Definitions | AdventAI

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 21, 1856

Definitions.

Man—A bubble on the ocean's rolling wave. Life—A gleam of light extinguished by the grave. Fame—A meteor dazzling with its distant glare. Wealth—A source of trouble and consuming fire. Pleasure—A gleam of sunshine passing soon away. Love—A morning stream whose memory gilds the day. Faith—An anchor dropped beyond the vale of death. Hope—A lone star beaming o'er the barren heath. Charity—A stream meandering from the fount of love. Bible—A guide to realms of endless joy above. Religion—A key which opens wide the gates of Heaven. Death—A knife by which the ties of earth are riven. Earth—A desert through which pilgrims wend their way. Grave—A place of rest when ends life's weary day. Resurrection—A sudden waking from a quiet dream. Heaven—A land of joy, of light, and love supreme.