| Show for the news THE BY D J am I 1 callad of god to teach the truth bearing the order of his royal son and must I 1 traverse seas and and lands to tell the gospel tidings t to the sons of men high Hea heavens 0 ambassador almighty thong thought 11 h t gods representative to every crime clime 1 0 let TOP me pray that he may guide my erring hand in this the highest honor ere conferred confer rd on ol man fraught with a thousand thou though ghis s is this his I 1 view though limited the fi field eld beao e me in a day to come for I 1 amt learn to tell the story stor y simply to the poor ai or sand in courts and speak the truth to kings free as salvation must my spirit be to all circles circumstance or place arad well my soul with argumentative proof and reasoning clear in language chaste to give the word in season due to fallen man then when prepare for this so glorious when sent to fo do it or before the time elen een now in ephraime Ephr aims vales for when abroad amid the jars and jargon of conflicting sects what says the spirit what will reason sty siy 11 in time of peace prepare for war yes now at home when all is fair and not a ripple on the sea of time to stay my onward course I 1 ican can improve full many an idle hour in faith and prayer and study from good books seek for companions lessonde les age whose main delight is to instruct the aspiring aspirin mind in things 11 of god and from whose tales of oe bygone 11 times and counsels conn sels sage I 1 can receive and treasure t breasure up vast f funds of knowledge a stend the schools not for debate for heaven knows no division but whee whee they meet to sing to pray and speak training 11 the mind to master slavish F fear ear and feel at home borne to give my views calm and collected to tens or thousands thousand sas as the case may be by heaven directed then the ability to write I 1 should require anat I 1 may pen my thoughts in proper form aud and through the press artess as from f rom the pulpit preach the word of life an and d seek eek to know the earth her varied climes and nation their localities and institutions sacred or p profane in short as circumstances w will ill let me be ever found in search of truth then 0 my mv god be wisdom given that I 1 may ma y wisely use the moments moment as they fly for 1 I thy minute man desire to know their value |
