Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-03-26

turo OF the joys of that glory which "eyo
hath not seen, ear hath not heard, neither
hath it entered into the heart of man to
conceive"
After we shall have separated AMI gone
to our respective homes, in our absence
may these gifts refer your thoughts to
that celestial city-toward which a happy
life is leading you, whose streets are pure
gold and where we hope when the tolls
and cares of life are ended, that We all
an unbroken family, maY meet again in
celebration Of a reunion Of; eternal bliss,
where the Father of us all shall preside
within his own home. In presenting
these gifts We ask you to accept them as
tokens Of the love Of your children.
Col. G. W. TelfOrd's response to Prof.
e. G. Mcclure.
Sir : We have no words that caa fully
express our qualification and high appreci.
alton of those testimonials of the Glial at.
lection of those loved ones waom you
represent. 1t is proper to state here that
we demonstrated against receiving presents
from any one on this occasion we only
wanted the sympathy and love of our
guests, hut our d daughters (who are all
present except two, those are absent by
reason of ill health insisted that we must
allow them the pleasure of ~bestowing a
joint gift as a token of their undying af-
lection for their parents. AS it was the
first time in their lives they had ever ops
posed the expressed wishes of their parents,
we Therefore consented to their wishes ;
no gifts however, costly could give us
stronger evidence Of their flial affection
than their whole lives have given US.
We accept these nice presents as testimo-
mails of their love and will keep them as
mementoes Of their flial affection and
these beautiful presents will form an oasis
in our memories in our declining years.
We regard that our daughters were hap
Ply in their selections of their presents ;
especially of the splendid Family Bible, it
is more precious than gold, we prize it
more than all the gold of earth, because
that blessed Book irradiates the pathway
of life, it is a light to our path and a
guide to our feet to lead us to heaven.
1t is the Book of Gods DEGREES. 1t in>
form us of that higher and better life
upon which we hope to enter when we bid
farewell to scenes on earth. This Book
unfolds to us the plan Of redemption
through Jesus Christ and teaches all that
is necessary for us to know OF that life
beyond the grave, but we all are more or
less DESTROYS to know things not revealed,
we desire to know where that future and
eternal life is to be passed, and speculate
upon the location of the New Jerusalem
and what will be.our surroundings there,
but with 10 satisfactory conclusion. We
oltGn desire to know what of material
and what of spiritual will enter into crea-
lures, whose being here is made up of
matter anc spirit so wonderfully and miste-
ri0usly combined. But all this knowl>
edge God has seen fit in his providence
to Withhold from us. All that is revealed
in this blessed Book in relation to the
glorles Of heaven is found in a beautiful
allegory, in which are confined these im>
ages OF beauty and grandeur, which so
much delight us here. The cloudless light,
the jeweled walls, the fruitful tree, the
pearly stream, the dazzling Throne, the
music of golden harps with angel Choir is
tiers. 1t is true this is 6gurative, but we
are taught BY it, that the beauty and
sublimity that 50 delight US here will in
the higest degree enter into the structure
and Establishment of that city whose
builder and maker is God. Throughout
this Bible, this eternal state is spoken
of as one of glory, the highest descriptive
term known in our language. And we
are assured in this blessed Book that
EYE hath not seen nor ear heard, Meth.
er hath 1t entered into the heart of man
to conceive the glories lie hath prepar,
ed for those who love him." Oh, blessed
assurance, but for those only who love
Him, new creatures in Christ Jesus 4.
sanctifed, beauti6ed, glorifed.
My esteemed friends it is probably ex>
pected of me on this occasion, to review
the fifty years of our married life This
l cannot do only in q very cursory way,
touching only on a few points, our mar
ried life has been one of mutual toll and
care in plOdding our way through the
past fifty years it has kept us constantly
struggling to supply the wants of physical
naturps tooatbor ,.;,a cu