The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-25

THE beauty of Israel l. slain On the high places
| How are the mighty fallen '
Familiar TO him is the life Of the Prophet
Elijah. We fancy Joseph coming up her, with
the child and with extended arm pointing 10
Carmel the scene Oi mcTifirc whrtr itc ctlu.
down from ll,nvcn and cou,Imid th' "r"phei
Of Baal. We cAnnVl quite s,e ih. 'il.Ieg o.
Shunen, where Elisha raised ihc widows son.
for II Is round The point of Little llcrmon.
Hs RpYuoou.
We see him when twelve ,r,is old going with
his parenis their ueighhuts anl companions
from surrounding Villages io Jerusalem IN the
month Uf Match 10 Keep the great naii0Ha! :, .i.-
val-ihr Fourth ul july aud Thapk.giyn, .
IN One-commemoraive Oi the dcliyvltn,c uf the
nation from slavery. The flowers are bloOuia-
on the hills-ihe scarlet and purple nnemoncs
the violets, iris, lilies and phloEes. The festival
over, his parents begin their homeward Journey
but the child remains, enters the temple aud
xravely questions the gfey-beardcd and ycncra-
bic men who have devoted their lives 10 profound
study. Strange his words when fcprimandcd by
his mother for having stayed behind lie must
he about his Fathers business Ills father was
q carpenter aud he was 10 follow the samc orcu-
patton. In the Musrum nj Naples We ,ee itoin the
e1humaions Of POmpcii, how rude must have
been the implements Of his craft
NEcnAsic
lle becomes a mechanic. lab rs 80 msu, . unc-
chanic who NAV read ihrsr luss ihiur.-- work
ing from morning I'LL night ins down weary
when the work ~ the 81, - done piiug ten
Of manhood wears this is his n,tuptliun lie is
Injured To toll Ia The pfim" 90 ii., So .t, lin
lay ing aside the saw aud td,n.. nui l,Aip. a
journey castws'd ~ ihr river : titn. where his
cousin John d. hrpiizins ilt',.r "a" harc Used
tu lead "a new lie. H. gn", NOT O." rrchi .' any
evil way, but Ia 'r CIn.-cf,irl 10 u r., aptk
TnE FOUNDER ~ GiSGpou
lie purposes 80 found in empire IT, o. not
learned, Lui h, Ro's iu h'couir teacher lie
walks up the path which ,,ld. rfnss th, idge
east OF US, bent o. such nn und'r aAng What
ia all human probability wiil D" the frsult uf
his Effort? lie is poor--has vcrt htllr II any
money, y unknown except 30 his fellow towns
men. lie halls from plate which j. hold ia
contempt NIL tile cDUnify rOInt Rom. rules
the nation. Her lcgiuus atc uampins over all
these hills they garr"'n ever, town. Tdrbu-
lent spirits are tife Tor revolt. Fhrv WI. spring
10 arms when great leader npl..iis and expect
a deliveTef BLi this m.chanc pIt pos,s 10 rear
his throne other throne ever Wns itarcd-
on love. Love Who will follow spcl 4 .ctdcr
WHO will rally round his STANDARD P,.tion,
place, power, money. honor, distinction, b:iucs.
ambi,iOn-tlesr arc motions whic' .."'ern men
Faihom hgman love, mc'-urr All ~. capabilities.
the lore which one man lass 'of auothcr, and
What will lee :hc probah result
lie returns from ihr Jordan ani Tie WILDERNESS
10 hi. home We sec him in the synagogue on
the Sabbath, reading from The lrophcsy Of
Isaiah, saying To-day this II fulfilled Tue
people amazed This Is the carpenter son
Whence his learning shall onr - low as he
be their TEACHER They rise III anger aud thrust
him violently out Of the synagogue, With the
intention Of throwing him hcadlong down one
Of the lcdges Of this hillside III. own iowusmcn
reject him. poor beginning OF a kin-doin
this. Human eyes can discover no prospect of
success.
NazAr,,h /. no longer hi, home lie goes 10
CapcFuaum. on the Shores ~ the LAKES posing
among the hills few hours ride east of us
lie begins lis kingdom there ~ asking two
fishermen. as poor as himself % become his fol-
lowers. lie begins 10 trade, bat Ms there ever
a icachcr--ever philosopher who put forth
s.ch doctrines , His insiruciiins are contrary 10
III teachings o' Oh, r,e.' lraracd men Of the nt-
uuA llc d. 'onl"' ..,ci,n -o's into the
town aId village usc.ng s.ch s,u!..l..- - %.
other phy stefan sau " -fl'i..- da, 20 thl
c;t, ui blind mau-l,ii.uf daui..t o. wash
him,c,f-'hgs restoring their sight Au u',ic.s
o. The Roman army has "a little dan liter deaf
be- iia,s her by the hand And biines her 20 lif..
