Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-17
" Old Hundred. y

Can you find Il tomb in the land where
sealed lips are, that have not sung that
tune? If they were grey old men, they
had heard or sung Old Hundred.' Sim
ner and saint have joined with the end
less congregation where it has, and WITH,
out the pealng organ, sounded on the sa-
cred air. The dear little children, lookn
ing with wondering eyes on this strange
world have lisped it. The sweet young
glrl, whose tombstone told of sixteen sums
mers, she, whose pure and innocent face
haunted you with its mild beauty, loved
"O!d Hundred" and as she sung it, Gloss
cd her eyes and seemed Communing WITH
the angels who were so soon to claim her.
lie whose manhood was devoted to the
service of his God, and who with faltering
steps assembled the pulpit stairs, with
whito hands placed over his laboring
breast, loved Old Hundred And tho
sometimes his lips ouly moved, away
down in his heart, so soon to cease It's
throbs, the holy melody was Sounding
The dear white headed father, with his
tremulous voice how he loved odd Hun
dred = DO you sec him now, sitting in
the venerable arm chair, his hands cross
sing over the top Of his cane, his silyery
locks floating otf from his nollow temples,
aod a tear, pGrcEance, stealing down his
furrowe cheeks, as the noble strains ring
out? Do you hear that thin, quivering,
faltering sound now lurstng forth, nov
listene d COR almost in vain If you do
not, we do ana from such lips, hallogea
by four score years service in the Master'S
cause, old Hundred sound indeed q sas
cred melody.
You may fill your churches wibh ohoirs,
with Sabbath prima donnas whose daring
notes emulate the stoeplo, and cost almost
as much, but give us tho sniris stirring
tones Of Old Hundred sung hy young
and old together. Martyrs have hallowed
| tit has goueNp from the dying beds Of
saints. The old churches, whore genera
ton after generation have devoutIy
worshipped, and where many Of tho .d6ar
derd have been carried and laid before
the altar, where they gave themselves TO
God, seems to breathe of Old Hundred ,
: from vesli5ule to tower top-the very air
/ is haunted with the spirit. -
Thiuk for moment Of the assembled
company who have at different times anS
in different places, joined ~ tho lami!at
tunel Throng upon throng-the stern,
the timid, the gentle the brave, the beaus
ful-their rapt faces all boamng with the
| inspiration OF their heavenly sounds.
"Old IIundred!" King Of tho sacreS
band of ancient airs! Never shall out
oars grow weary of singing thel Anf
when we get to Heaven, who knows but
what the frs! triumphant strain that vel.
comos US may bo-'Be Thou, . God, exal~
ted high
OUR FATuERs.-It is wise occasionally, to
,Yecur to the sentiments and to tho char
acter of those from whom we descended
/ Men who arc regardless Of their ancestry
and Of their poverty are worry apt to be
REGARDLESS of themselves. The man who
does not feel himself link in the great
chain to transmit life and Lying, intellec>
tual and moral existence from his ances
try 10 his posterity does not Justly Gppre
ciate the relations which belong to him,
The contemplation OF our ancestors anq
descendants ought ever to 10 wiLhip she
/ grasp of our thoughts and affections. The
past belongs to US by aif 'ctionate antics
paJion Of those to como after US hnq
then only do we do ourselves justice when
we are true To the blood we inherit, anq
true to those to whom We have been the
means OF transmitting that blood
The CITY election held at st. Paul, MINI
Sd instant, went Democratic. Columbus'
Ohio, for the first time, has also electef
Democratic city officers.
The Maysville (Ky.) Express says TING
pr Japect for heavy wheat CrOp was nevet +
more promising than now in that section