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Past And Present.
2 ND SPIRIT : — All rev ' rence unto holy things be paid — I Aveep to see the earth by man is made A field of carnage , where ' the thousands slam , In righteous judgment , will arise again . 1 ST S PIRIT : —
Li Pagan times the sons of men were brave , And kings self-made by speech , or Avarlike deeds ; The boldest Avarrior dang ' i'ous posts would crave , And draw the sword to serve his country's needs . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The le " Christian" styled—what misnam'd
men!peop Do lust for conquest , fighting now , as then ; The greatest inurd ' rer hig hest honour's paid , And kings and nations boAv before the trade . 1 ST SPIRIT : — ¦ 01 A , horrid tale of war and human woe ! Where is man's Christian love , and hope , and faith ?
"Thou shalt no murder do , " as all must know , Is God's command , and what the Bible saith . 2 so SPIRIT : — The learned men in nations called wise , Upon their learning rest ; they scientise , And preach a doctrine of eternalthings ,
_ About the fitness that selection brings . 1 ST SPIRIT : — _ Ah me ! A sad p hilosophy run wild , The sacred truths of scrip ture to pervert- ; The wisest man is but Dame Nature ' s child . And knows his orig in is from the . dirt .
2 ND SPIRIT : — This true Believers feel , their faith in God Is firm : the cross He bore , the * path He trod . To them is more than science can reveal , Or mighty Pundits with their learning feel . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The- earth is fairand all creation ' s good ;
, Dire disobedience to it evil brought , And man's rebellious spirit e'en UOAV Avould By Reason seek to kno \ v what God has taught . 2 I * D SPIRIT : — ' The evolution theorist too far His great conception drags ; he cannot mar
. The Works of God , nor unereate the world By deep designs , original , unfuiTd . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Theosophism may lift its haughty head , And tell its tale ' ; what then ? Take Holy Writ , The Word shall , book for book confusion spread ,
And like-a toAv'r of strength in judgment sit . 2 XD SPIRIT : — Anthropomorphous apes ? No , never ' one Was formed like man : let ' s say tho shining sun , The source of lig ht and heat , is dull and cold , - ' . And Truth Divine is but a fable , told .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Past And Present.
2 ND SPIRIT : — All rev ' rence unto holy things be paid — I Aveep to see the earth by man is made A field of carnage , where ' the thousands slam , In righteous judgment , will arise again . 1 ST S PIRIT : —
Li Pagan times the sons of men were brave , And kings self-made by speech , or Avarlike deeds ; The boldest Avarrior dang ' i'ous posts would crave , And draw the sword to serve his country's needs . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The le " Christian" styled—what misnam'd
men!peop Do lust for conquest , fighting now , as then ; The greatest inurd ' rer hig hest honour's paid , And kings and nations boAv before the trade . 1 ST SPIRIT : — ¦ 01 A , horrid tale of war and human woe ! Where is man's Christian love , and hope , and faith ?
"Thou shalt no murder do , " as all must know , Is God's command , and what the Bible saith . 2 so SPIRIT : — The learned men in nations called wise , Upon their learning rest ; they scientise , And preach a doctrine of eternalthings ,
_ About the fitness that selection brings . 1 ST SPIRIT : — _ Ah me ! A sad p hilosophy run wild , The sacred truths of scrip ture to pervert- ; The wisest man is but Dame Nature ' s child . And knows his orig in is from the . dirt .
2 ND SPIRIT : — This true Believers feel , their faith in God Is firm : the cross He bore , the * path He trod . To them is more than science can reveal , Or mighty Pundits with their learning feel . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The- earth is fairand all creation ' s good ;
, Dire disobedience to it evil brought , And man's rebellious spirit e'en UOAV Avould By Reason seek to kno \ v what God has taught . 2 I * D SPIRIT : — ' The evolution theorist too far His great conception drags ; he cannot mar
. The Works of God , nor unereate the world By deep designs , original , unfuiTd . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Theosophism may lift its haughty head , And tell its tale ' ; what then ? Take Holy Writ , The Word shall , book for book confusion spread ,
And like-a toAv'r of strength in judgment sit . 2 XD SPIRIT : — Anthropomorphous apes ? No , never ' one Was formed like man : let ' s say tho shining sun , The source of lig ht and heat , is dull and cold , - ' . And Truth Divine is but a fable , told .