Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04
An Allegory.


& CHRISTIAN MlFfpv
Given at 3 branch meeting Of the W. H. r.
NJ IN answer to The query, w hat i ine mir
>ionary sprii:'
stood in an ancient city The air was
rlled with the ClAmnr Of sweet bells aud
a. listened, the words of their song were
made known To me. 4 >oleinu-voic.d bell
rang out, .Thou ShaN Iors-ths Lord
,rih dN--hy hlr'. and the others re-
spoDded in merry Janglr, 'di,i hy nsjgh-
b"r-0S hyseU :-ahd thy ncgh'or-as My-
stIt"
As the sweet cadtncc- were losing them
selves in the distance. a voice al nay side
said, The great hell IN y"udrr tower s. i'll
soon peal forth it, grand anthem. 1t hath
story. wilt thou heai III" Aud this is
! VIC r.pnI ut ma BfiI
In the long ago, when our city wa, but
little hamlet, the people said Let IL
have bell
Neighbor Greatheari Said Let u have
n great bell. whose sweet tones Shall go
forth into all the country round about u.
and shall gladden. the hearts Of the dwell
ers in the land, aud shall guide and cheer
the way-worn tray Ncllcr"
Nay" said uri.hbor Thrifty: .'why
should We buy ben greater than our ow u
needs demand: The farmers have their
noon-line>. a. they ever had them, and
the way posts >till stand Tor the traveller
my sh"nld We BUY pcil Ter these: We
VIII minister unto our own needs. Let
them 60 on a they hAft gone, ana COM
pisln not
ne ptopit Melt iouu ID lhelr praise q
heishoof lAFlltS WORDS; ana they badc
MN go i"fth l" At great city ana ch"' So
the Dell. niea,hraH >adly shook ms head
say ihe' ne i"al tA>l', s"tettr mat i
shared Win 1he poor ana needy IAN me
pel sNe u fItardhi '"ht> when v" snare
them not "Ith err nrishb"r> and the
strahsers Gpoh eur hlSh"aN>i
Ana l,e h'd wa hHi2 n me tower ahu
ever ana anon IL sounded form ne legend
inscribed upon ~ >'Ht' '"1THy-h'gh'
\ Ht h""'' - fHg--'.4'ns n h"D.'. Aud
tht pt"p'' ANi'h'G and thty SAID, 1T j.
"rH' ana III, 'Ai1ifth repeated tAtil
words
me !ltl!e haIhiet grew ana after many
years the sweet Ch!lhe peI4s' "hleh nave
I Just no" ceased hnns near ny and
a. they sem iorth thelr clad song ne
hearts OF the people were Hlted up Bu'
ever an" anon inc oiu pen croaheu oul !t'
u!smal "oiu>. ana ihe people >ala. W.
Hhe i NOT hen"iu eNeth lor'h uls-
4 coIuaht SOUNDS. ana they salu, NChar'
hE lhdtcd bt.lhhcth az nome. put aiso y
soeth iofth 70 me utt"fihost parts OF ti'
earth.
Ana anon 'he old pell was sun ana th'
people SAID III Is broken Let Us call th'
great Mast'r OF oeiIsi perchahce lie car
heal II, aud can atlune II tn sweeter ant
nobler song, that may bless all both fal
and near
And the great Master said, The bel
kne" not charity IL Is out sounding brass
| can make 1t grand ami noble; can at
tune 1t TO sweet songs; but It Will cost
III We pay The price: ne "Id nell Is Z"
the brass OF sef-IoHe. 1t must De trie'
by the fire OF repentance. and there mus
be ADDED unto II the gold OF love to God
and the silver OF love TO man, and the shin
ing tin OF faith IN the promises. aud th
IRON OF NE hrm purpose OF duty; and &C
corning as Se shaii give OF These snail !
he noble ana sweet-toned. 1t Will cost
VIII ye pay the price;
And the people brought OF the gold o
love 10 God, ana the silver OF love to man
ana the shlnlns ''f OF laith IN the proinlr
g, and the iron of the finn purpose o
duty; these brought they in great meas
ure and laid them at the Masters feet
And the old bell was refined by fire. an
unto II were adaeo Inc eoid ana 'he sil'ei
ana the tlh' ana me iroh' ana ne" son
was VIII upon lts hps' ana again IL nun
III The tower hark u SPEAKS
Inc silVery tongue swung ana swung
gnu "c1l go ~ uue
bratins rim aho qulvefihS win lmpr,'
oneh l"'e' y huil'n aprosu an avaiahch
oi sweet 'ohes an'' Moilueieu a, ioohe
LOT t'le Sounu' ,h',de l'A ,,s,''" ~ s;,' in'
IN "h'i.nr -. ,'',,,,d Ill dii 80
uo" u; -, 80 a H. ~. i.sr,L hn, o. ~ andno
nv. s'nhnS " W. - III LII q, n,
with me on. un .ney Ioi'Su. ~ gres
waves u song ing we uh"uia'"hs eiIcle
on the ,uriace oi iahe; uIe snihin
xlooes ai' idlns h,o s,ars oi so''"ns ,, ,.sh'
aha iuItler "h P',m'.,ms h; ,n'o sH a,ns a., - :