OUR NATION; 
 
 BY MARY. 
 
 America must be ruled be the free voices of its children. 
 
 True and useful knowledge must be imparted freely to all classes of 
 society. 
 
 The oppressed of all nations that have found a home in America— Shall 
 they not freely unite their voices with its own glad children ? 
 
 True knowledge of God's works and ways, 
 Is power and liberty and peace. 
 
 BANGOR: 
 
 PRINTED BY SAMUEL S. SMITH. 
 
 1860. 
 
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INTRODUCTIOX. 
 
 'A Nation or a Kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.' 
 
 In these pages will be foimd the principles in which the 
 hearts of our people must be united, by which America 
 must still stand forth in glory and in power. 
 
 The question of Slavery which now divides so many 
 hearts, nuist be settled in that way that America may neither 
 be divided, dishonored or fall. 
 
 God has made the African inferior to the European race, 
 from which Americans have all descended, and no cultiva- 
 tion can make them equal, for he has formed them to differ 
 by nature ; their natures are perfectly adapted to the station 
 for Avhich He created them . The natiu-es of each race must 
 be learned, to establish peace, order, freedom and harmony 
 on the earth. 
 
 God has given to no heathen race the power to go forward 
 and make any Nation what He has designed that each 
 Nation of the earth shall become, great, honored, powerful, 
 and happy, possessing all things that can contribute to the 
 happiness, elevation, convenience, and comfort of man. 
 
 The race the most ennobled by natiu-e, the most deli- 
 cately formed, the most active and Godlike, (for all that is 
 God-like is action, — God's Avorks prove this) are to take the 
 lead m this great work of advancement, and to such, the 
 heathen is to be in subjection. 
 
 The perfect laws of nature will establish order, peace and 
 harmony everywhere. It is natiu-e for that which is inferior 
 to seek protection, and when men ever^-^vhere shall be true 
 to that which needs their care and protection, then there 
 will be no more bondage on earth. 
 
AMERICA. 
 
 Wisdom, care, and caution, 
 
 Only these can save the nation that I love. 
 
 Free children of America! Ye True and Faith- 
 ful. Patriots and Heroes! Guard, Oh guard with 
 care the nation that I love. Be not hasty ; but 
 faithful and true. The glory of my nation's history 
 has given my soul strength to struggle through 
 many scenes of trial and oppression. In my child- 
 hood diys, the story of her wrongs, her sorrows and 
 struggles, excited in my soul a love of justice, right 
 and freedom, which will descend with me to the 
 gr.ive. America divided, dishonored, fallen. Its 
 glory departed. Its children in bondage, bowing 
 to the power of the oppressor, American's Despots ; 
 American's Oppressors! Heeding not the cries of 
 the oppressed. Dear to my heart, is the name of 
 American. God save each one from the dark fate 
 that awaits the oppressor? America becoming like 
 Ireland through the power of the oppressor ? God 
 will save the Nation that we love. Surely but 
 gently with care and caution, the cruel chains of 
 tyranny must be broken. Weak indeed is the 
 power of oppression, compared with the spirit which 
 must be free or die. Free children of America ! 
 
 Not long, not long, can dark tyranny hold you, 
 
 In a vassalage vile, when its weakness is known. 
 
 You must learn that the links of the chains that would bind you. 
 
 Are forged by the fears of its captives alone. 
 
 What is the power of darkness, avarice, and 
 oppression, compared with free spirit of love, justice, 
 
rifrht, and lionor ? These will conquer. Never fear. 
 A nation or a kingdom divided against itself, can 
 it stand? United we stand, divided we fall. 
 America divided — each striving against the other. — 
 This must not be. Forgive as ye would be forgiven. 
 This alone can save the nation that I love. Amer- 
 ica must still stand forth in glory and in power, 
 How great its glory will be, I cannot tell. The 
 secret were too mighty for my soul. It is now in 
 infancy — And not only America must be free, great 
 and glorious, but many other lands must be crowned 
 with honor and with power. For God will surely 
 judge among the Nations and rebuke many people, 
 and when justice and right shall triumph, they shall 
 beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears 
 into pruninghooks. Nation shall not lift up sword 
 against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 
 Proud monarchs in the dust will lay down their 
 crowns, and we shall hear the universal cry echoed 
 from earth's remotest corners. The God of heaven 
 only is great. After those days, saith the Lord, I 
 will write my law in their hearts. They shall be my 
 people, and I will be their God ; and they shall teach 
 no more, every man his neighbor, saying, know ye 
 the Lord, for all shall know him, from the least to 
 the greatest. 
 
 One spotless faith must every land unite 
 "VVhcu o'er all nations beams the gospel light 
 
AMERICAN SLAVERY, 
 
 Or the Ethiopian in Bondage. 
 
 To take a heathen nation, to civilize, christianize, 
 and teach them that which is useful in industry, art 
 or whatever their powers of mind can comprehend; 
 that they can become a free people is a great work ; 
 a work of gradual progression ; and must be accom- 
 plished by some process. The weak is every where 
 in subjection to the strong; dependent upon them 
 for the right of justice and humanity. Then it lies 
 entirely with the humanity of those who are in power 
 whether an inferior race shall be wronged. 
 
 The extension of Slavery would not be for the 
 advantage of the free children of America, in the 
 present state of things ; for the most faithful and 
 true by honest industry now can sometimes hardly 
 gain a subsistence in the land which is rightfully 
 their own ; which the blood of their fathers bought. 
 But despair not, ye faithful ! There is a good time 
 coming. To the children of the free is given, not 
 only their own, but the lands of the heathen, for an 
 inheritance. But no inferior race must be wronged, 
 (for God cannot prosper men in the ways of wrong.) 
 Their native powers must be cultivated and 
 fitted for the stiition for which God designed them. 
 Much labor must be accomplished. By labor this 
 earth is yet to be m;ide an Eden. The desert is to 
 blossom,' the wilderness smile, the barren places 
 become fruitful. God has given to man the powers 
 which are yet to make this earth very beautiful. I 
 seem often to conceive how beautiful. — I'll not tell 
 now, how glorious is that conception. 
 
 But from whence comes the struggling cry for 
 
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 froodom now in w^Vnierica? That noble blood; 
 those powers to wliich God has ever criven freedom, 
 cannot be l)on<^fht and sold, oppressed by injustice, 
 and ruled i)y tyranny. God has shown to the world 
 that he had power to make them free. 
 
 For sucIj a people, Ethiopia and Egypt was 
 once given. Is it a sin that that blood should have 
 minified with the blood of the Ethiopian? God has 
 sutTercd it to be so for a wise purpose. Let the 
 character of the Ethiopian be learned. Their 
 natures are perfectly adapted to the station for 
 which God designed them. If lie created them 
 for servants, or even slaves, then as servants or 
 slaves, they will be free, contented, and happy. — 
 But man's inhumanity. Herein lies the trouble. 
 
 Man's inhumanity to man makes countless mil- 
 lions mourn. The native African in America, 
 with kind, true, and humane masters, are more 
 useful and happy than they would be in any other 
 nation of the earth at present, in freedom. In the 
 native African, we find attributes of character, 
 more faithful then are to be found in many of a more 
 exalted race. Were their masters true and kind, as 
 they should ever be, in them we see a faithfulness 
 which would labor for their interest, and gladly die 
 with them. Freedom from oppression, injustice, 
 tyranny. &c. is what makes a nation prospered, 
 powerful, great, honored, and haj)py. But where 
 the cries of the oppressed on every side are heard, a 
 nation cannot be called free. 
 
 Proud, happy America ! The lightnings of 
 Heaven liave yielded to your Philosophy. The 
 temptations of earth could not seduce your Patriot- 
 ism and Virtue. 
 
America divided, dishonored, fallen. Will not 
 (Tod save the nation whose glory has cost the blood 
 ' f the fliithful ? AVill he permit its children to 
 )ind the chains of oppression upon humanity, bring 
 down the judgment of heaven upon their nation 
 and cause it to fall ? 
 
 But from the Ethiopian in bondage comes not the 
 most heartfelt cries of suffering ? How can I weep 
 over the miseries of the South, for I was born and 
 have been reared on the barren shores of New Eng- 
 hmd, 
 
 Land to which my fathers fled, 
 Wlien from tyranny tliey sped ; 
 And they nohly fouglit and bled,,. 
 Tliat it might be free. 
 
 There I can in truth see pale, careworn and sor- 
 rowful faces. There I can truly see much want and 
 suffering. There I see many with none to provide 
 for them or protect them. 
 
 The poorer classes in New England have suffer- 
 ed more than ever God made the Ethiopian capable 
 of suffering. There we see the most ennobling na- 
 tures which God has given to any race on earth, 
 toiling for a scanty pittance, with rone to provide 
 for them or protect them, bowing often to a power 
 that we fear is very selfish, forgetful, that that selfish- 
 ness must cost the blood of many a child of v/ant, 
 blood perhaps more precious than that of earthly 
 kings. 
 
