. "Blasts" from The Ram's Horn. ckoning with spectral hand,To the weary, that are facing In lifes strife, on sea and land:And the travelers are legion, That he ferries to the shoreOf the near, yet distant region, Whence return is nevermore. Prince and Pauper, Priest and Pagan, Silken robe, and tattered coat,Whateer their creed, whatever their station, Side by side, sit in his , one common way are going, Worshipers to the same fane,With the silent boatman rowing To the Holy Kings domain. Dark, the river is and dreary, And the shore beyond is uim,And the travelers are weary, And the boat
. "Blasts" from The Ram's Horn. ckoning with spectral hand,To the weary, that are facing In lifes strife, on sea and land:And the travelers are legion, That he ferries to the shoreOf the near, yet distant region, Whence return is nevermore. Prince and Pauper, Priest and Pagan, Silken robe, and tattered coat,Whateer their creed, whatever their station, Side by side, sit in his , one common way are going, Worshipers to the same fane,With the silent boatman rowing To the Holy Kings domain. Dark, the river is and dreary, And the shore beyond is uim,And the travelers are weary, And the boatmans stern and grimrEut, beyond the rivers shadow, Lies a land of peace and rest,Lies a heavenly Eldorado, Lies the Kingdom of the Blest. Travelers journeying to that kingdom, When the night is growing dark,As they enter the dominion Of the boatman and his times hear harmonious voices, With melodious music blend,And each traveler rejoices, As he nears his journeys end. 226 Blasts From The Rams [HE wicked arein the mostdanger whenthey feel safe. The man who ischeated is agreat deal better off than the onewho is safer to live near a powder millthan to have a temper beyoad control. Making an idol of Christian work is nobetter than making an idol of Chemosh. To ask God to save the world, is to as-sume a solemn obligation to help him doit. Is the rattlesnake thac never had achance to bite any better than the onethat has bitten? The man who is willing for the saloonto stay is in no hurry for Christ to come. Bad surroundings do not make peoplebad. They only bring out the bad that isalready in them. The man who can pay his debts andwont do it, would steal, if he could do itwithout being locked up. Is there any less sin in making plans onSunday for selling goods, than there is inopening the store and selling them? There is something wrong with a mansreligion, if his wife has to hear him talkin church to find out that he has taken astand for
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