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Article PAST AND PRESENT. ← Page 2 of 5 →
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Past And Present.
In lands unknoAvn in every zone on earth Majestic scenes of beauty greet the eye : There undisturbed by man all things have birth , And calm content those sohtudes supply . Look not for peace where men do congregate : If two together dwell , discord AA'ill come ; A rivalship begun engenders hate , Ancl life is hard 'till one or both succumb .
Oh tell me , sister Spirits , if ye can , If man . is blest by earth , or earth by man ? 1 ST S PIRIT : — Created earth for Paradise Avas meant ; HOAV fair the scenes , how grand-the firm anent ! Sublime the Will that wrought the wond ' rous ivhole
, Stupendous Work ! Avhat Majesty of Soul ! 2 ND SPIRIT : — ... .. The pristine state bn earth AA'as beautiful , And pure , and bright ; its joys I may not tell , For Spirits know what's right and dutiful , And Avept for man when first be sinned and fell .
1 ST SPIRIT : — And all Avas good until the evil caine , That perfect bliss replaced by sin and shame ; Ob , what a blight terrestial joys then had!—For Eden's loss all living men are sad .
3 RD SPIRIT : — Remember man ' s redeeming points are great ; His poAv ' r well used ' Avill raise his fallen" state ; The noble Martyrs , burning at the stake , Unflinching stood for faith and conscience sake . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The Avorldly Heroes prove that men are brave ,
And folloAV duty ' s path e ' en to the " grave ; Their deeds of fame , for ages banded down , Are Avorthy records of their great renown . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The Civil Teachers Avorking hard through life , In peaceful paths Avhere ignorance is rife , To gain ancl give Avhat others sadly Avant , Are men of mind who draw from Nature's font .
OKD SPIRIT : — Ancl there are those- —Divines , —whose lives are pure , Who , strong in faith and truth , the world abjure ; Tbe merit of their work excels in this—They would conduct tbe souls of men to bliss . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Good men among those of the Healing Art
But live to bless and nobly play their part ; Tbe sick , tbe maimed , the blind , their constant care , Where suff'ring is , be sure you'll find them there . -wfD SPIRIT : — Humane the work b y hospitals now done , Where life by skill -is saved , ' and payment none—Endowed by those compassionate and kind— 'Tis there tbe ailing poor relief can find .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Past And Present.
In lands unknoAvn in every zone on earth Majestic scenes of beauty greet the eye : There undisturbed by man all things have birth , And calm content those sohtudes supply . Look not for peace where men do congregate : If two together dwell , discord AA'ill come ; A rivalship begun engenders hate , Ancl life is hard 'till one or both succumb .
Oh tell me , sister Spirits , if ye can , If man . is blest by earth , or earth by man ? 1 ST S PIRIT : — Created earth for Paradise Avas meant ; HOAV fair the scenes , how grand-the firm anent ! Sublime the Will that wrought the wond ' rous ivhole
, Stupendous Work ! Avhat Majesty of Soul ! 2 ND SPIRIT : — ... .. The pristine state bn earth AA'as beautiful , And pure , and bright ; its joys I may not tell , For Spirits know what's right and dutiful , And Avept for man when first be sinned and fell .
1 ST SPIRIT : — And all Avas good until the evil caine , That perfect bliss replaced by sin and shame ; Ob , what a blight terrestial joys then had!—For Eden's loss all living men are sad .
3 RD SPIRIT : — Remember man ' s redeeming points are great ; His poAv ' r well used ' Avill raise his fallen" state ; The noble Martyrs , burning at the stake , Unflinching stood for faith and conscience sake . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The Avorldly Heroes prove that men are brave ,
And folloAV duty ' s path e ' en to the " grave ; Their deeds of fame , for ages banded down , Are Avorthy records of their great renown . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The Civil Teachers Avorking hard through life , In peaceful paths Avhere ignorance is rife , To gain ancl give Avhat others sadly Avant , Are men of mind who draw from Nature's font .
OKD SPIRIT : — Ancl there are those- —Divines , —whose lives are pure , Who , strong in faith and truth , the world abjure ; Tbe merit of their work excels in this—They would conduct tbe souls of men to bliss . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Good men among those of the Healing Art
But live to bless and nobly play their part ; Tbe sick , tbe maimed , the blind , their constant care , Where suff'ring is , be sure you'll find them there . -wfD SPIRIT : — Humane the work b y hospitals now done , Where life by skill -is saved , ' and payment none—Endowed by those compassionate and kind— 'Tis there tbe ailing poor relief can find .