My soul sickens at pictures of human sufferings 
 which might be witnessed in New EngUmd. In our 
 nation, from the Ethiopian in bondage, comes not 
 the most heartfelt cries of suffering? They are 
 not formed to suffer like a delicate and ennobled 
 race. Some suppose that by cultivation, they may 
 be made equal. But this is not so. Time will 
 prove that God has given to no heathen race, the 
 power to go forward and make any nation what he 
 has designed that each nation of the earth shall be- 
 come, great, honored, powerful and happy, possess- 
 ina: all things that can contribute to the elevation, 
 convenience, comfort, and happiness of man. 
 
 No cultivation can give a heathen race that power 
 when God has designed to give the glory to a 
 superior people. 
 
 That there is a spark in every soul which may be 
 cultivated and made to reflect the godlike, is to be 
 learned by a crreful study of the human heart. 
 Children partake of the nature and blood of their 
 parents ; and nature is even more pov/erful than cul- 
 tivation. Much may be done by cultivation, but 
 nature is powerful, as God is powerful. It is 
 nature for that which is inferior to seek pro- 
 tection, and when men everywhere shall learn to be 
 true to that which needs their care and protection, 
 then there will be no bondage on earth. 
 
 Shall the thing formed say to Him that 
 formed it, — "Why liast thou made me thus?" 
 God has made nothing in vain. Every nation 
 
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 kindred, and people on earth ; will glorify God on 
 earth in the station and for the purpose which he 
 created them ; for he has given to his Son, the 
 heathen for an inheritance, and the uttermost parts 
 of the earth for a possession. 
 
 TYRANNY. 
 
 It often costs a mighty effort here to burst chains 
 of tyranny. When darkening clouds are lingering 
 near and threatening to destroy, then it may cost the 
 soul deep groans and tears, and agony. See that 
 frail bark tossed madly o'er the waves. 'Tis a high 
 purpose and a loftiness of soul, it is the love of 
 justice, right and freedom, that has given to each 
 lone heart, its mighty strength, and urges it still 
 onward. They land. They land. What though 
 fierce wintry winds sweep madly o'er a bleak and 
 barren shore. This life sometimes has woes, and 
 the exalted soul must here be free from that which 
 would deceive, oppress, destroy. Their woes might 
 not have been the greatest if one was weary ; was it 
 not joy then to recline upon some faithful breast, 
 while a kind hand did gently wipe away the liars. 
 From one who knows its worth, do I not hear a 
 voice that bids the loved one's hope, and paints the 
 glory of trumphant truth ; Though 'tis a starless 
 night, sweet words of hope can bear the spirit up 
 and cheer the lonely heart. But now why do I talk 
 of grief, of the deep yearnings of the soul, or sick- 
 ness of the heart; for truth, justice and right must 
 live, though many suffer here. Poor lonely wan- 
 derers. They had their woes, but God's Almighty 
 arm upheld them. 
 
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 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 
 
 Thoir children now have listened to the tale of 
 their deep wroncs and sorrows ; and we still behold 
 that fearless sj)irit, that loftiness of soul to face the 
 world in arms, and hurl oppression to the dust. The 
 voice of freedom eciioes from the eternal mountains, 
 and rings upon each ear. Tis wafted in the gentle 
 hreeze and borne upon the hurricane; their eyes 
 arc raised to heaven, and in the pealing thunders 
 too they seem to liear the sounds of justice, right, 
 and freedom. 
 
 Was it the mighty voice of God, 
 Crying destroy the oppressor's rod. 
 
 EARTHLY BLESSINGS. 
 
 If by receiving earthly favors here mankind will 
 glorify God then will not each earthly blessing be 
 given them, but since the creation of the world how 
 few have been the people which he could long per- 
 mit to stand forth in glory and in power. They 
 fell who mocked the pain of an expiring God and 
 we see the few of that j)eople which now remain, 
 (still apparently beneath a curse as a nation.) In 
 them we see the end of that which was once pow- 
 erful. They were once exalted above all people, the 
 glory of all lands. Power, pride, might, and slendor. 
 How great the fall. Thus every power must fall 
 which will not heed the right; for He still reigns 
 above who lo.ved the world who gave his son to die 
 and redeem. Mankind cannot be exalted here in 
 
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 the ways of pride, vanity, avarice, oppression, &c. 
 but only in the ways of submission, humility and 
 right. What wonder that these were the words of 
 him who spake as never man spake — Marvel not that 
 I said unto you ye must be born again. Blest indeed 
 is that sou! which can bow in humble submission 
 before the power of him to the glory of whose ways 
 all things must be subdued. He knew that each 
 soul must bow; whether fearful and unwilling or glad, 
 triumphant and joyful. His own people. He loved 
 them. He saw their danger. O how he strove 
 to save them. 
 
 Though the heart is hard as stone, 
 The forehead lined with brass, 
 God at length will make it feel, 
 He will not let it pass. 
 
 THE PROSPERITY OF THE SIMPLE. 
 
 I havemingied in different classes of society ; long 
 and patiently have I studied the human heart; when 
 I have beheld the different motives which influen- 
 ced mankind to action. On learning a character 
 and witnessing its course through life, 1 have often 
 been led to breathe forth the words " Holy, just and 
 true, O God, are thy ways ; surely thou givestto all 
 the reward of that which they seek. The faithful 
 are recompensed in the earth; as are the false and 
 and unfaithful " Why should God suffer any to de- 
 stroy themselves, in consequence of these sinful pas- 
 sions which must inevitably cause ruin. Dark- 
 
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 ncss ; they love it ; and he gives to tliem their own 
 (l('sire. Not all will bear power, yet still be faith- 
 ful, kind, just, Iniinaii, and true. 
 
 The vain, ilic proud, oft have I seen, 
 
 Not fearing man nor God ; 
 
 Like the tall bay tree, fair and f^recn, 
 
 Spreading their arms abroad ; 
 
 But lo, they vanished from the ground, 
 
 Destroyed by hands unseen. 
 
 Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found, 
 
 Where all that pride had l)een. 
 
 There is but One whose miglity power, 
 
 Can make the longing spirit free ; 
 
 And He whose ways are just and true. 
 
 Holds in liis hand each destiny. 
 
 IXDUSiTRY, ITOXESTY, TaTIENXE, PeRSEVEREXCE. 
 
 In six days God made tiie world, and as sure as 
 Ho rules, victory on earth, is the reward of Industry, 
 Honesty, Patience, and Perseverance. It is those 
 attributes of character, which constitutes faithful- 
 ness of soul, which have accomplished all that has 
 ever elevated mankind on earth ; and it is these 
 which is to glorify God through the ages ofeternity. 
 Can God deliver the riches, which are enduring as 
 eternity, to the trust of those who are unfiithful, 
 and untrue .' Would ye possess aujjht worth posses- 
 sing, then be true to your trust. The soul which is 
 true to itself, is true to God, and humanity. 
 
 That which is faithful must be free. 
 
 In time and in et(M-nity. 
 
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 THE PATH THAT LEADS TO VICTORY. 
 
 Shall we ask why all do not pursue the path 
 that leads quickly to victory? There is a path that 
 leads directly there; and they who would quickly 
 reach that shining goal, must not turn aside into 
 forbidden paths. But, surrounded by the power of 
 falsehood, seeking ever to deceive, a soul must be 
 inspired with wisdom, which will give strength to 
 overcome ; patience to bear ; faith, to look forward ; 
 even all those attributes of character which consti- 
 tute purity, greatness, and strength of soul, to pur- 
 sue the straight path of right, with a spirit free and 
 uncontaminated by the influence of falsehood, 
 
 A spirit which is not exalted with principles high 
 and firm as heaven, is easily led into temptation, 
 easily led astray. What wonder that many should 
 seek with eager grasp, that which will buy a cover- 
 ing for the soul, hide its deformity, and give it influ- 
 ence. The influence by which mortals are here 
 surrounded, the prevailing opinion is, indeed, all 
 powerful. We wonder not that many should grasp 
 so eagerly, that which will give them momentary 
 power ; for struggles for the right may sometimes be 
 very great. Even the Lamb of God, the Prince of 
 glory, was forsaken in the trying hour. If every 
 eye could be opened to behold the glory of that tri- 
 umph, which is to be given to justice and to right, 
 then each gaze would be onward, upward. Onward. 
 But Thou, O my God, are very great. Thou who 
 makest the clouds thy chariot, and who walkest on 
 the wings of the wind. Both riches and honors, 
 Cometh from Thee. Thou reignest over all, and in 
 Thine hand is power, and might. Thou canst make 
 
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 frrcat, and trive strrnirth to all. A trustintr child, I 
 will l)t)\v hdore Tliy lliroiio. The glory is Thine, 
 and 1 will only love and adore. 
 
