The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-02-26
NO SECT IN HEAVEN.
lkiss ef ssets ttll late onlsvs,
! OF thA sarioua doctrine III jaints bslisva
Z Thstnisht ssoodin stzasblsd dream.
BY the side Of darkly flowing stream.

! OF thA various doetsin thS jaints bslisve, d
Thstnisht ssoodin sStzaablsd dream, %
BY the side Of . darkly flowing stream.
And "churchman" to the river came,
Whom heard stranga yolos cali his 1anA 49,"
"aood tAthsr, stop: whom you cross this 49,
You must leave your robes ON the other ~"
But the aged father did not mind -.
: And big long gown Aosted out-bShip
As dsvn 10 hsstrsap 1b way 10 took,' , II
His pale hands clasping gilt-edged book.
"rm bound for heaven, and whom Tn there
I shall want my book Of Common Prayer.
And though I put on starry crown
should fool quite lost without my gown"
Then he fixed his eye on the shining tzssk,
! But his gown wa hsSHI Apd beld hip hpak
Ana As psor etd HtSef ta.dts 1i9s
A single step ON the flood to gain.
Isaw him again on the other side,
But his hik sevn ho.tsd ei ~ Hr; { =
And no one asked In that bllssfhl spot
Whether hs belonged to 'aTbs" Church or not.
Thsn down to tho river Quaker stEaysd,
His dress Of sober hue was made.
NY coat and hat must bs III ol Gay
I cannot 60 any other way"
Then he ebatton.d hi. coat str.tEht q n tqehiaf
And staidly, solsmnly, wadsd ID,
And his broad.brimmsd hat he pulled down right
Over hi. F fosshafd g % eelq -ana = Thit'.
But strong wind carried away his hat,
moment he silently sighed over that;
And then as he gazed to the farther ahore,
The coat slipped of and sAAu no moro.
As he entered heaven his gat q Sn1
Went quietly sailing cT
And none of the anelsqS,sHoXs&h&
About tie width & his isEAE ssssy&E, plimE:
Next came DR.. Watts with . bundle Of psa@ma
Tied nicely up in his aged arms ~i.F>7 rnCo HT
And hymns as many-a very wise thing
That the people in heaven AL round" might sing.
But Ithought that I heard an;anxioxs sigh
As he saw that the riysr ranbread sbd high,
And looked rather surprised a. one by one
The psalms and hymus in tho waves went down.
And after him, With his MSS,
Came Wesley, the pattern Of godlinsss,
But he cried, ''Dsar me, what shall I dot
Th. water had soaked thsn thgolsh tAsss {
And there on the river far and wide -.es..&4
Away they went down the swollen tide,
And the saint, sstonished, passed through alone
Without his manuscripts a.up p 1hs tisHs
Thsn gravely walking, two saints by name.
Down to tho stream together came,
( But Is they stopped 1t thssrlvsrSb brink
I saw ono saint from the other shrink
"sprinkled or plungedi may1 stk youss1
How you attained to lits's great sud ?" y
"Thus, with a few drops on my brow
"But was dipped, q you'll ssems now;
"And really think Il will hardly do,
As Tn close communion to cross with you; "'
You're bound, know.t to the realms Of bliss,
But you must go that way and I'll 60 this"
Then straishtway plunging with ill his might,
Away to the left-his friend At the right;
= Apart they went from this world Of sin,
o~A at last together they entered in. -;
And now whom thsr,%.. was rolling on,
A Presbyterian church went a.-,t
ofwomen thers seemed in innupershls n--anx.
But the men I could count as they passed along.
And concerning the road, they could never agree,
The old the new way, which it could be,
Nor ever = moment paused to think =. 3 !
That both would lead to tho rivers brink. :. =
And sound Of murmuring, long and loud,
Came ever up from tho moving eEoMd:e
'"You'rsin the old way and I'm In ths nsv,i
That is the false, and this is the true"
Or, "Tm in the old way, and you're in the new,
That is tho false, and this is tho true"
But tthebrethrenonly seemed to speak,:
Modest the sisters walked, and meek;
And if ever one Of them ohancsd to ~
What troubles she met with on the way,
How she longed to pass to the other side,
Nor feared to cross over tie swelling Hds, 's2
Avoice arose from the brethren then,
"Let no one speak but the holy mon;
For have 70 not heard the words of Paul.
'0h, let tho women keep silence all 3"
Watched them long in my curious drssm,
Till they stood by ths borders. Of the ets9az:;
Then, Just u thought, 1hs Two ssf HN y
But iii tho brefhrsn xSrS ialking YET; sss. 4sy
And would talk on tul the hsavips tide
Carried them over sids BY stds.
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Side by side, for The way was ono, 4
Che toilsome journey Of life was done.
And III who il Christ ths saviour disd,,t Il
Came ont aliks on. The Other sids.
~ = r. 4 5EFE$s s*
No forms, or crosses, or books, had thsy,
Nor gowns Of silk, or suits Of gr,y,
NO cresds to guide thsm,or Mss,
For all had put on 6hrist's righteousaea.
1'''A ''1' 'D.AH.