The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-25
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Has there ever come floating over your soul ia
the solemn midnight, or Ia tue hush OF solitude,
"A still, soft echo chanting these words. "For
what are you living - Have not It's weird tones
followed you TO the crowded street have they
not rang out in the evening bell !--lhe fear fol
storm The voice ui the winds has borne them
10 you the gushing u' The waters as they rush
onward Io old OCEAN, i,as joined IN the murmur
! For what are you living ?? Aud what was your
souls reply to the gentle voice Was IL like the
cnlni mGsie that the sweci.uned harp gives forth
10 10 hini o. the mus!cian or we're the strings
mn'r aud "fok,n 10 not hid this voice be- ST.
lrui Dui 'hiuh ui u--lisitn io iis uluFnnr, and
, rem inrtr iiihi an itg nh.wrt IL receives hangs
yOpi 'i;uir l~.tigi --s-. your fa'ar, i,,i,nv /:
for o. tu purpls' - u' q, and nuhlr your life
vii. b. bu.'lc also 30 AOut purpose u aimlrss
and iuW hcu yuns ii'. - 100 hr liktwi.e and Won
will sink into the grave,
'unWcpt, unhou0rcd, anil uusuns
There was once a man whosc chief aim from
boy hood had been TO gain riches. For these he
sacriiirrd love, friendship--cvcryi thing but
when bis u',jeci was accomplished, and he could
cogni his IhiiiiUus life becam, = drcary blank to
the miser. In the darkness or night he fancied
he saw gaun, forms Of men dividing bis gold
among themselves aud by day the weird face
OF starvation looked upon him from every side
for be would rather siarve than part with the
smallest fraction Of bis boarded treasure DO you
wonder that he determined 10 dIe : Softly he
crcpt from his gloomy cellar, and cluiching his
idol, bent his steps toward the river The flowers
looked up as he passed and thc sunheams smiled
sWec,ly, but hr saw them hat md shudiered as
the winds murmurrd, fame, Ing HAT robb,rs lay
concealed amid The trees
Now he stands by the rushiu. shivcriny river
one moment more, and ia a'r uf the miscr will
he sealed forever but suddenly hc pauscs. for
there before him a woinah .u.,,s PRAYING for one
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half whisper that he wouli newer need II again
he fills her scrawny hand wiih moncy-for the
frat time in his life gives 10 Inr poor-and the
woman, little dreaming tbs she has done an
angels work, prays with '.nlifted hands that
God will bless her ptescrvrr
II Is a strange position 'nr the niser and with
streaming eyes he turns 'rpin the dark water.
lis icy heart is melted, sui while be returns
alons the winding path. thr recording angel
writes iu the book Of life
LIVING pog stw ruKrosE -
With the simple words Living for Purpose,
how many aheirt-hslory p,.scs before US grand
lives that cause our sous 10 hurn with enihusi-
asm. You all know ihrn they are like brilliant
slars upon which you love To r,E- and wonder.
Yet, amid them all, there shines one Siar-ihe
star of Bcihlehem-guiding uuf weary souls 10
Jesus envc.oping III. lie lii purpose, with n
shining halo. i there pu" tllt Can not admire
lis character l. tl.g- one that can not love
Him Who brcath,d out lis lite spOn the cross
Ga, wondroas life uh mysterious death
AMI now by tue ~, inor, 90 the Saviors SGf-
fcrine by the memor, ~ tic glorious purposes
for which he lived by the mrtnory Of His death
and resurrection, let Is decide upon our purpose
in life. With hiscxample before us, our aim can
not ti, he noble
Let u clasp His oi,strr;ehed hand.
Looking iaara to thr land
Where thr sunl~ams ever puiyer
And thefs sinErth many river
Spftly therc
ietus clasp 10. hand all tightly,
Aud He'll lead a.. Oh. lightly
Ovsrfocss and briars. piercing
t. pure haIriurts uucca-ing.
NJ carr