The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-01
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NO SECT IN HEAVEN.

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81. NO SECT IN HEAVEN. E,-.
Talking OF sects till late one eve,
Of the various doctrines the saints believe
That night l stood in a troubled dream,
By the side of darkly flowing stream. .,.
And a "Churcbman" down to the river came;
When heard a strange voice call his name,
Good father, stop when you cross this tide
Y gu must leave your robes on the other side. y
But the aged father did not mind. .ras.,-
AM his long gown foated out behind,
As down to tho stream his way he took,
His pale hands clasping gilt-edged book.
'tI'm bound for heaven, and when L m there,
shall want my hoax Of Common Prayer
And tho Ugh l put on starry crown.
should feel quite lost without gown"
Then he fixed his eyes on the shining track
But bis gown was heavy, and held him back
And the poor old father tried in vain, e
A single step in the flood to gain. -.o
1 saw him again on the other side, .as
But his silk gown hoated on the tide; -
And no one asked in that blissful spot, asiz-
Whether he belonged to sthe Church" or not.
Then down the river Quaker strayed, rs
His dress of sober hue was made; ie. if.
"My coat and hat must be all of gray, s.5l
I cannot go any other way" ",5-jir4 lsooI
Then he buttoned his coat straight up to his
chin, .-y s,-.I1 ,,.,--r-
And staidly, solemnly, waded in, ,.....,
And his broad brimmed hat he pulled down
tight Ersfs III .-ais7.. aHs 9i
Over his forehead, SO cold and white.
But strong wind carried away his hat;
A moment he silently sighed over that, H''
And then, as he gazed on the further shore,
The coat slipped off and was seen no more.
AS he entered heaven, his suit of gray 7''.
Went quietly sailing-away--away .4ss.
And none of the angels questioned him 30,
About the width of his beaver brim:
Next came DR.. Watts with bundle of
.s.rq. Psalms usi4.. f7a.i @ii s-iuG 7d
Tied nicely up in his aged arms, yia1'..hfs
Aud hymns as many, a very wise thing, e7
That the people in heaven, call round, ,"might
90 sing rpd sod 8Fsd ~ sft'
But | thought that he heaved an anxious
sigh, = s..st,.s ..,. ..j,s,,. tI-.
As be saw that the river ran broad and high,
And looked rather surprised as, one by one,
The Psalms Snd Hymns in the wave went
~, down. .,,-..s.t -.,.as--.r
Aud after him, with his MSS, ssdi 30 r.
Came Wesley, the pattern of godliness,
But he cred, Dear me, what shall / do? i,
The water has soaked them through aud
arR through" h's ''''ia s'i 20 ''"7. ''.'a
And there on the river far and wide,
Away they went down the swollen tide,
And the saint astonisi ed, passed through
fijy alone, 'ir-0 .i-H -77r9.afi ~ ii.7- q
Without his manuscripts, up to the throne.
Then grasely walking, two saints By name,
Down to the stream together came rfif
But they stopped at tho rivers brink, 80
saw one saint from the other shrink iu-'
Sprinkled or plunged, may Task you, friend,
How you attained to life'sgreat end, ~ s5ila
Thus, with few drops on my brow, "1arH'
'But l have been dipped, as you'll see me
.si;s now.loo srlEa Fe hros ,i'7 e'sf'-i,'H'
And really think If will hardly do,l .aai-i-
As | M close communion, to cross with
you; .sifini7h. fit
ou're bound, know, 10 the realms of bliss,
>ut you must go that way, and Ill 60 this"
then streightway pluhging with all his
.es might. 74i,l.iirGii 4.Ii ~ ~. d
way to the left-his friend at the right,
! part they went from this world of sin,
'utat last together they entered in. Is s'''
md now, when the river was rolling on,
Presbyterian church went down;
If women there seemed an innumerable
Ie throng, 10 T, lr.si I'd - ui .HH =
Tut the men l could count as they passed
j.. along I'D 10 s5oa ~-asr - ,rii RI
Ind concerning the road, they could never
- iagree ysrli .as1 e'Hfs 5ii sraF sg1
he old or the aep way, which it could be,
or even moment paused to think
That both would lead to the rivers brink
And sound of murmuring long and loud
Jane ever up from the moving crowd, 2'i~S'
You're in the old way, and I'm in the new,
hat is the false, and this is the true
Rpm ia the old way, and you're in the
new, ri 7eH'H h"'g - 1ri II =
That is thestalse, this is the true" 'Ini
ui <ssu9ffn - rf4sEj 7ffn .'i'a'iJ II
,utthe brethren only seemed to speak, iisi
Iodest the sisters walked, and meek, loh
And if every one of them chanced to say d
What troubles she met with on the way, d
low she longed to pass to the other side,
vor feared to cross over the swelling tide,
voice arose from the brethren then ,atH
Let no one speak but the sholy men :
FOR have ye not heard the words of Paul,
Oh, let the women keep silence all?'"
watched them long in my curious dream,
Fill they stood on the borders of the stream,
Zen, just as I thought, the two ways met,
But all The brethren were talking yet s9s1
And, would talk On, ,till the heaviDg tide. lsi14 1
carried them over, side by side ;-la5fH +2nhIi
tide by side, for the way wasione, 81 'olilrQd
Tbe toilsnme journey OF life was done, e,a's
md all who in Christ the Saviour died, aiio
Jane out alike On the other side oDo1s- r' ii
70 forms, or crosses, or books had they,
70 gowns of silk, or suits of gray, a5j'l
0. creeds to guide them, or MSS.,0fs "di 4
FOR all had put on Christ's righteousness"