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I'LL. MEET THEE THERE, DEAR
MITTIE.
Wrlflenor Out Troy Timte. :
J Loved onel'though lost to human sjgtif.
1 feel thy- spirit lingering near,,
And softly as I feel the light ,
That trembles through each falling tear,
j As in some temple's holy shade j
V Though mute the hymn and pushed the prayer,
, A twjlemn awe the soul pervade,'
Which tells tliat wtirship has 1 been there;
A breath of incense, left alone j
When many a censer swung around.
Which thrilled the wanderer like to one '
Who treads on consecrated ground.
I know thy eoul from worlds ' f bliss.
Yet stoops a wbUe to dwell with me; .
Hath caught the prayer I brekthe In this '
That I at last might dwell wi th thee.
I hear a murmer from the seas ;
That thrills me like the spiritfs sighs;
I hear a voice in every breeze j
That makes to mine its low feplies
A voice all low and. sweet like thine; '
If gives an answer to thy prayer.
And brings my soul from Ilea fen a sign
That I will know and meet thee there. ;
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I'll know thee there by that sweet face,
'Kiiondwtiicliafender'halojplays, f 1
j - Still touched., with that expressive urace
That made thee lovely all thy days;.
f! By that sweet smile that o'er shed,
; A beauty like the light of evjen.
Whose soft expression never flid
Even when its soul had flown toheaven;
I'll know thee by the starry crown
That glitters in-thy raven hair
Oh! by these blessed s-igns alone
. r I'll now" thee there, 111 know thee there.
For ah! thine eye, within whose sphere
The sweetest of youth' and beauty met,
That swam in, love and softness here, ,
Must swim in love and softness yet;
For ah! its dark and liquid heaps,
Though saddened by a thousand sighs.
Were holier than the light thatj streams
Down f rom the gates of paradise- . , i
Were lright antl radierit like tl le moon, '
Yet soft and dewy as the ere
.Too sad foreyes where smileii are born,
Too young for eyes that leatn to grieve.
' I wonder if this cool, sweet breeze
clearlyif It turns a hovel intoapai
ace, makes a rough road smooth, is
easily carried, and costs nothing.
The knowledge of Christ is a purse
full of gold. It will pay your ,way
in all thd strange places of life, and
bring you comforts more choice than
any found in king's houses. It will
open gates closed to the wise of this
world, and unlike earthly treasures,
the more you spend the more "yon
have. It is a well whose crystal
steam makes all around beautiful
and pure, refreshes' the weary passer-by,
never knows the drought of
summer, and from life's morning
to its latest eve flows steadily, carry
ing joy and song throughout its
course. It is a sunbeam from par
adise, a smile from the face of God ,
the song-books of saints, the Bible of
New Jerusalem, the key of heaven's
treasury, and the passport into he,
presence of the King. It makes rain
bows on storm-clouds, transforms
tears into pearls, and thorns- into
apple-trees, and causes the desert to
blossom as a rose. It makes the
heart larger than a kingdom, richer
than a bank, brighter than a palace,
and happier than a grove in which
a thousand birds are singing. Get
this knowledge above all things, increase-it,
-teach it, live it and prize
it 'ftboVAriiVnAH' for if . i"s vrmv r 1itv
piness, your glory, and your life.
The Rev. Macpherson.
Ilath touched thy lips arid f
- "For all my spirit hears and ss
Recalls thee to my memory
The trouble is, this is such a hard
and sorrewful world that half of us
don't get time to sit down and think
think who we are, what we are
! If a government should go ioAvar ; He dried away her teai-s an
and relv entirely upon one branch i stmt her lack rejoicing. j
of the military service defeat would i T A sh knelt onee mmv for h1
. . . , '.Iieavenly Father's blessing th.
"" """ "readiness of her earthly father t.
i J j forgive hr was to her a tvoo o
agamst another which makes an I the divine forgiveness. She real
attack with infantry, cavalry and ized tUat "Qod pitrdous like ;
artUlery? Just as much chance, j the who lctes the omrWs In
dear brother, as yon have against
your enemy, the world, if' you
employ one or' two of the three
weapons which God has given you
that is, physical power, intellect-1
ual power,! and - spiritual power.
to everlasting ftrgtfnlikss.
Christian Advtx?iite.
Raleigh Advocate.
