Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-14
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Taking Of sects till late one eve,
or the various doctrines that Saints believe,
That nishtI TODD IN trou oled dream,
By the aide OF darkiy howfug stredm.
Anda cnurshman down,to.the river came,
When heard = strange vvice call nir name:
Cool rather. stop! hre yvu cross this tide,
You must leave yuur robes on the otnes eide.
Bu. the aged father did no, mind,
Aud nts oae gown noa cd ou. oehind,
Az down " tue river bis way he tvVk,
Hia pals hani cissplng giltedg book.
I'm bound for heaven. And when I'm there
SnAn want o-,ok of common prayer;
Tuo' pan On 4tzrry.erowu. -
snall quite 6a lost sitnouI my gown.
He nx.d his eyes on tho shining rack,
But uis gU vu was Ava y aud ncid hia oack,
Aud tns poor Odd fatnsr strvse n vain
singie s,spln The Hood 70 gain. 4 "a +.
sswsim again On the other eide. gg 81 5
But nii sf. kJw6 ncat q on toe tide,
WnetSsf hS bsiSxsi 70 lseuprsa otnot. :
Then down. to the liver Quaker sIrayed,
His druss of sounore Aue MAS maae; .s
Ny coat AMI hal uiust DO all Of gray,
] can not ~ any other way.
And he ba,,oued hi. Goa. straight up to his
chin.
And s,aidly and solemnly wsdsd IN;
Ht- bread brtmmed hae nc puiiea down tight
Over bis Iorehsaq 20 cold sua white. 500 ..
Bu, q urong wind carried Away his ha,;
A uomenl 20 silcniiy sighed over hist -T
And then a. no xaxed vn thss iaItner shore,
His coat clipped OF d was rsen NO moie.
A. he entered heaven, his suit gray .re
Went quietly railing away, awa,. -..-
And none OF the apgsis Questioned him
About the width VI his beaver orin.
Mex, came DR.. Watts, wun . bnudle ofpsalms,
Tied nicely MP. la his aged arms,
And hymnr ~ mAns- vfry wise thing
That the people in heaven all round might sing
Bu, lthtusht heard an anxious sigh,
Az he saw ihat the wayesran brad and high,
And looked rai her surprised ~ one BY one,
uis h.n-ssnd psaims with the waves wsns
Gown.
Aner him, With nis manuscripts, r. pm
me Werlcy, the pattern Of Goodness;
But he cried: Dear, What shall do! ...,
Taswassz b. .soakedthem 'hrougn and through
And the-r on the river, far aud wide,
Away they vent on the wol.en tide, -,
And 10 ssin, sssoashed. P.''sl shrous ,
withou, his uznu erip,, up to the throne.
Thou yrave.y Vailed / go Saiats by uane;
DIwn 10 the river together hoy came,
And ~ they nsarrd the river bank --- .-- -
] sac one SAINT ieou the other shfaok.
Sorinkled or plunged, may ask you. iiiend.
How you attained TO ifs's great en-.
Thus, wiuh . fsw drVp- on my brow. =
Bat ihavs been dipped as>ou ses me now.
And really think IL vii hardly do.
AZ am close 'mmuInon, TO crrss with you;
You're bound, know, for the realms Of bliss.
But you must 20 thaa way. and win 90 this.
Then rtrsi. htway plunginy With all h.s might,
k.sy 10 tns i.ft, Lts friend to tIe right,
Apart they weCt ftOrn this world oi sin,
But a. last togethsr thsy yeLtef.o in
And while the liver went rolling on,
A Presbyterian Cnprrh went d wn:
OF women there revmed an innun1rable throng.
But the men you cUud count ~ they pas ed
along. s.--... 81. .A S--
And q murmurirg long and loud .r
Came ever up from the moving crowd:
You are In the old way I'm IN the new
That IL tho ialse, and thiA ID The new
Bu, tho brethren only seemed to speak
Nodest the sisters. and meek;
Aud if one VI them CHANGED TO cay
Whist uouoler she met with on the way
How she lonSed to pass to the other eide,
Nor feared to cross the swollen the,
A voice arose from the brethren then;
Let no oncrpeak bet the holy meu.
For have ye no, heard the words Of Paul
oh. let The wo On keep silent allf %
] watcned them long in my c yious dream,
Til they stood on the borders OF tho stream.
Then. ju.t ~ thought, the two waves met,
But the brethren were talking yet,
And would talk Gntil tbeheS ing dds : z
Carried them over Side BY 5stds. ..---tsaa
Side BY eide, for the way was one, ..- !
The toiIsorne tourney OF life sas done, ~