Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-06-12


sons oflight, and the blue eyed daugh-
ters of love, pair by pair, or grouped
by the side of musical rivers, reflect
their images upon our wondering Wis
ion. Everlasting hills of beauty fill
the landscape with marvellous splen-
dor. Silence, like the stiffness OF
twilight, hovers over the scene The
spirit of meditation is upon our heart
We contemplate the fearful sublimi-
ties We enter into a realization Of
the glorious scene. The mellow light
of distant suns is visible among the
grasses and upon the beautiful flow
ers- Immortal fragrance is waited
through the graceful trees. Songs
of many birds blend with gently waving
foliage, and the melody of many
streams is harmonizing with human
voices. Yet, divine silence pervades
all the scene. Glorious unfoldinos OF
the eternal mind! How dimly seen
are these expressions. A comprehen
sion of the plentitade of thy wonder
Gus power is to US impossible. The
bounty of thy thought IS known in its
fullness only to thyself. But the
human spirit can explore the depths
of love; can search for truth through
mountains Of error; can burn its way
through manifold dungeons of dark
ness to obtain the pearls of wisdom.
still will remain unsolved the mystery
Of God, still uncomprehended the
mighty whole of his perfections
Like the winged germs of autumnal
flowers, come the gentle invitations oil
angels. Over our thoughts they flow
like waves of music on the evening
air. Again we mount the chariot
Away, amid the responding choruses
of the angel group. Anon, we light
among those who lift the weary. 1t
is another realm in the land of Summer
We walk among those who, with gen
tleness and love, receive the thorns
and flowers of earth. The spirit OF
the babe, just died on the earth be-
meath, comes directly here. There,
too, come the spirits OF the brave
The young man comes here whose
spirit has just left its body on the field
of battle. Here come the spirits Of
the SO called mighty The spirits of
the aged are arriving with the others.
Spirits of children come in with every
wave of the magnetic river. Here
come beautiful daughters from the
earthly homes of sorrow stricken
parents. The prayer laden eXertions
of earthly relatives could not retain
the spirits of the sc young men just en-
tered. Streams of tears on earth
joy and thanksgiving here! With
gentleness the discordant earthling is
received. Tall above the rest are seen
the missionaries of love to the pas
sion tossed. The half opened heart
is warmed with purity. No blast of
passion is driven into those who have
been wrecked by storms of evil. The
silent sunshine of celestial heaven is
poured over this missionary realm
In this work we beheld the philan-
thropy of the angel world. Earth
mourns for the dead. There the dead
are brought to life," and tears drop
from the eyes of the grateful. The
joy-lit heart is perfect and beautiful as
sunbeam. The desert heart is show
cred upon until it becomes fertile, and
brings forth both fruit and flowers
The dismal roar of earthly discord is
not heard here. Neither do they hear
the groans of those on earth who give
themselves away to the agony Of grief
There is action, action fer all the poor
and needy who arrive. This realm is
"missionary ground" Heather from
the civilized homes of men are here
received and taught, The great spirit
has unfolded the savage and the man
eater; the same power unfolded the
benevolent and the philanthropist /;
and here in this part of the Summer
land, the extremes meet and dwell
together. Fellow angels and fellow
men, the celestial and the terrestrial,
meet under the cover of this blue sky
Earthly ties do not prevail here
There is here more philanthropy than
sympathy. Great minds overlook the
small, and capaciouS hearts make room
for. the discords of the uldevel)pl d
The magnitude OF this missionary
realm is vast. 1t could contain the
earUh's entire population. But it is
merely the quarantine department
the vesti bule and the initiatory hospital
of realms, and domains, and habita-
tions infinitely more vast. 1t is i'm
possible for the good to be separated
from the evil. Every heart would be
sundered by such a division; for every
heart contains both discord and har-
mony, the elements of good and
the possible or actual misdirection
which is "evil." Behold how beautiful
is this system of tr8th How the
necessities of both good and evil are
known, either practically or intention
ally, by every heart. The sea is no
more true to its tide than is human
life to the spirit Of God. The crasl
and the blast of battle. like the son!
and dance of joy, are in harmony Will