South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-06-10
orr years before ! dia come here,

10 compose my mind and give me rest
Bus all their efforts proved in vain,
To lhe Asylum was condemned & came.
More than three years I have been at
this place,
But Us nothing on this earth is mine,
Unto my fate must be resigned.
As one day is TO Him thousand years
| know He does for sinners care;
| hope He will help me to depend,
And then 10 save ne in the end.
| can say with job and tell the truth,
repent tho morning OF my youth;
My days were spent, rn sorry too,
without q cheering hope in view.
In the Sth John you may look and see
How long the impotent man did lay;
Soon as the Saviour did him see,
lie said, wilt thou be helped by me p
If so, ne says, be free from sin,
Thou IL have no one TO put thee in;
lie says take up thy bed and walk,
Then of the Saviour he did talk.
lie tries to soothe my every care,
When d, complain doth lend an ear
have no company here, you know,
But the attendant OF the floor:
She visits the prisoners in distress,
The widow and the fatheriess.
Ii she gives cold water in His name,
a disciples fee she then can claim.
For if she gives it unto me.
The Saviour sage It's done for me,
For lie hath enjoined it upon her,
For such prisoners she could care,
The measure unto US she meets,
Will be measured unto her complete.
For in the Scripture God hath said,
lie will recompenset them them in the end
In XII Luke you will see it there;
lie tells US whom We need to fear,
He that can the body kill,
And save the soul at his own will
Our evory hair that Ger 80 small,
God himself has numbered all,
Ana il one fall upon the ground,
By the kind Saviour i. is found.
Of many sparrows that have nests,
The Saviour says he loves us best.
And Of all the Scripture can see,
Gods will can never pass away;
Some things see beyond NY skill,
leave them with the Saviour still.
He says he no distinction makes,
Nor poorest classes will forsake;
Il bruised reed he will not break,
The troubled soul, he'll not Corsake;
In tie sixth trouble FL With them be,
In the seventh I'll never flee.
IN the VI of John you may read & see
What the Saviour he did say.
All that the Father gave TO me,
win rise up against them in the last day.
For there can none approach the Son,
Without the Fathers will be done.
I'm locked up in silent room,
L have no support OF my own;
Though l nothing have in store,
As | need. they give me more.
AS Paul and Silas in the stocks,
Ny body's safe within the locks;
No locks they have ny thoughts could
bind,
They have no fcttcrs for the mind.
l read the word OF God, and there do see
The truth canno. imprisoned be.
Sometimes the Doctors DO come in,
To move the cause they can't begin;
| Nor 20 my case one cubil add,
| Or renew enjoyments, once had
There's none bu, God, and him I'm sure
That ever can effect cure.
The matron ut ,Ljs time is gone,
| often do her absence mourn.
The lilh Luke, you can read it there,
What the Saviour doth declare;
Should thou Ger n feast prepare,
Give the poor and MANNED their share :;
But if thou calrst the rich man in,
! Thou l0ck'sl for rccompensc again
4 pare reward hat kindness meets,
Eternal lie In Heaven.
We'd better 10 he Scripture yield,
For nothing's covered but will DC re
! ycaled,
There's nothing hats in secret done,
But on the housetop will be made
known.
II al we do and al we can,
We'd better obey the will or God thai
man,
For when W. come before tho throne,
We will be judged by God and him a
lone
For lie can say and lie can hear,
! And for Us poor prisoners hc doth care
/ Tho the power here they have,
II will not reach beyond the grave;
For when this mortal body dies.
! rhsir power thca must be laid by;
| Then Master jesus lie viii reign,
For 10 ia Master, King AID Son.
| often with false brethren meet,
| whose hearts arc hlled with vain de-
ceit;
Sometimes they seem almost like Saints
But God abhors theic false pretence.
| Tho people here may think it strange.
That ! should leave roy dearest friends
The cause of sin will separate
The dearest friends on earth;
! Hath not the Potter Ger The clay,
Power e. shape i. o. he may,
Some 10 honor OF tho day.
some 10 3isAcnor the scriptures say,
Not 20 him that runs or wills,
But he sat haih 'hc powor and skill,
Au1 while The branch stays in The vine
/ Gods mercy on such plants doth shine
They u bloom awhile and then decay,
! Just like Tire flowers Of The day.
! Now, friendly readers when you sec,
, Those few words composed by me,
LoO.. on them we'll, III tell you why:
| In The Asylum, ] GIT die,
And, II / never see you more.