Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-05-25

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her arise, far lovelier< "a
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Fourth. And now behold a group of
children; they seem loath to leave the
grave yard. Hear them say, what shall
we do2 Our father and mother are both
dead; and we must now be scattefed abroad
at the mercy of the cold world, helpless
orphans. No mother now to wipe away
our tears or console us in our childhood's
sorrows No father now to pray with and
for us, around our ever dear aome tre-
side" They truly are children Of sorrow;
: but you can say much to animate their
young hearts and infuse therein vivid
hope that they shall be with them again.
J, Their mother was a christian their father
a praying man, and it consoles Iand COM
forts them, to think that they are now both
happy. Tell them of Him who has prom
ised to be father to the fathehes and
that He will never leave nor forsske those
who put their trust in Him; andshey will
be comforted. Yea, and rejoice il the an
, ticipaton Of future happiness.
Fifth. And now we'd gladly drop the
t vail and see no others, but how can we!
, For we see another class, that of al others,
must be children of sorrow. Meirasud-
/ den starts, their frequent sghs, their hag-
+! gard looks and swollen eyes all indicate
t that theirs is an unearthly sorrow And
dread to hear the cause of their rfanguish.
e But having a desire to try to comfort them,
5 we will see who they are. We ind them
Il to be woman and several children; and
Y we ask her why she mourns She an
swers-" Oh! [ have much to make me
g. mourn; mourn because, although once
d happy, am now miserable, an6 have not
$ the least hope that shall ever be happy
again on earth. Once had loving hus-
e band who led me to the house Of God.--
n We loved each other-loved our God
,r and were happy. Thus. we lived few
2, short years; while the tempter appeared
1. to US in various shapes and forms.
TO But soon there came great change, my
once kind husband ceased to- Ave ae, for
illi sock the church and 5ecah:s 81 auent
he visitor of the liquor shop and ere long
died! l mourn because my hrsband is
,el dead and I am left widow but this is
not the worst mourn because my chill
,u dren have no father to care and provide for
tie them in this cold world; but this is not
the acorst. I mourn because the children
We of the very man that influenced my hus
ar band to take bis first dram, can row point
at my poor orphan children and say con
in temptuously- they're Drunkard's chill
nd dren :" but this is not the worst. mourn
ou without hope of comfort. My only hope
is in death. Rachel hopes to see her little
tn children with Jesus, in the kingdom O
Heaven. Mary and Martha hope to SCI
ate their brother at the heresurrection come fortl
pt, all glorious, and fly up to Jesus who lcveC
md him. The orphan children of christian pa
els rents expect ere long to make up an un
broken family in heaven with their happ,
18th father and mother. But for me, despair
ow has deprived me of hope; for how. can
,pe cease to think of my own dear husband
the and oh how can l bear to think that h
but is now in drunkard's hell But ar
hus obliged to bear it, for it is written that IN
i'm. drunkard hath eternal life" And if Idar
to look into the future (which no one ca
e. help doing) and view the last day, t
~ there see, bone of my bone and flesh
vbo my flesh, arise to everlasting shame an
' az contempt; and hear that awful senten'
,ow (which shall forever seperate us) "Depa
fod ye cursed into everlasting fire, prepared f
; ;on the devil and his angels" But | can
ond no farther; and am glad that some ol
To can sympathise with me, even though th,
ono can do no more. But there is one ms
,roo who never wish to see. I never want
auo hear him saw, "be comforted," for th
ma. @ would only add insult to injury. His nan
a. is Mr.. Dram Drinker, "a member of t
ION, church, and very respectable man, d
,+o3 young husband was not influenced by t
- - poor drunkard-he was too noble for tn
hno nay, even at the sight of drunsArd,
hor would spurn the bowl. Nor could the
g al ~ quor seller entice him; he was too hi
/ 80 minded for that. But when this dr.:
LII drinker told him that he took his dram thl
onst times day, and had never been drunk
: -. ~ his life, land pious man too) and a
-. that he found it to be very good prev
n aaa tive of sickness, advising him to do
.oo. ~. same; he took his advice. And the
: soS suit has already been told.
Now, dear reader, how many such v
Nv aoIoi ows are now, in this our might be haI
a.no' faono land And worse than all, the mum
$50, seems to increase. Oh how many s.
~ = widows carry an aching heart to tt
, that graves l1nu Nv" aJ ssIn y pnal :
them, 'ilaae 70 D,asn :. - 'nen ~ : i, !
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broth Df"fia ofihAo's sA nos '.m .n"s
only churcn OF lespesso.l az. as WI M,i - :
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But PuMsnea 'of IL - :. un.o .,
alone, ehae Pu.tetn ihe uo'1.e - a's ne's = i.
.baa, milestone were hanged about your n
,sa-u. and YOU cast into the sea- than that
!, - should offend one OF these little ones"
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