Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-20
ron THE SPIRIT o. run Aers
HANS Psrrl.xity ana IN.

when we lax rex through the stsbahof
eges - The tins When the progeuitO14 ofthe
human race came forth perfect heinNt nom
the hand Of their Creator, We are apt 30 en-
quire why theg len their righteoui6eao md
| true holiness wk6E they had q knowloaua Of
| the miSery nat Would come upon thonl bat
We are TOO opt 20 enter into ! useless il not
sinful opeci1lltion when We strain our mental
vision % pFy into things hid III the mI4S he-
yond what 0od hn1 msde plain u HE word.
Yet there ~ s0mt things eOnneo183 Nth
mnn before his all that We may pCt u1tlesslY
contsmplato, th1t even fancy may - p1fnit-
ted to paint on ~ mind Then TX run
back 70 the morting0 f time and Io9 lhe'
stepped "a ne 16Wery vale d %
tAfe thtlF m1ESt.kS6Na Thef
0S Gf1[I EI1S rs Unisase;
M shinIng 1T 81 heaven.
= anticipatf0a O. lhf event that IL al
God shouted ~ ~ - The earth
from thU thick 11fnsl 0fMoncnEtt ~
gttsh hna witnessed scenes Ike this Millions
d tines III otkcr dpk16S4, Yer each hs& t.Su.
s|tt1A gN6 fright sCGuphfm 10y, ~ 66n-
sftMAed = spaTk Of Divinity that W ~
vive the wreck oftko W6tid6t the 4kIt =
4 "a ha1ltatio1 U1botn lifted d. lIrikti,.
End net Z thing but one could the
ftiSA light upon yh1k VS. lhckiug ~ hob-
4 fikssE1 IExn w tlthe. The sun hid EE iace
behind tie world. the curtain Of night hing
q Utyf Ndep'a wallh and solitary man r1dled
t0 Iest Ada N,ep1n npon bin. he nith'
4W0fe aWt3-p4DAtS biz 1Est nieht =
early d<&n BE t4pkett mett his hri1k 40
gs& standing % the bSktiemeQts 0l
bOiie9Ok thslf wings d ethsr. Nit1s419S
.4t1S cotspmmation Of the bliss Of nan WhfI
kS eaurke tie nnSt nt1i|s or Rdenss ous.n-
How 6eaotif1l ole mustA have beS1l Jus
U0h. TIE hand n AQOdt Disease had hot ye
FItntbrcd hef frame; passion had not YET cIon
dS4 her brow, nor disturbed the smile Of IN
hObnce , sorrow Ind not yet hdaHod pn
6lkh, nor drawn / tear for satan heo 20
! 1fetmad6 his fDOtpaIks on the world Hos
Hong uuklloyed felicity was enjoyed We y
y not told Pethnps only during the 1rst 80
bath. Perhaps ID was at the rising .of th
sum the second day altar the completi6n (
man's hAp6inesS that nature gave tie dhI
ero6n It The loss II the world.
I bit YET US contemplate for . moment, man
rdbcfplexity after wonanfs trangressions CT
sholt period Of time interYeDed before M
fsiL9 Eve was beguiled into her sin, and y
beoA told Of the penalty by Adam only y
4kAdnm had held converse with God, and
him Il was said. In the day thou cate
thcSeof thou shalt surely die The womi
- had fallen, but the man had not; he was 81
|. ~inn6cent% Behold Adam, as he gased on h
bcantifnT spouse full conscious Of b
4 10ssS n her ace crimsouea for the AZ
> time from : sense Of shame. Eve had trar
r grcased the law uf God, and the penalty "
kdcath. How could Adam give her up NJ
he let her COT Should be Be doomsd e. g
- EhertiEht 70 the garden Of God, but he.
standing firm, could yet save the world ft
woe. Perhaps he would be q solitaire 3
through q single dreamlcss night then
O. awake on the coronation day Of Eden's seco
o~ueen-ahd with herhe could ramble throu
the flowery paths OF Paradise. He cor
point her to the lost 0ne's grave. which wo,
4 caution her Of the wiles Of the deceptive priv
= s.S.,. DuS sov -vu.su s,vs DC Eve. {
20 might be as beautiful, as s~portiye, anotl
angelic creature, another proof of Heave
nanniiicence, but she would not be Eve
How could he let her goi Thus, perhal
"A tie man reasoned, while the eternal cor
ton Of unborn millions was poised bctw'
heaven and he'll. Perhaps the morning st
10 that sang together, and the sons Of God {
II shouted when the foundations of the ca
IL were laid, descended to the second hea'
and booked anxiously on to see the decis
!: OF man. Perhaps the army that rebellet
heaven, now q blackened host that foun
.rt bed in hell, arose on perdition's topmost v
ed 10 see if man would fall ut woman's smil
her first dcccitfnl smile-or hearken to
n mandate Of God. But suspense with all
short Man leapcd the barrier between ca
and heaven; and descended to the vale
!: sorrow to embrace his fallen spouse. III
* angels bid adieu to earth. Then the AMI
that loved to frequent the rosy bowers
Eden, veiled their faces with their wings
.. wepk, and, except on MISSIONS Of judgmcn
mercy, left a ruined world, to return no IN
us Then devils pushed up their banners,
:. shouted over their conquest Of the new wo
What a change in one short hourl Natu
Howcry robe began to fade the thistle
germinatc and here and there the thorn
peared The lion, with name sprinkled v
the blood Of the kid, roared defiance at