The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-02

around their own iresiGes He who loves
not his home tloves not his country, and
he who carries into public life the purity
OF his fireside carries chat which makes his
country great. Patriotism like charity
begins at home, where the father is prophet,
priest and king. Ordering well his very
own prepares him to serve his conntrymen.
The Scottish bard thus sings of home life
that elevates his nation. After describing
the meeting of the returning sons and
daughters to the paternal Preside, the
cheerful supper and family prayer, he adds:
From scenes like these old Scotias grandeur
springs,
That makes her loved at home, revered
abroad
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings;
"An honest mans the noblest work OF
God"
Scotia. my dear, my native soil;
For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is
sent.
Long may thy tardy sons of rustic toll,
Be blest with health and peace and sweet
content
And, oh, may Heaven their simple lives pre-
vent
From luXury's cortaeioD, weak and vile
Then howe'er rrowns and coronets be rent
virtuous populncc may rise the while
And stand Il wall Of fire around their much
loved Isle
o Thou who poured the patriotic tide,
That streamrd thro' WaIlac"s unaauutcd
heart
Who dared to molly stem tyrannic pride,
Or noby die tho second glorious part,
The patriots God peculiarly thou art.
His friend, inspircr, guardian and reward.
o, never, never Scotia's realm desert
But still the patriot and the patriot Lord
In bright succession raise. her ornament
and guard.
One word more and | am through The
text says that mar shall live by every word
that proceedeth out OF the mouth of God.
Not that he should select one portion of the
law of righteousness, and develop his char
acter only in that one line, to the cxclu.
sion or neglect Of others, but that side by
side as jewels in 3 crown should the faith
ful christian citizen cultivate his love Of
virtue, his morality, his religion his love
Of home and family his love o. countrv,
his love Of Gnd his love of man Let him
develop symmetrically, which alone csr
give righteous correctiVenesS A nature
that has one side hypertr0phed AMI the
other side atrOphied, one talent magnified,
while others are developed, hscomes "a kind
OF curiosity or genius hut his spiritual
state is not the enviable one TIE very
beauty and attractiveHess Of our Saviour
life was his symmetrical development, bis
orderly and dignifed genteness, his per
feet consideration of the natures and duties
about him, rendering to all men and all
things their dues. Tribute to whom
tribute was due custom to whom custom ;
fear to whom fear honour to whom
honour. He not only preached the way to
live, but he showed in his daily life the
way to live.
My dear friends, this Christ still lives
with US by his Holy Spirit. He has not
left US without witness, aud is not that
witness within your very selves? Suffer
it not to sleep within you six days out "t
seven. Garry it with you as your very
own, to your homes, to your business, at
your Preside, at your bedside, 10 your
families, to your neighhors let it be the
smile on your face, the light in your eye,
let is accompany you whithersoevrr you
go, in pleasure, in pain, in affection, in
prosperity, in trial. in temptation, in youth
to put on immortality, when with faithful
Christian zeal, you say, Lord, now lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace" The
night is far spent, the day is at hand let
us therefore cast eff the works OF darkness,
and put upon the armor OF light. Let us
walk honestly as in the day not in rioting
anu DRUNKENNESS, not IN cnambtrlng ana
wantonness, not in strife and envying. But
put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make
not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the
lusts thereof" for cit is written man sha'
not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceedgth ont OF TIE mouth os God. -
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