Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-01-18
NO SECTS IN HEAVEN.

Taking Of .ects till lsie one eve,
of the various doctrines thr saints believe,
That night .tood in = trouhied dream
BY the side Of u dsrkly flowing stream.
Ard a "Cb-rchn1n" down to the river came,
When ! h"s-d u strans. voice Call hts narls,
''GOCt father, sop. ~Icn you cTOss this uls
You must leaTe your robes on the other SIDE"
Bat tire aged tA,her dill mot mind,
Aud his long gown tuat.1 cut h-hiuf,
A down 20 the stT-Aci BIS -ay he t"ok,
His pale hands clssyinS gitesed book
.l'm bound fJr heaven. and when I'm there
! sbsll want NY book Of Common Hr.yar,
and though put a -tiTry crown,
/ should feel quite lost without my gown"
Then be sxed bis eyes On the shining trscs,
But hIs gown was hsAyy, and held him bask,
Aud Ihs poor old father trh 4 IL vain
siusle stop in the food 70 gain.
l sa~ him again on the other side.
But hi sils gown u s;ri The tide;
ALd no one ass,1 him. IN that biiss'ul SPOT,
Whether he belonged ~ ''ihs Church or not.
hen down to t4s river Quaker ,traycd,
liz dTrss Of n :, peE hrr N.s made,
''Ay oosi ana hat must u AL Of gray,
] eau not - any other ~.y"
Then h. bgttohed lis ccs; straight up 70 his chin.
And s-a.aly, sD!cIuly. vsisd III,
And his broad Jr.iaI.ed hat he pulled down Iigks
over liz 'Jrrlea1 - cold and Ante.
But strong wind ariel .-ay Ais lat:
= LII uit NJ Ls ~'!tLtlN si-l~ JNeE tEA-,
iiu Lieu, A. be g-z-i on the farther shore,
The coat slipped of, so wAs s-ea DO mere.
As he entered heaven, his sit II gr=y
Went quietly sl.iiug-avGy-assy,
And uUEe % lie angels qussIl- urd lin
Aboc, the With OF hrs beavers briu.
Next came Er. Watt, 18th tGr-!, OF TsAlns
II,i ",ye-y -P in lis tS-d AIMS,
A. - Aus a. macy, a'-Ts wise thing.
Thai the lrUie IA heaven Ali 'EcIu1 nj sh. sing.
80. lLousa lie heaVei III .I4iou, .i.h.
r. Lc s4~ tlat irs r.ys- raa t.1.: All Ia II,
Ana Ioga-i rather s9tu uri,vI -, one uy one,
lie fs. MS and IL, nus III the wave ven: down.
And ai;-r A.ru, With lis MSs,
jauIr s-.Uy, tLv tzt.-rE Il Sudliness,
IL. he c.yI. De.. LIE. Ia. shall / dol
Ihe water has soaked then through and through"
Aud the:s on the river. fir aul aii.
IwHy th,y went dow the SUllea tide,
Anu the SAINT, astlul,hri, p..ssvd tl.ruuxh alone,
Without Is mauusrrI.-s, uY 70 Tie throne.
Then sTay..y wa.Aing, two saints by name
Down To the -treatl .e.h,r c.le,
But - they stepped ~ the rITe:'s brink,
saW on" saint from the other shrink.
"Sfriakiei or flunsej. may .ss you, friend,
HoN you sttsiHci 10 .i.s's great vail"
''4..ts. with a Ia dEu,- ua I4y brow
BAT have been dipped, a. ypGII see me- now.
And rca!iy think II will hardly DO,
4 I'm close comm luUIuu, 10 cross with you:
Ia; 5ou must ~ th@t "ay, aud !. 60 tkis.'
Thea strsisLtEsy Iiunging with all his might,
Away q the ie!t, hls irietd al tue right,
4. att they went f:vHi this world Of s;n,
bui al last together ihcy entered in.
And nov. when tie river was rolling on,
i Presbyterian churci. went UOwi.
ut women taefe -. I.sI u ILHuu.erAble throng,
But Ih" ntn could count a. they passed a.Opg.
ArI c1re-rLins the road, they could never agree,
The blI fr tl- New Say. Wish could IL be,
Nor ever 1T a Iluai-ut paused q think
That both would lead 10 the rISeTs brink
And a sound of murInuriug long and loud
tS.EIr ever Vi iG0 la Tie moving crowd,
'-Aou're III tE- uld wsy. and III ia the new,
That /, tie lal-e. and this i tic trae"-
Or. u Iii IN the Old Esy and you re In the new,
That Is the lsIse. and tails Is Tie true"
But the brethren only seemed to speak,
Modest, thu sisters vAlked and meek,
AHd If ever one q: them chsnccG 20 say
hat troubles she met with on th- way,
Hos she .0ngei TO Iss-rto the other side,
Nor feared to cross over the sveiiiUg tile,
yoire arose from the brethren then:
''Let 10 one srrak but the 'hoiy men,
For have ye lot heard the sprds OF Paul,
'oh, lr; the women keep silence AIlT"
watched them long in my curious dream,
Til they stood ty tie bortcrs of the stream,
Then. just - thought. tie two way met,
But ali the brethren we're tai ing yet,
And would talk ~, I'll the hray!ns tile
Carried them over, s;ts ty sll-.
side cy size, for the way one.
The tolsouIe journey vi lie vas done,
And al! who ~ thgIs: ths >sVio. iiel,
Cane OGt alsS- On the other side.
80 iurIIs, or crosses, OF books had they,
No gCsns Of ak, or suits Of gray,
Now cres!s I guide them, or Mss.
foE a.! had Put on Christ'- Righteousness.