Tue .cvcrcd, the iimr The ,cprou. NIL ail!ic'.
with disease come and are healed. llc his pow
cr even over the forces of nature uu' he never
uscs It ior selfish ends
ilc informs his followers that they must have
new moral creation. What Other i0uader Of a
Kingdom ever began with such an idea? There
IL caste in the nation society has is classes and
sccis and there are hi;,i aniEo.i'ics. Their
are great families who have wealth and power
lie il q; the loves, class. and he pandrrs 10 no
one--culti,a,es no cOurily friendship he goes
to jerusalem cirptnicr. Ntz,rcu, Il. has
no authority yet h. enters the temple clears i;
Of rs money. changers and dove. sellers % il he
were the hitfpriest ~ the head Of he Sluhcts.m
Most iu,n having gained power lai Ag, 90 re-
tain 1t but he ay,s the temple so,s lach 20
Capctuium alone o5 a,ioMicd ouli - the aor
fishermen Mca say that h. i-crazy, airuulard.
glution lie travels over the counirv as
teacheT-soalc people believing that BE- j. good
man Others declaring hc Is a dCccyes lie has
a warm heart AMI quick ympathies-wccping nj
others woes. never .or his own. His friendship,
are among the poor. Other men make mistakes,
but himself never lie INDUCES in no vain re-
grc,s
Three y,ars pass lie goes to J,rusa en- /.
seized by those whom he has no, injured all of
his f,'iowers fo--a' ti'r when be most needs
them lie l. inno- 90 90 ,iimc hut is pItliel,
executed 4. u rFiniuh- iul ir> An ignominuus
death TO all hGmtu appearance lii Kingdom
Is ~ M end
riE rGOGRsssoS 40 3if KINGDOM
Eighteen centuries have gone by sine then.
aud III. Kingdom has bren Increasing tho whii,
Il {, diverse FROM all others in that it advance.
hy love alone. ney,r by tie sword. IL is thr
iny sierN of the ages We recall at ,his point
the words % 4 man who has bccn accounted
gfca, a-trarng aud tearing down throues-'hr
words OF Napoleon i0 Bertrand ai ST. Helena
4 snow them, said the dcihronel monarch,
''and tell you that Jesus Christ was not = man
iis birth the hisior, OF his life, the profoundly
Of his doctrines, his gospel, his opposition, bis
empire his march across the ages and the realms
everything 10 me Is mystery. Here ses
nothing human. Christ proved that he was the
son OF the Eternal 10y his disregard - time Al
his doctrines are one aud ihr same thing --Eier
nifty
The chained axle contrasts the grca, ncn Of
the ages Alexander, Caesar and himself also
with the mechanic OF this obscure town, mourn
fully lameuting his own bitter fate lie asks
Who will now die for me ? But men and wo-
men aud children even through all the centlFics
have died for him who laid dow bis axe and plane
and went ont OF this village past yondcr noun
tain 10 cOnsccraie himself 10 the work Of rearing
q mora realm They have given up their lives
In exile 10 dungeons, on the scaifold they have
been torn limb from limb by savage beasts cast
hcadiong from rocky heights endured all iorlures
rather than abufc their faith in Jesus Chr.1
who said be was the Son Of God llc either was
or was not what he claimed TO be Accepting
the claim wc can understand why thi, kingdom
founded on love alone. continues and thriyf
while III other kingdoms have their periods of
growth aud decay Rejecting the claim, csiccni-
ing him 20 bc Only - man. and his life, his death.
ami what has grown out Of, II, is the darkest,
deepest, most ineomprehensible mystery Of oil
time Who will explain II 7-IiosisH .IourHR
sse-----
TuE BEGINyiSG oF GHEAr fORruSE. The
wealth Of the great Welsh family Of Crawshay Is
larger than that of the Astors, Vanderbilt aud
Stuart combined, and, like most great fortunes,
commenced with very small beginnings. In thr
last century the original Crawshay then a far.
mer son, rode 10 London on his pony--his sole
propcriy-io SEEK his fortune. he began by
sweeping out the warehouse Of an ronmongrF,
who was Of discriminating niind aud saw that
Young CIawshay had good stun In him The
igonmongpr had hren successfully spcculaling IN
sending out iron POTS 10 Amcrica, and bis ns'nc
apprentice observed that II the American used
SO many pots ihci must want hooks 10 hang
them on Whefeupou the master not only took