Smyrna times., 1873-12-17
frY.
THE CIRCUIT PREACHERS.
BY GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.


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His thin wifes cheek pnched and with anxious
ness intense;
He the prayeru eyes all Conerence
Hears the Bishop slowly calling long Appointment rolls.
Where in his vineyard God would place these gahere Of souls
Apart ausere the knot of grim Presiding Elders sit;
He wonders if some city charge not for him have writ
Certes could they his hear Paul and Luke awTe
Then had his talent neer been hid Annamessx Neck
Poor rugged heart be still pause, and you. wife,
meekl
Two Punishment they read Tar down the the Chesa
peakeI
Though eloquent by Wilmington is wooed
The Lsrd that the sparrows shall feed his little
brood.
"Cheer girl here Brother Riggs circuit knows
twill please,
he raised three hundred dollars there. besides the marriage
fees,
What who preached the word these thirty years
Two barren ChincoteaGue two in Tuckahoei
The schools good the say holds
the wheel.
The Pesbyterans lost their house, Bapsts lost their
zeal,
The and dry the town has friendly folk
Not halt so dull Rehoboth. nor proud like Pocomoke
OH thy WILL Lord dons though these light sea
sons more,
We aguecrippled boys pine the Eastern Shore
While thy stewards. journey dedicated years
Midst foresters of Nantcoke, heather Of Tangersi
Yes some must Gods frontiers, and shall fail
perfOrce,
To better ground my select discourse
At SasSatrass smyrna preach my argument Drink
My series on the Pentatsuch, at AppOQuinimink.
Gray brethren in the work. though tough to bear my
part;
1t these dropping little that sometimes wiring my
And cheat me with the vain the ceverness mine
o he he md win
These hairs brown wheu full of hope sntrns these
holy lists,
Proud OF my Order knIRht-the shouting Nethodists
made the pine woods ring with hymns with prayer the
night winds shook,
And preached fsm Light far North as BOMBAY
Hook
My gray gig fast went the sandy mi
The eldest trustees praise the aest smiles
Still recall hOw Elder Smith Worten Heights averred
My Apostolic Parallels the best he ever heard.
All winter long rode the rejoicing on my way;
At midnight revival hymns rolled the sobbinK bay
Three Sabbath sermons, every week. should tire
brass
And still erven membership their Glass
AgRresVe With the zeal OF YOUTH in many warm reoue
terrified Immersionisss. and scoarmed the Milen,s
But larger tenderer charities debates suppant
When the dear wife, saved by sea loved the Insan
No eoeng dove. Of storms afsared. she shared my e
| distress.
A singing Miriam. Away. in Gods poor wildernssA:
The vreched at her foostsp smiled frivolous were still
bright path marked her pilgrimage Backbd to snow
| Hill.
lace in the parsonage al shurch adoubls pvidsi
Lake the Madonna and her babe they 6sd the Amensds
CTouched at my fee, in the old gig and Frank
NAsconxos darkest marshes chssrsd sucss OF
My cloth drew close TOO fruitful my ruitsss life
The townolk marVssd. when at such carAvanI
wonder not my lads Wild when, bright without th
door,
Spread the ripe usns world We Within SO poor
ROr dsvu ths silent ssss came shapes even me
| scout
hoskss the lean Of nay mare my boy pashsd round
| about,
And saying: Have these starving bOor Thy
| souls.
That ihsp du heads Heaven and thou DOss forth sac
living eoalsf"
Thsn brought hopes half secular like sssrs BY Er
Beyond Maryland Gods folks were wise and rich
Where climbing spires sHd ed how the psschs
thrivsd.
And all old brethren paid rsnts and many young one
wiVed
the ships Hsnopsn with shapans sleek
From Bshopshssd With sails ths Chesapeake
In velvet DupiM OF The North aad best OsT.
And that John TO Pstmos driven, BAmOre
WELL veil my bEshIsn Is true should preach fC
| pslb-
Il would st. Paul shs Bishop heard himsefl
But this crushed vsthsss boysthsss hairs lhsy cut
| 70 the core,
Isi not hard sss ride Rastsrn shorsi
"Nsxt yssrf Yssi Yss you much Then my sswAr
may fall.
3d. Brother Riggs. voice shall ring in the
lists.
cAsss sick hsas would not die among these Meth
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