Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14
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Does it not appear that each party is
afraid tina. the other will do some good
thing for the country, and thus brighten
its claims to credit and continuance in
power. The jury who are to judge and
decide by ballot which shall haye rule,
is more independent and more patriotic
that the politician after spoil, and to the
comfort of all, and for the safety of our
helpful institutions, they are just as in
telligent and clear of Judgment to de-
eide what is best for the public veal.
Individual independence marks our
times.
Will any one say that this nation is not
upward in Its tendency? Interdepend-
ance of capital and toll is marked fea-
ture of the day; both see the necessity of
right adjustment. Our history is prov
ing that it is for the interest of the en-
ployer to seek the well-being of his en-
ployee. Corporate bodies are demonstra-
ting that intemperance and the violation
of the Sunday laws, the 4th Command
ment of the decalogue, are canker worms
destroying their vitals. Committees are
finding that our most helpful agencies
are our Sunday Schools. our Churches,
and our Free Schools. They may cost
millions in money, but the seed is good,
and the harvests are of the same kind.
The moral tone of our fashionable society
must rise before the insight of pure move
ment. The blasphemer does not expect
the suffrage of the people, The market
val1e of vile productions is down. Mark
it We pessimists, our tread is upward.
Here is a quotation. SIN 1850 Iowa
occupied the 9th place in the rank of
states in respect to population, in ten
years she had reached the Goth, and in
ten years more she stood the 18th. with a
population of / ,194 900, and in 1880 she
ranked the 10th. 1t is believed that the
census of 1890 will show that this rapid
ly growing State contains over 2 900, 900
people. with such rapidity great States
are being built up in the west, and edu-
cation, natural improvement, and ieli-
gious progress keep pace with the growth
of population. There are fewer illiterate
persons, and fewer paupers in Iowa in
proportion to the number of inhabitants,
than in almost any other portion of the
world" Prohibition prohibits there.
tits common occurrence for the moth
er to be scrubbing the floor or front door
steps while the daughter is lingering
away very delightfully."- on the piano or
organ in the parlor, or perhaps flirting
with her fellow. Ofmodern accomplish
ments we do not complain, but there is
one that has lived some time. Itappears
to be weakly and dying, if not dead in
some quarters. 1t certainly needs re-
viving in some localities,-we call it fl
: ial love. Let us harden the youth a little
and not wear out the old too fast. The
aged are yet valuable.
In these records of facts and such, what
room is needed for fatal occurrences. In
this week two, first Shipley than Ziler
are numbered with the dead. But death
does not alarm any one here. We dc
not find any more of the living making
ready. Let each that reads this think
my turn is near, We are to the margin
!, come, and we expect to die, am prepar
ing ?" 8 Prepare to meet thy God. y
Amos. 4:12.
There has been great and protracted
battle fought. 1t was longer than oul
Civil War. yea than the War of Roses. Il
continued sixty years, some called it the
battle of life, that was part oft, it wal
more than the battle of body or mind or Of
both, it was the good fight of faith and
death arrayed itself on the other side
and it was very deathly in its aim, it,
weapons were combination of the car
nal and spiritual, "a three-fold foe, (yor
: laugh, don't you, and doubt and scorn it
f may be; it is true nevertheless, you
, don't know it, but that does not make il
false,) yes a thribble foe, the world
: fl esh and the devil faith in God g truth
drove this foe to the defensive
and took for itself both the offensive anG
defensive and the war went on, fears
came and doubts fit like clouds in the
track of the sun, but with the sword Of
the spirit, which is the Word of God ,.his
strong weapon, he frequently met the
foe and swept the field, and so he did
until the end drew nigh. When crown.
ed with the glory of victory, and just il
reach of the better country, in the true
and only apostolic succession, believing
in God and working righteousness he
was Pauline in expression. g o the weight
of glory" thanks be unto God who
Civ eth me the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ" glory glory praise
His name (; was there ever such a Savior:
This has been the brightest day of my
life" So the life of faith in William
Mathews has been victorious. The end
was crowned all over with victory. Yes
glory coming down from the Jerusalem
above.
Do the people who die arrange to pass
Oft late on Thursday night or on Friday
morning, so that their remains may be
buried on the Sabbath day? I observe
that there are more funerals on the Sab
bath than any other day. What is the
cause of it? Is it because everybody
wishes crowd at the funeral of their
friends. A crowd is certainly not es-
sential to show respect to the departed or
his family. Can it be the undertakers
fault? l cannot see why it should be
desirable on his part. Is it done on the
Sabbath chiefly that days wages may
not be lost. Can it be that the masses
hurry the funeral or defer it to this end ?
Certainly the Lord s day,--the needed
day for rest and worship is used unne-
cessarily for funerals. Is not unneces-
sary work for men at funerals on the
Sabbath day of piece with unnecessary
work on the railroad for gain, and in
livery stables for pleasure. Let US be
consistent and denounce all work that is
unnecessary on this day.
No known disreputable can be account
ed noble man Yin any sense in this
country. In England too often immoral
ity and nobility are strong allies. Lord
Vaudeville, an heir to the Dukedom of
Manchester, who will have the appoint
ment of six clergymen when he comes to
his possession, is publicly charged with
gross immortality. What an argument
is here in favor of complete and ever
lasting separation of Church and state.
The lecture of Rev. Scott F. Hershey
in the First NJ. E. Church here last week,
was mastery and unanswerable argu-
ment against infidelity. He suggested
very strongly that one or the other. inf
del or christian, is fool, and that each
one for his own interest ought to find
out which is the fool. We hope for the
future that our youth will value such in
telligent feasts more and nonsensible side
shows less. TUMBLE,
The New Discovery.
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