Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-12-06
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The ENTERTAINMENT. ejhich came OF az
woodlawn. near Tall 9lne. SSH uliimo,
f,r the benedt ol & Mi3tx1's chnrch was
success Ia every ~ Ct pecnnisrily,
socially. etc To- Be u ~ explicit. il was
the en.ertaiument % fIek teasoB--an esjoy-
able affair-an oasis M mabosonous life
the bright beam whic expelled for few
hours the chrosnospheraioi an Isolated ex-
isience We name 10 <~t-no invidious
intention entersaines-sje ladies' who were
present. promising thss they Represented
the pink and flower III their respective
localities: Misses Em1a Wood. Myrtle
Beal. May Barnes. Lkssie Wood. Lily
Tarlion. Ella Clarke. Nay ". Powell,
Katie Foxwell. FsoA Bean. Eaie Wood,
Dora Wood. victsria Combe. Annie RaIey.
Annie Williams, Aggie Davis. Ola RidgeIl
JEANNE Elk. Misses RSiey, Of 81. Inigo's
Neck; Miss Tennison, Of Beaehville vicin-
ity; Eugenia Smith. Rosa Mckay. Massie
Clarke. E Beal. Mabel Raleigh. Many
thanks are extended 10 HI. aud Mrs. James
Bisc,se for the use of their dwelling. About
$50 wes realized, a handsome sum con.
sidering ths hard times.
Cool, crispy weather. which ministers
most invigoratingly ard most revivingly to
ones feelings. Ii dispels the lassitude SUI
perinduced by the recent and extremely
warm spell.
Well, the Stewards minissefs--of the
mysteries Of Cd. are sg.yisg not 10 forget
CD that IL Is required In st ewards that
man be found faithful Rev. FIR lyman
and Rev. Mr.. Minnick delivered very feel
ing sermons last Sunday. We entertain
no doubts but that their efforts awakened
in the hearts of their hearers feelings of
riehteousness--a zeal for their spiritual
interest
Schools! Well, what shall We say of or
about them? Stopi Listeni : hat class of
buys and girls-what are they reciting:
Listen! Why. they are reading, not in
that studied and artificial way, which
Co"p r :" sarcasiicaIly hits in his character
of one who
sells accent. tone,
And emphasisi in score. aud gives To prayer
The a'lagIp and adante il demands"
Their teacher knows her duty thorough
ly well. She knows how 70 teach-not
ieArn-reaiing in q proper manner, aud |
this is the basis Of good teaching Ii man
be endowed with reason. will rover, etc, !
does be not possess the power of dwelling
in the futuTe?, Is not hope part of his
existence? True, we desire 10 possess.
What? Future goodi Or, are we DESTROYS
o. possessing the treasures at the end OF
the rainbow? Well, call it pursuing
shadows or not.
Our merchants, Msssrs Benville and
Company, 10. Herman, Max Shuman.
Wallace Gray, w. p. Powell, Jim Holly
aud Jim Greenwich are "hesdiug" in the
right direction. Their mag nation does
not roam over scenes of ideal heaps Of vs.,
Ks, etc. No. But they are selling their
goods principally for cash. They are
aware thai the heart is deceiiful above
all thir gS'-that man, and woman, too,
are queer animsls-that promises are like
pie cTusts-thAi Pharfsees dwell outside OF
the Bible. and consequently that 1t is far
better t, shed q few real--genuiue-tears
over their merchandise than to sociferously
bohe O. after them.
The natural color OF leaves no long or
greet the eye. The still small voice of
conscience warns US TO stop a moment.
Fading leaves, Death! Sad, sad thought.
AZZANA.