Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-05-23

downtown Locals.
(Froaa our Regular Correspondence
The w. and B. Club met at their room
ct 2 p m, 18th instant and to the great
surprise of your reporter the thirteen mem.
hers were present. The president in a
flow OF words" congratulated the Club for
their prompt attention, and announced that
X. L., the sedate bachelor Of st. Jerome's
woeld make few remarks upon Energy.
Silence reigned throughout the hall, and as
cur friend arose manifestations of delight
were pictured upon every face. Your
correspondent is unable to reproduce the
remarks in full, so your readers must be
contented with an imperfect report.
Mr.. President and fellow.members:
/ ask, is not freedom of speech consti.
tutioual privilege OF Americans? We, sir,
are g gregarious people, and when we
assemble and meet together" we have
more or less 20 say. I have somethingso
say relative to the subject selected, and
shall be as brief as possible. Ihave in my
minds eye picture of a steep hill-almost
perpendicular-with young man at its
loot or base, with his hat and coat lying
beside him and a pick axe ia his hand.
Look! see how patient he appears. Deter
lnination Is depicted upon his countenance.
Energy, sir, energy is that young mans
motto. See how he digs, stroke by stroke,
his patient look corresponding with his
words-"little by little and finally I'll get
through 10 the opposite side" Sir, we have
the testimony Of wise men that energy Is
the lever which moves the word. Show
me a man without energy, and will show
you the features of weakness prominently
depicted upon his countenance. Not very
far from ms is the majestic Potomac flowing
TO the sea, aye, rolling onward its accumu-
lated waters to the mighty deep. This
river is small in its beginning. Look at
that great oak that sweeps the air with its
many branches, and mocks at the blizzard.
1t was, sir, small in Its beginnings small
that the leaping hare might have forever
crushed it. 1t now towers-look.-to the
heavens. There are islands which adorn
the vast Pacific. How were they reared?
Patience, sir, and will tell you. They
were erected by the little coral insect,
which deposits one grain of sand at time
| till the whole of those islands are reared
up-erected. 1t is just so with human
exertions. Energy does the work for each
and every one of US, or ii is not done at
all. The greatest results are produced by
small but continued efforts II we, sir,
expect by waiting to rise by some bold
stroke, disappointment assuredly will be
our doom. We will probably resemble at
least the countryman who loitered on the
river bank, hoping, forsooth, that the
passing stream would exhaust its waters.
At the conclusion of our friends remarks,
storm OF applause greeted him, and q
bouquet Of pretty flowers was presented to
him by the president, gilt of one of St.
Inigo's fair daughters.
More rain and the cool weather deters
the growth Of corn and other products.
There will be no fruit OF consequence. All
of il Is more or less injured.
| We are well assured. that without con-
seriousness we can know nothing. We are
conscious that there is Coda great
supreme Being the maker-creator-of
man, compound of matter and spirit
Listenl The bell at 81. Mich@rs is being
rung-aEd what does it seemingly says
There is God of infinite holiness and
purity by whom acticEs are weighed.
Bow down before him, man, sinful man,
acknowledge your many faults-eschew-
ing-not presuming TO trust iri your own
righteousness-and he win pardon you for
his Sons sake. Rev. FIR. lyman and Rev.
Mr.. Wilson delivered telling sermons last
Sunday, and we sum up in n nutshell
their teaching: "Christ il the end Of the
isw for righteousness ID every one that
believeflI."
AzzANA.