Democratic messenger., 1893-06-10

We laugh at the children Of Shinar for
trying To build a tower that could reach Ia
the heavens, but | think if our cyesisht
were only good enough we could see n Ba-
bel in many 4 dooryard. Oh. the struggle
Is fierce. 1t is store against store house
against house, street against street, nation
against nation. The goal for which men
are running is chairs and chandeliers and
mirrors and houses and lands and presiden-
tial equipments. Ii they get what they an
ticipate, what have they got, Men are not
safe from calumny while they live. and
worse than that they are not safe after they
are dead, for ! have seen swine root up
graveyauls
One day man goes up into publicity,
and the world does him honor, and people
climb up into sycamore trees to watch him
as he passes, and as he gocs along on the
shoulders of the people there is "a waving
of hats and wild huzza Tomorrow the
same man is caught between the Jaws Of
the printing press and mangled and bruised
and the very same persons who applaudcd
him before cry: Down with the traitor.
Down with him"
BELSHAZZAI'S FEAST
BelshaZZar sits at the feast the mighty
men Of Babylon sitting all around him.
like the wit. Music rolls up among the
chandeliers; the chandeliers flash down ON
the decanters. The breath of hanging gar
dens floats i'm on the night air. the voice of
revelry floats out. Amid wreatbs and tan
estry and folded banners n finger writes
The march Of "A host is heard ON the stairs.
Laughter catches in the throat \ thou
sand hearts stop beating. The blow is
struck The blood ON the floor is richer
hucd than the wine on the table. The
kingdom has departed.
Belshazzar was no worse perhaps than
hundreds of peoplr in Babylon. but his no
sition slew him Oh. be content with lust
such position as God has placed YOU in.
Ii may not he said of us. lie was a great
general" or He was nm honorcI chief
tain.r or "IIe was mighty in worldly attain.
ments," hut this thing NAV be said OF Won
and me. "lIe WAS n GOOD citizen. n faithful
Christian. "A friend of Jesus And thar in
the last t!ay will he the highest of all eulo-
gums.
leorn fur,hor fran, ,h;s su,,i.., ,h.,
death comes Ia ,b. summer bousc rylon
did not exnec, In d;,. in ,h,, ,;,. ,i,c.
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simmer snow in,o ,h,. vindn,, in ,h,. ,;r-
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so,,nd of n ,bousonJ I.,ves eu,,cr;,., ~,
one tree branch in III. cool I,ro..,. ~,
CAM. nm IN sh,L,. f.y.r;.h ,r,,,I,I.. ,,,t ~
the kings locks-tber. wa. no,bin. that
spak. az death but th.r. n. d,d, In ,b,.
winter when IN. SNOW, j. :, shrn,,d ,,d ,,h.,
the wind is n ,lirv. il i easy ~ thinL nj
cur mor,aIitv IN, xb.n III. weather !.
nleasap, and ri, our SURROUNDINGS ,r,. ,,.,r....
ALL. how d;flicuI, !, !. ~ ~ ,n .,nnr.,.;,,..
the tru,h liza, ~. ,r. mortal, AID -, NJ.
text teaches that ,ca,h dncs snn,r,im,s
come IN tho s,,un.r hons.
He Is blind and c,,nno, -. ~. l.,ves II.
is deaf and connot h.nr ,h. fcur,.ip. o,
II de.,b would ,sL ,,s for ,,,;,s ,,.,. ,.,.,,IJ
r,in, hin, ., L,;ndr,J ~ H., i'll
reioic. to hay. him com. Iiusb b,,.L H..
door of ,hn, bov,l IooL "a, ,h,t I;,,1,.
cb;ld-coId aud .icL ,,d Lun,,-, /, 10
never b..r,l IN. name az f:,J h,, a. ,Ia.
nb.mv par.pts ;n,ox;c,,,., s,.,,o.r;r.,
around iis stray b.d Oh d,,,h ,L,.r.. l.
n mark for th.., I'm with !, ;u,otb. l;,,h,,
BEFORE tb.s. littl. fee, ,,umI,I,. ON IiS....
natbwav give Them rest
Here is an accl man lie bas dame hi.
work He has dome i, ,,lnr;nusI,. H..
comn,uiops of his vou,h ar. ali ,,ona H.
children dead m. iongs - be n, r., anJ
wearlly the days and the nights pass. lie
says, Come, LORD Jesus, come quickly
Oh, death. there Is IA mark for thee! Take
from hlm the stan and give him the scep-
..v,.s n.,..r ,r,,y ,,;r, and H. - ,,.,,;.s.,.
not through the long years of eternity.
All. death will not do that. Death turns
back from the straw bed and from the aged
man ready for the skies and comes to the
house.
What doest thou here, thou bony ghastly
amid this waving gr;ls, and un-
der this sunlight sitting through the tree
branches: Children are at play. How quick |
ly their feet 20 and their locks toss in the
wind. Father and mot her stand at the side
of the room looking on enjoying their glec. |
IL does not seem possible that the wolf
should ever break into that fold and carry |
off "a lamb. Meanwhile an old archer stands |
looking through the thicket. He points his 1
arrow at the brightest of the group. He is I