Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-14

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its FIRST clinican.
We have not forgotten and don't
mean ever to forget-the alluring
charms of social life and refinement
that pervaded our Southern -
land homes, and blessed eac
ing generation of its childrths
We have not forgotten and don ]
meat ever to forget that courteous
mannerism and intercourse among
its people, that distinguished them
as almost q unique civilization of
the earth.
We have not forgotten and don't
mean ever to forget that Southern
Maryland never drank Of the dis
NAL wine of Puritanism.
We have not forgotten and don't
mean ever to forget that no money
changer or usurer ever lived or
could live in the atmosphere of
Southern Maryland.
We have not forgotten and dom
mean ever to forget that no pluto
crat tvrant ever put his iron heel
upon the neck Of resident South
ern Marylander.
We have not forgotten and don't
mean ever to forget, that heresy and
achism never found a victim within
ito border to tortue or burn.
We have not forgotten and dom I
mean ever to forget the thousand
other equally precious memories of
Maryland men and things.
And We have not forgotten and
don't mean to forget that fair-coast-
al land-our homes by the waters
the land of Southern Maryland.
But permit me to turn from this
inspiring picture and look upon an
other of tOday's for contrast and
admonition. And what do we see?
AS urgent need for men of the in
flexible stamp sacrificing devotion
piercing Instrumental reach and
tenacity as were our forefathers, in
times of their utmost emergency.
am not binding sounding adjectives
together for effect, nor do / believe
forecast the future too gloomily,
nor exact too much for the present.
The dangers the wise men of TO-
day are seeing, are like unto great
sea waves mounting in height,
power and gloom, higher and higher,
each recurring year. The cry fol-
peace disarmament, arbitration, con.
ciliation, brotherhood -of-man goes
on a pace, rising impetuously To
heaven as never before. Temples
of Peace are built upon the earth,
the central one, at The Hague, vyine
in ARCHITECTURAL splendor with the
finest in the world. Millions and
and millions of money are being
poured out by the peace-lover and
philanthrophist to rear and adorn
these peace offerings, and invite
seating of the world and conference
over ways and means of peace. But
these frail human things do at best
carry with them sad implications OF
fear and foreboding. They connote
only too plainly storm and trouble
as peace and good will among men
The world some how, fails to pause,
for peace-worship but continues to
; forge the cannon-build the war.
ship-supply the arsenal and drill
men for war and death. The fac,
; is all too obvious, America and hel
won freedom have reacted on a once
chained world.
Man and Democracy have wor
freedom nearly the world-over
Italy has just bestowed the ballot
on an additional FIVE millions of he,
illiterates and taken the experiment
And now what will men do with il:
And again how will men do with it
If on answers-all the laws am
prophets do not hang, ] venture u
believe you will agree with me il
saying much human happiness de-
pends. The living man to-day
acknowledged of the largest ration
allied experience and political dis
cernment sees turbulent changes
: everywhere. Lesser men than Johr
Morly know that we are in the midst
of world-spread social revolution
amid cross-channel currents Al
rough as the English run-pregnan
of consequences TO man telleth
: We have a fair right to inquire
What is the temper of this our na
tion to-day? What is the temper ol
other nations ! No man knows
But this we do know, that restless
ness and rumblings are felt Al
tremors above an earthquake. w,
may gauge and Judge of effect. bu
when the cause or causes lie burieG
in the breasts and opinions of in
Vulnerable unloosened multitudes Of
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