 NEW ENGLAND AND FREEDOM. 
 
 Bloss'd is tiie nation whose God is the Lord, and 
 the [)eo])le that lie hus chosen for an inheritence. 
 
 Thus saiih the Lord ! 
 
 Thy nation I've guarcUd in dan<?er's dark hour, 
 
 To'its childvtn I've f^iven fame, lionor, and power, 
 
 Their Fathers, true hearted, my name did adore, 
 
 And the ret'uj^e I gave them, tliey eall freedom's shore, 
 
 Some nations have fallen to rise here no more ; 
 
 But the lost ehildren of Jaeob, I now must restore. 
 
 From Titles, from Names, and from Forms, not a few 
 
 I seek, now the hearts that are faithful and true ; 
 
 And to them I will surely give vietory and power. 
 
 I'll be with them, to guard them, in danger's dark hour 
 
 I'll strengthen them, help them, and cause them to stand, 
 
 Upheld by my mighty, Ommipotent hand. 
 
 Then ye faithful, fear not the oi)pressor's dark rod. 
 
 Ye shall not trust in vain, in the strong arm of God ; 
 
 I have sworn in my greatness, that thou shalt be free ; 
 
 •Ethiopia and Egypt I onee gave for thee, 
 
 The faithful I guard with tenderest care ; 
 
 The eruel oppressor I hate everywhere ; 
 
 It matters not what the color may be, 
 
 If the sjjiiit is faithful, then it must be free. 
 
 The nation, the ])eople, who ever they may be, 
 
 If they '11 be true to freedom, then they shall be free. 
 
 * Isaiah 43 : 3. I gave Kgypt for thy ransom, Ethoipia and Seba for thee. 
 
!> A. G E S 
 
 FROM VOLUMES OV 
 
 MARl THE FMTHFUL-HEARTED, 
 
 OUR NATION. 
 
 SECOisrr) jE:33iTio]^r. 
 
 BOSTON: 
 
 ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, 34 SCHOOL ST. 
 1859. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 She saw lier proud Nation in danger. 
 Her kindred — the people she loved ; 
 
 To ^o from them an exile, a stranger, 
 Her soul with compassion was moved. 
 
 She prayed for strength, wisdom, and courage, 
 And went forth to meet the dark storm ; 
 
 Storms that were wild, dark, and too chilling, 
 Oft swept around her frail form. 
 
 But she lived to hear from glad voices, 
 Thy Nation in glory shall stand ; 
 
 Thy people are saved : and her spirit 
 Then passed to a happier land. 
 
 Castike, 1859. 
 
IM-:XOI}S('()T WW FAX. 
 
 To jiaze upon t'ly peaceful In-east, 
 Tn thy calm hours of traiKpiil re.?t, 
 Has oft my soul with rapture filled, 
 And )>id its longings cease — be stilled. 
 
 As thou llo\ve-;t onward, wild and free, 
 Tlie broad Atlantic welcomes thee ; 
 1'hy waters ne'er shall madly leap 
 To mingle with a mi^ihtier deep. 
 
AY HAT IS TO BE THE (ILORY OF A.M ERICA ? 
 
 What is to be the glory cf America — the refuge to 
 vrhich the oppressed of all nations have fled. 
 
 Naught but the mighty power of God can save it 
 from the fate of the nations that have fallen ; and 
 those that are now struggling beneath the weight of 
 oppression, the witliering blight of which we may be- 
 hold in the ruins of the fallen. 
 
 xVmerica must be ruled by the free voices of its 
 children 3 but if selfishness, pride, oppression, igno- 
 rance, and vice are permitted to bear sway, then 
 where shall the children of the faithful flee for refuge ? 
 There is a God in heaven that watches over the desti- 
 ny of America, He will not permit the bright sun of 
 Liberty to set in darkness. 
 
 The nations must be redeemed from error. The 
 reign of oppression must be destroyed, and the princi- 
 ples of universal love, truth, and right established ev- 
 ervwhere. 
 
 TRUTH. 
 
 From her pure streams I see a fountain rise which 
 soon overspreads the earth. It is the sea of glory, and 
 its light will guide each wandering bark in safety, to 
 a bright, celestial city. Truth bears a sceptre whicli 
 at first strikes the nations with a dread ; but 
 love, kindness, and mercy are her attendants. They 
 breathe upon the air, and songs of glory float along, 
 and then the light shining above dispels the clouds, 
 and calms each troubled wave. 
 
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 " Hark ! on the air we hear each strain, 
 As low they fall, then swell again. 
 
 The influence cahn and pure 
 "Will teach each soul l»y faith to rise, 
 And seek, where pleasure never dies, 
 A home that will endun.'.'' 
 Truth ! spotless and beautiful art thou ! llast thou 
 forever here been clothed in robes of light and majes- 
 ty ? Kcsting on thy brow I see a shade which seems 
 to tell that many a maddening billow has rolled wild- 
 ly o'er thee ! IList thou shed burning tears of an- 
 guish ? Has a dark power long songht to cast its 
 shadows o'er thee, and hide thy glory from the earth ? 
 Thy course has long been onward, upward, though 
 sometimes we may behold thee toiling nnaided, un- 
 loved, and uupitiod. Shall mortal eyes behold thee 
 struggling to survive each conflict? The heavens are 
 darkened when Hope, thy sister, has ceased to smile, 
 and fled from thee. I see thee raise thine eyes to 
 heaven ; and then I listen to thy prayer of agony. — 
 But now why do 1 talk of grief ? — for thou art calm 
 and peaceful. Hope, thy sister, has returned to thee, 
 and I hear her whisper softly in thine ear : — •• (!lory 
 shall yet be thine ; and all the powers of darkness 
 shall not dim its splendor. Thou hast nobly strug- 
 gled. The earth shall yet bow beibre thy influence 
 pure, and all heaven shall glory in the triumph thou 
 shalt win." 
 
 W'OMA.X. 
 A True Woman has a :;pirit that delights in enter- 
 
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 prise ; but to compel her to move in a sphere from 
 which her soul would shrink, is indeed cruel. 
 
 That delicate sensibility which constitutes faithful- 
 ness of soul, may, in the dark hour of danger, rise in 
 strength. She may possess a fortitude and constancy 
 which suftering cannot subdue nor bend from its pur- 
 pose. But how cruel to call forth those energies 
 which move the deepest springs of sympathy in her 
 heart. She has a spirit that delights in enterprise ; 
 and with a strong arm on which to lean, she may ac- 
 complish much, while it shields her from the storms 
 of life, which by her ]Maker she was never formed ca- 
 pable of enduring. 
 
 In a true woman's heart there is a quenchless flame. 
 Is it a thirst for wealth, for power, for fame ? 
 Tell her of all earth's treasure, wealth, fame, and clasic 
 
 lorC) 
 But a true woman seeks for something more : 
 It is for sympathy — for pure affection warm ; 
 Then give her this, to shield her from the storm ^ 
 
 HUMANITY REDEEMED ON EARTH. 
 
 ' For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory 
 of God as the waters cover the sea." 
 
 Of all the nations of the earth, 
 
 I've learned from whence they had their birth, 
 
 I've marked the tyrant's haughty sway. 
 
 Bidding men tremble and obey ; 
 
 I've marked oppression's cruel reign ; 
 
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 But did the foitliful pU'rtd iu vain? 
 
 Their prayers, their groans, and heartfelt sighs, 
 
 Have reached to God who rules the skies ; 
 
 When he has veiled the earth with ni«;ht ; 
 
 For anirel.s shuddered at the sight, 
 
 To see his children yield tiieir breath, 
 
 Tortured by cruel hands in death. 
 
 Shall powers of darkness rule with might, 
 Rejecting justice and the right, 
 "When God to liis own Son has given 
 The power on earth, and power in heaven, 
 Power to redeem and power to save 
 From sin, from darkness, and the grave ? 
 ■Tis tlicy who oft God's counsels heard, 
 Still did reject his holy word, 
 Despised truth and its sacred worth, 
 Whose names have perished from the earth. 
 That truth so sacred in his sight. 
 Shall shed o'er every land its light, 
 That to its power must yet be given 
 Glory on earth, as well as heaven. 
 That God who rules the earth and sky, 
 He hears the ftiithful when they cr}-. 
 He has designed to set tliem free, 
 This is his holy, just decree; 
 Justice and right, joined hand in hand. 
 Must sway a sceptre o'er each land, 
 Knowledge of right must yet increase, 
 Till all the world is filled with peace, 
 God's ways, are just — his word a light 
 
To giikle the feet of all aright; 
 'T will surely teacli a perfect way, 
 And hail on earth a brighter day, 
 'T will bring us joys pure and refined, 
 Destroy all that degrades mankind. 
 
