The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-07-07
A PROPHECY.


America, lift up your head behold the sun arising
Ills genuine rays begin to spread over the land
prsing,
His benign beams like the sweet streams that down
the Ohio,
With fruitful smiles shall bless the wilds beyond the
Lake Ontario.
From East to West from North to South,
Thy land shall bring her treasures forth
And fertile shall lie all thy lands
From Hampshire to ueOrgi a's sands.
Thy fields shall with teening grain,
Aud ilOcks and herds cover the plain;
Being blest with peace, thou shalt Increase
Like unto ancient Cairo.
What tho there is sable gloom hnngs DER uur heads
amazing,
Emblems oil tyrtnny and Rome 10 set thee all aLlsz
ing.
Tho these dark clouds do seek to shroud
And veil thy g0ries under.
Thy suns bright beams, like liquid streams
Shall burst them all asun,er.
Thy sons with valor He'll inspire,
And fill their souls with martial fire.
Heroic here He'll make them stand,
As barriers Of their native land
Regardless of the din OF war,
With all its hostile, rafting
Thy fame shall round the nth resound
And make the nations wonder.
When Goliah Israel defed to find man to fight him.
There were none of the tribes him tried his look did SO
alright them,
Till Jesse's son to camp did come
Who soon agreed to fight him
That man OF war, who did 80 dare
King Saul and all his bright men.
No earthly armor David took,
But chose some stones out of the brook
And with sling to tight lie goes.
Trusting in God stone he throws,
Which smote Goliah on the head,
And made tho champion 10 fall dead
And all the rest He'd of in haste,
As soon as he was yanquished
just so the Diaboeon king will dare in such manner
Thinking the Cody soul to bring under his hellish
Resist his charms, take up your arms,
Like David him encounter,
Take faith alone for sling and stone
And boldly then adventure;
And when Satan begins to sting,
Trusting in God then your sling
Throwing by faith your gospel stone
Ii will soon smite the monster down,
And cause his forces to retreat
When your Goah you deLat;
And this Same way do, pray you'll always gain the
conquest.
An abundant and excellent collation. was
served upon the grounds free The music
was kindly furnished by the Bel Air Cornet
Band without charge and for which they
received the thanks of the citizens, through
Mr.. Young.
AT night there was fine display Of fire.
works, from the Court House yard, which
was superinlended by Mr.. A. Wattenscheidl.
The adopted citizens of German and Irish
birth united most cordially in the celebration,
and to some of them is due, in n great meas
ure, its success.
The day was also patriotcaly celebrated
in the grove at Rock View, near Forest Hill
where upwards Of 200 persons assembled
The meeting was called to order by Thomas
Robinson, President, and opened with pray
er by Rev. Mr.. Hartman. The Declaration
Of Independence was then effectively read
by John F. Raitt. The Grafton, delivered
by Rev. =. Wysong, was in consonance
with the occasion, and was listened to with
Interest. An essay, entitled THE Love of
Liberty" was read by james Rgdon. 1t
was crcdllable production, and ut its close
the author was warmly complimented.
A recess for dinner was then announced,
after which speeches were delivered by 7. ].
Walters, John f. Raitt and others. The OK
ercises closed by The singing of "The Red
White and Blue" by Green Spring Glee
Club.