Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-06
The Country Church.

About the chapel door. In easy groups
The rustic people wait. Some trim the switch,
While some prOgnostcate of haryests full.
Or shake the dubious head, with arguments
Based on the winters frequent snow and thaw,
The heavy rains. and sudden frosts severe.
Some, happily but few. deal scandal out,
With look askance pointing their victim. These
Are the rank tsres in every field of grain
These are the nettles singing unaware
The briers which wound and trip unheeding
feet
The noxious vines. growing in every grove.
Their touch is deadly, and their passing breath
Poison most venomous, Such have | known
As who has not:-and suffered by the contact.
OF these the busbandman takes certain note.
And IN the proper season disinters
Their banefu roots; aud, to the sun exposed,
The killing light of TRUTH leaves them TO pine
And perish in the MONDAY
'Gaiust a tree.
With strong arms folded DER giant chest
Stands Barton. to the neighborhood chief
smith;
His coat, unused 10 aught save Sunday wear.
Grown too oppressive by the morning walk
Hangs on the dropping branch - stand, be
oft
Beside the open door hat time the share
Is whitening at The roaring bellows mouth.
There. too, the wheelwrisht he the magis-
trate--
In small communities man of m1rk-
Stands with the smith, and holds such argu-
mcnt
As the unleliercd but observing eau;
Their theme some Knot OF scripture hard to
solve.
And 'gainst the neighborng bars two other,
fan.
Less fl the sacred hour. discussion hot
( OF politics a topic which iniamed
( Knows no prOpriety of Time or place.
/ There oake,. the cooper. with rough hrawny
hand.
/ pe~cauis at large. and with a noisy ar,lor
| Raitles around his theme !. round = ca,k:
/ While Hanson. heavy browod. with shoulders
bent.
/ Bent with great fittings Of huge stone, for he
/ mason and famed builder i--replic-
/ With tongue Is sharp and dextcrou- a. hi,
/ And sentences which Ike hi- hammer fau.
| bringing the ilInty ire At every blow
! But soon the approaching parson end, IN peace
/ The wordy combat. and all turn within
Awhile rough shoes. some with dI-cordant
creak,
/ And voices clearing for the psalm. disturb
/ The sacred quiet. TIL. ai hast The vail
/ ~ silence WAIVERS, settles. falls ana then
/ The HYMN !. given. and ilI sr.e AMT -ing
Then follows prayer. which from the pastors
heart
/ Flows unpr,teu1ing. with fcw wor,l> lcvout
! 81 humble thanks and a>kiuys not " i'm lungs
/ >tculorian. d.-aultln- heaven. hi.h NAH.
4 Compelling grace by virtue Of a siege,
/ This done. with Ioyin. care b.. scans nj, lock
/ Aud opcs the sacred volume al The text.
| Wide /, biz brow. ami fun OF honest though L
Love hi> vocation. truth j. ~ d., so. T.
/ WIZ The. he strives 10 gtislr. auA not pcrpleN
| With word, sublime and empty, ringing Oft
/ Most MUSICAL, hollow. All hi fact,
| Are simple, broad, -si'i Client for world.
He Ano"> hem well. teaching hut What he
knows.
lie never strides through me,aph,>ic MIST.
| Or taA"- false greatness lc,au-r seen through
fog.
Mr. MD, mid hraml,l.- of,bt.A ,r.um.n
/ llii FIJI admire the "it wh'ah triH.,- them
! through
Mr. e'rr ESSAYS. ~ sermon or in pr4y,,.
| 10 share tie hcar,r- thought. nor ,'rv,, 10
make
The smallest Of b, congregation ln>c
| one -mp>c ~ heaven, ID east Il on III, priest
Such simple cnur-r in rb,,r smh.ttau, tmc>.
| W'r" worthy imitation .u thr-r dl,>.
| whom hr7zcu tiu-el l'"lr- thr rtlm from worth,
| tnl trirk aud perfumes t,k- 'h- >arr,.l ,t,-k;
'r some raar-r tiundertr. arm'd " b doctrines
new
sin~ At our faith blow to fell an *
swinging bis >l"l-e, regardless wher, Il
~fFikt-.
| nr what dcmoa-hc- wcIl pleased 10 win
| f' 'iihrr hin"~ ar Noise If \ modern -..r.
| irving destruction aui, 20 yrpY, i t-u"
N4jh'u. abroad. for 1rmolr,Ion r-in'l
And boldly '"'ellns whtf" b. rsu no' hl.id'
he service done The ral ,re.atior ti>e
/ md "i'h frt>trc-- -lu" Ing Ia their hrtri>
Md gGi"' strength. ~" heni-on % PRAYER
And h"l'>olnc admoniiion h,uce depart.
some 10th To- 90. within the .raNtt.,ri hotter,
Walking aln"I- tue n"uu,- or 81 the tnrnh>.
Hanging ikc pictured 1rirf h,nctha nIIf,,w.
Bathing he inscriptions with their tears. or
here,
Finding the earliest violet ljke "a drop
~ Heaven amounting thu l;,on the dead
Rir>> 4 With mpurnfu Iiiel> m. Or p.rrbau,..
Wtih cart fu' hAni-, recall the wAn,itrin. ,ine.
Ani isanh y where to rr,rp. tuI whtr. 10
hrsr
Il. fuure epital,h Of flowers. And th,r,.
Each with separate grief -ni some with
tears.
Ponder the sculptnred lines Of rou-nlaipu
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