Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-15
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NO SECT rs HEAVEN.

Talking ofsee.s tin late one eve,
OFthe Tnr7o1s doctrines the saints believe,
Thn. piFht stood in . troubled dream,
By the side Of . darkiy flowing stream.
And = AachuFehnanT down to the river cane:
when heard strange voice call his name,
sGood tatbeE stop; Uhen you croaI this tide.
You nust leave your robes % the other side"
Bat the aged laiher I'D not mind,
And his long gown lnAtsd out behind,
A. down - the btTesEn his way he took,
His pale hands elasping silt edged book
.,Trn tourd for Heaven, aud when I'm there,
l sball want my took Of Common PrAyUi
And though pot OF starry crown,
1 should feel gate Iost without my gown"
Then he fixed his eye on the shining track,
But his gown Wa heavy, nnd held him back
And the poor old father tried in TainD
single Gtsp in the hSOd 70 gain
1 saw him agnIn on the other side,
Bat his silk gown h1Stsd on the tide;
And 10 one ssk Cd in that blBEGuI spot,
whether he belonged y 'thE Church" or not.
Then down TO The river Quaker st-aysd,
His dresS Of sober hue wa made;
my coat and hat must be all Of gray
eaauOt 60 any other way"
Then he buttonsd bis straight up 70 70 hII chin
Aud ,tsidIy, solsmnly, SAded IN,
Aud bis broad brImmsd hat be pulled down tight
Over his forehead, 20 cold and white.
Bat strong uind e,rrisd away his hat;
A moment be silently sighed over that,
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The q a. dipped a, and was seen NO more
IA he entsrsd haven bis Eult Of gay
Went quietly TGilinR-AHsy-aUAy,
And none Of the ans Ella Questioned him
About the width Of his beEVers bTm-
Next came DR.. Wsttu with bundle Of Pains
Tied nicely mp In hiBA aged aTrnEs
And hymns = many, very wise thing,
That Ibs pc pie In Heaven, AL round" might sing.
But thought that be heaVed an anxious sigh,
A. he saw that the river ran broad Aod high,
And l. oksd rAtheE surprised As, one by one,
The Palms and d yDus in the wave went down.
Ard sfter him, With his Mss.,
Cane Wesley. the pattern Of SodlinsSE,
But he cried, Dear me, what shall dCl
The water has soaked them through and through"
And there on the river, far and vide,
Away they went down the swollen tide,
And the saint 4stoniSbed, pAsSed through alone,
without his manuscripts, up TO the throne
Thea ErsVeIy walking, two HOintS BY name,
Down 10 the stream together came,
But % they stopped 81 the rivers brink,
l tAw one saint from the other shrink
.'sprintled or plunged, may ak jon, friend,
How you attained to Ius'SgreHt eDdH"
'.7huE, With = few drops on my brow"
"But JhAVe been dipped, as younl see me now.
And I really think It will hardly do,
As pm close communion, 20 cross With youi
You're bOuEd, know, 70 The rsalmI Of bltasl
But you must go that way, and III go thiEs"
Then GtraigbtUsy playing With all his might.
A1sy TO the leit-hiB friend to the right,
Apart they went from this world Of ain,
Bot at last together they entered in.
And now, When tho river was rolling on,
A PTesbyteTiAn church went down;
or women there seemed an innumsrAbls thFong
Bot the men could cunt as they passed along.
Aud concerning the road, they could never agree,
The old or the Hew way, Whiou II could be,
Nor ever moment paused TO think
That both would lead to the rivers brink.
And a sound Of nurmurIDR long and loud
Came ever up from the moving crowd,
''fou'To In the old way, and this IL the true
or, Pm in the old way, aud you'r in the new,
That is the false, aud thtI 10 the lrUe."
But the brethren only reemed 70 sposk,
Modest the GisteTs walked and meek,
And II ever one Of them ehAnce1 To say
What troubles abe met with on the way,
How she lOBged to pass TO the other side,
Nor feared 70 cToss over the swelling tide,
yJioo rose from the brethren tbenI
LET one speak but the holy men,
FOT have yeB not heard tue words OF Paul
'Oh, let the Womsn keep silence hlll'"
watched them long in my curious dream,
TIL they stood ~ the borders Of the stream,
Thcu. Just As l thought, the two ways met,
But ali the brethren were talking yet,
Aud would talk on, TIL the heAVing tide
Carried them over, side by side;
tiGs ~ side for the way ono,
Tue 10 lsome journey Of life done,
Aud nil who in Christ the EATInpr died
OamO out alike on the other aide,
No ioTnS, OF crosses, OF books bad they,
No gov us, Of 81 X, or suits Of gray,
No cTeeds to guiCs them, or MSS
For oil had put on ChrisvA righteousness"