Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-06-29

The spirit which auimx1e3 <he>e heroes
still lives in shs hearls 81 on cizfzeaz, and
the motto, acourage and cozlnsrr /. insrribea
on the Baltimore seal. fnds u echo In ev-
cry soul Nay our banner b tie future,
have as she has always ID Ia Tie past,
worthy sons TO uphold Be- honos and ever
c,rry her onward. upWnsI
UNITED sTATEs--*r0EET MATTxxGLr
Glorious and beautif1l VS. - shrine Of
Liberty reared on the WAVE nashed shores
of Marylsnd By her intrepid sons Faith
fully has she guarded thai ets5ne through
subsequent storms o. iron halk though the
confiict robbed her Of mzny brave young
heroes. Other worshipers have gathered
round, and now many heartfelt Re Dsuns
are borne aioft from peaceful nation uni
ted under freedoms beauieous banner.
The marvellous rapidly o. orr country's
growth has become almost proverbiai; and
as our honored Presideni has recently said,
ave stand today in the presence Of the
oldes. nations of the world and point 20
our great achievements. asking no allow
ance ON the score OF youth. ssupendous
inventions arising from scientific discovery
are present wherever the light Of civiliza-
ton has penetrated. How onr productions
compare with those OF other nations the
great peace Offering on tho shores Of Lake
Michigan shall soon tell
Though the true heroism az many Of our
great men 10 well known 10 a., none Of
them have ever reached that thought Of
celebrity TO which the ws-lo6 and states
men of other nations have STAINED. We
have had no Alexanders, no Caesars, no
Napoleons, because we have had no need
them Our republic was not born in the
surrounding ruins Of another nation. The
fame Of her heroes was not established on
the destruction of that OF other men equal
ly as brave as themselves. Peace was her
foundation, and though she has been forced
at times to exchange the robes Of tranquil
ity for the sword and buckier, il was not
through the love of contest, but for the de-
fence Of right
Such were the sentiments Of the men
whom we esteem as the architects Of our
nation. God blessed the soil believed with
the blood of such valiant champions. and
from it arose those giants Of moral and
physical courage, who have guarded so
faithfully the treasure OF liberty intrusted
TO their keeping. Behold In our immortal
Washington, whose private life was mod
ell for every American citizen, the wisdom
of the.statesman, the sagacity OF the gene
raj, and the daring courage of the warrior
With such a pilot at the helm, our little
barque unfurle1 the flag OF freedom and
launched forth fearIessly on her painless
voyage, bearing the hearts and hopes of
our country.
That banner is still unfurled, but new
gems have been added to her starry crown,
and the tiny barque is now a mighty ship.
May she still find pilots valiant and true,
who will gui( her on her perilous caurse.
Other ships. built Of timber and steel as
strong as hers, have been shattered by the
tempest. We can only trust that she may
not be visited by like disaster.
Long might dwell on the glories, the
hopes and the fears of our country, bat my
banner will yield its place TO one that can
count its years in the rise and fall Of ma
tons.