The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-10-27
Not All Sad.

Every hour comes freighted with change.
Every hour brings decay and DEATH
Change is whispered in every passiag breeze
written on the airy cloud, painted on the
forest leaves and doomed by the ocean waves
as they lash the shore. But change is not
always sad. Autumn is bu. the harbinger
of Spring. The flower drops and mingles
with the dust, that another, no less beaut.
fu' aud dear, may bloom. IT happy bearts
are made sorrowful by unfortunate occur.
reuces, aad hearts, too, are made joyful by
pleasant changes. If some are left desolato
and alone, who we're surrounded once BY
kindred and friends, so some who were
friendless and uncared for, have found an
interest in the hearts and bcme in the af-
fectiOns OF those about them, gladdened by
the good fortune that has bettered their con.
ditiou. Suppose revelation wore given US
to day that everything hencefor,h in this
world was to abide as It is; that the time for
change had ceased and should be known no
more again forever what CONSERVATION
would seize US Do any live wholly in the
present Are we not all looking for the
coming future to bring us the higher good
we seek? 1t is as true as trite that man is
never quito reached; and were all to stop
great aim for which he lives. Now mlsfor.
tuno assails us, there is hope that some kind
change may suddenly turn things to our ad.
vantage; and we bear our burdens more
lightly as we remember the mutability of
earthly things We are accustomed sadly to
speak of earth's changes; bu: where is the
person who would be satisfied with fixed.
monotonous, UNMARRIED life Change is the
power which keeps all things moving, the
motive which stimulates US in every thing
wo do. And,ip thanking the beucicent Au.
thor of existence for the many blessings we
enjoy, we should bless Him for the changes
that checker our lot.
In the spiritual as we'll az the material
world. there is continual change; and vastly
more important. 1t is law of nature that
nothing stands still; that in every thing there
is progression or retrogression. The human
mind is either advancing in goodness aud
knowledge. or it is taking the downward
road of ignorance and degradation. By far
the most important change, then. depends
wholly on our own choice. Earthly change
will affect US little If the mind and heaat are
becoming better, more enlightened, nearer
to the inhabitants of that world, who know
no change. but from the beautiful to the
more beautiful, the good to the better, be.
coming more holy, more happy, advancing
nearer to the King of glory, forever pro.
crossing upward and onward. But the fret
great change must be hero. Here must be
the preparation for the endless progression
or retrogressior. As the duties of one
hour fit us for the next, so the doings of our
present state fit US for the everlasting fu-
ture. Lot US. then. instead of bewaling
the changes which time is working around
us. see carefully to the changes II is working
within us, and see, too, that they be such as
shall prepare US for tho elevated society of
the just made perfect in heav en-. that the
last mortal change may introduce Us to the
sweet surprises and fadeless glories of q
happy eternity. Let the mutations of life
stimulate US to greater earnestness.