Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-07-25

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To tell fhe story G. 1ewzsh bzszuxE ana ieaxe
out reiixion Is inpcasIbze. II every paee a
that history Gca itFaz ar4 Eaov1z
To SER the story a. Amarsonn bsss0ry ana
leave out religion wani4 y e9naily imp0ssz-
be. In ever PARA e. t8s< hizsory God. Tie
same blessed Being tha< 3<o&e - Abrahan
and convsrsed With Akasea Nves and novss.
When Columbus 81 Hszfca - frsE voyage
70 Tie Iand Of the ssttlne <4n he speaks ID n
Journal Of the mcaiss - BE- sshen Cor the con-
yerslon q its people % CAxzezzAnItr. and when
the weary voyase wasoEs< al kls feet zoueh-
ed tie new land, he shrew k;zasclf On his knees.
kissed the earth ana weps fnr j0v.
IL was someEhin9 mu<@ thaa a6veutnre.
Something mors thar wTaz<1 HAT nc<unfes
those early discoveries Mr. Gzlberf. who lost
bis life ca the return voEaxo frorn this coun-
try. said as . last message - MS fellow-roys-
gers: I'VE are as near - hezrez ~ ses e By
land
what was the motlve thai naovcd Lord Bal
ttmore 20 found Maryiandf Was Il NOD reIl-
gions what was the prlnc1ple that actuafea
oglethorpe 90 found Goorxlaf what was IL
that pcrvaded the life g hssn whose name Is
welded 20 the state af PeznsgEFansa7 was Il
not the spirit and teaehina Of yesus Chrisf.
America belongs tofhe @on Of God. Her CIV
ilIzstion Is not the oufcoze of TIE teachings Ct
Confueius nor Mahommed. but u 5os<
Her laws. based upon chrlsfian pfza
the echo Of Gods etsrnAt Laws.
re who spake = never aasn ~
Cd the heartx Of her C1Ionisss3
the sqais % ths ereas; za*s 7rous
zAs Euturs e ou csuntsy whas shall Il sss
We desire to speak IN tie light Of pest hisso-
~. a. 20 the falthfulness ana devotion 70 God
and the strict adherancs - TIE principles Of
our noble founders. A nation that acknowl-
edges not God Is just es certainly doomed 20
destruction a. night succeeds day. God said
they that honor Ne I win honor. and they that
despise Ne shall be lightly esteemed. Thls IL
applied to nations and individuals as well.
We come 10 notice there 4 dark spot upon
the national calendar. That 10 the two hun
dred and nfty thousand licensed saloons In our
country, carrying down to drunkard,s grave
annually seventy-flve thousand human souls.
Only few years ago we passed through . no.
BILE struggle. About Is millions Of cultivated
and wealthy people lay themselves at the feet
of few oppressed and down-frodden Cubans
In one hundred days the letters were stricken
from Il millions people. This was right. and
We believe In accoraance with Gods divine
plan. But ID IL not true I'm q moral sense, that
rs nation we are under bondage, slaves to
King Alcohol But personal liberty has been
challenged as m argument IN favor or the open
saloon.
Let me draw q few practical illustrations.
Suppose smallpox would brock out In my fam
lily. what would be the results Would not my
house be Guaranteed, and every member Of
my family compelled 70 remain in doors and
ell nelghbors and friends kept out 2
Then again, IL a man would buy q building
lot in the heart OF large city and he would
formulate his plans for building frame house,
would he not soon be Informed that he could
not erect a frame house on his own lot. but
must build brick onef He may say this Is
free country, and why can't build the kind
OF house desire? Because. says the oflicers,
your personal liberty must give way before
the demand Of higher good. the preservation
of the public health.
It 10 true that great success has came 20 IA
as q nation. but IL it were possible for all of
the intellect of this God-fayored people could
be concentrated into one mind IL could not
have the proper conception OF the success
which would come to this country with thu
dark spot obllterated from our national calen-
dar-that IL. the open saloe1v Thus the ship
Of State il I'm danger. caught between thsteefh
Of the legslized rum trafzc Of the state and the
consistent. intelligent and moderate drinkers
Just in the harbor OF victory the fierce winds
opposition seek TO drive this gallant bark, hea-
Why freighted with the lives Of millions, on 70
the dreadful breakers. Many anchors have
been cast out from bow and stern 20 hold the
good ship, namely. Sons Of Temperance, Rech-
abites. Good Templars. al Of which we're good
anchors in ordinary weather. but In the pres
emit dread storm their cables are too short and
their flukes don't bed in the soil deep enough.
Something better 10 needed. What In itf The
single anchor OF prayer and the long cable of
faith and works. Praying with all supplica-
ton in the spirit, the effeetuai, fervent D. aver
availeth much. Prayer takes hold on Gods
power as with the grip Of giant, and the cable
OF faith and works IL strong and long. Have
faith in God An things are possible to him that
believeth. Ask what ye win In afy name and
viii do il. We are 70 acknowledge God as the
leader IN this crusade. to pat no confidence In
the arm Of fesh. but by prayer look for wis
dom and victory from Hisz.
W. = DAuGHKRTY.
THuRNoSr, Nh, July, 1901.