New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-29
HERE AND HEKEAr AHhs
A Rabbinicnl Tales
NY john g.. SANE


.s. ,,,.. snau1 befie.e = nv neigiibor said
80 ',.s,.rn"ht when light OBSCURE had led
To sraver themes. FOR me stand pelple1ed'
While fierce pole,nica 'aeh upon nm, ms .s *
az scriptural foundation builds his Greco. q,
Al lies 10, here is Truth The TRUTH ! need
Som. surer way than iheo!ogiahs teach
In dopnas of the sects." ] answered. Eacn
MIST do his own believing. As Tor me.
Nv creed is short AS any man may Dc:
lis written in The Sermon on the Mount
And ia the Pater Noster,' account
THE words oar Father chad we lost the resi-
OF that sweet prayer. the briefcs' aud the best
In all the lturgies) OF higher worth. ,.,,
TO a ling than all the cfttds on edf'H'
A father owes his childfen-thtt Know
And fam would make them happy Even SO
Our Heavenly Father-as Ne clearly !edIH
From MS d. ar Word and dmlv may discern
From His fair works--for us, His children weak
To walk uulelped, and little prone 20 seek
in all our ways what best deserves MS sHiic
OF approbat ion-raIeth al! the wll'e
With love I'M fable. It's little more
OF His designs venture 10 explore
Save with The eve OF Faith. WITH that sec
,Aded by REASONS glatses) what may be
Hereafter in that coming kingdom when
The King shall jus'if His ways Win men
land what nv doubling friend inquired.
"Shall be our d, stiD!' .,
HATH plainly told lis that. l can not tell
II lis NOT given to kuOw-where We shall dwell:
TO Wisdom Intini,e-t that what is best
For each will be his place; that we shall wear
In the Beyond he charactt r We bear
In passing; With WHAT lneloiAtlHS CHahsc
OF mind and soul. within The endless range
Of their activities. can not tell
know ON Father doeth all things WEI.
on" wv '''A ALAS. we know
The earth is rife with unavalns woef
Ny friend made answer. HOW can SUN 'ninss oe'
The Father being perfect, We should see
A'' 81 Would re not err.
The hasty Judge, who. having seen 1he stir.
In the first act of r. me well ordered play.
Should cry 'Preposterous" and go away
And criticize the whole -four acts unseen y
A III cont ri we'd, incOnse guent ana mean r.
.'Stmeth hing germane to this my daughter SAID.
''In an old Jewish tale lately read:
Te pious B,Ida", deeply mourning one
Whom he had deeply loved his only SON
Who of the piagne had died that very day,
Came his friend Amos saying Tell me, pray, .
What grief is this that bows thy reverend head!
The mou ner answered, pointing TO the ped
WhereoE was laid the body OF the youth.
Behold my friend, the cause good cause. IN
soOth,
For on, 10 weep who sees his hopes decay
The work of " ars all blasted in a day,
As there thou est ; Amos, answering said
.'Tis true indeed thine only son is dead;
And as thy love even so thy grief is great
But tell me- friend doth not thy faith abate I
Ia some degree the sharpness of thy painF
Alas = said Bldad, how can refrain
From these dispairng tears, when thus find
Nv anxious to cultivate the mind,
The wondrous gifts and graces of my son.
Untimely doomed TO death, is al undoIeF
Touched by his sorrow, Amos sat awhile
in silent III ought; then, with beaming smile.
As one who offers manifest relief,
He said, o, Bi!dad let it s0Othe thy grief.
That he who gave the talents thou hast sought
To cherish, and by culture won'f st have wrought
To highest excellence in this thy son,
Will surely finish what thou hast begun"
Galaxy.