Earlier text: OHIO PLEDGESBoulder, April 8.—Although we had no ministerial help, our quarterly meeting here was a good one. Quite a number were in from other churches. Bro. De Bord, of Denver, spoke on the Sabbath. The Sabbath-school was interesting, and all felt well pleased with the progress it had made since its commencement. There was deep feeling in the social meetings. The ordinances were celebrated on first-day. At the business meeting the tract work, systematic benevolence, and other matters relating to the cause here, were taken up and thoroughly discussed. The brethren have done well on S. B., over $150 having been paid in by this church alone during the past quarter. This, considering the hard times and scarcity of work, is doing remarkably well. The brethren are all anxiously waiting for a laborer to come to this field, and expect a good work to be done here the coming season. H. H. PIERCE. Custer Co.—Through the influence of two families who have moved here from the Farmers Valley church, the way was opened for meetings. Fourteen, in all, have signed the covenant. We organized a Sabbath-school; and a club of Instructors is paid for. Two subscribed for the REVIEW. CHAS. L. BOYD. April 13. Kasota.—After the Medford Institute, I spent about one week with the brethren here. All were steadfast in the truth. Two more signed the covenant. Last Sabbath we completed the organization of the Sabbath-school, which now numbers thirty-three members. If the brethren are faithful to their high calling, God will add others to their number. W. B. HILL. PENNSYLVANIA
By J. G. Saunders
Labor among the Churches.—After my last report, I continued the meetings in Hector, Potter Co., a week or so. Bro. D. B. Oviatt joined me, and rendered efficient help. He was with me about two weeks here and at West Pike. At the latter place, although the brethren had had no ministerial help for eight months, the light was shining brightly. This church numbers only nine members, but it is an example to larger ones. May the Lord bless them. Here we parted with Bro. Oviatt. I spent some time in McKean county with the Port Alleghany church. Made two visits to Hector and vicinity; found all but two holding on to the truth, and one of these was our United Brethren preacher. The truth was too strait and the road too narrow; persecution came because of the word, and he soon became offended, and is now lifting up his heel against us. There are from sixteen to twenty who seem to be firm. Nearly all who were using tobacco have left it off, also pork. One sister about eighty-four years old has laid aside her tobacco; she united with the Sunderlinville church at their last quarterly meeting. This is a good example for younger people to follow. Shall labor some now in Dist. No. 3, as the brethren here have not had much help of late. Brethren, pray for us. J. G. SAUNDERS. Noble, Rice Co., April 11.—The cause of truth is onward here, for which we praise the Lord. Eld. J. M. Rees, of Indiana, has lately been with us, and spoke several times, which gave a new impetus to the work. It is the earnest desire of many in this part of Kansas that Bro. Rees make this State his future field of labor. Bro. and Sr. Enoch also spent a few days here, rendering efficient aid. Three more families, for whom we had long been anxious, are keeping the Sabbath of the Lord. Yesterday eight were buried with Christ in baptism, and a church of thirteen members was organized, and a leader, clerk, and treasurer were chosen. In the evening we had a precious season attending to the ordinances of the Lord’s house, all the church taking part for the first time. Several from the Sterling church were with us. Brethren, pray for me and the work here. NORTH CAROLINA.
