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Charles Chester
Charles Chester.
C left the thread that united the soul to the clay,
H ow sudden the breath ceased, forbidden to stay,
A s an angel to guide, hovered over the way,
R ising over the flood, where the billows were heard,
L ightly skirt'g the rocks, when the voice of the Lord
E choed through the clear azure, "Come hither to me,"
S ecure from all peril -- from danger set free.
C ome into the home-land, where I have prepared
H eavenly manna to feed those for whom I have cared.
E yes of God look not merely on outward array
S ince the ophan and stranger He meets on the way.
T o shield, or restrain, if unwisely they stray,
E nding all by the death note -- earth's latest adieu.
R eaching -- then changing to harmonies new.
A FRIEND.
Valparaiso, Dec. 4, 1879.
Newspaper: Porter County Vidette
Date of Publication: December 18, 1879
Volume Number: 23
Issue Number: 51
Page: 3
Column(s): 4
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Newspapers Published in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana
Chesterton Tribune
The Tribune
Westchester Tribune
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Porter County Vidette
Practical Observer
Valparaiso Practical Observer
Vidette and Republic
Western Ranger
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