Telegram-herald., 1890-08-17
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<4zea spoa fae sfsr-1ec6sa SAY.
Aa1 1s4ed tlsss se-af-zss Fszl2s q 1lzas
= L asafa tas eal II aaa -
The mizaty ssas ana - steas a..
Ia aassez - AZ pT4yerfal ea-,
ke.srfs4 ~ AAf4ze si4a-
~ n7.. sa eEbits. t1s7 Fre salIeGs
-Astreaenefs asFc eiseis -s4eei
Aad ever fhroagn 4seoaaa1e sR~ee
Pursue nl1 sIic, eizcIess race
We zn9W ngt 81 aaf e1r aiRi or soaree.
Nee Poser tA1s guides az oa el1 course
ba- thls oshsld. fazl - ear riznt.
uFs4t = islom rgles. a. sci - Il S1L
Ahao4za 24z D414N4ys ereSs AEa WA
Nsne rgsh ahead o. ~ s~aiaa.
II sl-c1 lAe eAsS-S Rlensat lest.
of TIE smaiissl star frosu oF9lt test
lhe JalEsrse x94l1 wrscz 1aa -
Ia eeaes thFoaga a baraiax SAY
asa Nat9re guides these worlds sublime.
en4ll fn4a. taS efss hiHg vera 81 umss
Be bora saa PERISH Ia a day.
tnens Ike sisi0a, pzss as2yf
suns. stars al g-4aets snQ1. % nsns
That afTsr aesta Ghsg i've 4s2ln!
% the laboratory Ssnt.
Oa tgrther nope ant y .sdom bent.
AEd = the cheats. said
Does al your sft ana hidden love
taioek 70 Ran that golden door
A heaven Tor the cea1f
Besilaered. he aita Na-mth replieds
es. science says what er D. tide
Mas physical. the grosseT part.
A soul eathr0nrs his bTala aud heart!
We cannot aIaiYke the niiad,
No more than tciesceps can and
spirif world among the stars-
As ,atuEn. Mercury or Mars.
Electric t5rccs are he sane.
We learn their powers snd give them name.
30 mind IA matter We dssciy.
Bat not b. vulgar lens. or eye.
lne aldtplole-who fully kn0ws
How language from such structure hOr,
The teiephOae-what - z pretencs
To know how fiies tie tale he seudsg
Man talks his lips may organs be.
bu, mind that PLAYS tam, none can set
OF death. al chemistry must say.
The soul Of mattsr speeds away
Aad he who holds that sught can die.
An idiot is that bruits lie.
To hospital took my way
Where dead and dylug waiting lay
And quiZzed the doctors. wise and grag.
The priests. " No miustered tsweil.
l prayed tneic piOus doctrines tell,
Aad knowing not which one was true.
| read 4 dozen Bibles through.
Confucius. Seneca. NOtalre.
Bespoke /. mOdestiy and fair;
And whether saint or sinner they.
This was the burden of my lay:
Has Nature power the soul 10 save.
Beyond the cold aud silent grave?
While knowledge seeking thus. l dreamed
Or. rather IL a vision seemed.
An angel came 10 me al night.
And what he told brought rare delight.
He said that death Was but birth
Into an Eden from our earth;
That all mankind. gone on before"
Had entered Heavens golden door.
And waited there in Land OF Bliss
The coming Of their friends from this.
That Spirit World. unseen 10 man.
lie said. was part of Natures plan;
As real, and Grander. brighter far
Than mortal lie on earth or star!
But wherefore not revealed" said.
THAT We might know and greet the dead?"
For ages" cried he. hosts on high
Have lowered round your planet nigh.
And sought by means and ways untold.
Their Spirit Land TO you unfold.
From first. has worn 4 mystic robe.
We could not lift to you the veil.
But tried-tO see our efforts fall
We knowledge gain as you below.
And needs must learn whater We know.
But, as Columbus voyage made,
And Field his ocean cable laid;
So Swans. through the boundIess air.
Will soon a spirit-world declare.
The day draws nigh. when. knowledge given.
Mankind shall know and shout of Heaven!"
The angel OF my dreams thus spoke,
And while / wondered. half-awOke,
A choir sang these words on high
Rejoice for man can never der
FARMER REYNOLDS.