Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-07
For the Herald.)
Labor a savior of the World.

The shepherds of the plain sing to-day
as of yore. The Star of Bethlehem shines
with auroral brightness. A Savior i;
born. The angles sang last night. Theil
silvery song floated around my soul. Rip.
pies from sea of music kissed the shores
of time. The dawn-lghts of by-gone ages
played around the shells that lay on the
shore. Around me stood the oaks of the
ages. Enchanting notes of woodland
music stole through my senses. My soul
was blended with light and Deity. Then
| the Savior that was born came out from
the manger; the garment was seamless
1t was perfumed with the heifer's mead.
breath; in his voice | heard the low oi
the kline. Soft as the falling dew, and
musical as the sparrow's note were the
words of his wisdom. He spoke like the
sea; deep thoughts flowed from his
mouth; they flowed playfully, graceful
ly, and spontaneously,-sO free and Sc
easy was his utterance that thought lit
tie of his meaning at the moment-but
now, this beautiful morning, they sound
all through my soul with Iove-bOrn puri-
ty, full of wisdom.
He preached the gospel of Labor. ?"
and the poor heard Him GLADLY" for He
promised them both peace and Justice
He contrasted the magnificent habitations
of the rich with the humble abOdes OF
the poor. Sumptuous palaces stood be-
side repulsive novels. The strong sons oi
labor and the scions of nobility came out
for judgment. Health bloomed on the
cheeks of Labor. The blotches of disease
disfgured the cheeks of Wealth. The
Over-worked and the eunder-worked stood
side by side. There was in them neither
health nor happiness; they were benz
and bowed with care; the weeping-wil-
lows of sorrow shaded the Iife-streams OF
their hearts. They were wearied with
sin-promptings. The oYer-worked. med.
itated theft, falsehoOd and suicide; the
under worked thought of sensuality
gaming and nightly amusements. Nithel
knew the heavenly rest of honest labor.
The stout heart and the resolute will o1
the worker were unknown to them. They
mourned in sadness; pure slumbers
would not visit their pillows. They wept
in darkness, and each was child of sor-
row. Justice and freedom, like sentfnelf
of time, spoke words of peace. Sunlight
from the zenith was showered upon the
abodes of poverty. As dew-drops drip
from myrtle boughs, so did sad-eyed sor
row shed the tears of wretchedness.-
'Loveliest" green spots in the domain O
wealth were blighted by the deadly shade
of injustice. Luxuriant tresses of friend
ship were twined with cypress. Oh dark
bosomed society! how hast thou curbeC
the spirit of right! The days of chivalry
are gone behind the sun, embosomed deel
in eternal spheres are the truly noble.-
The names of the departed wise sounC
through the nations. The hours shak
truth from their golden wings as they fly
But who unsheaths the ''sword of th
spirit' in defense of justice and freedom
The foundations of truth are clad in sill.
very robes. Who forsaketh his ''wine
cup' for water flowing from the infinite
spring? The ethereal mysteries of ligh
are the entertainments of truth. Who
cometh under the wand of it's power
Who is transf1gured into the image anC
likeness of Truth Dim shadows of er
ror, injustice, and misery, fit across tn,
path of man, imperfections becloud his
skies. The sun of truth is not yet full
orbed in his heaven.
High and holy above all the worlt
stands the Savior. He is the spirit ant
the power of honest labor. The sweat OF
his brow is beautiful; the dews of Her
mon do not shine more brightly. In hi
right hand are millions of homes for tn
Industrious; villages and cities bloom on
of his footsteps. Waste places blossom
: beneath his hand. The panther, the wolf
the bear, the snake-how they hide away
in distant mountains They dare no
meet the army of labor! School-house
decorate the once solitary places. Laugh
ing children blend their voices with tn
hammers clank in the anvil's E'chorus.
High hills are crowned with colleges
, Revelations of Nature are everywher
given to the earnest-minded; and voice
less charities, that never tire, go through
the thronging generations, doing good.
All true labor is 'tjoy divine!' Neve
4 shun your labor. Darkly come the blast
of poverty; labor is pregnant with every
blessing; castle and fortress are destroyed
by the labor of the ivy, the lichen, an
wall-fower. Ignorance is oYerthrOwn b
the labors of knowledge. Rock-built cit
adels decay beneath the incessant actio
. of harmoniously rolling seasons. Vice
displaced by the labor of virtue. Life
exalted by the action of its varied elt
ments. Go, then, and do whatsoever goo
> work your hands find to do, "with a
'f your might, with your whole heart, an
judgement, work, act, labor, produce an
enrich the world. Plow, sow, harrow an
reap! Let justice regulate thy life. Civ
St every one something good and useful
do. Reward the labor with the price
ID righteousness. Freedom is the flower
ii great development. Development is DO
sible only through association, action,
Dor. Before this gospel mobiles and prizes
grow pale with fear. The do not lab
for the worlds nourishment. The da
of their power are in proportion to t
industry of reformers. 1t required ]
7 Dor to roll the ''stone from the mouth
the sepulcher." Let the true Savior cor
forth; He is the spirit and the power
labor; under the sway of his scepter t
world will be changed into a paradis
First the material; then the spiritual
,ra ,ra a structure of love, wisdom and univt
les sal good will, builded upon the essent
laws of Nature, which the storms of ae
ess cannot disturb, which shall outshine t
Sun and the stars which the mOnumen