By L. P. Hodges
Watauga Co.—The April quarterly meeting of the Watauga church was held last Sabbath and Sunday. We had a profitable meeting. I spoke Sunday on the mark of the beast, and those upon whom the seven last plagues will fall. The Lord gave me liberty. Two good brethren united with us in church fellowship. One of them came from the Baptist church; the other was a licensed preacher from the Protestant Methodists. The last-mentioned desires to be baptized by a Seventh-day Adventist minister. Others will unite with us at our next quarterly meeting, July 4, 5. There is some outside interest here. In Wilkes county two have commenced to keep the Sabbath since my last report. I shall visit them soon. Two more in the western portion of Watauga county are observing the Bible Sabbath, one of whom is a licensed Baptist preacher; and a great many more are interested. I think a church could be raised up there, if a good S. D. A. minister could be with them a short time. I hope some one will come South to help us. We have a healthful climate here in the mountains of North Carolina. If any brother thinks of coming to this State to labor, will he please correspond with me at Moretz Mills, Watauga Co., N. C. If a minister will come here, he will be at no expense for board or conveyance (on horseback). There is little political disturbance in this vicinity. Our brethren and sisters are quite prompt in paying S. B. We are trying to do what we can for the cause of truth, and the Lord is with us. We give God all the glory. Pray for us, dear brethren and sisters. GERMANY
By John Nevins Andrews
BRO. ERTZENBERGER has gone to labor in the German canton of St. Gallen on the frontier of Austria. Last year a Baptist brother from this canton heard Bro. E. preach in Canton Vaud, and embraced the Sabbath; and since his return home he has been actively engaged in instructing his friends on this subject. It is in consequence of his earnest appeal for help that Bro. E. has gone to St. Gallen. Bro. Ertzenberger writes that he has obtained a hall for public lectures, and that there is considerable interest to hear the truth. We send him a part of the German papers just received, and shall use the rest principally in this city. J. N. ANDREWS. Interesting meetings are reported in Oakland and Arbuckle. Sister White is taking hold of the work in earnest, and her testimony and counsel seem to be highly appreciated by the brethren. At Arbuckle one sister took her stand with God's people. A deep interest has been awakened here by the Sabbath-school, and missionary efforts to gather in children and others not of our faith. In Oakland, Sunday, April 4, after a presentation of the missionary work, a class numbering about forty members was organized. All the ministers in the State are present. The lessons of the day will be reviewed at night, for the benefit of those who cannot attend through the day. A daily prayer-meeting is appointed at five in the morning. AN OPENING FOR THE TRUTH.
By M. Wood
For several weeks past the first-day Adventists of Worcester, Mass., have manifested considerable interest in studying the subject of the sanctuary; and we are sorry to say that their investigations left their expositions of Dan. 8:14 in profound darkness. Some of the most prominent members, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with the evidence produced for calling this earth the sanctuary, invited a brother who is in full sympathy with S. D. Adventists, to present his views upon this most important subject, or furnish a substitute to speak one hour upon a stated evening. Having learned that Eld. J. O. Corliss was on a visit at South Lancaster, we lost no time in securing him as a substitute for the brother above mentioned. Eld. C. gave one of the most clear and interesting discourses upon the sanctuary question that the writer ever listened to. Just as he was on the point of explaining the seventy weeks and their relation to the 2300 days, the moderator, with several others, declared that the time allotted to the speaker had expired; while others expressed themselves fully satisfied with what they had heard, stating that they knew all about the sanctuary question. Still others felt indignant at such remarks, and proposed that more time be granted to Eld. Corliss to finish his lecture. This caused quite a little sensation among the brotherhood; and while the controversy was going on, the words of the Saviour as recorded in Luke 10:3, “Behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves,” seemed very applicable. Matthew adds, “Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” The patience, wisdom, and forbearance manifested by Eld. Corliss during the entire evening did the cause of God in Worcester no harm, and won for him many friends. They finally granted Bro. C. fifteen or twenty minutes more to finish his subject; an hour or more was then occupied in answering questions. In every instance a ready reply was given, fully substantiated by the word of God. Though frequently interrupted, contradicted, and accused of handling the word of God deceitfully,270 Eld. C. showed no signs of impatience and offered no word of remonstrance. The cap-sheaf of opposition was put on by their extinguishing the lights, and leaving Eld. C. in the dark while explaining the Scriptures to private individuals. Even those who were most bitterly opposed frankly acknowledged that Eld. C. acted the part of a Christian and a gentleman. May God bless Bro. Corliss and his work. We feel assured that he has laid a good foundation for future labor in the city of Worcester, and should the General Conference Committee think it advisable to send him to lecture in Worcester the coming summer, we believe a large company of Sabbath-keepers would be raised up here. There is quite an interest to hear on present truth. Since writing the foregoing, I have learned that a gentleman doing business in this city, who was present at the meeting referred to in this article, is quite anxious to have Eld. C. give a course of lectures here, promising to contribute very liberally to the tent enterprise. Another business man of this place promises to board him or any other first-class workman, gratuitously, if a tent can be pitched in Worcester. Sedalia.