The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-07-11
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There's come sin'glar doctrine, Sue, -
Into our church to-day; ~
These Gurus words are what the new
Young preacher had to say: 3 riu,
That literal eyerlastin' fire
Was mostly IN our eye; z
That sinners dead, if they desire, ',R /
Can get another try. f..,,..ss !.
He doubtediif warmer cline -
4 han this one could be proved. nt1i
The little snip fear some time 7si yf5
He'll get his doubts removed.
I've watched my duty, straight and true,
And tried to do,itwell; frG
Part of the time kept heaven IN view,
And part steered clear O hell. Y
An now hall of this work is naught, sr,. .
If must list to him. '1oT 81 4t4t
An this ere devil nave fought lr
Was only jus, whim. - ofI e
Van are the danges I have braved
The sacrifice the. cost; oa.,.gf .f..
For, what fun is II to be saved b. qaa;ys
+ IF no one else is lost? na Eess@
Just think! Suppose when once view
; The Heavens I've toiled to win, ,,-
A lot of unsaved sinners, too, FIRE
Comes walkin' grandly in! sssa 1,gsa
AM acts to home. sames as if they 7s
I. Had read their titles clear,
An looks at me, as it to say,
eve are glad to zee you hear.'
As if to say, "while ,ou have been
SO fast to toe the mark, ssv .ewFv.
We waited till it rained, an then
Got tickets for the arkp' ~ ssas5''s
Yet there would be some in that crowd
III raer liketo see.
My boy Jack-it must be allowed,
There was no worse than he!
Eve always felt somewhat to blame,
In several different ways,
That he lay down on thorns o shame III
To end his boyhood's days, "
AM I'd be willin' to endure. si
IF that the Lord thought best,
A minutes quite hot ottemparature. s.
To clasp him to my breat.
Old Captain Barnes was evils SON '..
With hetrodoxy crammed; r
| used to think he'd be the one ts1
If any ore was damned 7 ~r
Still, when / saw lot O. poor as+.
That he had clothed and fed, s.
Try desolat ly round his door l,- e.....
As soon As he was dead, ...... u .
There came thought ! couldn't control,
That in some neutral land. .. g.
I'd like to meet that scortched up soul,
And shake it by the hand.
Poor Jennie Willis, with a cry
OF hopeless, sad distress,
Sank sudden down, one night, to die, -
All in her ballroom dress, ''s
She had precious little while
To pack up an away.
She even left her sweet, good smile
Twas on her face next day.
Her face went off unclothed bv even
One stitch of saving grace.
How could she hope TO get to Heaven,
And start from such place?
But once when lay sick an weak,
She came ard beg ed to stay:
She kissed my faded, wrinkled cheek,
She smoothed my pain away;
She brought me sweet bouquets of flowers,
As fresh as her young heart
Through many long and tedions hours.
She played Christian part;
An ere long will stand aroun' -.. .s
The singin' saints among,
III try to bring some water down,
To cool poor Jennie's tongue.
But tears can never quench my creed,
Nor smooth Gods righteous frown
Though all the preachers learn to read
Their Bibles upside down,
held them right side IL p with care
70 shield my eyes from sin;
An coax the Lord with dali, prayer.
To call poor wanderers in. }g 1s.4
But if the sinners wont draw nigh, b s
And take salvation's plan.
I'll have to stand an see 'em try lst
To dodge hell if they can.