Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-27

We are not made 10 sit and dream" So
sang one Ct England's most popular poets.
Longf.llow tells US:


Net enjoyment and not sorrow
Are our destined end and way,
But 70 aet that each tomorrow
Find Us wiser than to>day."
The Scriptures bid Is - be up and do
ing, and mans temperament, iuclina,ions
and org~anisn-indecd e~rggfhing pertaining
TO bis existence here, goes to slow that he
was designed fer activity and usefulness.
That part Of Gods creation which IS gov
erned by instinct were Us well adapted to
their use. and we're just as well fitted tor
their intended spheres =. the time u their
creation, as they are no@-afier the lapse Of
Fix thousand years: While man-ihe ouly
creature governed BY reasoa-has been al
this while making progress toward a higher
stats n ertss % effect a mere pertec. cons
to-ni.y 10 the end Tor which he was designs
ed-ths serrsce AID gios, Of God.
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he'd q tie very yiials Of eur nature, AID
f9-r2ing the springs of our every action.
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