Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-01
THE RELIGION OF DANIEL,

Ana N my name y not lhulN hAleANs
I'll think IL wOndrOuS. declare.
THE RELIGION OF DANIEL.
Bishop Paddock Compares IL
With the Religions of Impulse
and Expediency.
He began by speaking OF the captivi
ty of David, saying: "The tyrant King
made golden image and commanded
all to bow down and worship it. Daniel
and his two Jewish companions refused.
The King was informed, and although
Daniel held high position at Court he
and mis- companions were DEGRADED and
punished because they would not wOr-
ship that golden image They were
willing to face death rather than aban-
don their religious convictions. The
story of Daniel is good illustration Of
the power and value OF the religion OF
principle. There is religion OF impulse
and there is a religion OF eXpedienCy
That of Daniel is the only safe religion
TO have, for it is based on convictions
deep, strong and broad. There are
many aystens of religion which rest up
on principles OF impulse and eXpediency.
A certain degree OF personal piety goes
with these, but the religions OF impulse
and expediency will not stand the test
of the fiery furnace. The seeds are not
well rooted or well grounded. Mere i'm
pulse nowadays often takes the place OF
and is mistaken for true religion. \
mans religion is married by the eXpedl-
ency element but may not be altogether
DESTROYED. Nevertheless, where tine
foundation is expedienCy the religion is
closely allied to hypocriCy. The religion
of the three young lSraelites was one OF
principle. When the royal mandate
went forth there were but two courses
open 10 them they must fall down be-
fore the image or refuse; adhere to the
religion of their fureiatherS or COWariiy
abandon il. Under the trial the religion
ofexpediency would have yielded. But
Daniel and his companions did not yield
they did not fall down and worship
the image, although the punishment
which their refusal involved was to be
shared by the whole Jewish race IN
Babylon. They resisted and went
through many trials for their COnvlc-
tons. Their conduct was heroic and
sublime. The men of expectancy would
have obeyed. They would have shaped
their course "a their interests pointed.
The religion OF principle, although II
would not seek a martyrs fate would
not shun il. In his supeeme devotion
TO right Daniel turned drai ear TO all
temptations and his religion made him
| careful in the midst of trouble ami fear
less i'm the presence OF impending peril.
His religion is one which can be relied
on always. Ii will live through every
danger and difficulty. In the fiery fur
mace OF Scorn it will cling To us and guide
us through the perllious voyage OF lie.
RENDERING GOOD FOR EVIL.
II is the part OF Christian duty to ac-
cept the condition in which We are, and
10 make that condition beautiful. The
heart is loom, and it may weave what
soeyer garment it will TO throw over the
thing that is harsh and uncomely.
From the beginning of society the weak
have had to complain against the strong.
There is no such thing as universal JUS
tice in a practical form. The art OF life
is to live more beautifully than the con-
ditions into which your life naturally
tends. Those who are ground down in
the wavs OF life to-day-if the poor wo-
/ ,l,., l-T,r L InUr
a shirt, shall she do poor work. DO II
rs unto the Lord, and not unto men.
WOrkingmen with long hours and in
sufficient wages are discontinued now
they are leaguing and forming al! sorts
OF organizations. Against these things
| have not a word To say; but the way
out is i'm mans own nature. The trans
formation must 20 deeper than any
mere organization. ShiitlesSnCSs in
work, fewer hours, eyc-srryiCe-these
things are all malignant and evil and
tend 10 make the mischief worse. The
only medicine for inequalities OF COndi-
ton is the medicine OF glorious nature.
The worlds way is To sulk, to detraud
those who deiraud. TO cheat him that
cheats. To fight fire with fire, give some
thing OF the devil to him that possesses
the devil, 10 be ugly. Gods way Is that
Won behave with such nobility that
every one shall see how hateful il the
wrongdone. II, underall circumstances
of opposition, men should render good
for evil, they would win against the
world and against all hell. In the end
the right will triumph, and seltishness
pride AMI ignominy 20 under. In the
lOng run manlueSs will be vlndiCattd.-
Henry Ward Bochsr.
How Long Have 1 to Live?'
II is not every one who asks himself
this question, because, Strangelyenough,
il is the belief OF most persons that their
lives will not be exceptionally lengthy,
However, life assurance companies are
aware of the crrdUlouS weaknesses OF
those whose lives they assure, amt have
therefore complied numerous tables Of
expectancy Of life for their own guild
ance, which are carefully referred to be-
fore a policy is granted. The following
is one Of those wcll-authcntiCated tables
i'm use among London assurance COM
panies, showing the average length Of
life at various ages. In the first column
We have the present ages OF persons OF
average health, and in the second col
umn We are enabled to peep, as it were,
behind the scenes OF an assurance office
and gather from their table the number
OF years they will give us To live. This
table has been the result of careful cal
culation, and seldom proves misleading
OF course sudden and premature deaths,
as well rs lives unusually extended, Oc-
casionallv occur, but this is a table ofthe
average expectancy OF life OF an ordinary
man of woman:
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