Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-03-30
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ayesr !has4 4sces, ,fisssrca avsy IN, sssless,
cells fur ss,ssscndel uscysiaes, sipc~ tho
doraticn was given. and the ground j6r
indccisiou As y, ste is no eauN Efsse Nhis
unchris,ian delay. Think you The sScssh-,
era pe' e'rle. or of my class 10 section. will
camtributc - thy furthcrapce of Msrylsnd's
grpcrous m smnrial with the rcs ut indif-
fesenee'er delay Of this Board as mana.
gcrs brfofc theAn p" IIsstlly. willie Q prSa'
rwaisehasgsaef tho sssisl. Trust scp6.da,
in them waslashe. tia gssuaaxork, ,Sf . ss,
membranes BY Icpntribusiaa. bc6tting the
dead, and an ornament OF honor "a the
section and STATE where erected. And I
cc~tcsA shatswAefc Trey ymcwl Ne. or more
spprprisse still. at Point Lo,kout. their
scene of patriotic saffsring and death. ant
with which their fienis identify one r
their n"bl, st sacrifices TO the cause so dear
at hart Upon Maryland's granie>t wa
tiers. to be seen frum afar. and visited with
convenience, should be the resting spnt of
these Confederate dead bu, inter III m
someicheTe, dcccntly removed in their
humble graves. at least. from the common
lot Of brutcs. which they suffered, poor
fellows, rs prisoners here.
Graveyards naturally remind one of
church. the attendance upon which is ia
vcrci hy the unprecedented March wc.,li-
or as we'll rs the desire for nil to sec a iit-
tlc more Of esch others wardrobe after
the closcd-door Winter. Birds. wc know.
IKE TO auitcr their brigh, p,u,nage IN
Spring. and why not girls, too 'Whcth!
er the ono motive or the other gathers
them. 1t serves good purpose, but. for
my own part. I've been seeking for loLg
time to know which one TO attend, as each
hall that enter tell me the other
church is altogether wrong. aud that il |
follow its Instructions will simply 90 to
the devil, terminus rather to BE- avoid
cd. aud ecnaiciions quito bewildering. for
which, alas the faith Of my fore-fathcrs
offers no relief as it is generally r~rsefed
in foreign sonyse I was 6rsibly struck
by the remark of . very int .lligens and
unprejudiced, Protestant gentleman tho
other day who said that while ,hc really
admired the clergy Of tho Catholic church
for their ricty and ,eeruine.e he did nca
attend their church ofsenef bcs.siseu h
could not understand the SERMONS preached
BY foreigners who cannot speak our Lam
guagc. As correspondents are privileged
characters. oir Church authcrities win pcvt
inis ths sugsestion. shas more. good to the
church and the eommunity-could be edec-
ted By sending US expounaers OF Theology.
men who can warm the heart to- its God
and teach the charity ofthe Gcspelih cou-
Prehcsisible 1anguaee. thnn By merely good
naens for wa hsvs t.esfy Of those among us
|. The approach of. balwy airs, watts our
anticipations to the coming .Sunimcr ana
its Elshidn.sve gatherings AZ Point ISiof-
ont ! I rcsret.cd my inability II chsnns-
Gle the events ofthe past one. pssniaea,
among which va, the cheering visit ofthc
ladies and gcntlciuen from. Lccnardtown,
but. (en'r. NOUS the forest vapcr that
folle~ed them here (ths ssusioasen Of
enure)7 70 befogeed my. braia that l
couldn't get MY head on the subject. no
am I quite sure the mists have entirely
cleared yet. But that these ladies and
gentlemen wrrr. as they always will be. d
'cousribasionao tho sisy.ut amenities dsf
social lifs -pscdsr ~, so4mons fcm ,,sp,
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