Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-02-19
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNlATA COUNTY. PENN'A, FEBRUA
Poetry.
The Old Man in the Stylish Church.
BY JoBy D. YATES. ~

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Well, wife, I've been to church to day-becn
| at stylish one too
And seein' you can't 90 from home, III tel
you what was done - ..-
You would have been surprised to see wha;
saw there to-day,
The sisters " re fixed up SO fine they hardly
bowed to pray.
had on these coarse clothes of mine, moi
much the worse for wear.
But then they knew wasn't one they call q
millionaire
So they led the old man to seat away back
by the door.
II was bookless and uncushio1eI, reserrca
sect for the poor.
Pretty soon in came stranger with gold
rings and cl",hing fae;
| They led him to cushioned seat for in ad-
vance Of mine.
I thought that wasn't exactly right to seat
him up so near,
| When he was young, and was old and very
hard TO hear.
But, then, there's no accouutin' for what
SINE people do;
The finest clothing now a-days, oft gets the
finest pew. ..
But when We reach the blessed home, all un-
defiled by sin.
We'd see wealth bcggin' at the gate while
poverty goes in.
coul,n hear the sermon, sat so far away
So, through the hours Of service, could on
ly ''watch and pray"
Watch the doin's of the Christians sitting
near nie. round about
Pray that God would make them pure within
as they were pure without.
While eat there, lookin' all around upon
the rich and great.
I keYt thinkin' OF the rich man and the beg
gar at his gate; f.
How by all but dogs forsaken, the poor beg
gar's form grew cold,
And the angels bore his spirit 10 the man
sions built Of gold.
How at last the rich man pcrishei, and his
spirit took its fight.
From the purple and fine linen to the home
CT endless night;
There he learn ed, as he stood gain at the
beggar in the sky,
1T isn't all Of life to live, nor all Of death
to die
doubt not there were wealthy s;tes in that
religious fold.
Who went up from their dwellings like the
Pharisee of old
Then returned home from their worship with
head upiifted high,
To scorn the hungry from their door with
nsugdt to satisfy.
Out ou. with such professions /; they are
do;n' more to-day
To stop the weary sinner from the Gospels
sh;nin' way
Than all the books Of infdels than all that
has been tried
Since Christ was born at Bsttlehsm-sinc ce
Christ was crucihcd.
How simple are the works Of God end yet
how very grand
The shells in ocean cav,rns, the flowers on
the land
He g;lls the clouds Of evenin' with the gold
right from His throne,
Not for the rich man only nor for the poor
alone
Then why should man look down on man be
cause Of gold
Why seat him in the poorest pew because his
clothes are old ?
A heart with noble motives--a heart that
God has ble.t-
May be beatin' Heavens music meath that
faded cost and vest.
I'm old may be child;sh-but love SIM
rlicity;
love to sse it shinin' in Christians piety.
Jesus told Us in His sermons in Judea' 8
mountains wild,
He that wants to go to Hoaven must be like
little child.
Our heads are CROWN gray, dear wife our
hearts are bestin' slow
In little while our Master will call for US
/ to 60.
When We reach the pearly gateways, and
look in with joy full eyes,
Well see no stylish worship in the temple Of
tbo Il,