Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-06-25
Let There BE Lisht.

So spake the divine voice in the
dawn of creation and forth with light
filled all the armament, crowned all
the earth and broodcd over the waters.
But. alas! man cannot So quickly and
easily command light and procure it.
So when the cry: Let there he light"
arose from the pariShioncrs of Our
Lady'S Chapel al Bcauvuc. after their
long cropping in the Scmi-darkncss of
few oil lamps, there was much talk
of installing u gas machine in the new
church. Talk is cheap and often tire
some, but when "A muniiccnt offer like
that made 10y Mr.. BERTHE Abel, the
enicrpriSing and reliable agent in
these parts of the Colts gaS-making
machine, comes our way We realize
that mt last the Bcauvue parishioners
are To have the means of Illuminating
their church for evening services and
their basement for the various occas-
ions that call for its use: and they are
not going TO balk ut the cost of the
generosity of Mr.. Bertie Abel, who
has pledged himself To devote so much
toward defraying Tvs expenses, they
have started out on a whirIwind cam
paign tai raise within less than six
weeks the balance required to paw, on
the date agreed on, the bill for the
machine and To put up Suita BILE fixtures
friendly rivalry is already on foot
among the various associations of the
parish To Guido one another in col
lecting the amount of money necessary
Tor the work ahead and practically
every wage Garner has made up his or
her mind tn contribute generously to
the iund desired. IL is expected that
lew II any will give less than fifty
cents apiece. The Holy Name Society
ihadc up oil the foremost men of the
parish, has voted to take the lead in
collecting: and its Treasurer. Mr..
Giles Dyer, stands ready To receive
the Offering of its members and the
friends of the Chapel, be they residents
oi any part of the county or domicil-
cd IN the various big cities of the
Union, all Interested. who read. take
notice and help the Holy Name men to
raise ut least $40. Our Lady's SodaI-
lty, composed of the most approved
ladies OF the parish, is also going to
oe strictly on the job, as these ladies
are not whit less keen than the HOLY
Name men In their ambition to head
the list of revenue raiSerS.
Ladies first is a stirring cry. and
though men would save them from
every peril, they are accustomed to let
the gentler element of human society
plunge into all those labors of love
and sacrifice that win so MANY victor
les for God and country. Hats of to
the ladies and here's wishing they may
bc able to raise as much as the HOLY
Name men or even Surpass them in the
race for the memorial statue of ST.
Joseph that is to be drawn for by the
members of that society that excells
In raislng means for settling the light
blll. Finally the colored sodality,
mat counts among its members the
best coiored folks of the Beauvue dis
trlct, Is determined To do its share to-
wards bearing the burden of the ex-
pense OF the lighting plant. Compare
tlvely lew In number, but strong in
'ialth and anxious 10 do their duty.
Inc coiored members of our Lady's
Chapel Parish will rally around their
saAAodrh LItdSustE.
Arthur Thompson, will make every eff
fort To raise the price of the fixtures
This will be their work and by mean.
oil an entertainment and a minstrel
show, they intend to pile I'D a few
greenb lcks. The officiafcoliectors for
the the gas machine fund will, of
course, he the respective treasurers of
the various societies connected with
the church-namely Mr.. Giles Over,
Tor the ii. N. Society: Miss Lucy
Yates, for Our Lady's Sodality, and
Arthur Thompson, for the CoIored
Sodality: but other officers of the So
cieties can receive contribution to be
turned into the hands of the treasurers.
Ii Is deemed advisable to keep a re-
cord of the name and amount of the
donors to our lighting fund. These,
by their generosity, will prevent any
addition being made to the already
existing debt on Our Lady's Chapel.
and will enable FIR. Stanton TO carry
out his long cherished design of pro-
viding for his people suitable light
while they are at their devotions and
through that light give safety and
comfort To all who love the shrine at
Beauvue and glory in its general ex-
cellence. 5.