Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-07-08

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i Thanks, dear sirs and the many read
ers Of the BEAcox, advocates OF Nor.
lnnnism hasen't found their war to thi,
isolated section Of So. Mary's. Monoea.
my = practiced. and we think that fol.
lowers Of Joe Smith would find il diff
ncuit matter 70 make converts. Man
rises above the brute creation. In the In.
teilectuai powers which ne displays; and
II il certainly gratifying to our feelings
to know that the inteIIect of our neigh
bors Is too deep and abiding to be fooled
into the belief Of Mormanism. an ssisrn. .
the underlying principle Of which, il
perniciousIy immoral.
There was Mass at Sc. Michaers last
Sunday. As usual the church was
crowded, proving Enthusiastically to right
thinking minds that the souls immortal.
lily i not fallaey. and that the belief in
Him who came on earth TO teach truth
and hope 20 the children of men. Is sure
and steadfast.
We notice that Sunday School has
been organized at Friendship M. e.
church, and the school at st. Michael's.
! which meets every Sunday at = D. m, IL
well attended, both by white and coIorea
children. We trust that the newly or
ganized school. although numerically
weak, may increase, and that much good
may be accomplished. Christian actiyi-
~ Is essential TO its growth, etc. We
have often noticed during our half cen
fury of years that spasmodic effort often
does more harm than good in any under
taking. II seldom consummates because
the impulse generally dies before il has
time to develop. ASunday School prop
eriy conducted is blessing to any CON-
Esunity- itteaches children that the will
OF God can be done here "A Il il i'm hea-
Ten- IL teaches children how to be.
come the children of God and heirs TO
heaven. IL teaches children how to pray
afight-to send up prayers to the mercy
seat now before it In changed to an in
exorabie judgment-throne. Gracious
God Give us good teachers. especially
for our Sunday Schools-men and wo-
men of true Christian character, who de-
light TO do your work.
Summer resorts are beginning to show
some life. A dancing pavilion has been
been erected at Dunbar's ON Smiths
Greek.
Soon ladies will make their appear.
ance on bicycles, and we will not be re-
miss to report styles of costume. etc.
The world moves and things look I'M
promising.
Politicians are rampant. How sour
some OF them look. Be pleasant look
ing gentlemen. Remember you cannot
make men and things harmonize with
your whims. "The middle wall of narti-
ton" between you and the masses cam
not be broken down by looking sour. A
saucer of molasses will decoy and en-
trap more flies than a whole barrel of
vinegar. True, discomfort anon o A num-
Der OF voters is q fact. It Is no idle
dream, no cunningly-devised fable. Lea
ders should take this truth rs a founda-
tion-fact to begin with. More. They
would do well TO take what is frequent
ly said in DOWNTOWN Locals in a liter
al than in tropical sense Discomfort
is disease needing to be cauterizcd.
False promises are d fruitful source of
discomfort. They create dreams of glo-
ry which are never realized. They
haunt men in their siumbers, and they
never cease to be the dark background
to the pictures of their Disconnected fam
cy.
We notice that old and young men of
this section are tobacco users in some
form. We are persuaded that the con-
slant use of tobacco is injurious, both to |
the physical health and TO the intellec- |
tual development. Il 10 gratifying, how |
ever, to note that cigarettes are more |
sparingly used than formerly.
Tomatoes are getting ripe, and we no. |
tice that Mr.. j. Forrest Freeman is max |
ing consignments of this vegetable to- A. |
Y. Gray, Washington, ID. C.
Look Fair Luna is with us again. Il |
is no illusion. See There she is. SO |
far and yet so near-24O, 900 miles--that's |
all. Objects, forsootk, may be physical |
or material. The vision that frightens |
the ghost-seer really exists as the exter-
nal forces of the cosmical system.
Aha Well, we INTERESTINGLY ac- /
we were found in fa0rante |
pretty rose. How fra
grant, too. Ii was. AzzANA. /