 That which has long deceived the earth, 
 And from a dark source had its birth, 
 Is striving to maintain its sway, 
 And make the nations still obey. 
 To falsehood there has long been given 
 A place on earth, but none in heaven. 
 Arise, ye nations ! all arise, — 
 For truth and justice never dies. 
 Throw off the veil that darkens earth ! 
 Truth is immortal — learn its worth ! 
 Sure as God rules, its light will shine, 
 ]\i>e each, and claim a share for thine ! 
 Then let the everlasting sound 
 Of truth be echoed earth around, 
 Till every kindred, land, and tongue 
 Has learned the song that angels sung. 
 I hear a mighty voice, — it cries, 
 " Fear ye the irod that rules the skies ! 
 Judgment on earth has now begun. 
 And his eternal kingdom 's come !" 
 What though rebellious cries are heard. 
 And mighty waves of wrath are stirred ? 
 1 see the patience of each saint. 
 They that o'ercome and do not faint. 
 How they do conquer sin hy grace. 
 
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 'J'o make tlic earth truth's dwellhig-place. 
 l{ev. X. 15. The kinjrdoms of the worUl have hecome the 
 kiiigtloms of our God and of his Christ. 
 
 Tims saith the aiijiel tliat dotli i\y, 
 
 " (live s^ory now to God on high ! 
 
 For ]5abyh)n, that city great, 
 
 Iti faHcn, — Avlio will mourn licr fate ? 
 
 The blood of prophets slain is found 
 
 AVithin her borders, all around. 
 
 Abominations of the'earth. 
 AVithinher walls have had their birth,'' 
 
 The cry is heard from shore to shore. 
 AVorship her idol gods no more. 
 Judgment has come — and lier reward 
 Is just, for it is sent by (Jod. 
 .She is despised, made desolate, 
 And heaven rejoices at her flitc. 
 She is despised, and all licr words ; 
 (She is a cage for unclean liirds. 
 Still I behold that some for her 
 Do mourn, for tlicv partakers were 
 ]n all her sins, deceit, and lies, 
 Ivejecting God, who rules the skies, 
 Many an eye for her does wecj). 
 And o'er her ruins watch still keep, 
 Oying, ala> ! that city strong 
 Is fallen. Mou will mourn her long ; 
 I'or all hoi- weallh cannot be told. 
 Her preinous stores, silver and gold. 
 - Strifes and contentions now are heard. 
 And mighty waves of wrath are stirred 
 
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 Till nations hear tlie voice of God, 
 
 Of Him who smote them with a rod, 
 
 Speaking the joyful words of peace. 
 
 And bidding wild commotion cease. 
 
 Angels and men do bow the knee. 
 
 And worship God at his decree. 
 
 And every tongue we hear confess 
 
 God's glory and his righteousness ; 
 
 The Lamb of God, — beloved one, 
 
 'Tis he who has the victory won ! 
 
 Praise sounds through earth's dominions wide 
 
 To him who meekly bled and died ; 
 
 To him who yielded up his breath ; 
 
 To him who burst the bands of death ; 
 
 To him who has the power to save 
 
 From sin, from darkness, and the graVe ; 
 
 The King of kings the plan designed, 
 
 But Jesus has redeemed mankind. 
 
 To him, the holy, just, and true, 
 
 Is glory, praise, and honor due ; 
 
 On all things is inscribed the word, 
 
 Forever holy be the Lord ! 
 
 But I can never paint the peace, 
 
 Which, like a river, does increase, 
 
 ^Y\\en shall be known truth's sacred worth, 
 
 In every kingdom of the earth. 
 
 The holy prophets that were slain, 
 
 That cried for justice but in vain, 
 
 Eedeemed from all the powers of hell, 
 
 Anointed kings and priests, they dwell 
 
 With Christ ; they now in triumph stand 
 
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 Exalted over every land. 
 The counsels that they left on earth 
 Do show truth's glory and its worth ; 
 And ftilsehood can have power no more 
 Until a thousand years are o'er. 
 
 THE SEVENTH MUST BE THE REST. 
 
 When humanity is redeemed on earth, man will be the 
 head of woman, as Clirist is the head of the chiivcli. 
 
 Lo ! I behold a beauteous sight ! 
 
 I see a bride all clothed in light. 
 
 How pure and lovel}' is the bride ! 
 
 She's standing by her husband's side ; 
 
 Her robes are of ethereal grace, 
 
 And glory shines upon her face. 
 
 She is redeemed by him, her Love, 
 
 He found her mourning like the dove ; 
 
 He met her, when by grief oppressed, 
 
 He loved, and won her to his breast ; 
 
 -For her he suffered — her he died ! 
 
 To him she 's dear, his lovely bride ; 
 
 Encircled in his arms she 's blest ; 
 
 She seeks no more his perfect rest. 
 
 His hand has wiped awa}^ her tears ; 
 
 She smiles when his loved voice she hears ; 
 
 Foes shall destroy her peace no more^ 
 
 Until a thousand years are o'er. 
 
A GIFT. 
 
 VOICE FROM THE AMERICAN EAGLE. 
 
 Who'd throw a fetter o'er the wing 
 That God has made to rise. 
 
 Upon the earth's cold silent breast, I'd never choose 
 
 my place of rest, 
 I must be free to soar on high, and sweep the bosom 
 
 of the sky, 
 If I should light below to dream, and storms arise, 
 
 you'll hear my scream; 
 With spreading wings too strong to tire, I still 
 
 sore higher, higher, higher 
 Onward and upward, till my form is far beyond the 
 
 storm, 
 Think you I'd stoop to claim earth's thrones, when 
 
 all the world my freedom owns; 
 Perched on a throne, I there should pine in free- 
 dom, all the world is mine ; 
 
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 And none do tliink to claim my right, wlien they 
 
 behold my glorious flight; 
 Freedom — there's glory in the name ; mine is a pure 
 
 and spotless fame ; 
 Come all ye nations of the earth, I've learned from 
 
 whence you had your birth ! 
 Come all ye Islands of the sea — arise, I'll guard you 
 
 till your free, 
 Freedom and light, I find on high, I claim my na- 
 tive majesty. 
 Onward, and upward, I shall soar, till darkness 
 
 reigns below no more, 
 Till light and glory, fills the earth, and men have 
 
 learned their exalted birth, 
 All free from bondage to the sky, look up and learn 
 
 their destiny. 
 My course is high, 'twill not be run, while shines 
 
 that glorious orb — the sun ; 
 Until the golden stars of light no more are dimmed 
 
 by clouds of night ; 
 Light is my path, upward I'll soar, till darkness 
 
 reiofns below no more. 
 
REFLECTIONS. 
 
 When I review my past life, and look back upon 
 the toilsome path which I have here pursued, I can- 
 not wonder that my heart has been sad. That sad 
 and weary sometimes I've paused to weep. Yet a 
 review of the past, does not always bring painful 
 reflections, for I (^ten experience a peace far be- 
 yond my own comprehension. 
 
 Notwithstanding care has saddened, yet truth has 
 won my heart, and in some moments my soul is 
 filled with joy and peace. 
 
 How beautiful are all things then, how wonderful 
 
 and bright — 
 Even the very stars appear to shed a softer light. 
 What though my heart has been too sad to throb 
 
 with earthly hopes of joy, 
 I've learned to love that which is pure — which sin 
 
 cannot destroy. 
 
 In every event of my life, I can clearly see the 
 wisdom of that power v/hich has so kindly guided 
 my feet along the path of care. Immortal hopes, 
 their joys, how pure, how high, how exalted. The 
 love of purity which here exalts the soul can make 
 even the darkest pathway bright, can bear the spirit 
 up in triumph to realms of light. Its strength 
 sometimes will brave the world's unkindness. Not 
 
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 all the powers of earth can bind the soul, but in 
 some liour of glory it may burst its chains and 
 roam in freedom through scenes of golden light; 
 leiive all that can annoy, and upward soar on wings 
 of fiith to worship ;imid immortal joys. 
 
 Though we cannot be permitted to |)enetrate the 
 veil and sonr beyond mortality, yet by faith we may 
 behold the dazzling light which illumines the courts 
 above. 
 
 I may yet live to experience much adver.^ity. — 
 Dark clouds may often obscure my sky and after a 
 life of toil I may be glad of a ifjfuge in the grave; 
 yet the light of truth still cheers my spirit to per- 
 sue its onward course with patience, fortitude and 
 submission, to the will of him to whose ways all 
 things must be subdued. 
 
