'tl.cn, your paper to my Office direct,
Clarksburg is in Harrison county, you know,
Virginia's tho State: which grcat nch overflow.
James II. Drummond~- good Baptist brother
lie sends for one and for the other. h.. .[g,..S.
Now must bid you an afoctionate goodbye,
Fully believing. We viii all mcot on high. =
'D,' '-,''t I' BENJ. S. GRIFFIN.
;.ifsaaJ t~r .ue REPLY: - 5HN .aiaD
I sec, brother Griffin, from your rhylning epistlo
You can jingle tof as glib rs n whistlc;gyr14
learned where you lived from good friend, OF
thine, .-, ...... o.. -rr-
And supposed among others you'd like to havo
mine. E.r
And the gold which You sent mo for papers now
taken, ..a -, "'.
Is proof that in this was not mistnkcn;
Tho platforms of pagans and popular Sal nts,
Against human nature are full of complaints.
The priests on the platforms proclaim day and
night ..
That We are nil wrong and they arc all right;
And they barter their breath for silver aud gold
And in preaching hcll-frc they surely are bold.
They take it for granted they stand up for God
When they preach endless woe from his iron rod
They represent him as hloodth.rsty king
Who forever will cause helrs dungeons to ring
With the screams Of the damned, shut in from
all light,
And dcvil-tormentcd in regions of night:
Such preachers as these pray loud for the soul,
But bread for the needy they rarely condolo.
They talk of the bread which cnme down from
Heaven, .a ...f.
Designed by the Lord to saints to be given;-
But to be too severe on the preachers Of pain,
Who work hard for meat, and harder for souls
Is not what wish; for think it is plain
That but little from stinginess unto them rolls.
AS a class they arc poor, and but mcngrel~ paid
And sincerely wish them much better aid
Than yet they have had in their orthodox trade,
And wish all their hearts we're stripped oftheir
fears. ..-~.-.. -. ...
wish, too, they'd cease to preach up tho Devil,
And show to the world the true cause of evil;
That children from fathers might learn WHAT Is
TRUTH,
Then virtue would bo the bright crown of the
youth. C. F. R. SIIEHANE.