The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-05-16

DY y. ID. LACY.

Oh, no! worthy woman; thou art not dend yet
! hut merely doth write I'm deiusIons ofdr,nni
! For your death and ascension, sadly regret,
| Is quite ~ consistent as the rest OF yoni
You know it is claimed by the Christians n,
large,
| That Iaine and voltaire did repent, when
This claim denounce as a slander'us charge
But Vthey repented, why cast them aside'
SNOW DON'T" for the sake OF your guide book
And say tSatI likewise, have slandorod the
You know you wrote wrongly of Franklin and
But rend thou the records Of heathenish yore,
What Noah, Lot Moses and Sampson have
or Jonah Saul David and solomon. and ,norel
And the order that Joshua made to the sunl
And Others notorious cannot here name,
Who In bioodthirsty horrors 80 deeply Inn
Unchecked by truth, sympathy, justice or
While ali their worst vices to God they as
And examples Of lives worse than "old Brig
And dark deeds SO terribly barbaious and
That such men to-day, would in justice be
Yet 0ey Claim d were don to the ord r of God.
Do you think that these records are what we
rcquire7
And must we accept them and bow at their
shrine?
And five lack faith, must we suffer that fire
OfbrimstOne described In your bible cdivins?
Aud do you suppose the great God ruling O'er,
Delights I'm the offer of human s,lcrificey
And Is such the morals you mcckiy adorcY
And Is this the doctrine, 10 rue, You adviser
This doctrine all lies on the cold "shady side, -
Nay more! In the d;tlk den OF iynoiTncc aud
wOi
In the suniiaht of Science, 7 will gladly abide,
Nor shut out her bright beams ofbisuiy, OH,
no!
Tis pleasure to gaze ut the stars In the sSy,
Or watch the huge waves on tile rock -Doun1-
Ell shore;
Or climb up the mount 10 its summit 10 high,
Above iightnings flasI aud thunder's lOtiu
Oh, the beauties of Nature, how fair do they
When lool! thercupon, how my so oul seems
All the gra ndeur before me realize mine;
In this sunlight OF glory nev. .r am tired!
Who cannot at plcas're such grandeur control,
On some mystic dogma in vain may rely;
bS! EsH S ,neir ply, {" console
Dost thou mention my mother, that dear
woman, true;
Who toiled on in life and performed her task
wcll
Who so perfect i'm action and liberal In vlcw;
Aud 80 pcacefuiiy smiled when she bade us
farewell?
Dost thou .,sk II wept when she babe earth
good bye?
II such an event would my yielding heart
move?
Oh, yes! as write now the tear tlms my eye,
For never can cease that dear mother TO
love.
While here upon earih hcr childr'n she taux't,
Truth, honor and Justice, true virtue and
worth;
Pure Judgment and reason, and freedom of
thought,
And 70 shun all the evil temptat'ns OF earth.
Her picture now hangs by my side on the wall,
And feel that her spirit doth swectly per-
wade;
And f,in, In this sincere desire TO call
You out from delusions, would offer her aid.
but IL you are happy In what You believe,
No doubt you Nr0 sincere la all tliat you SLY;
Yet In your "sSum To,al" some strange tlots
Which imply, VI YOU o wrong, in the wrong
you will stay.
'Tis not so with me; sincerely invite,
Yol Ia offir some ideas Substantially true!
will quickly accept sgct with eager delight,
But your wild delus'ns, of course will 40. do.
Nirvana, May t8'h.