CONDESCEND TO MEN OF LOW
' ' ESTATE. . ,
"The spirit of the gospel is to
take care; of the bottommost
classes pt society, Christ washed
the feet ot his disciples. This act,
of wonderfu I condescension sy m
bolizes the mission, of the gospel
to open the eyes of the blind,
to unstop the, ears of the dear,
to heal the sick to raise the fall
en, to enlighten and purify the
uncombed millions. The gospel
teaches that the great and strong,
the wise and wealthy, should lay
themselves out . In blessing the
feefTle arid IfttledelVeudGiTf Jn&y:
As the sun traveling in his great
ness goes forth on the mission
TWO II UNDKED THOUSAND
1 r STUMBLING-BLCCK.
Where? In these United States.
every !
every
These are to be found in
city, towh; village and on
road side. They are drlnkf hr -
loons; iii no sense
the country, but in every $ense a
'positive:' and contiliubusv detri
ment. Their existence cannot be
justified by any argument
based upon justice, necessity or
mercy. They impede the progress
of civilization, ckiucation $lud re
ligion, and obstruct all material
and moral advancement Ko ear
ly training or social habits can bo
justinably quoted as a xreason,
why these hindrances to every
thing that tends to e'levate and
bless liumanitv should be permit
ted to exist. No huriniri tatutey I
should throw around th61r inJlijpK
uitous t rattle its brazen pahullum
and thus protect them' fixi the
of illuminating and fructifying j sweep ot a Christian indignation.
the little satelites and planets, ! 1L Li,ut" :ao tno Hu
so ought the high and lorty ones ' Prtlve duty of all friends of hu
snend their stren-th in doinir I mA,-ntY to u".it and to demand
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, ui our legislators an -over ourland !
good to tlie poor, the halt antl the
blind. The lotty ( Jod, who inhab
iteth eternitv. stoons down to
bless the humble and contrite of own Woitl,
a suppression of these sai
and to say to them in the
iinned thy brow
here for, and whither bound. That ones. As the great river turns the
was a wise manthe , picus man of mill-wheel and waters a conti
fortune, whose only son was irrdig-j nent without money and with-
side and said: "My son, I will settle
Jnow;
Ftr every hour we breathe apart
Will but increase, if thatciih be.
The loTCthat fills , this lonely heart
Alread y fill ed so f ull of theej1.
Yet many a tear tbse eyes muvSt weep
And many a sin must be forgiven.
Ere these pale lids s-h ill Sink to sle-p,
And you and I shall meet in! Heaven.
W
TCruc Knowledge
j my entire estate upon you on condi
lion that you promise me one thing.
When I am gone, I want you to sit
down in a private room for
half an hour every dav and
; think.. Take no book or paer to
' distract you, but just close your eyes
and think." The young man
! promised. At first he, could think on
; ly the strange request. He wondered
j why it was made. But he solved
the riddle and became a converted
oons,
lan-4,Cast
ye up, cast ye up, pivpare the
way, take up the Ktumhlihir-
blocksout dtthewav of mv iw.'
pie." Pulpit Treasury.
salvation flows freely and spon
taneously to bless the world, and
it is our business, as Christians,
to help this sal vat ion to flow on
until the whole world is blessed j If you want to strike souk
by it." jii the head, strike a nail.
, ! pers Bazar.
Xever strike a cliiid ori the head
and it may be wi-li to add, never
strike a tiiau on the he
thing
-Har-
mau.
The knowledge of Christ is a flow- j If we could only take more time
er that never fades,
your bosom, and it wi
with fragrance. It is
cheers the darkest nig
it burns' the brighter it grows, and
fierce winds only make it shine more
Carry it in to think; think of what is within us
1 fill your life am without; of the battles we have
a light, that , fTi.f n,l fl, Trt;a
to fight them with what a different
world we should have.
it; the longer
j Eilitois Ti niVs:
The first joy the ChrLstiah feelsi Wliat was the most prom
is the knowledge ,of sins forgiven, characteristic of the Syro-'
A little glrl knelt to pray, but a cian woman's faith?
memory ot a wrong done that day This question in your lastJ
came between her soul and ihrist. : TMicriit iu oi.,..... - v
&ne naa aisoooj'ofi ner latner. biie ways. I think, however tl
rose and went to his room: j she seems to have harl unsluOv
rarja;: said .she, as the tears 1111- j faith from mem heamiv
edhereresand choked hei words, i circumstance might le coaj
vwuic w icu kjii .-Mmc-1 i-u,' ira-M, a very cnaracterBit ic
thing that I did that was .wrong) faith, especiairy. as the GehSies
"o-day. I want to ask you t'c for- j hatl 'and despised everytliin'
giverne. v yiat had itn origin amoi4 th
; "Mv dear child' was t hi sirmwpr Ioum -r i. . j
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xnuuut wauiiuu lo ten inc; l a !UH ac-rjimt Of the matter
inrgive you iivejy wunout.
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