Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-06-13
a Peculiar Star.

Slain on tie evening of his marriage by
his bride. lldico. who WAS hired for the
assassination. his followers bcwailcd him
not with tears, but with blood. cutting
themselves with knives and lanccs. He
was put into thpc coflins-thc first OF
iron, the so,3rd Of silver and the third Of
gold. lie Was buried by night. and into
his grave We're poured the most valuable
coin and Precious Stores. amounting TO
the wealth of Kingdom. The gravcdig-
gers and all these who assisted at the burial
Were niaSSarr"l. 50 that IL would never he
known where - much wealth was entomb-
cd The Enann empire conquered the
world. but A;till conquered the Roman
empire. He was right in calling himself n
scouryc, bat instead ~ hcing the Scourge
of God he was the Scour,,co of hell Because
Of his hrilliancc and bitterness the COM
mentators were right In believing him TO
be the star Norwood. As the regions he
devastated were parts most opulcnt with
fountains AID STRAINS and rivers. you SEQ
how grapli' - this reference In Revcla-
ton. There fell n great star from heaven,
burning ~ !, vcrc n lamp. and II fell up
on the third rart of the rivers and upon
the fountains Il waters and the name 81
the star Is called Norwood
Have you ever IA ught how many Inn
FILTERED lives ;icrcarc all about us-misnn-
thropic. morbid. acrid. siturnincs The
European | la:t from which wormwood Is
extracted. Ar;c:nisiI nbSinthum. IL n per-
ennial plant. and I'll the year round II Is
ready 10 cxutlc its oil. And In many hui
man lives there Is perennial distillation
OF acrid ext cricnccs. Yea, there are some
whose whole work Il - shed 81 balcful in
1ucncc on others. There arc Attilas Of the
home. or Attilas OF the social circle or At
tllas Of the church. or Attllas of thc state.
and one third OF the waters of all the world,
II not two-thirS!s the waters are poisoned
by the falling 81 the star Wormwood. II
is not complimentary to human nature
that most men, as soon as they get great
power, become ovcrbclrlng The more
power men have the better, II their power
be used for good. The less power men have
the better. II they Use II for evil
Birds circle round and round and round
before they swoop upon that which they
are aiming for. And II my discourse 50 far
has bccn swinging round and round, this
moment II drops Strii hit on your heart
and asks the question: l. your life II bcne
diction To- "i.r-S or an imbiticrmcnt, u
blessing or a ri!rsc. q h.lSim or wormwoody
Some Of yDu. | know. an, morning stars,
and you arr making the dawning life II
your children bright with gracious inilu-
cnccs. and YOU a'c !clming upon all the
opening enterprises nf philanthropic and
Christian ciid@ivor. and Won are hcralds
OF that day of gospclization which VIII yet
flood all the mountains and valleys 81 our
sin cursed earth Hail. morning start
Christian hope.
Some of you urc evening stars, and YOU
an cheering the last days of old PEOPLE.
ard though cloud sometimes come, over
YOU through the qucrulousness or unr,.a.
sonahlcneS~ Of yuur old father and mother
il Is only for moment, and the star soon
comes ont clear again ANA Is seen from all
the balconies ~ the nciehborhood The old
people viii forgive your occasional short
cnmingS for they themselves several times
lost their patience when Sou were young
and slapped You when you did not deserve
IT. Hail. evening star, Hang ON the dark
ening sky your diamond coronctl
wormwood.
But arr amy Of you the star wormwood?
Do you snold and growl from the thrones
patcrnal or maternal! Are your children
eycrlastlngly pcckcd at: Ar you always
crying 'Hushr' "a the merry voices ard
swift feet, and their laughter, which occa-
sionally tricklcs through mt wrong times
and Is suppressed by them until they can
hold II M longer. and all the harricrs
burst into unlimited guffaw and cachinna-
tion, rs in high weather the water has
tricklcd through slight opening In the
milldam, but aftcrwnrl makes wider and
wider breach until II carries all before It
with Irresistible frshcts Do not lie too