—I commenced meetings here Feb. 19, and remained a little more than two weeks. Four were baptized, and six united with the church. A few more express themselves as convinced that we have the truth. We expect them to take a decided stand with us soon. The ordinances of the Lord’s house were celebrated, and I left the church much encouraged. J. G. WOOD. Kiron, April 9.—During the past few weeks I have visited about three hundred families, about two-thirds of whom were Swedes and Germans. Several who had been reading Advent Harolden for a few months were interested in the truth. One Swedish family has accepted the Sabbath of the Lord, and other kindred truths. In the meantime, I gave ten Bible lectures in a neighborhood two miles from this settlement. Here I met Bro. and Sr. Miles, formerly of York State. Several acknowledged the claims of the truth as set forth, until we came to the Sabbath; they then exclaimed, “Why were not these things found out before?” I remain here by invitation. An opening is also made in a Swedish settlement where we have held one meeting. I have obtained 25 subscribers for Advent Harolden, 5 for Advent Tidende, 29 for Die Stimme der Wahrheit, 1 for the Signs of the Times, 8 for the Instructor, and 11 for Good Health; 13 of these were trial subscribers. I feel that the Lord has blessed me in the T. and M. work as well as in presenting the truth. In a neighborhood of nine German families, where I visited eight months ago and could get only one family to take a few tracts, six have readily become subscribers. The German to whom I gave the tracts, loaned them; he then took the German paper on trial, and loaned that. Several German families are much interested in the truth. I was with the Denison church at the time of their quarterly meeting. The friends from Denison, Dow City, and Dunlap, expressed a determination to engage more earnestly in the T. and M. work. I feel the need of the prayers of my brethren. JAMES SAWYER. NEW ENGLAND.
By D. A. Robinson
March 12-14, I was with the company at Walpole, N. H. Our meetings were interesting, and I trust profitable. Nearly all seemed anxious to know how they could work the most successfully in the missionary cause. This branch of the work was fully talked over, and we hope to see them engage in it as never before. This company, with the one at Westmoreland, should be organized into a church. This may be done this spring. After leaving Walpole, I spent several days in looking after the scattered ones in this region, spending the following Sabbath, March 20, at South Amherst, Mass. Was here until the 28th. A lively interest is taken in the Sabbath-school, there being quite a number of youth and children here. Sold here and at Walpole $13.65 worth of publications. April 2-6, held meetings with the church at Haverhill. The interest is better here now than it has been for years. In some things, however, they need to reform. The same order and decorum that is seen in a church of hundreds, it seems to me, should be manifest in a company of a dozen. Where this is not so, and outsiders come into the meeting, their sense of propriety is shocked, and they go away disgusted, perhaps never to return again. A kind of disorder and confusion is no doubt partly attributable to the fact that some of our churches meet in private houses, and ere they are aware of it the meeting is sadly marred. Perhaps two or three are talking at the same time, the children are running about the room, and the scene is one of confusion. Now while a small company may endure this, and even become so accustomed to it that they do not see the evil of it, habits are being formed which will have to be broken up if the truth ever makes any progress in their midst. The church at H. now have a neat hall in the city, where their meetings are held. I tried to set before them the necessity of a thorough reform on the point above mentioned, and shall watch to see it brought about. Every act tells either for or against the truth. Let us be careful to have them all right. The brethren and sisters are taking hold of the missionary work well, and their efforts are not without effect. It was encouraging to see the husband of Sister Peabody make up his mind “not to break another Sabbath.” May God help him to carry out this resolution. Quite an interest is being awakened here through reading matter. One sister has about effected a sale of the ten-dollar library of our books in a shoe-shop, several of the hands having clubbed together to meet the expense. The V. M. society increased their club of Signs from eighteen to twenty-four copies, and changed them from the eight-page to the twelve-page edition, and have now ordered twenty copies of the College Record to mail with the Signs. I go this week to the western part of the State. TEMPERANCE WORK IN NEW ENGLAND.
