National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-09-28
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League. New York Ford's National |
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These prison jottlngs are dedicated to
blackbird, Joe," sharer and cheerer OF the
authors solitude. Hence are they entitled;
"Leotures to Solitary Audience" The
subjects are "Convct Life In English Dun
geops y "1he Land and Labor Question:" |
and "Home Rule for Ireland" They are
eloquent Of the Emerald Isle, It's oppres-
sion, and the present-aay happy hope.
one sunshiny day, the blackblrd is
set free: az opened his door |
with a trembling hand quick as a
flash Of lightning he rushed from the cage |
with wild scream Of delight, aud In a |
moment was beyond the walls OF the PRISON. |
The instinct OF freedom was too powerful (
to be resisted, though | had INDUCED the |
fond hope that he would have remained |
with me. But he taught me the lesson, |
which can never be unlearned by either |
country, prisoner, or bird, that nature will |
not be denied, and that liberty is more to |
be desired than letters Of gold"
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EARTHLY WATCHERS AT THE HEAVENLY
GATES; THE FALSE AND THE TRUE
splRiTpALlsM. BY The REV; joins CHEs.
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Desire to communicate with the spirits OF
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beings are to cheer us, TO comfort, to in
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and eternal happiness. Many believe, many
doubt, many utterly reject. We are among
the doubters. DIR. Chester Is not. lie boldly
condemns, and to him no splrtuAlsm is or
can be true save that OF the Bible. Like all
clergymen, the Bible is to his mind the be.
/ all and the end.all. There has been, is, and
shall be nothing equal TO II. The Lord has
| spoken, why is not the universe convinced
| Perhaps 1t is silly, perhaps II is desperately
wicked, but the universe appears uncertain
that 1t has heard the voice OF the Lord, aud
the universe, or great part OF IL, still seeks
| knowledge, still asks "whygn
We have carefully read "Earthly
| Watchers" The thread OF its story Is too
slight to hold us strongly, After all its
| quotations and arguments, our mind is I'M
resolved.