Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-18

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match in 1855.
Lord Napier, of Magdala, sends tea
service in silver, richly chased. Lady
I Breadalbane sends large album with
\ the monogram of the Princess and Duke
upon the cover. Major General Dillon
sends bottle repousse anda parcel OF
gilt made in India for pouring libations
of water to idols, but in English to be
filed with claret. The London Irish
Rifles present an appropriate center
piece with spike and heimeted rifle
men skirmishing at the base. Lord
Clonwell sends silver box on which he
has engraved his signature inside the
lid Col. Stanncrly sends Il breast pin
with II sapphire set in diamonds.
Asa shock 0i t,rn CGmath In
The annexed extract is 40 beautiful
that, hy every one who reads II, II
will re preserved. 1t fell from the
lip of Rev. DR.. Charles WsdswOrth,
! nf Philade phia. Tie ie,t taken by
h i'm was, LAS II shock Of corn cometh
In it, season.
"In His moral tillage," he said,
Got cultivates many R0werS, seem
ingly ouly for their exquisite beauty
and fragrance. For when bathed in
soft sunshine they have burst into
blossom then the Divine Hand gath
ers them from the earthly field. TO he
| kept In crystal vases In the blessed
mansions above. Thus little children
die-some in the sweet bud, some in
fuller blossom hut never too early to
make heaven fairer and sNeeter with
their immortal bloom.
"Verlly, to the eye Of Faith, moth
ing is fairer tnan the death OF young
children. Sight ard sense indeed
recoi from it The flower that, like q
breathing rose. filled heart aud home
with az exquisite delight, alas We
are stricken with sore anguish to find
its stem broken and the blossom gone.
But unto Faith. e. gle.eyed beyond
mental vision, and winged to mnunt
like the singing lark over the fadiug
rainbow unto the clue heaven, even
thi- s touchingly lovely.
"The chi!d's earthly ministry was
well done for the rose does III work
~ grandly in blossom az the vine
with lis fruit. And having helped TO
sanctify and lift heavenward tie very
hearts that broke at its farewell. il has
gone from this troublesome II here ere
the Winds chilled or The rains STAINED
it. leaving the world 1t blessed and
the skies through whirh II passed
still sweet with its lingering fragrance
to its glory M an ever unfolding flow
or IN The blessed garden of God Sure
ly, prolonged life on earth hath no
boon like tins Forsuch mortal love-
illness to put on Immortality TO rise
from the carual with 50 little memory
of tsrtn that The molher'H cradle
seems 10 have beet rocked IN tn"
house of many mansions-.to have 70
experience Gf n weurlcd mind and
chilled afItc'i0rs, hat from chld's
joyous heart gIowiug mp Ia the power
of an archangelic intellect to he rap
tured ny n blessed bnbe through the
gates of Paradise-nb thus IL better
than to watch as al old prophet for
the ear OF fire IN the Valley Of Jordan
"Surely, God II wise In ali his works
and even amid our tears Will rejoicr
in this harvest feast that, among us,
M else where, he gathers no largely
the flowers IN their season.
"And M of flowers w of fruits, In
| their order and after their kind "ucb
'romelh In his season. Some fruits
ri,en pnrly. Scarcely has the deli
cimlu June poured lls full glory owe
the earth ere some rare und delicious
species are already riprhrd And
some rip,n batter. There are trees
that do not hln-soD uutil midsummer.
| Aud there aie fruits that remain hard
aud unsavory Until God shakes lrem
IN the wild autumhal wlnd and treats
them with the distressfu mini.try NJ
frost. Aud 40 II IN IN the spiritual
world souls develop aud mature dii-
ierenlly Some ure ready for gather
Ing ut llfe's curly summer; some come
not TO The earning til the time of the
latter rain. Aud God wglches care
fully that each shall come In season )
We Indeed sometimes talk Of 'un-
tinlrly deaths NJ young Christians
removed too early from spheres Of
usefulneea. ~ u the omnscient bis-
bundman did not know when M. I'm
mortal grapes are purple nnd his uorn
g. the eur Surely, God does the
whole thing wi~ly. gathering esch
spiritual growth just ny II comes into
COZ ditIup for lie mnuilhl Us,s
20, thought, beautiful ana comforts
ing Death In not destruction, but
hurv sting The gathering from fields
~ mortal tillsge lipe flute IN their
season And why then. should our
bsvpai 4 nal be pud over Rafuer.d i'm
mortality? Why should lhlu sweely
tolllng bell, hilIip The liouhhd earth.
~ nirs with Hg, nil, sohnd No sisrile
and uupe1l lbe uustiu sprit2 God
strengthen your hlth 20 10 bthold
this mysterious ilinp IN llpht from
heaven. that lie darn veil ,hhll ~, m