The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
a PeryeTged Life.
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ne Ger rass.withoue. asigh ofregret.

s4lfgg H @sn| h rposila .s4la
zueFef. Fissys3withoue, assigh ofregret.
We have never shaken his hand. nor
called his name, nor looked into his eye !
with familiar nearness, apdEet tire sight .
of him rouses within US q mingled of
feeling of pity and .envy-enyy of the
superb giftf with Which, Proviaeh9e lids
equipped Rim, and pity profouAd Far the
prostitute N of his radiant opportunities.
Heaven smiled upon this 4uansl BIRTH
and sent him forth into |thd World )beafh.- I
inq.with. intelligence, full. OF all graces
6f mind and loay, ard .witltan- iSectTi9I
touch that might have moved his little
world. Prosperity smiled upon his youth,
and in the fRegY IA fI:ysi7am.af the stao5lsj
his buoyant faculties gathered strength
and aiscipline,t9 win the prizes in the,I
arena of life. 1Ihspiratidi bEs3Asd uponl
his opening manhood, and in sunny
hour. he dedicated to religion all the
splendid gifts that God had given him.
Success and fame came to him swiftly
and eagerly. aseubiects to the Eeckop-
ing of-ask iag, and in.the davyaE5of nix
career he looked forth upon the promise
"a Of a long, bright day Of IlseRlluess and
eIory. u ssC5s3 i5sBo4 49, ~
But the demon Of Unrest entered into.
hjs soul, and before the .dafky uplifting
Of bis sceptre the panied spirit of religion
veiled skerface, end the hottest Of .deyaIz
ties vent ont ofsfis heart. zf9Swrf=freiA
the pulpit into thez1rorld= geitlf=ffts= noisy
pickering aud its E'eed of gold, -he--zfe-
scended step by step. m offenJfei
Providence did not strip Elm iaili all 6hce
OF The gifts that. dazzled- 5whiie they
charmed into the dark rls5es, -ssnd lie
devious pathways Of his life. they fash
ed brightly as of yofe. Down into the
slyaigh Of partisan po!idcs, .ddorouslwith.
corruption and rocking with the rancor
of races came the prstwhiIe fviIowsT7of
the NaZarene, ard tile silver tongue that
once. plead for universal love and Ghar-i
ify, put on the blatant elpquence Of ipr
cyndiary hate and famed the flames of
iiscortl with wrathful fury-aHnd effect
FOLLOWED by cufses, thegienonof Unrest
forcedh fin backward ii the sacred deAk,
andagain the garb of brilliant rethoricl
covered7his evil course with charity and
admiration But .tlieyoul thgt has freely
surrends11 rs tbr5Rtd e;AAst5tAe5 spip-
its pf dar ,uess and the world. can never
Rfs4w 1psa mort ;!eft u 5rI}k pt; hot
perverted intellect is stranded at last
upon tlp{sliQ4l Or i3r4Gmstape9, swept
into obscurity by the swell of the politi-
eol sta that hfteashts4,arty otftsGpnE aeer.
Aud now, with npthtng but his memo
rieB oil unHReally ieBml3e. .Ais3 litobig6gt
conscience and bis sombre hopes, he
lj9tmaf7th most prtgeyfh aafi politely
figure in all this land Of light and sun
shine. .9fU01 r1 WI
This man was the finest pulpit orator
of the SOUTH His tongue dropped dia-
moHGs alnl Hi@thoaghtsNgere. pearl, No
congregation ever t}rred 4 His eE6qscrces
lie beld attention breathless, aud thous-
antts hung upon ilisi 9Tor1ail Itti,he haa
followed pdeagdqd purpose yah lqnhags
ging zeal through all his life; if he had
kept his eye single and his heart set in
one direcdoa; tf4o a}tRis ftadiSnt sits
had been added stable purpose and'Es,.n-
.eere consistency. he-smight- have been
-anIon&-rhe most fd-m6Gs~trrdY the most
useful haeh OF alt tfibstfIhe:s s.-@o.5s E<s
Bur ne fuiievrtii lirttrft; he sorrght
20 give GOD and AIalainon- equl service;
ne sought to sar on every sea, and his
nlelauFRoly shfAreck 8anf4.t 9soI eIan
uiotal .oEhis PkSSSof liF9 No heed to
mention names.@ S ~ e LIZ
The story of this maa is pare eloquent
of warning thar the best serfoo il Ft Ia
ever preached .-....,.7 ,..... L.
The Lae&g9t rDiapaqpd. 81 .s
Philadelphia Times. IiiA saUg;- G!ii 10
The President, Is the nanie Of a YET
low piece of quartz like stone in the pos
session of II 1aalirls s4ib9j thg lialB9Hf
merchants ON Chestnutstreet below Sey-