The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-23

not, for it bears the impress of it.
great progenitor. When our hands are
!. busy with the bustling activity OF lie,
As We sit in rcverie at evenings hour,
thought goes to the distant homes ant
e hearts of loved ones, and they pause tc
> listen to her silent voice till bright eyes
flash and she bears back to us respons
i've messages. We think, oitentimes,
that her mission is not all OF earth, and
from DER the battlemcntS of heaven are
sent pure thoughts to loved ones here
below. Then shall we not, as students.
strive with ~tireless energy for the un-
dying power of silent thought?
For she may lead us away and away,
To regions yet untrOd;
To read what has never been read,
In the mysteries OF God.
In no part of the wondrous mechan-
ism of human events is the power of
silence so potent. as in the moral world.
To our darkened vision, tho enemy of
all good walks the earth like q conquer
inc host. He M with all the pomp
and parade of circumstance and power.
We are deatened with the roar of his
artillery and the braying ofhis trumpets,
and grow sick at heart at the conquestS
he has made. He rOuses the force pas
sions of anger and revenge until men
are blinded to the rights of others, and
then. with fire and sword, he reaps the
untimely harvest of human life. He
robs men and women OF their natural
birthr:ght of intellect and reason with
the subtle passion o~ftobacco and alcohol,
and drives them in crowds, by thou
sands through drinking saloons and in
sane asylums. He gathers robed
priests in solemn council from the four
quarters of the globe, to prove that frai!
besotted man is equal in purity and
power to the Maker that created him.
He writes Ichabod upon the dusty cover
of the Bible in Puritan college, and.
Judas like, would take the bag of money
and shut the doors of our public schools
in the west. Pc clothes the blackencd
libertine with polished and unblushing
brow. and cover the offensive form OF
socialism with the gaudy livery of
wealth. till we cry out in agony of spirit
like EliSha's servant of old: "Alas nv
master, how shall we do" BY PRAYER
may our eyes be opened till we can see
that all around us are horses and char
lots of fire and We feel that those that be
for Us are more than they that be against
us. for the battles oftruth. though f1uglt |
in silence. shall surely ne Victorious. |
our silver tongue't orator SAYS. while |
visiting in Rome, he went 10 81. Peters. |
which Is emphaticaliy the worlds church. |
for her massive doors are open by night
and by day, and all are free to worship
or admire. 1t is so vast in size that the
nun may repeat her VOW. the priest his
Latin, or the choir its melodies. and no
one be disturbed. All are equal here.
and close upon the velvet robe of Il Jew
cled duchess Haunted the rags of Il filthy
lazZarone; though want and scrvitude
had made him an abiect. whining coward
in the presence OF English wealth. Vet
here. As he knelt before his patron Saint
to tell his beads. his eyes wandered not.
lost her letters. for he talked with
hi, God in silent worship. Freedom i,
casting her seed broadcast in
the world from the halls Of majesty To-
he peasants cot.