By D. A. Robinson
It is just seven months ago to-day (April 1) since our temperance organization here in New England was effected. During this time the advancement has not been rapid, but the work has been steadily moving forward. Thus far, seven clubs have been organized. These clubs, with one exception, hold meetings once each month. Scores of individuals who could not be induced to attend one of our religious meetings attend these, become interested, sign the pledge, and are real workers with us in the grand temperance movement. Who will say that the move is not a practical and timely one? Who dare affirm that the providence of God has not brought about this reform among us as a people? This being true, all can see that unless we give it our hearty support and co-operation, and put our hands to the work, we are recreant to the trust God has committed to us. We are gratified to see the interest that has been manifested thus far, but we must not stop here. 1. Every member should feel under obligation to induce others to sign the pledge. Let all do this as opportunity presents itself. 2. Be sure to take all names correctly. Be especially careful in the case of full teetotal members, as the names will be put on the certificates as you give them to the Secretary. 3. We are anxious that every member, whether belonging to a club or not, should keep in harmony with the constitution; and we consequently urge every one to pay the annual dues of ten cents. This, with any larger sum you may be disposed to donate to the Association, you should send to the Secretary, Eld. G. F. Haines, South Lancaster, Mass. Do not send coin in a letter. Sums smaller than one dollar can be sent in postage stamps. All members of clubs should send their donations, annual dues, etc., through the Secretary of the club. You will observe that the only provision the constitution makes for meeting the expenses of the State Association is by donations and annual dues. Thus far these expenses, in the way of blanks, mailing certificates, postage, etc., have been considerable, and have been borne by one or two. For all, it would not amount to much. Any surplus after meeting the actual expenses will constitute a fund which may be used in pushing the temperance work in this field. Any questions concerning the work will be cheerfully answered. —Yellow fever has broken out at Vera Cruz. —Great floods, causing much distress, are reported from Turkey. —The report that the King of Burmah had sacrificed 700 persons is contradicted. —Nearly $2,000,000 worth of petroleum was exported during the month of March. —During the month of March nearly 22,000 immigrants landed in New York and Baltimore. —A Chinaman voted at the recent election at Fond du Lac, Wis. He can read and write English. —It is said that a new national bankrupt bill will at an early date be reported to the House of Representatives. —The Liberal victories in England have created a profound impression in Turkey, and in the palace, almost a panic. —Rumors of starvation, and that 5,000 families are unable to obtain sufficient food, come from Orenburg in Russia. —Otero, who on the 30th of last December attempted to assassinate the King of Spain, was executed on Wednesday, April 14. —April 11, Theodore L. Cuyler delivered his 20th anniversary sermon as pastor of the Lafayette Avenue church, Brooklyn. —Information has been received that in Rio de Janeiro, for the two weeks ending Feb. 28, the deaths from yellow fever aggregated 299. —Two New York merchants who had been partners for 40 years, and adjoining neighbors, died recently, on the same day, and were buried together. —Spain, like France, seems to have had about enough of Romanism; and many of the people appear ready, and even eager, to listen to Protestant missionaries. —On the third day after the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, there were nearly 7,000 visitors, notwithstanding the day was rainy. —Prince Gortschakoff, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, is dangerously ill. In case of his death, it is thought that N. von Giers, his assistant, will succeed him. —A railroad bridge laid on the ice across the St. Lawrence at Montreal, was taken up April 1, after having been used continuously through the winter without accident. —Two whaling barks, the “Mount Wollaston” and “Vigilant,” are imprisoned in the ice of the Arctic Sea. A revenue cutter is to be dispatched in search of the crews. —The Emperor of Austria has declared his intention to carry out to the letter his promise to grant complete religious freedom to the Nonconformist sects in his dominion. —General Tibbitts, recently deceased, left $100,000 for the establishment of a soldiers’ home in Troy, N. Y., on condition that $50,000 additional be raised within five years. —A national art school will soon be opened at Ottawa, under the patronage of the Governor-General and the Princess Louise. The teaching is to be after the South Kensington system. —The New York Legislature has passed a bill appropriating $2,250,000 for the completion of the East River bridge. It is believed that the bridge will be ready for use in about a year. —There are reports that the Mormons are emigrating to Arizona, under instructions from the president of that church to secure the most desirable locations and exclude other settlers. —A New York dispatch announces that Cyrus W. Field has resigned the presidency of the Wabash-Pacific Railway, and Frederick S. Ames, of Boston, has been elected to fill the vacancy. —On the accession of the Liberal Ministry, the project of building a monument to the Prince Imperial in Westminster Abbey, which is so distasteful to the English people, is likely to be abandoned. —A “home for convalescents” has been established in New York City, for homeless patients who are dismissed from the hospitals cured of their diseases, but without having regained their strength. —The Swedish military bill has been rejected by the Second Chamber of the National Parliament. In consequence, the Ministry has resigned, and the formation