The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-01-18

From Ire A1Isflt' c Monthly.
DANIEL GRAY.


From Ire A1Isi.t'c Monthly
DANIEL GRAY.
IL / shall ever win the i.orc IN heaven
For whose sweet rest hnmbly hope and
pray,
In tn. great compauy Of the forgiven
I shall be sure to iiud old Daniel Gray.
knew him well; in Cact, few knew him
ss better;
For NY young eyes oft read for him The
and ss,w how meekl7 from .Ie crystal letter
Ne drank the lifs of his beloved Lord.
Old Daniel Gray was moi 4 nam who lifed
On ready words iis freight vi gratitude.
And was not called upon amen. the gifted,
In the prayer meetings % his uci5Ibos-
hood.
He had af.w old fashioned words and r = So
Linked in with s.srs,i texts and Sunday
rhymes;
And suppose that in his prayers and gracc=
I've heard them al IT H. g thousand Zines.
SIZE him now-h;s fac. and fora. q i ,.lo-
ito =,
His homcspun habit, n, his silver hair
And hear the language Of his trite ,!oyoti"nS
Rising behind the st:ais4lt-lacked kitchen
chair.
an,remrmber how the sentence SCRUBBED
Help US, o Lori, to pray. ;1nd 10 - t;Irt,
And how the 'conqucrins ANA to conquer
The loftier aspirations Of the saint
lie had some notions that d,.l not improve him
He never kissed his chill 'rcn-so they say
And fin, st scenes and tGir,.st flowers wo;Id
move him
Less than hOrs, Shoe rc..od III in the
.ga way.
He could see nopght b. vanity !, bca -,
And no;gIt bat " .2.s,s.--7 Il, = .i c"r"ss.
And Iiticd men wh,s, r:,sr-s e christ IN 4Gsy
Allowed iniei!srite .cii - ,i.s'.H,aS.
Yet There we've love n: Z tenderness with.
And am told ,l,at v ,.sr is cj..loy did.
Nt'r Natures ne,.I nor sc:i;I rroris o,le win.
him
From his fond vigils u thcsleeYef~.eide
= aesss1sr-s s.-s.e sra t:s..
And when they came To hur~ IT.. Charley
They found fresh dew d'ors sPrnjsied il.
his hair.
a I0 tln be1St q T('-t' t.ts5tr t'I>ft' 's'tNB
And guessed. but did not know, vho El&c
il there.
NV COOL oil friend wa~ very fia., ~ fla'iol.
and held It's vctarirs i. loftg scoru,
And often burst into holy passion
- Nhi.e The gay crowds went hy on Sunday
morn.
Yet he was vain. old GRAY, and never knew ii.
lie wore his lair unpalte lea.-. N pi1ins
To hide the handsome brow thar slcpt Delow
- For fear the world woul, tl.ii.b tia, lie was
vain
He had heat" hatred &c oppression
And righteous words for SO ii every kind ;
Alas, that the transg reSsor ant I. l.,>5r ss.oa
We're linked So closely in his honest mia& !
Yet that sweet tale of gift v thoat repentance,
Toll of the Master touche, him 10 lie core,
And fearless he could never read H., sentence,
~ Neither do | cen .emn thee sin 10 mere. ."
Honest and faithf i, const, nj in his calling
Strictly attcn ant on the means Of Grac".
Instant in prayer, and fta fl most Of falling,
old Daniel Gray was always ia has place.
4 practical old man. and yet a dream r
He thought that in some strange, unlocked
for way,
ills mighty Friend in heaven, the great Re-
dcerner,
Would honor him with wealth some golden
day.
This dream he carried in hopeful spirit
Until in;death his patient eye grew dim,
And his Redeemer called him to inherit.
a The heaven of wealth long garnered up for
him.
So if j ever win the home in heaven
IJFor whose sweet rest l humbly hope and
A-Ra pray, ~ -, - ,.-:
In the great company OF the forgiven
| shall be sure to find old Daniel Gray.