 In each dark hour hope whispers to my spirit 
 words of joy, then bids me look to truth's pure light 
 and drink at its pure fountain. 
 
 The fountain which contains all that is pure. Oh, 
 that I could fathom its inexhaustable depths then 
 would I seek to picture a glory and loveliness 
 which would win all hearts to love the beautiful 
 on earth. The beautiful, the pure, the (Treat and 
 glorious. 
 
 I love to contemplate the beauties of perfection. 
 How lovely are those attributes of character which 
 constitute purity. How gentle and forgiving. — 
 When my i)r()w throbs with pain and my 
 heart is aching with care, how sweet to 
 reflect u|)on the character of Jesus ; upon those 
 attributes in his character which enabled him to 
 perform his mission here so calmly. I see him when 
 ^n humiliation judgment was taken from him — 
 
when he bore the sins of the world and sweat great 
 drops of blood. And I seem to see him when he 
 had not where to lay his head, though he was Lord 
 of heaven and earth. How calmly he looked on 
 the scenes of life — beheld the lofty towers which 
 soon he knew would fall, and wept to think it must 
 be so. 
 
 'Twas to redeem — to fill the earth with light 
 — he suffered here. God giveth victory oft- 
 times to the sword ; but He is the Prince of peace. 
 'Tis pride, envy, and unbelief which hate his 
 purity. Words of eternal truth they cannot hear. 
 Justice they hate, and they defy its power. 
 
 Now to mock his majesty they bend the knee 
 ^before him and place a crown of thorns upon his 
 head. Proud hearts! Can ye own your King in 
 this dark hour. All, all — each friend has fled and 
 left the suffering One alone amid his foes — foes who 
 delight to torture and condemn. He who has 
 power to call a shining host around himto protect, 
 is indeed forsaken. 
 
 Look! They have nailed him to the cross. His 
 dying groans, will not these move their hearts to 
 pity! No, they mock his agony. He bears thesins 
 of all the world upon him, still they heed not his 
 groans, "My God!" he cries, "hast thou too for- 
 saken !" Lo, now he bows his head and dies. Who 
 can behold the sight ? Ah, none — the eirth is veiled 
 in shades of night ; the heavens are darkened and 
 the rocks are rent. Envy, oh envy, v/hat hast thou 
 done ! The Lamb of God, yea, thou hast crucified. 
 They that have done this thing ; can they now be- 
 hold unmoved the tears of his beloved. They 
 might have seen the Mother weeping o'er her Idol 
 
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 slain but wliat cared they. They thought his influ- 
 ence on tlie eartli was destroyed. They are blinded. 
 Thoy know not theglory of his ways whodoeth all 
 things well ; they see not the light which is to illu- 
 minate the world. They know not that he whom 
 they have slain is yet to claim earths kingdoms for 
 his own ; that his name is evermore to be called 
 the Wonderful Counselor and Prince of Peace. I 
 could dwell forever uj)on the purity of his charac- 
 ter, for his examj)le has taught me to suffer calmly 
 here, calmly to bear the ills of life. 
 
 To trust in him who trod before, 
 Life's thorny path and meekly bore 
 Sorrows and sighing, pain and slrite ; 
 And then he gave his precious life. 
 Give me a heart that's undefiled, 
 That to his will is reconciled 
 And I will ask no more. 
 
 I care not much for earthly treasures — I sigh not 
 for vain glory — I seek not that which will quickly 
 perish. I would not win a triumph the glory of 
 which will soon fade away ; but adorned in a robe 
 of celestial beauty, with a crown of light upon my 
 liead. I would roam delighted in a kingdom 
 established by God's own hand where joys are im- 
 mortal and (flory never dies. 
 
 When I pass through the golden gate which leads 
 to the Celestial City, if I am found worthy, then 
 may not I receive a seal which will contain deep 
 and hidden things. Great are the mysteries of 
 Godliness. The greatness of God mortality can- 
 not coniprehend ; and yet the path which we are 
 here to pursue is so plain that none need err therein. 
 
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 ''He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed 
 in white raiment, and I will confess him before my 
 Father and before the holy angels," saith the Lord. 
 *'I will make him to become a pillar in the temple 
 of my God, and to him will I grant to sit down 
 with me on my throne, even as I also overcome, 
 and am set down with my Father on his throne." 
 
 Bright crowns of glory are the reward of faith- 
 ful ness^then they who would see good days let 
 them refrain from evil — their lips from speaking 
 guile, and keep themselves unspotted from the 
 world. They who would win much, must over- 
 come much. 
 
 Almighty God! We know that every one must 
 yet behold thy glory and thy power. We rejoice 
 that thou hast designed to fill the earth with the 
 knowledge of thy ways. 
 
 On the earth in all things I can see thy power, 
 and by faith my spirit often roams amid immortal 
 scenes. 
 
 Shall I tell that which I have learned amid thy 
 works? Shall I paint to Thee the misery which 
 falsehood's power has caused from age to age ? 
 
 Thou knowest all things ; from thy throne on 
 high thou hast ever beheld the works of the chil- 
 dren of men. Thou hast witnessed every struggle 
 of truth ; Thou knowest that falsehood's power 
 has long caused humanity to suffer. Thou hast 
 seen many faithful souls yield up their breath tor- 
 tured by cruel hands. The Heavens have been 
 open to receive them, but the earth has been veiled 
 in shades of night. Because mankind have refused 
 :jo be guided by wisdom's counsels, thou hast hid 
 thy glory from the earth. We will not ask Thee 
 
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 why, 'for wc know thy ways are just, true and faith- 
 fn!. Thou knowcst the souls of those who hate 
 the w lys of right. We h ive beheld thy justiec 
 displ lyed in th? eirth as one generation pissed 
 aw ly after another. We have seen the destruction 
 of V lin (riory. We Inve marked the fall of nations; 
 Proud cities and lofty towers we have beheld in 
 ruins. How nruiy, oh, how many have fallen be- 
 ne ith the stroke of thine aveniring hand! In every 
 aire we hjve beheld the end of those who have de- 
 fied thy power. Wickedness, crime, pride, hatred, 
 avarice, envy, and all that can oppress, we have 
 seen swept away together, when tliou couldst no 
 longer beir. Avarice, where art thou now ? Thy 
 treasures all have perished in the dust. 1( thou 
 Inst power, — Arise! and claim them — it is the 
 huur of d mger. All naked now, thy soul must 
 stand amid the dazzling glory of immortal light. 
 And shouldst thou call upon thy Gods — oh, would 
 they hear thee? Can they not save thee in this trying 
 hour? The love of gain has indeed caused 
 much snfrjring on earth, but its end is dark. 
 
 The soul whose gods are earthly gain, oh, is the 
 
 dying prayer in vain — 
 "B/in^ im my idols now," he cries, "for hope 
 
 within my spirit dies — 
 Of lac.ivonly joys, oh, tell me not, Gods holy laws 
 
 I have f(>rg»)t ; 
 I can behold no rays of light bait all to me is dark 
 
 as night — 
 My God, 1 pray thee from on high, j)ity the sinner's 
 
 dying cry." 
 With Thee we leave tliciii — tlioai art just, in Thee 
 
 is all our hope and trust : 
 
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 Though we may see some 'neath tliy frown appear 
 to sink in silence down. 
 
 But let us leave the shades of night and soar away 
 to realms of light — 
 
 We know that thou h;ist power to save from sin, 
 from darkness, and the grave; 
 
 All that is Godlike in the soul tends upward to a 
 shining goal — 
 
 Tends upward, onward, to a day of glorious im- 
 mortality. 
 
 That which is Godlike, high and true, divine, ex- 
 alted, just and pure. 
 
 Gives joys immortal to the soul that will through 
 endless years endure; 
 
 While falsehood's vile deceiving power, even all 
 that's dark before the light 
 
 Of immortality, must fly to shades of everlasting 
 night. 
 
 All that is Godlike in the soul, tends upward to a 
 
 shining goal — 
 'Twill live though earth shall melt away, all clothed 
 
 ill immortality ; 
 'Twill live to chant a joyous song, when victory 
 
 over sin is won — 
 To hear through earth's dominions wide — praise 
 
 sound to him who meekly died. 
 
 When shades of night is bid adieu, and heaven 
 
 and earth is made anew. 
 Still it will worship and adore, and dwell in light 
 
 forevermore. 
 
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 Wlion hri<rlit reflects faith's golden star, I see a 
 
 kingdom — 'tis not far — 
 The mansions of tlie King are fair, and a beloved 
 
 Prince is there. 
 When earthly hopes do fade and die, I seem to see 
 
 those mansions high — 
 By faith my longing soul does soar away to a bright 
 
 and peaceful shore, 
 Where I behold truth's golden liirht, there I can see 
 
 no shades of night. 
 
