Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-09-30
1t is impossible to point out our real

l'IOHlHeut, We uilu GutLS SIlcethluS, uil
reliable, not looking after the interests
of those ntrusted to the33t care, but
looking after their own interests. Stc-
cess in a worldly sense is vetj frequent
ly only the triumph of q .otal dlsre-
gard Of the love for ones neighbor en-.
joined by the Bible. All the Sentiment
and the poetry of life are ignored. Re-
Hgion is treated as an unreal thing, as
myth. People that believe IN religion
are regarded by snch pezoh7, 'ss harm
less cranks All their max'rns and
principles are based on total disre-
gardofthe proper love of ones neighsor
The Bible says, that the believer has
ten times more in this world than the
wording, and in the end, eternal lie.
Life is the great boon OF God to maa.
1t is said, that wisdom has in her left
hand riches and honor, but in her right
hand long life, thus showing the super
lor Importance Of the latter.
As the celebrated English General
Wolfe was rowing up the St. Laurence,
he repeated this verse from Gray's
Elegy:
"'rhc boast Of IIcraldry, the poInp Of Power,
All that beauty, all that wealth e"tr gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour,
The path of glory leads but to TIC grave"
The grave is at the end of it ALL
Where are the men that lave aroused
public attention and public applause
in this community in the last fifty
years? The present generation knows
them not. We pass over their graves
without needing them. Thus It will
be with us. When we are short time
dead none will recollect us any more.
What therefore is the value of pure
worldly success? 1t is evanescent rs
the breath. Our very success may
bring curses down upon our heads, If
it is based on anything else than love
for ones neighbor. History is full of
examples Of great success achieved by
men of great moral endowments.
The Sunday School is the great edu-
Gator for true success because the Bl-
bic contains the n,blest examples of
genuine success. The Bible contains
the most wonderful record of the most
wonderful mch Of any book III the
world.
1t tells us Of Fn,ah. who believed,
and on account Of his faith walked with
God, and was not for God took HIM;
Of Noah who year after year built
uway at his ark amid the SCOTS of
mocking scnerationj of Abraham, who
from his faith left the country Of his
fathers and abode in IL strange land,
believing that the land should be his
and that of his descendants, although
he bad no child living, and he was
then ninety years of age; of Isaac and
Jacob; of Elijah, who went ii a whirl-
wind to the throne of God; of David,
who was mitch tried and much tempt
ed, and who although from his lntrm-
ity yielding, yet received the approval
of his Master.
Coming down to modern times, who
does not admire The character of our
beloved Washington, the founder of
State, the Father of his Country, the
greatest example of success III all the
tide of time, excepting the great exam
plss of the Bible. His forrltule in
trial. his courage in danger, his IA
tience in disaster his sublime trust in
God are worthy the imitation of the
best and lurest, and of those who as
pre- to be the beet and purest WASH
ington's country from present prospects
will live forever, and will always be
his monument. Its liberty "as all he
desired to achieve.
Napoleon sought to found dynasty,
but his oldest son died before he was
twentv-cne. His name was pcrpetuat-
ed by his nepheW for brief space,
and then went out in darkness. lie
will occupy smaller place in history
than George Washington.
The great helpers in the Sunday
School work are the ladies. 1t is they
who are willing to give helping hand
without much solicitation. 1t is they
who are the main reliance. Men can
only be picked up here and there, but
the ladies are always ready. The work
of love is always the proper kingdom
of woman. Without the ladies, the
Sunday School work would stop. All
the Sunday Schools in the land would
be compelled to close. In this, Is in
every good work, they are always IN
the lead. May sufficient nulnbet of