The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-06-24
Home.

7 Ifeme, fhou sweet and endeaiihg
'wordl Long after the echo is hustled.
aud the sound j. horne afar on tue pass
ing breeze, it's holy influence remains,
breaking upon The heart n mystic spell
What IS home . Is il only one.
dwelling place, or ones cbumry I "a
place where the bodyis clothed AMI fed.
where ws 60 out and cuine in and End
shelter from The rude tempestsr of our
native land No, no! Ittmeans some
,h'ng dearer and more exal,iug still. Il
Is = spo' we have cherished. aud around
which our affections have fonik .clus
tered since earlies, childhood. No, on
y a spot Of earth, but il is An oasis in
the hearts desert. green isle in =" mein.
ory's waste to Which we, ofen turn
with lingering gaze. lis there we
nave loved and been loved. 'Tis there
The holy and happy inHnenee Of pious
parents checked our wayward nature
and brought US to reflect on The reali>
lies OF life. There. around the hearth
stone with fnd ones, sweet associations
and pleasures. no where else to be found.
fiIie.i our cup with joy. Some one has
sail. :" home is where the heart is"
and II il true, for our earthly affections
are cenlered upon home because there
the greatest amount Of earthly happi
ners has resulted 10 Us, Jus; rs our chief
affections should be centered on God
aud heaven, ~ the source Of all our
spiritual comfort and happiness. There
is associated with home tire idea of a
calm and peaceful rest, quietuJe from
The busy. noisy throng of earth's ";eem-
ing millions, A forVmfnlness of all
temporal cares and anSie,ies q sweet
peace and comfort of mind, never frl,
by the exile anu stranger. The very
sound carries with il something sweet
and impressive. ... ~
To an exile land who are not exiIes
in this land of war and desola,ion y
the hope OF return home gives wings
to many a tarly hour. lie has parted
from ease and enjoyment, rest. and the
sweet comforts of life, hut his thoughts
and hopes Of n return in the future light
mp his darkened pathway. All! sighs
one, when this way worn task is done
aud these wanderings aud tolls are over,
ho" happily will I return 10 rest in the
bosom of those | love at homri Yes.
when this cruel war is o'er," may we
poor cxilcs he permitted to go back
once again to The SPOT we love4 in
youth, II but TO weep over the ASHES OF
ruined homestead, and the graves Of
lowed ones gone to rest in heaven.
IL the thought of return 10 an
earthly home is sweet, oh how soul
cheering and glorious the remembrance
ot " home in heaven, TO which weary
pilgrims a'e t'urneying. and where there
is "fullness Of JOY and pleasures for.
eVe'more u We are exiles from a Fa-
Tiers mansion on high, and he has pro
missed us safe and happy return, If
through the mediation Of his son, we
enter UPON the high wav, and fight val
ian'.y Ms "soldiers Of tie gross" How
sweet the reflection, we will sooner or
later return to inherit promised JOYS!
Were il not for snch hope as this. how
many.a thirs'ing traveller would fain,
by the way! bnt his heart is fixed on
home, Sweet Home. where the fountain
OF living wafer gushes- pure from be
meath the thronc! There his saiuted
soul may go out and in, and find res,
eternally. Oh that final rest. after the
storm IF ljfeis past! rha. rest at home
b" Sweet rest in heaven!" May We all.
kind readers, be permitted to enter int"
That rest ~ home. T.. +. II.
Christian {ade1.