of a new cabinet has been ordered. —Count Ferdinand de Lesseps has returned to Europe with his family. While here, he showed an energy which few men at the age of 75 possess, and exhibited an enthusiastic interest in all scientific matters. —The effect of the new German army bill is seen in increased German emigration. April 4 to 11, 5,800 persons, many of whom were skilled workmen, left Bremen for the United States and Great Britain. —The centennial anniversary of the signing of the treaty of peace and the recognition of American independence is to be celebrated in New York by an international exhibition of arts, manufactures, etc., in 1883. —Russia has decided to send a “corps of observation” to Turkestan, on the Chinese frontier, and a fleet of 10 or 15 war vessels to Chinese waters. These will, of course, be ready for action on the shortest notice. —A few years ago Prof. Ritchel made a flying machine that would really fly. This air-ship he has been perfecting, and he believes the problem of the north pole can better be solved by a voyage by air than by one on water. —President Diaz, in his speech to the Mexican Congress, said: “The United States government has finally decided upon rescinding its order of June, 1877, which permitted its troops to enter Mexican territory in pursuit of criminals.” —The 50th anniversary of Belgian independence occurs next summer, and will be celebrated by various national fetes, which will attract visitors from all parts of Europe. An international exhibition will be opened at Brussels on the 1st of May. —The Earl of Dunmore, who owns 30,000 acres of land in Scotland, has gone to Montana, where he proposes to buy a farm of several thousand acres, and stock it with Texas cattle. His object is to make money by shipping beef to England by the refrigerating process. —The Cabinet has sent District Attorney Townsend to conduct the case of the colored cadet, Whittaker, which is now before the court of inquiry at West Point. Whittaker was bound, and his ears were clipped; and the question is, Did he mutilate himself? or did others do it for him? —Harper’s Weekly suggests that one reason for the great advance in the cost of paper may be its extensive use in various arts and manufactures not connected with writing or printing. For example, an astronomical tower 29 feet in diameter has been recently constructed of this material at the Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y. —A suit in the United States Court on the oleomargarine patent discloses the fact that nearly 100,000,000 lbs. of oleomargarine is made and sold annually; and yet it is not quoted in the market reports, nor is it for sale at the shops. This may indicate to what extent oleomargarine is palmed off for pure dairy butter. —The McAll missions in France, numbering 32 stations in Paris, Lyons, Bordeaux, and Boulogne, have hitherto been conducted without church connections; but they have become so important that a committee has been appointed to take charge of them; and each mission station will be placed under the direct patronage of some one of the churches. —By Prof. Nordenskjöld’s Arctic explorations, a tract of country larger than all that portion of our own country which lies west of the Mississippi has been shown to be accessible by sea. Nordenskjöld considers this country capable of producing almost inexhaustible quantities of corn and wheat; it is also rich in mineral deposits, and abounds in fur-bearing animals. —The King of Siam, who is soon to visit this country, is 27 years of age, and has reigned 12 years. One of his first acts, on coming to the throne, was to liberate all prisoners of state. He afterward issued a proclamation giving absolute religious freedom to all his subjects. Another royal proclamation provided for the abolition of slavery, and the remuneration of slave-holders by a general tax. —The Afghan chiefs, according to a late dispatch, have been informed that British troops will be withdrawn from their country as soon as they can agree upon a ruler whose government will be likely to be stable, and friendly to England. The demeanor of all was respectful and friendly, and the way has been paved for a favorable solution of the question. Perhaps a policy of justice and mercy may augment, rather than decrease, England’s prestige in the East. Making Good Resolutions and Carrying Them Out
—Most of the common sneering at good resolutions, as precursors of good deeds, comes from those who would rather make bad resolutions than good ones, or who are content to drift along through life, without taking the trouble to determine on any fixed course of action. Without good resolutions from within we need hardly look for excellent results from without,—wrought upon passive agents by some miraculous exercise of divine power. The Holy Spirit quickens the heart to make all resolutions that deserve the name of good; and “hell is paved” not with such God-sent purposes of amendment and right action, but with the fruits of that reckless wickedness which despairs of moral success, after the speedy failure of some wrongly made plan, based on self rather than on the help of God. A good resolution should be made to rest on a deep sense of right and a basal principle of Christian living, not on any whim of individual decision. Then, too, it ought to be made to go into effect at once. It is not enough to say that to-morrow, or next week, or next year, we will do thus and so. When we can carry a good resolution into instant execution, we ought to do so, and when we cannot, we should perform the purposed act at the very first moment possible, counting all time after that moment, if the act is still undone, as time sinfully spent.—S. S. Times. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.” Rev. 14:13. MORTON.—Died of scarlet fever, in Portland, Maine, March 29, 1880, Lena E., only daughter of Will E. and Sarah B. Morton, aged 5 years, 7 months, and 14 days; also, April 2, Fred W., their only remaining child, aged 2 years, 5 months, and 21 days. Funeral services by the writer.
