The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-09
SUNDAY HEADING.

There's beautif face In the silent air,
Whieh ioIiows me ever anu near,
WIZ shns yIn. ,at ,ni,h h.n.,, ot -
That feel. bull cannot hear. " ''"'''
The dimpled hand and rinslcta Of gold,
i Le ,ow IN nm. m,st ,o1 ~, seep' ,,,
pat tbn e my nir ~ s W. no,n'
And INV yiril alone Keen ''''
There's sinless brow with a rsdisnt crown,
rs anu eross hu uown 10 me uIsi
nov. ''''
And tears no more from those dear eyes now,
So sweet in their innocent trust.
An, Wen anu summes Is coming again.
nut oh. Il sounds ike sob Of main,
As il floats in the sunshine and in the rain,
Der hearts OF the worlds great throng.
ns ana Wv LUZ ~. . sooso 'he
For / know I mai And NV treasure there.
The laughing eyes and and amber hair
or the loved one gone before.
TuRIAp.-Once In the propress Of n re.
,,n., .mana ri. ohu,o, T., per,,.,a 90.
NNai ""'ops nus 'nueu =" ioi'i""u' a'e'
having repeatedly invited meetings at his
house, Of those who wished to seek religion,
DIR. Payson one day gave an invitation to
all those young persons who did not intend
the doctor would be surprised to hear that
thirty or forty came. lie had q very pleas
ant, social interview with them, saying
nothing about the subject OF religion, until
Just as they were about 70 leave, he closed
very few plain and simple remarks In the
following manner.
suppose you should see, coming down
from heaven, avery line thread, so hne as
to be almost Invisible, and y should come
knew, VIC suppose, that 1t came from God:
Should you dare 10 put out your hand and
brush awayf
= lie uWet lew minutes upon TINS iuea,
until every one had clear and liked con-
ception OF II, and OF tue hardihood winch
any one would manifest VINO should openly
break OIL even such tie;
deilcate thread nas come from uou 70 you
this afternoon iou DO not ieel, you say,
any interest IN rehgioh; out oy coming mere
this afternoon God mas fastened one little
thread upon you ALI IL Is very weak and
frail, ana you can, In moment,s Drush u
away. But you certainly VIII not do SO.
Welcome Il, and u VIII enlarge and
strengthen itself, until II becomes golden
chain to bind you forever TO COD"
TuEFArnER-HEARr.- is the nature of n
father at ali times to love his child. But II
son be lost-if he be "a good as dead-how
osnoc,aIlv does n fathers heart melt in The
longlngs after him! Then does 1t seem as
II he hal never before loved him. And the
love never ceases. It's the father who Is the
last to give up the search Tor lost child.
When all rivers have been dragged, ana the
shore near at hand, and the woods and the
rocks examined when neighbors and friends,
and even servants and brothers, have given
up the search there Is one who has not. An,
hat not / fothaf
or the mother Of the child. Thoughts Of
the lost one may have long since died out
Of the minds of others, but never do they
die out Of theirs. ,
And where Is the father whose child Is an
outcast, who does not think OF what he was
to him when ehildt VI remember him,
,routh, I Temember what be was to me IA j
child, how he All upon INV knee, and pul
lila vonng hand upon INV locks. and playet
with me. and sung to me. and loved me apd
embraced me, calling me father" All, il
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