Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-03-13
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No Sect In Heaven.


This is not new. but it will bear ccca-
'ionali Republication. The author wc DO not
know.
raIkins Of .ec;s Til late one eve,
OF the vsrioa. doctrine. the saints believe,
That night stood In n troablrd dream
By tho side OF dsrkiy lowing stream.
But the aged father did not mind:
And his long gown eoaisd out behInd.
AZ down 10 the sirram his way he took,
III, pale hands eia.pins = EuIit-edxed book.
.rm soana foe Hea.cu. and when I'm there
"f shall want my Book of Common Prayer
.And thoa<h put on = starry crown.
~ saoald feel gait. Lost ~ilhoat my gown
Theu NJ ns.a III. eye on the shining track;
Hat hi. gown WAS heavy aud held him back,
Hat th. poor oil father tried In vaia
A 'lnsir sep la the 6ood to gain.
.as him again on the other side,
Bat hi, ,lik xo~s hoai-d on the tide;
Aud s.ked In that bu,.fa spot
whether he bsioasrd to ''the ehareh.' or not
Then down to the river ou.i.r ,,rsy.d.
His dress OF a sober hue made.
My coat and hat must De- all VI gray.
II eanno, 20 any other way"
And usdiy. sol-maly. vaiked Ia;
And III. broad -brimua-d hat he paIled down rh,
Over his fotche.d so cold and white.
Hat a struag uind carried away his hat;
\ norasnt he sil.stiy sighed tor that,
Add then a. he gsE-d To the farther shore
The coat slipped of. aud vas .crn no more.
A. he catered Heaven hi. suit OF gray
Went quietly .ailinx ssay-away-
AMI none Off angel. question-d him
About the width of hi. beaver. brtm
.-N.st came Or. WATTS, ~I,h handle Of psalms
Ii-a uiesly Up. In his aged arms.
And hymas AZ many--a vVry wi-e ihins,
That the people In heaven "sll round" might sing
Bat thought that he heascd an saxIou. .Ixh.
A. n" sac that the river ran broad ana high,
And 'ookri rather .urpris-d. a. oa- By one
The P'aim' aad una, In the wave went down
Aud snsr him, with hi. NJ :.
Came Wesley, th- pattern OF sodiine,.:
Hat he cried Dear m-, what shall dot
The water has soaked them throash and through
And there on the river fsr sai vide
A~sy they went dosa IN. ssoli-a tide:
And the saint. a,tonish~d. ps.,-d through alone,
Without hts ma iusesipts, up TO the ,Hross.
Then srs-.ly ~sItiar, two, saint. BY name,
Dossio ,ss str-sru together came:
Bet q. they stopp-d At IN. river. brink
as oas saiat iro the other .hriak.
-spHnsicioS plsakrd. may ask yoa, hrt.ud.
III - yoa attsiaei u hf-'. great cad -
THU~, win few dFup, on nv bros"
"Bst ssve e~sa ptrrsD. as yosTI now.
"Asd { r.alIy thisk u will hardly do,
"As I'm close comm iuioa." to eros, With you;
'Yoa're bosad, kso~. ~ ia. realm. oi bliss,
bat yoa mast 80 that way and I'll 90 this"
Thea .tralsht~Ay pIaaslns with all hi, nigh,
Away 90 the Isfs-hi. frssad at the right
Apsrs the ~sas from THIS world of ,is,
Bst at last together they entered In.
Bat while the river "a. rolling on,
/ Presbyterian esaTeh ~rat dowa
OF women there seemed an lsnum' 'rabie thronx
Ba; the ncH eOuid eoaar, a. they passed along.
And CONCERNING the road they could never agree,
Tue oLD or the NEW way, which Il eOald BE-
Nor a moment paa.si TO thIak
Tha; both ~ssld lead 10 tae river, brink.
And soand of murmaring loax and loud
Came ever up from the IsoyiBg crowd,
"IOarr Ia IA. old ~ay. aud I'm In the new;
That 10 the false, and this {. the true
Or. I'm In the old say and yoa'r- In the u,w,
"THAI = the isiss and rms Is IN True"
Bat Ib. brethren only seemsd to speak
{ Mods, the sisi.rs walked add meek;
And u ever oBe of them ehane.d % say
I What irvubies she met With on the way,
How shs ious-d 20 pass 20 the other side
Nor feared 70 eros. over the sSciUns tide.
voice arose from the brethren teen.
"Lst 90 one sp~ak ba; the holy m-n."
~F"r have ~ not heard the word, Of Paul
"Ohl "iet the ~om<a keep siIeacs airPr
I watched them long In my curious dream
TIL th-y stood ey the borders Of the stream;
Thsu. Is,t a. tnOusht, the tSO @ay, met
Bat all Of the br-thrcu wsfr takinE Jet.
Add wosid tan on, tiII the hesvlag tide
CARVED th-m over, side by side.
Side By tide. for the Way one.
TIE toii-oms 'arney oI life done.
Ard priest and quaker and sil sho died.
Game Ou, sis- on the other .ids.
No fufm. oE crosses or books hAi they,
NJ Gown. Of stik or suit. of sray,
~ srs-d. guide them. or " SIS
Fot al had pat 90 Clri.r. 'ighteoa.s...