Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-08-28


SanctifeE It through the sky! ,..
Work Is worship, worship labor ...
In the cause OF God and man; ..
Never doubling, never wagering, :,
Carrying out the heavenly plan!
All creation worshipG sweet1y,
Moving round the central God,
And together working meetlH,
Spreading Heavens best gifts abroadj
Night and day in gllttering glory
ClrcIlng through rejoicing space
Circulating Labor's story,
Bringing better times Of grace!
God himself is working daily,
Giving an example pure,
AS Ills bright creations gaily
Seek and find each proper sphere
Work is worship He who worketh
Best obeyS His sovereign will,
And each cursed sin that lurketh,
Soonest can remove or kill.
Work Is worShip-work Is Heaven.
Bringing glory down to earth:
In the might Of labor given,
Every glorious thing has birth
Work will be our Heaven forever.
Lab'rIng still to reach our God;
Finding that We get the nearer
AS We are the best employed.
This the doctrine Truth il blazing.
This the Gospel We muSt preach.
Bending not to wrath praiSing-
Practice /. aE we'll as teach
This the " glorious news" SO glowing:
Free the soil from stone and brute
Then the plow, and then the sowing,
Then the everlasting fruit
This the creed from Heavens own portals
Op'ning down to both the poles,
Freeing first the struggling mortals,
Educating then their souls.
Prepch the ''laboF gospel" knowing
God is in it. strong and kind;
Pr'uch it Till the tyruntS bowiEg.
Fro tho bndy, sovl and mind
Preach this Gospel, mighty, swuyIng,
AuRw w'ring minds where'er You he
Preach it, hack'd by manual praying;
This the faith and work. The frce!
Preach ii, like our God, displaying
Proper toll in proper sphere;
Labor is the law oDeying.
Well as from tho pulpit gear.
Ev'ry age and hue may preach 1t,
Day by day and year by year;
Gods .vn Ministry to teach it,
As miIleniaI times appear.
Prcuch for Heaven, preach for nations.
Freedom from each crime and gloom
"W ork is Worship in all stations
Preach it till the Kingdom COM.
From the True Flag.
TIE MERCHANTS DAUGHTER
Or, Cure for EItrmvHSoncc.
DY OLIVER OPTIC.
CHAPTER I.
$50. Charley, you are matrimonial
inclined, l perceive" remarked Henr
Sprayes, as he seated himself in til
comfortable bachelor apartmcn! of hi
friend.
"No! what makes you think so?" re
piled Charley Walker, smiling over III
more serious feelings that the questio
excited.
Charles whistlcd an air from the operl
It was the favorite OF one Of the ladies /
whom his friend had Alluded-whicb, t
those who have had no experience in III
matter of the heart. may seem to be
remarkable coincidence.
(Which one 10 it, Charley?"
"Humph! You cannot have note
any very pointed attention, if you haV
not found out which Of them is the ur
fortunate choice Of this poor bachelor.
"All the world knows that you ca
there once or twice a week; and 1 kno
no more than others. Is it Jane"
"No."
"Lavina, then, Of course. Well, she
a splendid girl, and l envy you your haF
pinesS."
"Happiness! Wha! the deuce do 80
mean by that? l haven't married he
yet" replied Charles. finding his frien
was getting ahead in his conclusion ratt
er 200 fast.
call the same thing"
"Not exactly"
You mean to marry her of course?
~ don know; perhaps 1t is only hirts
ton"
"Don't do that, Charley"
81 love her, Henry. will confc.
that, if you will not laugh at me-"
On my soul won't do any such thinl
A matter Of this kind certainly deserve
serious consideration, and l am not th
man to make fun of fellow
Thank you, Henry. wanted to tai
over the matter with you, but 1 was
little afraid you would laugh at me. if
to be serious over it,
4 assure you l will not. Marry if 20
see your way clearly to do so-Layina
a fine girl. beautiful. good tempered, an
has an hundred good qualities to one ba
one.'
The lover smiled at the grati6catio
he felt at these pretty words concerniu
the one he loved