Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-28
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Considerable areas Of corn have been
planted.
we take walk through the woods
near by ard we find instead Of the
fir-tree, the thorn. and instead of the
myrtle tree the briar.
Some drunkenness. See how that
fellow-man degrades himself by let.
ting the evil one cheat him out OF his
sublimest dowry-reason. As the
bursting glories of Spring come d.
rectiy out OF bleak Winter and re-
vive the hopes Of men. so a regen-
crate feeling may take place in q de-
generate mind. There was q time
when we could not taste intoxicants
and preserve our normal status.
During our innocent days, i.e., our
childhood, we were taught that man
should not trust in any goodness of
mas own, and as il made an indelible
impression upon our mind, we hum
bly, asked Him who is perfect God
and perfect Man to aid us TO over
come our weakness, and we are a
living example of His great mercy.
We do not exaggerate. Truth is the
reverse Of falsehood. Truth has for
its Synonym purity the climax of
all the graces. Falsehood symbo-
Lies hypocrisy-the nucleus of every
species Of crime. Every man has
his peculiar weakness. Achilles
had his vulnerable spot. A sad and
truthful acknowledgment. Ii is
photographed in our memory and
fills our heart with bitter dew.
The winds are tenacious and i'm
placable. Their swift redoubled
blows confuse.
New faces are seen. Many former
ones exist only in the memory OF the
past. Time, noted parenthesis in
boundless eternity, develops great
changes, and it is measurably al
healer of ennui.
Wenoticethat many youngchickens
are out. Some poultry raisers eclipse
their neighbors. Mrs. NJ. ]. Ridgell,
Of Scotland, has one hundred and
eighty $50 which bask in the sun
shine or become oblivious to sur
roundings by taking brief maps under
the warm coats of mothers and foster
mothers.
Ministers of the Gospel are active
and they do not fail to warn their
several congregations of the great
enemy Of souls who travels about as
a roaring lion and frequently in the
garb of an angel of light. How he
tests the solidity OF ones religion
This is no: hypocritical bosh, for
ambassadors of God tell US so; and
in truth, do they not brighten the
world with their holy lives?
Blacksmiths are kept busily en-
gagged. Listen Clanking of anvils
ring in the distance the rhythm of
work amidst the harmony of nature.
New dwellings, new machinery.
The former is dogma-the latter is
an idea.
An occasional magistrates trial.
Robin says to Felix, you are as mean
as snake. Felix becomes purple
with anger and smacks r in the dex-
ter eye. A trial ensues.
Query. Isn't this an illustration
of the truth that men are human be-
ings and not, at least while on earth,
angelic
Mrs. Alice Brownley and son Ar
thur are visiting friends of Balti-
more.
QMr. and Mrs. Grissinger returned
home per steamer Calvert q few days
ago.
The private school for colored
children taught by Mrs. Alice Bris-
coe, nee Turner, formerly of Mass,
is well patronized. This is crafty
ing to persons who are friendly to
the race. We take a retrogressive
glance and let our mind travel
through the Dark Ages. For hun
dreds of years not one man in a thou
sand could read or write. Result
Ignorance, brutality and barbarism
prevailed. Apart from qualifying
men for the exercise of more and
more political power, education
makes them more trustworthy and
predisposes them to respect lawful
authority. Intellectual and moral
education should not be separated.
and we have to learn that they an
tagonize each other. AzzANA.