The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-05-22
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Serious Meditation.

F,uposea by man who has boon condnsd Ia
a dark room for nineteen yesrs.l
A lonely aud melancholy feeling
uses irresistably over our frame
ben We gaze thoughtfully around
the graveyard. Those marble
rs speak to us in hidden language,
deep for utterance locked be
zen their teeth are the loved forms
those who once smiled upon us,
4 who were the joy and comfort of
r lives they loved us too tenders
to permit MS TO stray recklessly
10 the many evils Of this life.
lev stood like dam between the
rent Of our nature and the whirl.
pl Of destruction. Blending their
npathies with ours in disappoint-
.nts, comforting us in sorrow.
esring us in despondeucy, stength-
Ing us in weakness, fortifying rs
resolution, always endeavoring to
rect the channel of our thoughts
j the purposes Of our hearts in
way Of truth, Of virtue and Of
sce. How often did we thought
sly wound their feelings. How
Iunently we mistook the rod OF
10 for the sharp tooth of a serpent,
The spirit of that legion whicn en-
red into the swine, but their mem
is sacred to US now. Tho gold
words which dropped from their
s are more precious to us than
bies or fine gold. The mazims,
pverbs, principles and doctrines
sacred to our hearts, aud as for
Nv eugraven on the inner cham
rs Of our minds, that time has not
10 able to cover them with his
Dsy hand and their impression
bws stronger, as STREAMS their
aunels deeper wear" They are
bright, particular stars, blazing
The midnight of heaven like jew
Of tho morning wrapped in the
* colored drapery of the evening
lies. We believe that in the econ
yof Gods providence nothing is
The water which stood in
sier pool, now dried up, has gone
into the sky to come down again,
blessings upon the earth, accord
as it is written, "The earth
Ich bringeth forth the grass and
Ebs receiveth blessings from God
we are often cast down, and be-
ps discouraged in our labors to
y perishing souls around us from
rlasting destruction We are apt
think that our labors are in vain /;
not so: divine inspiration tells
that "Your labor is not in vain in
Lord" The Injunction is /: "ln
morning SOW thy seed, in the
ming withhold not thine hand, for
pu knowest not whether shall
bsper either this or that, or wheth
they shall be alike good Again,
bat thy bread upon the waters
after many days thou shalt find
Ne blessed Master crowns the poor
spirit, the cast down and mourn-
heart with the inspiring promises,
sssed are the poor in spirit 5
essed are they that mourn !
Aey that SOW in tears shall reap
Joy" And to satisfy us more
ay on the subject, he tells us
"The heart Of the wise is q
@ Of mourning Let us deposit
uty we'll performed in the treas.
Of the Almighty, and trust him
It. aud to the day Of final settle.
pt We shall receive our own with
ty. All we can do is to do our
y to God and man, and commit
keeping OF our souls to him In
doing as unto o faithful Crea"
We need have no fears about
future results. They will be do
'ed In Gods own way, time and
|sOn. II the spiritual seed which
nv makes Q draught on Us for
r. il will thrive all the better for
because the tears Of the saint
precious in the eyes Of the Lord,
bis angels do gather them into
den phials, and they are stored
IN heaven as trophies OF that
banging and eternal love. which
from the beginning. Thore Is .
o. mysterious power connected
the lives and conduct Of our
sted friend, which seems TO
more enchanting - time rolls
a certain sweetness OF associa-
which fingers on the margin Of
like the fragrance OF . fadsd
", while ths object itsslf has
sred ard dled sWays . oombi~
p Of olrounetAnoos whose uaAG-
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