R. S. Webber. Home will now seem strangely dreary,
Both our darlings gone;
Words cannot express our sorrow,
Hearts are left forlorn.
Night of death is dark and gloomy—
Bitterness of grief;
Oh, the loneliness and sadness!
Tears give no relief. But we know ’tis not forever,
For at “break of day”
Joy will take the place of mourning,
“Shadows flee away.”
Loving arms will then embrace us,
Death be in the past;
Oh, the bliss of that re-union
Will forever last! RICE.—Died April 3, in Lind, Waupaca Co., Wis., at the residence of his son-in-law, Wm. D. Van Ostran, Joel S. Rice, aged 96 years and 6 months. For three and a half weeks he suffered intensely, but never uttered an impatient or unkind word. His health has been poor all winter, and he seemed to know that his time was short; he would sometimes say he was “only waiting.” We mourn the loss of a kind father, but we mourn not as those without hope. Funeral discourse from Job 14:14, 15, by Eld. D. Burnham, First-day Adventist.
Mrs. Wm. D. Van Ostran. [Signs of the Times please copy.] BRACKETT.—Died of cancer in the stomach, in Ipswich, Mass., March 13, 1880, Eliza, wife of Bro. Gorham L. Brackett, aged 63 years. She was a great sufferer, but bore it all with marked patience, expressing perfect resignation to the will of God. Sister B. with her husband embraced the truth about two years ago under the labors of Brn. Stone and Haines. Her experience exhibits a bright evidence of her acceptance with God. A husband, two sons, and a large circle of relatives and friends mourn their loss. Remarks were made at the funeral by Eld. Butler (Orthodox).
D. A. R. McDOWELL.—Died of diphtheria, at North Loup, Neb., Dec. 4, 1879, James Preston, in the twelfth year of his age; also of the same disease, Mary L., in her sixth year, children of Thomas and Julia E. McDowell. Sister McDowell is a sister of J. H. Kellogg, M. D., of the Sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich. Preston was a boy of some promise, and perhaps for this reason his loss was more deeply felt by his estimable Christian parents. His religious training had not been neglected, and he had become a true Christian, and was not afraid to die. His parents are S. D. Adventists in faith; and although so young, he had settled religious views in harmony with the same faith. He had become very regular in prayer, and an incident connected with the discharge of this duty serves to disclose the purity of his faith. Only a few weeks before his death, he said to his mother after a season of secret prayer, “Mother, God does answer my prayers; for I do have the things I ask for when I pray.” Little Mary was a sweet child, plucked from the arms of an admiring mother, by-and-by to become a jewel in her crown of heavenly rejoicing.
Funeral discourse from Ps. 68:20.
O. B. FREEMAN.—Died of quick consumption, at Roosevelt, Oswego Co., N. Y., Feb. 23, 1880, George W. Freeman, aged 21 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Bro. Freeman had kept the Sabbath from his youth. He made a public profession of faith in Christ and was baptized at Pulaski by Eld. S. B. Whitney about four years ago. He was ever ready with his testimony in meeting. During his last sickness he enjoyed peace of mind, and cherished a bright hope of immortal life through Christ. His widowed mother, brothers, and sisters sorrow deeply, but are comforted with the hope of meeting the loved one again, when the Lifegiver comes. Discourse by the writer to a large audience of sympathizing friends, from Job 30:23.
F. Wheeler. LINES ON THE DEATH OF GEO. W. FREEMAN, BY MRS. A. M. LINDSLEY.
Lonely lies the quiet sleeper,
Calmly in his narrow bed,
While upon his marble features
Sits the impress of the dead;
He’ll be sleeping, oh, how sweetly!
Undisturbed by human tread,
When God’s fiery indignation
Shall be raging overhead. O’er him bends the bow of promise,
Set with many a glittering gem;
Soon he’ll help to swell the chorus
Of Christ’s dying love to men.
Praise is comely, O ye mortals,
Lift your hearts from earthly dross;
Lay up now in Heaven your treasure,
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