The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-04

from the Tribune, Aug. al .,
h, hVmns-a favoritc In many moi
o"Eoi .o,a c,ncregAtivns we tnna- ano.". ,nrv
opIy for its owe sake. but ptSi.'F
connected with II ,hst VIZ WIS"
NEARER HOME
One .reetly solemn th"ugh.
ONES to me DER ana .,.-
,,r nearer my nome To Gay
Than I ever have pech S''' ,..l
.zer nv Fathers honse,
h, r. the m iny mahsLobs "t' ,.
yearer I'll" great while lnroife'
s.arer the crystal sea-
Se.,.r the bound OF lite.
where we lay Our hufdens down,
Nearer ne .vinR the cross,
nearer gaming the crown.
Hut the w.yes OF that silent rea
ioIi dark before my sight,
r b g. brightly the otho- side
Break on q shore OF light
o., II my mortSl feet
Have almost gAintd The brinA,
il II he an NJ arer u ,tne
Even to-day than / think,
Father. perfect my tru:t.
Let IN spirit feel In oe,,h
That her feet are frT " set
Un the Rock OF n living tai!h'
A gentleman III China, intrustcd win
packages for 4 young man from ms 1TieHus
In the United States. learned that he woulo
probably I've found in u certain gafnbi'hS-
house. lie went thitner. but not seeing we
Young man, sat down and walled III thc
hope that ne might comcin. The place was
n bedlam of noises, men GREETING angry over
the cards, and frequently coming to blows.
Near him Sattwo nlrn-onc young, the other
forty wears of age. They were betting and
drinking in q terrible way, the older one
,~aniring utterance continually 10 Inc louieSI
&Atunity. Two games had been finished,
Young man losing each time. Il
third game, with fresh bottles OF
brandy, had just begun, ana tne
Young mar sat back laZily in his char whi'e
the oldest shu1lcd his cards. Tue nan
was a long time dealing the cards, ana Tue
Young man, looking carelcssly about the
room, began to hum a tune. lie went Oh,
till at length he began TO sing the bylnh OF
PhTbc Cary above quoted. The words,
saws the writer of the story, repeated IN
such q vile place. at first made Inc shuddcr:
A Sabbath-schooi hymn in Il gambling den
But while the young man sang the elder
stopped dealing the cards, stared at Inc
singer a moment, aud, throwing the cards
on the floor, exclaimed Harry, where
did you learn that tunc!' ." nat
tune?" "Why, that one you've beer
singing" The young man said he
did not know what he had been
singing, when the elder repeated the words,
with tears in his eyes, aud the young mar
said be had learned them in aSuuday school
i'm America. Come" said the elder, get.
ting up; "conc, Harry, here's what l Won
from you; goand Use it fOrsomc good pur'
pose. AS for me, Us God sees me, | have
played my last guIne, and drank my last
bottle. | have misled you, Harry, and
am sorry. Give me your hand, my boy
and say that for old Americas sake, il fol-
no other, you will quit this internal bush
ness" The gentleman who tells the story
Originally published in the Boston Dails
Ners) saw these W. men leave the gam
bling-hou>e together and walk away arm
III arm and he remarks: at must
be a source Of great joy to Miss Cary
to know that her lines, which have com
forted so many Christian hearts, have beer
the means OF awakening in the breast d
two tempted and erring men on the Other
side OF the globe Il resolution to lead
better lifc.' IL 1rdS Il source of great JOY Il
Miss Cary, as we happen to know. Before
Us lies a private letter from her to an agcC
friend in this city, with the printed story
enclosed, and containing this comment 4:
81 enclose the hymn aud the story fol
you, not because ] am vain of the
notice, but because / thought you would
eel u peculiar interest in them when you
know the hymn was written eighteen year:
ago (lSi2) III your house. / composed it ir
the little back third-siory bedroom on
Sunday morning after coming from church
and it makes me very happy TO think tina
any word | could say has done Il little goo(
in the world"