The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-12-02
AN ERRONEOUS BELIEF.
How o mistaken Theory Nearly Cost
wsil-Known Minister
Ills flfe.

The following remarkable statement, made
BY q welLknown Baptist clergyman, bellies
the unusual matter OF value It contains, viii
BE- found mos. readable and IDterestingi
MEssss. EbIroRsi have always believed
mosl FIRMLY In the brotherhood Of men, anl
that every human being is In duty bound TO
sssist hi. fellow man to the fullest erte I Of
hi, power. The relation, therefore, OF my
personal experience will, | trust, prove OF
benefit 10 many thousands In this land.
Ay earlier years were full OF health and
pleasure. After the completion OF my einca.
tvnal studies undertook the profession OF
teaching, AMI under the severe strain to which
was subjected | gradually becime reduced
% that the east exposure or excitement would
hr ng on sick head che. biliousuess md gen.
erai prosiratnn. esye up teaching AMI be-
gan 10 prepare for tue mInlstry, and although
studied hant my health seemei 10 grow no
worse. Finally / commenced preaching. .nd
then my Old phYsical troubles returned. The
slightest amount Of eertiln kinds Of food dis
tfessed me an brought on heavy d~ulinest,
dizziness AMI often great depression ~ mind.
A change u T. ON. atmosphere or clothing was
almost certain to cause 4 cold, ,ccomp panied b.
most painful suffering. ! attributed all this
to the severe work | vas obi ged 10 do In the
ministry, and 50 I'D not attemp, 10 remove Z
rett began 70 grow nervous and noticed
that MI feet we're cold. While my eft side md
back iFeqa,n painei me. | felt |, drgasY
or sleepy sensation after ealing, While a little
eEckement caused me 70 loss my apTetits en-
tire y. At "a res ms srihts wOlid be light
and l rouid feel astf I might liv. b a good
old age. when possibly n less than % hour
ny bead xoafi reel, my body ache sud |
would BE- overcome With a deathly sickness.
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out UPON the and this would be followed by
complete PROSTITUTION. II would be impossible
% describe tho suffering | enlurel ., these
tines, AMI yet ] attribute Il Ill 20 oyerwork
anil not o. ans special trouble OF disease.
IL was more than a year from tho time the
attfckA first began tlat | consulted a ply
sleian. lie txami-ed me and declared that
ms lungs we'e affected and that | was on the
rOsd 70 consumption. derided this idea and
90 ealled upon another doctor. But he told
ne the same thing. rs lid also the other medi-
cal men whom ] consulted. Indeed, they all
informed me that unless | went TO Colorado,
Dlkot1 or the sea coast there was lite hope.
However. | did not change climate, but tried
% continue my sork as best ! could. Aycar
ago last May and In the November and De-
cvmbcr following | had three severe attacks
OF ahit the doctors said was lung fever or
pneumonia recovered from these BY tho
MN1t AAlthAhf hhi ftuNf uNh u vi WI Wv Atlla
as | know now that my troubles did not orig
inatc In my lungs, but In ZONE other organs OF
the body. IL Il true, ] felt severe pains In mi
lungs and lexpectoratci a great de L. wss
extremely sensitive to cod, aud the least
draft or change Of a parel tended 10 bring on
aco'd. My breathilg was often most ain.
cult and IL frequently see ed that with all
my e%tertlons I could not got enough sir into
my lungs n satisfy them or keep my b'ood
fnre "A am lara In alatuHa kvsl~tlU1
over 90 pounds. aud being In the rrlme Of
my usefulness, you can Imagine how ! shrunk
non TIE Inevitable fate which seemed TO stare
10 IN the face.
One Sunday evening last Fcbruiry, upon
coming down from my pulpit, almost pros.
trAtei ana feeling that possibly II would bc
the las, time ! should ever enter Il agsin, q
member Of my church approached IRE sud
taii; Brother Humphrey. know Just what
You need to restore you TO health. have
been troubled Just a. YOU are aud ! am tet-
fee.ly vel nos.n thanked him for HE sng-
r%estions, but shook my head sadly, for | felt
tlat there was little hope for me. However,
aftc ] returned home | began 20 reflect upon
the subject, and finally sent my son 10 pro.
cure some Of the mcileinc which had bce1 81
rhly recommended II faith were an Gle
mcnt necessary 70 the success Of 4 medicine,
II ce-tAlnly was lacking IN this case, for | VA.
really h~ofeie.s Greatly 10 my surprIe, hos,
eter, begsn 10 fee much better, aud the fob
lowing Sunday ! ~ss able 10 preach with cum
p%arative e,se. eontinued 10 grov better a,
j couiinuedto use tie medicine, for n scene
10 reach my entire system I vas abls 4
preach, slng and work without exhaustion,
and today am . we'll mar, sleep soundly, ca
heartily, feel no lung troubles. and | bellev.
owe my life All health wholly TO Warner
Safe kidney and Liver Cure, which | eonsllci
: Abcnefsction TO suffering hun sniiy.
IL 10 only natural that since my recovery
should feel eutausiastlc over The rcmei]
) which hal restored me aud also observe III
effects upon others A q result, I an fore,
| 10 the conclusion that very much siekne.I
, which IA supposed TO originate IN the lungs
= arises wholly from disoriercd kIdneys an
liver. believe tlou.anls 81 people ere sui
fsrnr to-day and looking forward, a, va.
70 q c~nnsuinrsIve's grave, vhcs their lung
ore wholly sound and they might be restore.
to perfect health by the same m.ans TINT
: employed. Relieving these truths aud re II
: king their impoft,nce b the world, I com
gu, thus openiF. sni say that | believe, unde
uoL ,his remedy I, q public bcnefsetloa, sa'
i woua most cord ally aud esrpcstly enm
= mead u 70 the world ns blessing 10 humsnl
~ Rxv) n Y HUMPHREY,
Pastor Baptist Church.
Annof, I'LL, laiy "a Iss2