Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-21
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0fGAe sGrsouo G0uogonoo ~ eoanee believe,
IT. o1GAs seoo1 n tfosbled dssen,
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WAes . .1CAusAnaa'' dssst y the rivse sens ::
We hseed . sesaage ssiss coIi NJ 49,;
.0eed Raahsf. ~ vhsa ye4froo we ~
Tea must leave ye1r robes ON the esner 49,
IL bsusa sos hssvss, - whsn I'm there,
shall vaat ~ book d Cs0noa Prayer
And though pat On . starry cfowu. .,
sheul1 feel quits lsse withoutny gown.
fhsa h Gxed his eyes a ~ shinsag track.
But his gown wae heavy an1 held him oeck'
And tAs pose ed fh1hef ttio4 - vsin,
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lap Nh souis . ~ eshss si1s
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WAeoA9 . bs1eoesAse s'tAs ChsfsA OF not.
fhse 1evp to ~ river Quakef sessysd.
He dreoe efa soose bee vee nade;
'11y 80 - ~ uase - "a ~ gsay.
essest 9 ny seAss way"
Thea be bussessd bis coat straight up to lh'a
chin,
AsA ssrsighsly. .elesslv waded in. -.
Asd his broad brimmed hat he pulled down
sight
Over hi SsrsAssd, - cold ~ WAits.
Bat stross vind carried svsy hishat;
A uouons n oilsoAly oleAea ovsr that.
Asd thea . 10 gssed 70 the farther shore.
The ssat clipped - sadwss seen % mere.
A. he essered hesves, his suit Of gray
Went Quissly sailiog-away-sway.
Asd nose Of The angels questioned bin
A k~s.,t ~ esAeh ~ ki~ hrin
Next esms Dr.. VISITS with bundle Of Pssims'
Tied nicely up in bis aged arms.
And hymss - many. very wise thing,
That the people 10 heaven "all around m'sn'
sing.
But thought thst he hesved IN "a x;Ous sigh,
A. he saw tnas the river ran broad aad high,
Asd looked rsahsr surprised -. ono By ese,
The Psalms asd HymIs in the waves went dows.
And after hin with his u y. g..
Gene Wselsy. The pastsrs ef sodliness.
But he cried. Dear me. what shall do
The waaer hes soaked then through and
through.
Aad there on the river fer and wide,
AWuv they went On the sWOlle0 tide.
And the saint astonished passed through alone
Without his manuscript up TO the throne.
Then gravely walking, tao saints BY name
Down to the stream together came,
but - they stopped at the rivers brink
saw one saint from the other SHRINK
.'Spriskled NJ plunged. may ssk you. friend,
How you attained to liis's great end'
THUS. with few drops on my brow"
'sRut have been dipped ~ yos'll zee me Gov.
And really think il will hardly do.
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You're bound. know TO the realms Of bliss,
But you must 70 that way and Ill 80 this"
Thea straightwsy plugging With oil his nigh,
Away TO the lsft-his friend 70 bis right
Apaf they went from this world Of Gin,
Hut q lest, together thev entered in.
And now, when the river was rolling on.
Presbyterian Church went down;
" VoOen there seemed On iaauOorabIe shrOug
But the men could count - they passed along.
And concerning the rosA they could never
The old or the sess way. which it could bs,
Nor ever Q moment passed 10 think.
That both would Iced 70 the rivers brink.
Aud SQUAD Of marmerias losg and loud
Ceae Up from he moving crowd,
.Yos're il the old way. I'm in the new.
That 10 the faiss and this il the true"
o.. I'm In the old way. you're in the new.
7Assis the false, and tAis 10 the True"
Bat The brethren only seemed 70 speak;
Modest the sisters walked, snd meek,
AID II ever one Of them CHANGED TO say
what troubles she met with on the way;s
How she longed TO pass TO the other side.
Nor feared to cross DER the swelling tide,
voice arose from the brethren then;
"Lss no one speak but the holy men;
For have We not heard the words Of Paul.
Oh, let the women keep silence alls'
I watched them long In my curious dream.
Till they stood BY the SOrders Of the stream;
Then, Just - ] thought, the two ways met,
But Ill the brethren we're talking yet;
Aud would talk on. tillthe hsaving tide,
Carried them over. side BY side;
Side BY side. for the way was one
The toilsome journey Of life was done.
And Ill who in Christ the Savior died
Came out alike on the other side.
No forms, or crosses. or books he'd they.
No gowns Of silk, or suits ofgray;
No creeds 10 guide them. or u. g. g.,
For oil he'd put on Christ's sighteoussess."