Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-09-01

Kingdom of Heaven, this is nearer
to God.
Then it is, methinks, that the She
kinah fills the house Of the Lord and
a living voice is heard to say, Behold
my servant whom I uphold mine
elect in whom my soul delighteth;
have put my spirit upon him. II, the
Lord, have called thee in righteous
ness, and will hold thine hand and
will keep thee and give thee for cow
enant to the people,
Morley Ashton, the gifted young
lawyer, had enrolled his name among
the disciples Of the Savior, henceforth
to teach among the highways and the
hedges the power of that Lows and
Mercy which gathers IN the oufcaet
and the prodigal, the lowly and des-
pissed ofmen as wellas the high and the
mighty. He made no elaborate pre-
parations whereby to maintain dog
mas and confuse the grand principles
contained in the Sermon on the Mount,
to accommodate creeds to the con-
venience of the world, but upon the
simple faith Of the lowly church gath
cred by the sea of Galilee without ru-
brio or stole, the beautiful faith learned
at his mothers knee; he had obeyed
the voice Of his Master, which said,
Follow me, and by the gift of the
grace of God was called ITO preach
the unsearchable riches Of Christ"
His dearest friends, the friends that chung
to him in storm and sunshine, gathered abnit
him. The sisters eyes, filled with tears Of
Joy, rested upon the loved one from the first
10 the last word Of the beautiful ceremony,
and the elnqucnce that had 81 wrapt tho
eager crowd in his forensic triuInplls,
was tamelcss beside the HoouESeE OF the
AMEN that fell from his lips and mingled
with her kiss which followed fast upob the
benediction. Rachel, who had occupied n
near seat with her children, had drawn near-
or and clasped ono Of his hands in hers anti
q very jubilee Of thanksgiving bursting out
Ia the words, Praise the Lord, O my soul
and the old doctor let his tears flow as he
clasped the other with, God bless you. my
dear boy"
The white haired pastor stood beside the
bishop, his hands raised rs in the lingering
beneliction and an aureolA, like that which
gows beyond the empyrenn, seemed to cover
them all IA thu CLEANS Of sunshine that broke
through tho tall window above the sacred
desk aud paved the altar with flood of Coz
Tliscant light IMPLYING the Golden Thread,
the upper eud linked about the star on the
crown Of the blest MOTHER, the other resting
securely in the souls Of her children. 10 lead
them on aud on IN the true paths Of lie till
they reach HEB in the bright beyond.
bney Carter was present, and as she knelt
beside the manly form Of her father. her
sweet Madonna face, as 1t took in the gran.
de'lr 81 the scene, was picture To- add the
divinity of Raphael genius, nor less beats-
tiiu u less sanity, WAS Ada Wcston's fare
~ she too looked on, her hand cIasped in
that Of her grandfather, whose moistene,i
eyes told his sympathy in the services. Mr..
Horton, who had accompanied the Judge
from the South only the day before, one of
Morley's most influential famer clients was
there also, as was DR. Hill, both with hearts
beating with gaddest wishes for the yolnp
minister. And am sorry to say that Mr..
Bland dcsecratcd the holy scene sitting Sane
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