Litchfield enquirer., 1866-07-05
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"NO sECTS IN HEAVEN"

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 TIE BY MRS. ELIZABETH cLEAvELAND.
 Talking of sects quite late one eve, et- What one and another of saints believe That night l stood in troubled dream, .s l By the side of dsrkly flowing stream. .ff
 And sChurehman' do VII to the river cana
 When 1 heard a strange voice call his name,
 Good father, stop. when you cross this tide You must leave your robes on the other side ] But the aged father did not mind v;- And bis long gown foated out behind, Asadowa to the stream his way he took,
 His hands firm hold of a gilt-edged book.
 'I'm hound for heaven, and when. I'm there. l I shall: wan: my book of Common Prayer, ,- And though puL on a starry crown, rc -r I should feel quite lost without my gown y
 Then he fixed his eye on the shining track. But his gown was heavy, and held him bacl And the poor old father tried in vain A single step n the flood to gain :. .'.s saw him again on the other side. -
 But his silk gown foated on the tide, a And no one asked in that blissfule spot, If he belonged totsthe chu rch" or not. ...
 Then down to the river Quaker strayed, lis dress of a sobef h ue was made,
 My hat and coat must he all of gray. cannot go any other way" # r-a Then he buttoued his coat strai ght up to his
 chin, II And stiadly, solemnly waded in. 77 1' Andhis broad -brimed hat he pulled down tight io But strong wind carried away his hat, And he sighed few moments over that, And then. as he 2 azed to the farther shore, The coat slipped of. and was seen no more Poor dying Quaker, thy suit of grey, Is quietly sailing away-awsy. Ea -crgf But thouPt go to heaven as straight as an ar ed TOW, .'@ -FF7 .''A -'7I '-.-- ~4 Whether thy brim be broad or narrow. - Next came Dr Watts with bundle Of Psalms, Tied nicely up in his aged arms. sis. And hymns as mary, a very wise thing. That the people in heaven, all around might
 sing. .--r. But thought he heaved an anxious sigh, As he saw that the river ran broad and high, And dlooked rather surprise l., as one by one. The Psalms. and Hymns in the waves went r. -seJ ooWn. sl~ edw re l,r- bsTo'n9 And after him, with his MSS. o-a4e1a -. ' Came Wesley. the pattern of godliness, But he cried, '.Dear me- what shall do? The water has soaked them through and |. ...; through" 7Eze 7f-s@' A91n'"7 xxi As48ay AVA t't they vent on the swollen rids - And tho saint, astonished, passed through
 alone, ,...,.-- ,.f t,~-,,, Without his manuscripts, up to the throne Then gravely walking, two saints by name. Down to the stream together came. .. But as they stopped at the rivers brink, saw one saint from the other shrink Sprinkled or plunged may ask you friend, How you attained to life's great eud!" Thus. with a few drops on my brow,' ....- But have been dipped as you'll see me now. And really think it will hardly do, As Pm clnse communion to cross with you. You're bound, I know, to the realms of bliss. But you must go that way, and I'll go this' Then straightway plungine with all. his might Away to the left-his friend at the right Apart they went. frem this world of sin, But how did the brethren enter in '? And now where the river was rolling on .se Presbyterian church went down. Of women there seemed an imnumerable
 throne, la..s =, :, But the men could count as they passed
 along. .-.-r- - And concerning the road they could never agree. ---te The old or the neso way which it could be, Nor eyerIa moment paused to think That beth. would lead to the rivers brink. And . sound of murmuring long and loud, Came ever up from the moving crowd, 'You'rein the old way and Pm in the new, That is the false, and this the true"- Or 'l'm in the old way. and you're in the new, That is the false, and this is the true.' But the brethrea only seemed to speak, Modest the sisters walked, and meek, And if ever one of them chanced to say What troubles she met with on the way, How she longed 10 pass to the other side Nor feared to cross over the swelling tide, voice arose from the brethren then, Let no one speak but the holy men,
 For have you not heard the words of Paul 'Oh let the women keep silence all.
 I watched them long in my curious dream. Till they stood by tbe border of the stream Then just as I thought, the two ways met, But all the brethren were talking yet
 And would talk on. till the leaving tide Carried them over. side by side, e Side by side, for the way was one,
 The toiisome journey of life was done, And priest and Quaker. and all who died, Came out alike on the other side,
 No forms, or crosses, or books had they, No gowns of silk. or suits of grey,
 No creeds te guide them, or MSS. .-s For all had put on "Christ's righteousness. 5sr- South Egremont, Aug, 1880.
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