Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-09

importance. Nothing against sacraments;
they are divtnely commanded Nothing
against a rosary, II there be as many heart
felt prayers as beads counted. Nothing
against incense floating up from censer
amid Gothic arches, II the prayers be as
genuine as the aroma Is sweet Nothing
against Epiphany or Lent or Ash Wednes-
day OF Easter or Good Friday or Whitsun-
tide or Pain Sunday, II these symbols
have behind them genuine ropentancA and
eminiscence and Christian consecra-
But ceremony Is only the sheath 10
the sword, it is only the shell 10 the kernel,
lt Is only the lamp to the flame, 1t Is only
the body to the spirit. The outward must
be symbolics. Of the inward Wash the
hands by all means, but, more than all
wash the heart
Behold, also, as you see Governor Pom
.sus PLATE thrust his hands into this wash
basin the power of conscience. He had an
idea there was blood on his hands-the
blood Of an innocent person, whom he
night have acquitted II he only had the
sUu-7Su. FOC- FIIaUeI Ifis conscience was
lfter him, and he knew the stain would
neyer be washed from the right hand or
Ihe left hand, and until the day Of his
ieath, though he might wash In all the
LAYERS of the Roman empire, there would
DO still eight fingers and TWO tnumDs reu
1t the tips.
Oh, the power or conscience wncn IL 10
July arousedl With Whlp Oh scorpions
over bed OF spikes In pitcn Oh mlonlgnS
It chases guilt. Are there ghostss Yes,
not of the graveyard, but Of ones mind
i not af razf,
And thus, Brutus, amid his slumbering host.
Startled with Csesar's stalwart ghost
| Macbeth looked at his hand after the
midnight assassination, and he says:
nan :, -. ,uont,,r.,. oco.n uasb this blood
M. %aa,s 81 fron, nv bandS No. this INV hand viii
rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red.
The Voice of Conscience.
For every sin, great or small conscience,
which is the voice of God, has reproof,
more or less emphatic. Charles TX, re-
,ponsible for ST. Bartholomew massacre,
was chased by the bitter memories, and in
mis- dying moment said to his doctor, Am
PROSE Parry: Doctor, don't know what's 8
the matter with me; l am in fever OF
body and mind and have been for long
while. Oh, IL had only spared the inno-
,ent, and the imbecile, and the cripplep'
Rousseau declared in old age tf.et sin he
committed IN his youth still gave him
;leepless nights. Charles ii of Spain could
not sleep unless he had in the room a con-
lessor and two friars. Catiline had such
bitter memories he was startieu ab une
least sound. Cardinal beaulort, haVine
slain the Duke OF Gloucester, oIten ~ In tne
night would say: Away, aWayl why Ut
Fou look at mef hichara LII navlns
slain his two nephews, .wouid somecilnes
IN the night shout from MS coucii ano
>lutch his sword, ngntlng apparltioLs. LIE
Webster, having slain Parkman IN Dos1on
and while waiting for MS aoom' com
planned to the Jaller tnat tne prisoners Oh
ihe other side OF the wall all nlght IONS
kept charging him with MS crime Wnei
there We're no prisoners on uhe osner slu'
of the wall IL was tne VOICE Oh MS o"i
conscience.
From what old Auam anu ENe ory
hide when they had all the Worlu 10 tneln r.,
Selyess From thelr own conscienoe, VIVA
made Cain punlsnmene greater Ulitli !, =
,ould bearf his conscience. Mnao nia'u
Ahab cry out to the propnet, hasS ono |,
found me, 0 mine enemyr WnaD mao
7 The great Fellx tremple before 'iie no1i
missionary conscience. whi' in.,uo pei
snazzar teeth cna5ser Win oniA %no
: he saw nnger come ouo ol .lle pi.lu ~,
!, sleeve OF the mldnlgnt anu wrlle on 'ii
! 2lasterlnge conscience cohscieiico'
Grave Accuser.
Why is it that that man in this aud1enc'
:. with all the marks Of worldly prosperlt
y y upon him, is agitated while speak and
= now flushed and is now pale, and then I'll
Z breath is uneven, and then beads OF pc
. piration on the forehead, and then tt
y look of unrest comes to look of horror an
lespair2 l know not. But he knows, an
God knows. 1t may be that he despoile
g fair young life and turned innocence II
Il 70 waif, and the smile Of hope into I'll
It brazen laughter Of despair. Or 1t may
II that he has in his possession the proper1
p Of others, and by some strategem he keel
'r It according to law, and yet he knows 1T
5 not his own, and that II his heart shou
s. stop beating this moment he would be
4 hell forever. Or it may be he Is respons
or BILE for great mystery, the disappearan
or ,f some one who was never heard of, al
a. ;he detectives were baff1ed, and the trac
ls were all covered up, and the swift nor
10 or the rail train took him out OF reach, ai
7, here are only two persons in the univer
q, who know Of it-God and himself. q
" present at the time of the tragedy al
g. present at the retrospection and conscien
" --conscience with stings, conscience vi
q pinchers, conscience with fails, consclen
IS with furnaces-is upon him, and until
" mans conscience rouses him ne does =
repent. Wna5 maoe tna5 LaEiner oohsers
y % sod go 10 ms lnnuel helsnDpr 1nu q
y .Neighpor, nave TOUT =, yoal sno'