 I've caught a glimpse of that fair land, where al* 
 
 united hand in hand, 
 Are floating with unearthly grace, with light and 
 
 joy upon each face — 
 I cannot paint the glories there within these golden 
 
 mansions fair — - 
 But I'm enraptured, and my soul does pant to 
 
 reach the shining goal. 
 The Prince's smile has banished fear, his hand has 
 
 wiped away each tear ; 
 
 I can behold him as he stands with open arms and 
 
 outstreached hands — 
 If I possessed a golden crown before his feet I'd 
 
 lay it down ; 
 I'd worship him whose power can save from sin, and 
 
 darkness, and the grave, 
 And wonder why in that glad hour, that I did ever 
 
 doubt his power 
 To guide me safe o'er life's rough sea, and set my 
 
 longing spirit free. 
 
 Mortal, oh, tell me, would ye die, with no bright 
 hopes of glory nigh : — 
 
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 The Prince of heaven, look, do you see ! he holds 
 
 a glittering prize to thee ; 
 How can ye bear to meet his frown, rise, then, and 
 
 win the starry crown. 
 
 Holy, lofty Truth ; its principles are so dear to 
 me that to reflect upon their glory often affords me 
 unbounded joy, yet, fills my soul with ardent long- 
 ings. Often my spirit seems as it were to burst its 
 narrow bounds, and soar on the wings of faith to a 
 region where truth, light and glory reigns trium- 
 phant ; even onward to the day when truth's pure 
 light has filled the earth with joy and peace. Truth 
 has won a victory over which heaven and earth 
 unites to triumph. The nations are ruled by wis- 
 dom ; all that can oppress is destroyed, and man- 
 kind are ruled by those counsels which will make 
 them free, which will make them like Him in whose 
 image they were formed crowned with honor 
 and glory. 
 
 I forget the misery that sin has caused, for I be- 
 hold the banners of truth floating in triumph 
 through the earth, sinful passions are shunned 
 as deadly poison to the soul ; and all do hate, yea, 
 loathe that which has deceived and will finally des- 
 troy, for all have learned that to each one shall 
 be given the reward of their ways, and that God can 
 give victory only to the right. 
 
 I behold the children of earth all bowing with 
 humble and contrite hearts before God and radient 
 beams of light I see dispelling the darkness which 
 has long hid His glory from the earth. God hag 
 shown to all the destroying influence of that which 
 
can oppress, and tlie glory of tli:it wliicli niakcth 
 free. 
 
 We joy in the faitli which is strong in its powers, 
 For a briirhter and better land yet shall be ours. 
 Where filsehood despised, shall be driven away, 
 And earth and her nations Jehovah obey. 
 
 Oh, who can weep that time is passing on. It 
 must ere long reveal a brighter era to the nations, 
 The light of truth which emenates from God must 
 yet dispel all shades of d irkness from the earth, 
 and- bring a d ly of joy and peace ; a day which 
 Prophets long ago foretold. Truth crushed to 
 e.irth shall rise again, for God's Almighty arm up- 
 holds the boon. 
 
 Truth is immortal ; it can never die. Mighty 
 is that power which is to win eternal victory, and 
 reign triumphant on this earth ere it sliall pass 
 away. Great and glorious is that power to which 
 each mortal tongue must yet give glory. The 
 truth which maketh free — exalts and giveth power 
 — must yet gain victory on the earth, and all heaven 
 will glory in the triumph it sh dl win. Justice 
 must take a seat on liigh, while Truth descends to 
 build her throne in human hearts. All clothed in 
 robes of light, of power and m:ijesty, Truth must 
 yet sway the world. 
 
 From the pure streams, I see a fountain rise 
 which soon o'erspre:ids the earth. It is the Sea 
 of Glory and its liiiht will ffuide each wondering 
 bark in safety to a bright Celestial City. 
 
 Truth bears a sceptre which at first seems to 
 strike the nations with a dread : but Love and 
 
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 Mercy are her attendants. They breathe upon the 
 air, and songs of glory float ah)ng ; and then the 
 light shining above, dispels the clouds and calms 
 each troubled wave. 
 
 Hark ! On the air we hear each strain 
 As low it falls then swells again — 
 
 The influence calm and pure 
 Will teach each soul by faith to rise, 
 And seek where pleasure never dies, 
 
 A home that will endure. 
 
 Still much strife with sorrow and pain may be 
 known on the earth, ere all hearts are subdued. 
 But weep not that Time is passing on ; it will 
 ere long reveal a bright era to the nations. Im- 
 mortal Truth. Victory now is thine — all eyes have 
 seen thy glory. Thou camest from heaven, but 
 ere thy glory bright had filled the earth, oh, whither 
 didst thou wander. The storms have passed away 
 that swelled the seas and madly tossed each wave 
 ere mortals learned to love thee. Hast thou for- 
 ever here been clothed in robes of light and majes- 
 ty ? No, resting on thy brow I see a shade which 
 seems to tell that many a maddening billow has 
 rolled wildly o'er thee. Did a dark power long seek 
 to cast its shadows o'er thee, to hide thy glory from 
 the earth ? Hast thou often shed burning tears ? 
 Thy course has long been onward, upward ; though 
 sometimes we may behold thee toiling unaided, un- 
 loved and unpitied ; then, faint and weary, we may 
 see thee lay crushed and bleeding. Shall mortal 
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 eyes behold tliee strunrnrling to survive each conflict? 
 "Tis by the cruel hand of falsehood thou art 
 crushed. The heavens are darkened when Hope, 
 thy sister, has ceased to smile and lied from thee. 
 Can I tell the anguish of this hour? 
 
 I see thee raise thine eyes to heaven, and then I 
 listen to thy prayer of agony. But now why should 
 I talk of grief, for thou art calm. From thy fair 
 bosom flows no wild commotion. Hope, thy sister, 
 lias returned to thee, and I hear her whisper softly 
 in thine ear. Glory shall yet be thine, and all the 
 powers of darkness shall not dim its splendor. 
 The earth shall yet bow before thine influence 
 pure, and all heaven shall glory in the triumph 
 thou shalt win. 
 
 We have seen the fair boon in the verire of the 
 
 sky, 
 But clouds have extinguished its crescent displays, 
 Whene'er we shall see the dark shades pass away. 
 Heaven's light shall be open to each wandering 
 
 gaze. 
 
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 Freedom, Truth, Justice and Purity. 
 
 Arise ! Ye nations, all arise ! 
 For Truth and Justice never dies ; 
 Throw off the veil that darkens earth — 
 Truth is immortal, learn its worth — 
 Sure as God rules its light will shine, 
 Rise each and claim a share for thine; 
 Awake to worship and adore 
 While glory spreads from shore to shore. 
 
 Shall Justice or Mercy their mission forget — 
 Shall the bright sun of freedom in darkness e'er 
 
 set, 
 When God from on high giveth light to its beams, 
 And from Truth's pure fountain he'll send forth 
 
 the streams 
 Which shall fill the whole earth when to Truth 
 
 shall be given, 
 The triumph exalting each nation to heaven. 
 
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 Sec that uliich is is faithful when weary and worn 
 Witli struggling, when high hopes are torn 
 From the soul, when justice has oft plead in vain — 
 Then bows not the spirit to tyranny's reign ; 
 They may doom it to bondage or pain if they will, 
 But Truth, Justice and Freedom's pure light will 
 
 shine still ; 
 And forever 'twill shine, for all must yet see, 
 That the Spirit Immortal God made to be free. 
 
 HUMANITY. 
 
 Oh, have we learned the power of him 
 To whom our offerings are given ; 
 He needs no help or mortal aid, 
 Who dwells exalted high in heaven. 
 
 But 'tis his children's wrongs he feels. 
 That he avenges as his own ; 
 For his Dear Son once suffered here, 
 Oppressed, rejected and unknown. 
 
 Humanity indeed how dear 
 For that Loved One resigned his breath, 
 To show the power that can exalt — 
 Triumphant even over death. 
 
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 To gain the favour of our God, 
 That he may here our ways approve, 
 Humanity must claim our deeds 
 Of light, of charity and love. 
 
 Hab. 2: 14. "For the earth shall be filled 
 with the knowledge of the glory of God, as the 
 waters cover the sea." 
 
 Of all the nations of the earth, I've learned from 
 
 whence they had their birth, 
 I've seen the tyrant's haughty sway, bidding men 
 
 tremble, and obey ; 
 I've marked oppression's cruel reign, but did the 
 
 faithful plead in vain? 
 Their prayers, their groans and heartfelt sighs, did 
 
 reach to God who rules the skies; 
 When he has veiled the earth with night, for angels 
 
 shuddered at the sight, 
 To see his chosen yield their breath, tortured by 
 
 cruel hands in death. 
 
