Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-10-14

Those persons who talk volubl,
upon their joys aud griefs are no
generally those who are capable OF th,
profOundest happiness or the most in
tense suffering. Those who can put
into ready words the sanctities OF love
and nuently express all its hopes and
fears. have seldom penetrated to il,
depths. Those who utter ghbly aud
unrestrainedly ell their upward striv.
ings, their sentiments Of contrition,
their feelings Of reverence. their de-
sire for worship. are not usually the
most truly religious or devout. For
all that Is highest. deep est, and most
profound in human nature silence is d
better exponent than speech. No,
only is language inadequate to con-
vey the truth OF such things, but they
are themselves drawn down from their
high estate by being made subjects Of
ordinary conversation.
The true art of moral culture is TO
balance extrayagant tendencies by
quickening those which a.e languid.
Growth is a safer means of producing
harmony in character than repression.
You cannot descend to the regions Of
the lower nature and wrestle with
success there. You must go above,
aud fight evil inclinaiions, as Perseus
fought the dragon that would have
destroyed Andromeda, on wings in
the air.
The need for self-sacriice is so COM
pletely the NV of the world that it is
not merely in religious matters that
We must give all or get nothing. If
We want to do any great good TO our
fellow creatures, though it oe solely
temporal good. it is Just the same.
Give yourself aud all you have, aud
most likely you will get it. give half
and get nothing worth mentioning.
Thoroughness and truth are pretty
much the same thing in their essen
tlal element; aud people who allow
themselves to shuttle away anyhow.
and smooth over hastily to the eye, in
outside matters, had better take heed
to this Indication of what they will be
easily be tempted to do in things gra-
yer and greater.
Sincerity is not always mere con-
sistency. \ very honest, earnest look
ing at both sides may show like vacil-
lation for good while, but the act
will at last be true. There is kind
of decision which comes of limitation
and tenacity; seeing only one side, and
hanging on to it.
Always say kind word if you can,
/: only that it may come in, perhaps,
with singular opportuneness, entering
some sad mans darkened room like
beautiful frefiy, whose happy convo-
buttons he cannot but watch, forget
ting his many troubles.
There is never Might have been
that touches with sting, but reveals
also to Us an inner glimpse of the
wide and beautiful MAY be" 1t is
all there; somebody else has it now,
while We wait.
Whether We 90 or stay, We all move
on; from our Mondays to our Satur-
days; from one experience to another,
and before us and beside us passes al.
ways and abides near the presence of
the Lord.
Every soul wants some one TO come
to; it is easy to pass from the eXp9-
risnce OF human sympathy to the
thought of the Divine Without it the
Divine had never been revealed.
We don't know each Others bur-
dens, the weight or the beauty OF them;
and We don't often know what IL in
side our own. We shall find out
when We get to the top.
Whenever YOU meet a man who can
tell you all about the weak points IN
his neighbors. you will find one who
needs as much watching as an east
wind.
The world is but a show OF things;
a kindergarten where We learn by ob-
ject lessons. II is only the very little
ones to whom the object is all.
God is merciful. He takes care Of
his own mysteries. He gives to no
one more than he can bear, or more
than shall be good.
II is a strong proof that we are ma
king progress, when we think with
shame aud contempt OF our earlier
There are two WAYS OF taking things
easy. You can take and leave it alone
or you can take and do it
There shall be no success 10 the man
who is not willing to begin small.
nA- She did wrong to look back,