The Progress., 1898-06-11

worst form ! would not go up to the dark
alley of the but up the highway oyer
which prau Buccphai strike the
sparks with hOofS and between stat
uary and par stalking deer Wretch
cdness is MOI rvhcu swallowed from
gelnmcd . Il from carthcn pitcher
or pewter lero are young people
here who a or this position and
that circun. king that worldly
success Will 20 OF the soul, let
them ShattCr n. 1t IS not what
We, ret; il is W >. Daniel among
the lions is ha King Darius on
his throne, and Il life is closing bril-
liancy of wordls surroundings will be no
solacc. Death Is blind and sees no differ
once between n k ng and his clown, be-
tween the Nazar, ana the Athenian be-
tvs cen Il bookes5 hut and national Ii
hr,iry. The frivolitics of life cannot, With
their giddy laugh, echoing from heart to
heart, entirely drown the voice Of n TIE
n'cndous conscience which says: Il am
immortal. The S-ars shall die, but am
Immortal One wave of eternity shall
drown time in its depths, but I am i'm
mortal. The olrth shall have shroud of
flame, and the heavens flee at the glance
of the Lord, but l am immortal. From
all the heights and depths of my nature
rings down ana + ngs up and rings out
the word immort; l. ," a good conscience
and assurance Of life eternal through the
INC SOU iIe, pp1IItaa ~, 4n GO g ,4e..~
to sail up the stream of worldly pleasure.
As ship carpenters say, it draws too much
water This earth is a bubble, and it viii
burst. This life is vision, and it will
soon pass away. Time! 1t is only rip
pie, and it breaketh against the throne O.
Judgment. Our days! They fly swifter
than shuttle, weaving for us q robe of
triumph or a garment of shame. Begin
your life with religion, and for its great
est trial you will be ready. Every day
will be a triumph and death will be only
kings servant calling you to a roypS
banquet.
In olden time the man who was 20 re-
ceive the honors of knighthood was requir-
ed to spend the previous night fully armed
and, with shield and lance, to walk up
and down among the tombs of the dead
Through all the hours of that night his
steady step heard, and when morning
dawned amid grand parade and the sound
Of comets the honors of knighthood Were
bestowed. Thus it shall be with the good
mans soul in the night before heaven.
Fully armed with shield and sword and
helmet, he shall watch and wait until the
darkness fly and the morning break, and
amid the sound of celestial harpings the
soul shall take the honors of heaven amid
the inn Vulnerable throng with robes SNOWY
white streaming over seas of sapphire.
MOrdcCa1 VIII only have to wait for his
day of triumph 1t took all the preceding
trials to make proper background for
his after successes The scatfold built for
him makes all the more imposing and
picturesque the horse into whose long
white name he twisted his fingers at the
mounting. You want at least two mis-
fortunes, hard as flint, to strike fire.
Hea, end long continued SHOWS in the
wi are signs of good crops next sum
/" So many have yielded wonderful
-asts of benevolcnce and energy be-
CT. they were for long while showed
unv "Fe must have a good many hard
fall. efc we learn to walk straight. 1t is
on Il. bla y anvil of trouble that men ham
Iner Q It III, fortunes. Sorrows take up
mon ON th"ir shoulders and cnthrone
them. Ton are nearly always bitter,
Men, like trees, are barren unless
trimmed sharp knives. They are
like wheat Nc better for the failing
Tt required son darkness and chill
TO make lnyan dream. 1t took
Delaware ID feet at Valley Forge
and tho lots 20 make n Wash
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