 Shall powers of darkness rule wiih migiii rejectmg 
 
 justice and the right, 
 When God to his own Son has given the power on 
 
 earth, and power in heaven — 
 Power to redeem, and power to save from sin, from 
 
 darkness and the grave. 
 
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 Tlie blood of lioly prophets slain, for vengeance 
 never cried in vain ; 
 
 No, God has cnrsed — I've marked tlie fall of sin- 
 ners who have heard his call, 
 
 Not to obey, but 'neath his frown they're sunk in 
 gloomy silence down ; 
 
 Cities made waste — to deserts turned — when God's 
 eternal wrath has burned. 
 
 'Tis they who oft God's counsels heard, still did 
 
 reject his holy word. 
 Despised Truth and its sacred worth whose names 
 
 have perished from the earth ; 
 That Truth so sacred in his sight shall shed o'er 
 
 every land its light — 
 That to its power may yet be given glory on earth 
 
 as well as heaven. 
 
 The God who rules the earth and sky, he hears the 
 
 faithful when they cry ; 
 He sends deliverance by his hand, and they must 
 
 yet possess the land ; 
 lie has designed to set them free, this is his holy 
 
 just decree. 
 
 Justice and Truth, joined hand in hand must sway 
 a sceptre o'er each land — 
 
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 Knowledge of Truth must yet increase 'till all 
 the world is filled with peace — 
 
 Its sacred counsels all divine forevermore must 
 brightly shine ; 
 
 Its light must spread from shore to shore that God 
 may curse the earth no more. 
 
 God's ways are just, his Word a light to guide the 
 
 feet of all aright, 
 To bring us joys pure and refined, destroy all that 
 
 degrades mankind. 
 
 Justice and Truth God's sacred law with falsehood's 
 
 kingdom does make war, 
 That which has long deceived the world, and from 
 
 bright regions once was hurled, 
 Is striving to maintain its sway and make the na- 
 tions still obey ; 
 To falsehood there has long been given a place on 
 
 earth but not in heaven ; 
 To falsehood men have bowed the knee in each 
 
 dark reign of tyranny. 
 Though faithful souls have overcome by faith in 
 
 God's eternal Son, 
 God's words have been to them alight through dark 
 
 and gloomy shades of night. 
 
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 Ye nations, all, have ye not heard the revelations 
 
 of God's word, 
 Tiiat Truth's pure light must fill the earth where 
 
 sinful men have had their birth ? 
 Then let the everlasting sound of Truth be echoed 
 
 earth around 
 Till every kindred, land and tongue have learned 
 
 the sonnr that angels suncr, 
 
 I hear a miorhty voice, it cries, "Fear ye the God 
 
 that rules the skies, 
 Judgment on earth has now beorun, and his eternal 
 
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 kingdom's xiome !" 
 What though rebellious cries are heard and mighty 
 
 waves of wrath are stirred ; 
 I see the patience of each saint, they that o'ercome 
 
 and do not faint, 
 How they do conquer sin by grace to make the 
 
 earth Truth's dwelling-place. 
 
 Rev. 10 : 15. — " And the seventh anael sounded, 
 and there were great voices in heaven, saying, * the 
 kingdoms of the world have become the kintrdoms 
 of our God and of his Christ.' " 
 
 Thus saith the angel that doth fly, "give glory now 
 
 to God on high ! 
 For Babylon, that city great has fallen ! Who will 
 
 mourn her fate?" 
 
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 The blood of prophets slain is found within her 
 
 borders all around ; 
 Abominations of the earth within her walls have 
 
 had their birth ; 
 The cry is heard from shore to shore, '' worship 
 
 her idol gods no more, 
 Judgment has come and her reward is just for it is 
 
 sent by God, 
 Her sorceries have long deceived the nations and 
 
 the righteous grieved ; 
 But now she is made desolate and heaven rejoices 
 
 at her fate, 
 She is despised and all her worc(t she is a cage for 
 
 unclean birds. 
 
 Still, I behold that some for her do mourn, for they 
 
 partakers were 
 In all her sins, deceit and lies, rejecting God who 
 
 rules the skies; 
 Merchants and Kings for her do weep, and o'er her 
 
 ruins watch still keep. 
 Crying, "alas! That City strong is fallen! men 
 
 will mourn her long. 
 For all her wealth cannot be told, her precious 
 
 stores, silver and gold. 
 
 Oh, tell me. Death! what is thy sting? Is it the 
 cruel bliorht of sin ? 
 
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 Sin hides from man Truth's shining goal, the home 
 of the immortal soul. 
 
 Strife and contentions now are heard, and waves 
 
 of mighty wrath are stirred, 
 'Till nations hear the voice of God — of him who 
 
 smote them with a rod — 
 Speaking the joyful words of peace, and bidding 
 
 wild commotion cease, 
 Angels and men do bow the knee and worship God 
 
 at his decree ; 
 And every tongue we hear confess God's glory and 
 
 his righte|psness ; 
 Knowledge of God does now increase beneath the 
 
 reign of right, of peace. 
 
 The Lamb of God ! Beloved One, 'tis he who has 
 
 the victory won ; 
 The heavens no longer are his throne, for all 
 
 earth's kingdoms are his own ; 
 Praise sounds through earth's dominions wide, to 
 
 him who meekly bled and died — 
 To him who yielded up his breath — to him who 
 
 burst the chains of death — 
 To him who has the power to save from sin, from 
 
 darkness and the grave; 
 The King of kings the plan designed, but Jesus 
 
 has redeemed mankind ; 
 
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 To him, the holy, just and true, is glory, praise and 
 
 honor due. 
 Praise sounds through earth's dominions wide to 
 
 him who meekly bled and died, 
 On all things are inscribed the words " Forever 
 
 holy be the Lord." 
 
 Humanity Redeemed on Earth. 
 
 " Daughter of Zion, awake fron^ thy sadness! 
 Awake ! For thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; 
 Bright o'er the hills beams the day-star of gladness, 
 Arise ! For the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 
 
 Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued 
 
 them, 
 And scattered their legions was mightier far — 
 They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pur- 
 sued them — 
 Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war. 
 Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee, 
 Extolled with the harp and the timbrel shall be; 
 Shout! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee. 
 The oppressor is vanquished, and thou shalt be 
 free." 
 
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 EXPERIENCE. 
 
 When but a cliild, I sou^rht to know which was the 
 
 path my feet should fro; 
 Should I tliroujrh all my days on earth join in tlie 
 
 scenes of sin and mirtli, 
 Or should I seek for Wisdom's ways — pursue her 
 
 j)ath throuoh ;i]I niy days? 
 For happiness I'd sought to obtain, and sought 
 
 again, but sought in vain. 
 
 Could I but search all science deep to find wisdom 
 and knowledge that would calm the mind. 
 
 Oh, what could guide my feet to glory and to fame, 
 and wreathe undying laurels round my name. 
 
 In writings of the sons of ea-th, those great by 
 
 nature, and of noble birth, 
 I found that they had marked a course which on 
 
 my mind reason enforced, 
 A life of industry and care, combined with virtue, 
 
 peace, was there ; 
 Awliile this course I did pursue, each day I toiled 
 
 with care anew ; 
 And plans for future life I schemed, of nought but 
 
 future sunshine dreamed. 
 
 Ere long I found many inclined to throw a blight 
 over my mind ; 
 
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 My childish lienrt wliich sliould have been all glad, 
 was often wretched, weary, sad ; 
 
 But hope, again, did soon impart something anew 
 to cheer my heart — 
 
 Still thought by patient toil, and pain, that hap- 
 piness I should obtain — 
 
 I dreamed not thnt I could not bear incessant toil 
 and anxious care. 
 
 But with dark cares there came disease and pain, 
 and every means to find relief was vain ; 
 
 For months I lingered sick, but oh, my mind was 
 troubled, and in vain I tried to find 
 
 That happiness for which I'd sought, could not in 
 this vain world be bought ; 
 
 I found I must give up my earthly dream and seek 
 for some more lasting theme, 
 
 For in each scheme of life I'd failed, and disap- 
 pointments still prevailed. 
 
 When tired nature had forgot to weep, and I was 
 lost in gentle, quiet sleep. 
 
 Softly there rose before my sight a form all clothed 
 in robes of light ; 
 
 'T was Wisdom, and said she, " I come to guide 
 thy spirit to my home, 
 
 But oh, sad child, methinks you've erred, true hap- 
 piness is not conferred 
 
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 On mortals that have sought to obtain applause 
 
 and honor, what's a name? 
 In God you've never put your trust, you're mortal 
 
 and you're formed of dust; 
 You're but a moving lump of clay blessed with a 
 
 spark of Immortality, 
 But hear to me and I'll direct thee to pursue a 
 
 path to thee entirely new. 
 
