Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-30

awr whose 1F0W doL~ A"-
swc be shst eu IN
tie darkness hey nov alatnen
raara. from tie liii tops aiaT,
faint z eaa or thc daTniug
Saw beyond. aud that some
times even 90 the I0wHes- o.
these. from unseen heights en-
strl1as Of sweet Hops
eavcuIy r.usic ho1gs.i down
the midway al the skies %
EooL.e she restless spirit with .
a cutrm il could not understand
and 500 the weary feet stilt up
1ardthrongL tempests1d storm
through darkness, danger and
doubt.
Shame 90 him whose unfeeiiug
sou. can sc1f a the childish
taith. mock NJ the childish fears
OF desp.ss the childish hopes o.
onr sweet hunaai,ys helpless
chIdhoe1 How pIiIfEi tae
nlaiutiye cries for light, the lisp
Ell pravers for guidance, the
m-se heart melting pleading
Tor -mrort and encouragement.
bgs shane. everlasting shame
10 hlm L aay sIch there be, who
can believe that tie Aii-IatheT
OF hGsllnijy could ever have
Iefl has helpless children m
cared for. OF that il any age 81
the world humanity ms not rad
an tae lirht is unused ages
a31.i bear, and mas walked ~
Is f-i.LfI auI honestly. zoe
believe iu Cod r.-. 81 mJ
.sol. a4I { believe ia humanity
as BE- ID Goa 10 me Lo
.paj0sar.v wss crer fi., no re-
Az5oa ever .a-r. 1us religion
may have been trGer ,lS1 an
othcr-.a fret rlci ne tru
lisa a.s predecessor 1si Is
d. hour u as9utiz ater
.hI- the dawn. T. ascending
'he mountain OF truth 70 - IS
e. s. .11n Ilas the soul nearer
lle summit IN e-ery u-1
als believed tue best Be- con Z
comprehend, wo-s5iprsi the
highest he could il5liz'. done
tle best be c3EIi. And 10 tie
1th and E.ithfei1Css Of those
we osts times effect 20 desPtse
are vie indebted fo- a.. W 50
lave % boast Of today. The ci-
lizatioa OF the 18Th ceEruET
ogrs only by iabcgitla-e-a .s-
aey IT, trUs. f1C tbe age th1, IS
% fOil1x, to be Improved a-d
handed down 70 he next. IL Is
Bat tie cum fetal Of
.AT .te etu.1 Let-.h ls sver
Hsuai fog. lra-el uI5v- 90 aLisgeI.
llz u Gas -Te-
sl4zh5. lr at-1l- et-l sci
But humanity = no longer n
rs ca Hood and mas. pa
.aEay childish tki1c -csatiss
h0 chi.d flishs. childish
fears WEI the rattle tha.
SngseJ IS. aud the g,ded tol
,4@s Ea,aaed rs. We leave be
hind US, also as we pass s-ua
ehddE10l's enchanted land. u,
gnOsts end COLLINS that alright
: Ell is. "a vel as the t4iFies .ha
peopted The Invisible world tina
closed round sboEt as. So too
humanity has had It's childhood
It's rattlcs and its toys. lis flirie.
and is CHESTS. And they wert
yell. ana Ike the lest suDeFst'
aOa % cur eva innocent child
bOGd Ee remember aad cherIsI
the be&uffai fairy stories {,
xhieh our fathers found hop.
and cCli0rt, with 4 holy fGV.
and reverence that is halfasil
10 reverence. And this Is vel
they helped IS ON 20 tFutH
Esde the heae, tender and pur
eT add u0Ee GnseIGsh. 81. y.
have grown beyond them now
and e0uid net beAete them if w
woEtd. fOT through them W
have been ii.yed up 10 the high
e. things. They were not il
vain. They accomplished thei
purpose ana passed away, as d
al things e.se, In the IoGcHe
Of life ~e leave behind rs az eg
ery step something that la.
helped = on-some fEicEC
some faith, about which gu
hearts lad tFineL their h0,ies
areetIJns and teudercst hopes
Day Uy day ia the UaehpeIak Q
me past we must, hSe ABRAHAM
OF cd, bsry our BeI0 ed deal
oGt ct cur t-dead hopes
dead faiths. dead dreamz-tha
re uaE press H-.aaga.ly on 1,
The things that he before
w FIse by me things tha
are alder eur feet. and not b
what We cling 10 vIth cur hand.
or oIr hearts We must 5e Ill
IN ts ae 20 tae t1juxs that ar,
pas. Il ne wouid hone % liz.
70 tIe er things To come
Let - thea wliIe ever lsvincI,
loyal 20 tie memories of fhe
past forget not cur higher ale
glance u the future. and stand
sseE ready TO go forward Il
Gods command, in FIJI ASSN
aace that the hand that onenef
. pathway fer the Israelites ~
otd, Eau part the way cf tbs
t0FUiest SKA Of doubt and lad
TIE trusting obsaieEs souT safe.
- over. For God stu leads
us children on, aud day by day
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