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Past And Present.
2 ND SPIRIT : — In city , toAvn , aud village , 'tis the same , — The good are few , the peo ] ile much to blame ; They live a thoughtless life , improvident , And toil with minds on worldly p leasure bent .
1 ST S PIRIT : — . When sickness comes , 'tis then Misfortune ' s face Appears at once , and Mis ' ry follows Debt ; So feAv foresee the anguishing disgrace Of Poverty , that they themselves forget . 2 ND SPIRIT
And more , the idle , dissolute , and gay , By Drink and Smoke are mostly led away ; A gilded vice oft follows close on crime , As hand in hand the sinful path they climb . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The social sins and vices of the day
Are looked upon as merely venial faults ; Where folly rules , and fashion holds its sway , A selfish knowledge falsely man exalts . 2 sD SPIRIT : — Materialistic , minds of men have grown , Them conscience Avhisp'ring truths their tongues disown :
They play the infidel—a foolish part ; No man denies . Jehovah in his heart . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The rich a brave example do not shoAv ; The pow ' r they have for doing good is great ; Their growing pride and passions overflow ,
Along Avith this they live intemperate . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The Drunken Helot , though a sadd'ning sight , A moral warning was ; his Avretched plight The modern slaves of Bacchus imitate , The madhouse , death , and hell too sure their fate .
1 ST SPIRIT : — 'Tis thus mankind by self-Avrought evil falls , Primeval bliss Avas lost , the world undone ; The cunning of the serpent still enthrals The human race , or they would drinking shun . 2 ND SPIRIT : — . And loathsome gluttonsgloating o'er the feast
, , Have wisdom less than any lowly beast ; Convivial men but sensual p leasures seek;—The subject ' s coarse , of diff'rent things Ave'll speak . 1 ST SPIRIT : — A kindred spirit Avings itself this ivay From realms above ; her beaming face is bright ;
Celestial bliss shines forth in eA ery ray , And golden pinions flash resplendent lig ht , 1 ST AND 2 ND SPIRITS ( together ) : — Hail ! sister spirit , greeting thee , AA'e meet , And A'iew the world out spread beneath our feet ; ¦ Such scenes Ave see of nations filled with woe , . For Earth ' s fair prospects ; tell . us where to go . ( To be-concluded . )
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Past And Present.
2 ND SPIRIT : — In city , toAvn , aud village , 'tis the same , — The good are few , the peo ] ile much to blame ; They live a thoughtless life , improvident , And toil with minds on worldly p leasure bent .
1 ST S PIRIT : — . When sickness comes , 'tis then Misfortune ' s face Appears at once , and Mis ' ry follows Debt ; So feAv foresee the anguishing disgrace Of Poverty , that they themselves forget . 2 ND SPIRIT
And more , the idle , dissolute , and gay , By Drink and Smoke are mostly led away ; A gilded vice oft follows close on crime , As hand in hand the sinful path they climb . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The social sins and vices of the day
Are looked upon as merely venial faults ; Where folly rules , and fashion holds its sway , A selfish knowledge falsely man exalts . 2 sD SPIRIT : — Materialistic , minds of men have grown , Them conscience Avhisp'ring truths their tongues disown :
They play the infidel—a foolish part ; No man denies . Jehovah in his heart . 1 ST SPIRIT : — The rich a brave example do not shoAv ; The pow ' r they have for doing good is great ; Their growing pride and passions overflow ,
Along Avith this they live intemperate . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The Drunken Helot , though a sadd'ning sight , A moral warning was ; his Avretched plight The modern slaves of Bacchus imitate , The madhouse , death , and hell too sure their fate .
1 ST SPIRIT : — 'Tis thus mankind by self-Avrought evil falls , Primeval bliss Avas lost , the world undone ; The cunning of the serpent still enthrals The human race , or they would drinking shun . 2 ND SPIRIT : — . And loathsome gluttonsgloating o'er the feast
, , Have wisdom less than any lowly beast ; Convivial men but sensual p leasures seek;—The subject ' s coarse , of diff'rent things Ave'll speak . 1 ST SPIRIT : — A kindred spirit Avings itself this ivay From realms above ; her beaming face is bright ;
Celestial bliss shines forth in eA ery ray , And golden pinions flash resplendent lig ht , 1 ST AND 2 ND SPIRITS ( together ) : — Hail ! sister spirit , greeting thee , AA'e meet , And A'iew the world out spread beneath our feet ; ¦ Such scenes Ave see of nations filled with woe , . For Earth ' s fair prospects ; tell . us where to go . ( To be-concluded . )