 God built the world, he spread the sky, he gave 
 
 each star its place on high; 
 He fills the sun with morning light and bids the 
 
 moon direct the night : 
 He sent his Son with power to save from sin, from 
 
 darkness and the grave ; 
 Trust in him, and his watchful care defends thy 
 
 life from every snare. 
 
 Then of his heavenly form I sought to know when 
 
 freed by death where docs the spirit go ? 
 Where does it wander, whither go, when it is done 
 
 with all things here below? 
 It hath no matter, occupies no space, yet I am told 
 
 it hath a resting place? 
 Doth it roam with us unseen below or to the skies 
 
 most quickly go? 
 Is it where the sun and planets roll? Say, where's 
 
 the home of the Irnmortal Soul ? 
 
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 But she replied : *' 'Tis not for thee to know, it is 
 
 for thee to serve thy God below, 
 If in life's scenes you're longer called to stay, trust 
 
 in thy God and he'll direct the way ; 
 Trust in thy God and wisdom shall be given to 
 
 guide thee safely home to heaven." 
 I said " Oh, Wisdom, thou hast gained my heart 
 
 and from thy ways I'll ne'er depart :" 
 I 'woke, the vision then was gone, but the smiles 
 
 of heaven were not withdrawn. 
 
 WOMAN. 
 
 '* In her own sphere I would have woman move :" 
 " And what is woman's sphere, pray, tell us, love," 
 '"Tis easy told," replied the bard ''my dear," 
 " The sphere of woman is a celestial sphere." 
 
 Man was created in the image and for the glory 
 of God; and woman, though she is accountable to 
 God, yet, she was given to man as a blessing. 
 
 If there is any blessing given to man in which 
 he may glory it is woman. Every true woman 
 seeks to be loved, honored and protected ; then how 
 cruel that she should ever be dependent upon those 
 whose minds are darkened by those passions which 
 will crush the sublime beauties that exalt' her 
 soul. Before woman can everywhere move jn the 
 sphere that God would have her, there must be a 
 complete rovolution in the world—the earth must be 
 
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 filled witli light, must become a place where purity 
 will delight to dwell. Wliere darkness reigns, the 
 wing of purity will become weary and long to take 
 its flight to a more congenial clime; but God is 
 able to destroy all that can oppress. He can here 
 exalt each soul and all may yet learn to love truth 
 and purity. Woman's sphere is exalted. 
 
 There is loveliness and beauty, 
 There is glory in her sj)here. 
 She was formed the meeker light ; 
 Man was made to be sincere. 
 
 He was formed in the image of God and he 
 should possess those high attributes of character 
 which will render him exalted, true and Godlike. 
 The light of God's word combined with nature 
 itself will teach those who would learn wisdom, the 
 true sphere of woman ; but much is to be accom- 
 plished belore she can everywhere move in that 
 sphere. Man was formed to be Lord of Creation. 
 All that God has made is at his command. Wo- 
 man was given to man as a blessing and he is ac- 
 countable to God for every blessing that he has re- 
 ceived. He is to be the head of woman, as Christ 
 is the head of the Church. Her he should rule 
 and love; how just that rule; 'Twill guard her 
 honor and h:ij)piness. She is weak and needs his 
 aid to guide her. 
 
 Rt'forui and the knowledge that will elevate, re- 
 fine and purify, is perhaps, alike needful in both 
 sexes; still on man must rest the responsibility : 
 yi t if any will cherish those principles which will 
 cause humanity to suffer, shall they find compan- 
 
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 ions of the gentler sex to encourage those evils 
 (they whom God would have pure and lovely.) 
 How sad the thought ; my God ! forbid that it 
 should longer be so. 
 
 Truth, wisdom, purity, virtue, faith, patience and 
 fortitude are the attributes of character that she 
 should possess to exalt her soul, and these should 
 not be cast lightly aside, but everywhere cherished 
 as holy and sublime. 
 
 She may be poor and compelled alone to breast 
 the dark storms of life when she should be shielded 
 by tenderness and love. With the principles that 
 have been cherished in society what wonder that 
 she may have suffered. It is true that some can 
 make their way through the world alone and un- 
 protected. Thousands and thousands are com- 
 pelled to do so ; but ye who have hearts to pity 
 the sufferings of others, behold a being possessed 
 of all those delicate sensibilities and gentle virtues 
 which constitute a true woman, dependent upon 
 hearts selfish and unprincipled, with no earthly arm 
 of justice and love to shield her. She may be sur- 
 rounded by pride, avarice and deceit ; she beholds 
 falsehood arrayed in shining garments while 
 humble worth is lightly cast aside. There are pic- 
 tures over which the angels in heaven may weep in 
 pity. If she can find employment, she may toil 
 until her strength fails, and then — but I cannot 
 paint the sorrows of her heart. Her aims are high, 
 but now she is weary. There is no kind ones to 
 take her in their arms, whisper words of hope and 
 love — while bold intruders reveling in scenes from 
 which her soul would shrink—do prosper. The 
 busy world heeds not though she may witness 
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 dark«^u<Ml liours wlion the bright sun tint God has 
 nia.lf to shiiio in i.M)l(Jen rays, seems but to mock 
 her pain. In a true woman's heart there may be a 
 r.iiiilain tleep that all cannot fathom. Woman's 
 ht-arl, must it be crushed ? Surrounded by those 
 who do not heed her worth, and oppressed by false- 
 h-Hwl's power, she may droop, and faint, and die; 
 sliik In sorrow and in silence. 
 
 Wlieti silence reigns iipon the path, 
 And not a nmrmur spoken, 
 
 The chord that binds the faithful heart 
 Is then, if ever, broken. 
 
 Biit can that heart— exalted by those high attri- 
 butes which God designed should be its strength — 
 despair. An angel comes with a soft hand to wipe 
 her tears away — presses that aching brow — shows 
 her tlie glory of the realms of light, and bids her 
 spirit soar to scenes of bliss. 
 
 The God who rules the universe has ever beheld 
 the struggles of truth, virtue, and right. lie 
 knows all hearts, and he knows the misery that sin 
 and darkness has caused on earth. lie is able to 
 destroy all that is offensive in his sight; and the 
 prayer of one who will spend her life for the right, 
 is that the power of falsehood may soon fall — that 
 tl! may behold its destroying influence on the 
 earth — that each soul may become exalted by pu- 
 rity — obey the counsels of Wi^^dom and learn to 
 love nothing but truth and l>urity, that W(mian may 
 everywhere move in the sphere that God would 
 liive her, and eternal truth and order be established 
 U}M>n the earth forever. 
 
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 EDUCATION. 
 
 The Power which we call God; that Infinite 
 Power which formed heaven and earth — has made 
 man the most exalted of all his works — has given 
 him Godlike powers with which to glorify his 
 name ; then by a system of education we would 
 have them to become like him in whose image they 
 were made. 
 
 The earth is full of the glory of God, but we 
 must learn erewe can discover it. Those unerr- 
 ing laws which God has made to govern the uni- 
 verse teach but the glory and perfection of the 
 Creator of heaven and earth. 
 
 The worlds of science are innumerable, endless; 
 and great discoveries have already been made 
 which teach us the power and glory of God, and 
 the earth is yet to be filled with his glory as the 
 waters cover the sea. 
 
 What is it to educate the Immortal Spirit? It 
 is to elevate, to exalt, and prepare it to glorify God 
 here, and through the never ending ages of eternity. 
 We may have acquired the fame of great learning — 
 of many languages, yet, still ignorant even from 
 whence knowledge proceeds. To lead the mind 
 to God the fountain of all knowledge, is but to 
 behold the order and harmony of his works ; 'tis 
 but to look upward where millions of worlds are 
 towering before the sight. The spirit is lost in 
 wonder amid the glory by which it is surrounded, 
 and can only worship and adore ; then drink in- 
 spiration fro.m the great fountain of knowledge and 
 eternal Truth. 
 
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 We seek Unit kiiowledirc which will exalt even 
 to heaven — which will teach each soul its immortal 
 destiny — for what purpose it was created, and exalt 
 ahove those passions which has long caused human- 
 ity to suffer. 
 
 We would study the principles of science; we 
 would gladly learn much of the pefection, order 
 and harmony of God's works ; but in our institu- 
 tions we would not see passions excited which shall 
 cause the principles of science to be sought for 
 vain display, which will cause mankind to take 
 upon themselves the glory which should be given 
 to their Creator. 
 
 Knowledge of God's works and ways is all that 
 can in truth exalt the soul ; then let all seek for 
 wisdom, as they would for hidden treasures ; let 
 all learn wisdom and obey its counsels that hu- 
 manity may be redeemed from all that can oppress, 
 that each nation may become exalted, and we may 
 weep no more over the ruins of the fallen. 
 
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