Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-17
NO Scots IN HEAVEN.

Talking OF sects till late one eve,
OF the various doctrines the saints believe,
That night stood, in troubled dream,
BY the side OF darkly flowing stream.
And a "churchman" down to the river came,
When heard strange voice call his name
Good father stop, when you cross this tide
You must leave your robes on the other side" !"
But the aged father did not mind,
AS down the stream his way he took,
His pale hands clasping gilt-edged book;
"rm bound for heaven, and wfien I'm there
shall want my book of Common Prayer;
And though put on q starry crown,
1 should feel quite lost without my gown"
Then he fixed his eye on the shining track;
But his gown was heavy and held him back,
And the poor old father tried in vain
A single step in the flood to gain.
I saw him again on the other side.
But his silk gown foated on the tide,
And no one asked in that blissful spot
Whether he belonged to "the church" or not
Then down to the river Quaker strayed:
His dress Of sober hue was made;
My coat and hat must be all OF gray
1 cannot go any other way"
Then he buttoned his coat straight up to his
And staidly, solemnly waded in;
And his broad-brimmed hat he pulled down
Over his forehead so cold and white:
But strong wind carried away his hat,
A moment he silently sighed over that,
His coat slipped oil, and was seen no more.
As he entered heaven his suit OF gray
Went quietly sailing, away py.sa;%ayj aa;%ayj him
About the width of his beavers brim.
Next came DIR. Watts with bundle of
Psalms
Tied nicely up in his aged arms;
And hymns as many. very wise thing.
That the people in heaven "all round" might
sing
But 1 thought that he heaved an anxious
As he a saw that the river ran broad and high.
The Psalms and Hymns In tho waves went
dotca.
And after these with his MSS.
Came Wesley, the pattern Of godliness,
But he cried: " Dear me, what shall / do?
The water has soaked them through and
through"
And there on the river far and wide.
Away they went down the swollen tide,
And the saint astonished passed through
Without his manuscripts up to the throne.
Then gravely walking two saints, by name,
Down to the stream together came,
ss une ney em s e6eF
"Spri,,kled or plunged" may ask you, friend,
How you attained to lifes great endY'
"Thus, with few drops on my brow;'
But have been dipped, as you'll see me no~.
"And really think it will hardly do,
AS I'm close communion to cross with you.
You're bound know to the realms of bliss,
But you must go that way and I'll go this"
Then straigntway plunging with all his
Away 20 the left, his friend to the right.
Apart they went from this world of sin,
But at last together they entered In.
And now when the river was rolling on,
A Presbyterian church went down;
or women there seemed an innumerable
Dde ne iiisn z 'ooufta cod4t as they passed
along.
And concerning the road they could never
The Old or the ne,o way which could 1t be,
Nor ever moment paused to think
That both would lead to the rivers brink.
And sound Of murmuring long and loud,
Came ever up from the moving crowd;
You're in the old way, and I'm in the new,
That is the false and this Is the true"
Or. "Im in the old way and you're in the
new,
That is the false and this is the true"
But the brethren only seemed to speak,
Modest the sisters walked, and meek,
And IL ever one of them chanced to say
What troubles she met with ON the way,
How she longed to pass to the other side,
Nor feared to cross over the swelling tide,
A voice arose from the brethren then, 81.
LET no one speak but the holy men,
For have ye not heard the words of Paul,
Oh, let the women keep silence all."7
watched them long In my curious dream.
Till they stood on the borders of the stream;
Then just as I thought, the two ways met
but all the brethren were talking vet,
And would talk on till the heaving tide
Carried them over side by side; q.
Side by side. for the way was one,
The toilsome journey Of life was done,
And all who In Christ the Saviour died,
Came osa alike on the other side. ,aB sf.
No forms, or crosses or books had they;
No gowns OF silk or suits Of gray;
No creeds TO guide them or MSS, ita
For all had put on CHRIsT's RIGHTEOUSNESS. filng
st4., .-tf