South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-10-20


Of his discourse he addressed his young hearers
in such words as these
"Learn that the present life is a preparation
for and has a tendency 10 eternity. The present
is linked TO the future throughout creation, in
the vegetable, in the animal, aud in the moral
world. AS is the seed, so is the fruit as is the
egg, so is the fowl is the boy, SO is the
and as is the rational being in this world so will
he be in the next Dives estranged from God
here, is Dives estranged from God in the world
next, apd Enoch walking with God here, is T.
noch walking with God in calm and better
world. hescech you, live, then, for a blessed
eternity Go to the worm that you tread upon,
and learn lesson of wisdom. The very caterpil-
lar seeks the food that fosters it for another aud
similar state and more wisely than man builds
its own sepuchre from whence in time by n kind
or resurrection, it comes forth new creature in
almost an angelic form Aud now that which
crawled flies aud that which fed on comparative
ly gross food, sips the dew and revels in the rich
pastures, An emblem Of that paradise where flows
the river of life aud grows the tree fife. Could
the caterpillar have been diverted from its pro-
per element and mode OF life, if it had never at
tanned the butterfys splendid form and hue ;
il had persisted a worthless worm. Consider her
ways and be wise. Let il not be said that We
are more negligent than worms, and that your
reason is less available than their instinct. AS
often as the butterfly fits across your path, re-
member that it whispers in its flight live for
the future.
With this the preacher closed his discourse
but to deepen the impression, butterfly, direct
ell by the Hand which guides alike the and
an atom in its course, futtered through the
church, if commissioned by Heaven to repeat
! the exhortltion. There was neither speech
| language but its voice heard saying to the
| gazing audience Live for the future '-Sclecled
/
--Messrs GILKEsoN & PATTE are now recev-
ing from tn, Eastern Cities large and splendid
assortment Of Fall and Winter Goods to which
they invite their customers and the public. As
they arc too busy opening and selling this week
to write an advertisement that matter will be
attended to next week. To look at their goods
/ is a sufficient iuducem mt to purchase-the thing
is irresistible-can help being pleased.
Cumberland started l 500 pounds OF bread
to Chicago on Friday morning last. Adams EI-
press carried it free of charge
The Ohio river is now lower, it is said, than
it has been since 1928, and the Upper Mississippi
than ever known in the past thirty years.
LARGE TCnNrrs On Yesterday our old friend,
/ Mr. Henry Enter, of Allegheny Mountain, Min
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