The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-27

10 cHSeT Tue Ldkc lHe WOrlu lOOk bright!
How sweet the home where Peace her wings hath !,
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And bright Contentment hovers DER the scene
Where happy sunsets loveiest rays shed,
Above, around, in brightly golden sheen.
IT'S doubly sweet where two glad souls one,
Are sailing on life's.river side by side
To see two hearts approach life's setting sun
While naught within but Loye and Joy abide.
Such is the home of which sing tonight,
home where Christian graces richly dwell
Day after day, about this hearth-stone bright.
In songs of praise, pure Christian voices swell.
Oh, lovely picture! may it never cease
The highest soul-ambition to inspire
And may its Author fill our souls with peace,
And fill our hearts with endless Christian frei
For some days arrangements had been
secretly going on for surprise-donation
party to Mr.. and Mrs. Rev. L. A. Atkin-
son. On last Thursday they were invited
out to spend the afternoon at the resi-
dence of Hugh Gilliland, father-in-law of
c. A. Atkinson, Esq. Along towards
evening, Mr.. Atkinson began to talk of
going home, when he was invited to go
over to the residence Of G. w. Brown,
Esq. Here the couple, Mr.. and Mrs.
Atkinson, were kept until after dark !
When they finally came in sight of theflt
residence, the old Long homestead in
jamestown, they discovered the grounds
beautifully ornamented with Chinese
lanterns. No explanation was given un-
til they entered the house, which they
found filled to overf1owing with their
friends and neighbors. Not until then
did they realize that they were the vic
Tins of a genuine old-fashioned surprise
party.
If we ever saw thoroughly pure,
practical Christian, Lewis A. Atkinson is
one. During all the long years we have
known him, he has ever been the same
kind-hearted, courteous, Christian gen
tleman, a man to win friends and hold
them, and it is only necessary to add
that Mrs. Atkinson is in every way
worthy of such husband. Mr.. Atkin-
son has been in the ministry as local
preacher for great many years, always
ready to obey the call of the Master-al-
ways ready to do whatsoever of good he
might accomplish in the world. During
the war he was brave soldier in the 91st
Ohio, and was twice wounded.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson
have all arrived at mans and woman's
estate-the Oldest, G. A. Atkinson, ESQ.,,
is the law partner of John T. Moore, ESQ.,,
and resides in town. The next, Lida, is
the wife of Mr.. Strider, and is at present
stopping with the old folks. The only
other child is Miss "Caddie," an unusu-
ally sweet, vivacious young lady, the
very embodiment of courtesy and warm
hearted friendship.
After the compromising of be-
tween 200 and 3O0-had assembled, one
stanza of "blest be the tie that binds" was
sung, after which prayer was offered up
by Rev. j. r. Collier, of the Presbyterian
Church. Judge Longbon then stepped
in front of Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson, and
delivered the following address:
ADDRESS BY JUDGE LoNGBoN.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson:
| We haye ALL at some time other been confronted
with surprises, some of which unpleasant and
disagreeabe, but hope that this surprise to you,
may be of different kind. It Aas been planned by
| your friends, some of whom are here, and many OF
whom absent. We congratulate you being for
tunate in having many friends. 1t is wise ar
rangement of Providence that fitted for love,
friendship and social enjoyment. Human beings are
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tie of fconsanguinity-a touch of nature that makes
us all akin" and we draw nearer to Him, we be-
come nearer to one another. We may admir- the sky,
tne STARS tne trees the the cataract ana
other material objects, grand Beautifully natural
artlhclal, but we cannot love tl1em. They give no
responses to the sympathetic appeals OF
ate nature. We know that
| mold . 10 i'isiu' tnousn i's peo pe suniii1eS .
And the diamond, like the iceberg automatic heart
n teSs ooio.
Inc sentiments OF love- friendship pity, and sympa-
s' only IN the human heart and thus 1t is that
we care more for one another than for any other
ation or link by link, we are bound together by the
Ties o oiooo' ana the ties OF common humanity We
cannot Prize 100 n1gnly the inestimabe value of a
fr1end. The poet Burns suggests the thought
t,e - iua mas put one true 1rlend ne mas some
tins 10 Ve Ior; ana ne Illustrates this thought by
SWING us picture Oh poor ola pima man lnrags
anu poverty nomeiess ana destltute, 1orsaken by all
save one VINO shared with him his misfortunes; and
Se'' a"io al MS "retcheoness' ne could face the
"0ito "no eAciaini'
Say I'm old. and blind, and sad;
Saw Pm noor I bmt t also sdd ar &c niSseu An''
Jennie loves me, Jennie kissed me-" ~
Your friends present and absent have soupht this
opportunity to give an expression of their apprecia
tfon by presenting Won with some visible substan-
tial tokens of tbeir estean, but faint
y prefgure or measure the deptb and feryor of the
sentiments which they represent. and but feebly
show the degree of respect and friendship which in
clnes our hearts to yours in the sense of a common
brotberbood ond Ch,stt earo,~hin webave cor
rowed and suffered tooetber and together we have
mingled in our festivities and reioicings We have
shared together in our fortune. and misfortunes
our hopes and fears have mutually blended in COM
mon cause -
Toward YOU Dear Sir our hearts are touched by
the memories of other days. You have exhorted us
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seen Won beor,pa .rns In defense of epr country in
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