River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28
The Old Nan in the Stylish Church.

The Old Man in the Stylish Church.
Well wife, I've been to church to-day -been to
stylish one
And s0ein' you cant 60 from home, III tell
you what was done;
You would have been surprised to see what
saw there to-day;
The sisters were fixed up 40 fine they hardly
bowed to pray
| had on these coarse clothes of mine. not
much the worse for wear,
But then they knew wasn't one they called a
m licnaire
SO they led the old man to seat away back
by the door;
Twas bookless and uncushioned- "a reserved
seat for the poor
Pretty soon in came q stranger with gold ring
and clothing fine;
Theyled him to cushioned seat far in adj
vance Of miAo
| thought that wasn't exactly right, to seat
him up so near
when he vas young, and was old and very
hard 10 hear.
But then. there's no accountin' for what some
people do
The finest clothing nowadays oft gets the
finest pow
But ghen we reach the blessed home, all IN.
dehled by sin
Wen see wealth beggin' at the gate, while
poverty goes IN.
/ couldn't hear the sermon, sat 40 far away,
50, through the hours Of service, could only
. watch and pray;n
Then the doii's Of Of the Christians sitting
near me round about
Pray that God would make them pure within
as they were pure without.
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rich and great,
kept thinkin' Of the rich man and the beggar
at the gate
How. by all but dogs forsaken, the poor beg.
gar's form grew cold,
And the angels bore his spirit TO the mansions
bult Of gold;
How, at last the rich man persisted, and his
spirit took It's fight
From the purple and fine linen TO tho home OF
endless night;
There he learned, az he stood gain at the
beggar IN the sky,
4" II isn't all OF life to live, nor of death to
die"
doubt not there we're wealthy sires in that
religious fold,
Who went up from their dwellin's like the
Pharlsee Of old
Then returned home from their worship, with
head uplifted high,
To spurD the hungry from their door with
naught to satisfy,
out out with such professions; they are
dom more to-day
To stop the weary sinner from the Gospels
Than all the books Of infdeIs, than all that
has been tried
Since Christ was born at Bethlehem-since
Christ was crucihed.
Rov simple are the works OF God, and yet how
very grandl
The shells ii ocean cavorns, the flowers on the
land
tie gilds the clouds Of evenin' with the gold
right nom his throne,
Not for tue rich man only-not for the poor
alone.
Then why should man look down on man be-
cause OF lack OF goldf
Why seat him IN the poorest pew because his
clothes are oIdt
A h8art with noble motives-a heart that God
has blost-
Nav be beatin' heavens music meath that
faded coat and vest.
I'm old 4 may be childish-but I love sim
plcity;
love TO SO it shinin' in Christian piety;
Jesus told US in his sermons in Judea's noun
taiu's wild,
dc that wants 60 80 TO heaven must be like a
little child.
Oar heads are CROWN gray dear wife our
hearts are beating slow
In little while the Master will call for as to
go.
when We reach the pcarly gateways and look
in with joyful eyes.
Wen see no stylish worship in tho temple Of
the skies.