The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-03-31

.,;1er IN The Speo'atior a0t oo'nf t" '1fro
cntea and shattered ~st:treS and dn'ar's
SCULPTURE. responding: "Iheh"S hu'.r nnt
one te7nnle to God. JhaDes hated right
eorsra.s ard Lowell sin. TheheS was n
star. hrt she turned to worn wood ana nas
fallen"
Pahv,on VIII, 10, 90 +owe-= AZ! hoy
hrazan gates and hn- cynba.tla' walls. ina
erlendor 81 the e1rtn cofnered WITHIN fef
gates her hanging carip7S huUt by Ne
b~uchadna7z1r to nleasa his bride. ATT:,S,
who had hean hrouyHt m in n mo'rta'''
Qua country ara could 40. endNrn tie Eat
conn.rv around Bihvion. Those hanging
gardens built te~ra'e above terrG"". t!u1t
the HEIGHT ~ 40o feet th.ra wnra wnrl5
waving and fountains "lavinc. M ver,Crn,
the foliage. the glory. loohinC as il noun
Tain were on the VIM. On the tiofon n
king walking with his queen amonc TIE
e,atnaa. snowy white. |O0tfuc M ~ h'rds
BROUGHT from Distant lands and drinking
ont Of tanEar'S Gf solid cCti ar t0Oii0. OIL
over rivers and l~"keaupon nations suI'dre1
ana tribs+a-v, owing. t'Is not this great
Barvl0n Which I have butte"
What hatta.inc ram emot, tHa walls:
What u,0w-hHr. nofurn"t the car lens2
Wty3t army shittprel the hriZan ca'-s?
What lOnc. farce hiaSt o. storm pat out
thi. light which illnninatea the world
Wa f crash Of disoorl drove Gown the mT.
sic tNat nOurai from ra'ace window and
garden grove AMI called tie hnnGI"ters tc
their revel and the dlnrar to their fect2 ]
walk uOOn the SCENE OF desc atomic find
an answer and pick IN Dieces Of bitHmen
and brick aud broken pottery. the ranairs
OF Brbvlcn. hear the wild waves saving:
'Babyion was proud. Babylon was i'm.
pure. BABYLON was a star. hnt Nv SIN she
turned to NORWOOD and has fallen"
From the p-rsecntions o. tho pilgrim
fathers and the Hucueno.. in other Ian Is
Gn} cot ,pnp fhacn Cbnrpc = naticp r1'te
council fires of the ahoricineI vent ont in
the greater light or n free government. The
sound OF the warwhoor WAS exchanged for
the thousand wheels Of enterarisa md pro-
cress. The mild winters. the fruitful sum
mrrS, the healthful skies. charmed from
other lands a race OF hardy men. who
loved God and wanted to be free. Before
the wOodman's AZ forests fell and rose
again into shirs' masts and churches
pillars. Cities on the hanks OF lakes be.
gan to rival cities by the sea. The land
Ouakes with the rush OF the rail car. and
the waters are churned white tn the
steamers wheel. FABULOUS bushels OF
Western wheat meet on tho Way fabulous
bushels OF Eastern coal. Tlrs from the
North pass on the rivers fruits from the
South. And trading IN the same market
are Maine lumberman and South Carolina
rice merchant and OHIO farmer and Alaska
far dealer. Aud churches and schools and
Rsvlums scatter light and 'oye and mercy
and salvation unon 10 900. 0C) CT people.
pray that our nation nav not cory the
crimes OF nations that have persisted: that
our cup OF blessing turn &c: 20 vormwood
and We go down. an nv nature and nv
grace an optitnist. aud : eX3eGt that this
country will continue &c ADVANCE until the
world shall reach the m:.ieEial era. Oul
only safety is in righteousness toward ROD
the goodness Of the Lord to this land
and break his Sabbaths, aud improve
not by the dire disasters that have ugai,
and again come to us as u people, arc
we learn saving lesson neither frc.r
e;7i WA. no. rac:ny ~er,d-ntc. no:
LroI-ht nor mild-w, nc1 scourse Of locust
quo SrasshOpDer; If tls po.itica. CORFU -
:fNn which ma, poisoned tho foundations
Ct puhlio virtue ana Destined the hiyt
:.acas OF authority. making free govern.
men. at tim IS a Kissing and q bywori il
all the eattn; il the drunkenness ana Ii
centicusntsS thai stagser and biaspne IA
IN the streets OF our great cities. AS thong,
they were rearhit. atier tlef1ue Ct a Cor.
inth and a Sodom. are no. repented tf. w
will yet SEQ tbs snoE. o. our L~Gtion's Iii,
The pillars OF our national and State CAP.
to!S will fall more d.sastrjusiv than Me.
Sampson pulled 1owA tle Dragon. 81
future historians will record u3on -.e r..4
believed with generous tears the story -..ht
the free nation OF tle west arose ,,
splendor which made the world stare. i
had magnificent possibilities: it fo-,o,
God; It hated justice; il .u.coi its crime.
It halted on its high march: i
reeled under tho blow Of alanitv
it fell. ani rs it was going down all ia.
despotisms o. eartn from the ton O
nloody thrones began to shout: An.
SO won!d We have it, White ~str1.-linc
and oppressed peoples looked OFT fr,u
dungeon b.fs, with tears an croens unI
cries OF uuto.d agony. tie scorn OF tho.,
and the Voc q these, nnitln. In tbs *
clamation: Look youder! 'Fl.ra ~, :
great star from heaven bUrniD. asir war.
Il amp, and Il tei, upon tic thru par, r
y tln rivers I'D nEnn tLA. L., -.