St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-09
The syrian Malaria Conquered
REV. C. L. GooDELL, D. D., IN THE AID
VANCE.

During his illness abroad DIR. Good
ell wrote letter to the Advance de-
scrlbing somewhat at length his battle
with disease. After it was conquered
and he was on his passage home, he
penned the sequel from which we ex-
tract literally j
There is light along all the hills of
earth, for deliverance has come. The
heart is full of joy and gladness be-
cause of the escape from the prison
house of the sick room. Then was our
mouth filed with laughter. l will sing
unto the Lord new song, for thou
hast done marvellous things for me.
will abundantly utter the memory of
thy great goodness.
In Elisha's time there was death in
the pot in our time there is death in
the pools. At the previous writing,
the contest was not ended wearisome
days and nights were still appointed,
shadows darkened round about. There
was no rift in the clouds. In good
hour an able physician, DR.. j. r. Jeaff-
resOn, of bennington, was called. He
had treated with success invalids who
had returned from India in the last
stages of this disease. He brought sun
shine to the room at every visit. In
five days very great improvement
was effected. The victory seemed near
ut hand, when suddenly there was a
very severe relapse. A dangerous
hemorrhage occurred which lasted
many hours.
1t was a memorable night. The dis
ease had reached crisis. The patient
was very low and weak, and seemed
TO himself as one borne in peaceful
way out and beyond all thought and
care of earthly things, into sight of
the gates of gold--into the CLEAN OF
the eternal morning. But the time
was not yet come. The gates closed,
and he was left without, lingering on
the threshold, not then to enter into
the city, only beholdlng dimly its
glory. 1t was not the call to rest, bu
it was preparation for service. YouI
Heavenly Father knOweth that ye
have need of all these things.
The going home of Gods children
will be happy thing. 1t is always
pleasant to go home. 1t will be along
the bright way he has cast up and in
the light of his cOuntenance. If | go
to prepare place for you, will come
again and receive yOu to myself, that
where am there We may be also.
For sixteen days the invalid lay in
bed in one position. He was given
only the shadow of the simplest nOur-
ishment once in two hours, and re-
ceived the ministry of tender affection
and skill, night and day. At the end
of that time the sick one got out and
away from his bed by degrees, and
was cured, wholly cured! The malaria
was conquered after struggle of four
and half months. He had only to
regain his strength and go forth to
his work. 1t was a remarkable vic
tory, snatched from the heart of the
black country. | was brought low,
and the Lord helped me. Return unto
thy rest, 0 my soul for the Lord hath
dealt bountifully with thee.
1t has since appeared that at the
time when the danger to their pastor
was greatest, Pilgrim church came to-
gether for prayer, waiting before God
with earnest cry, and pouring out their
fervent lOngiDgs for a life they deemed
serviceable to them. With grateful
praise it should be written, that the
beginning of the recovery dates from
this cOnvOcation for prayer on Sabbath
afternoon, in the parlors of the church.
God bless the Pilgrims, and cause His
face to shine on all praying and SYM
pathetic friends on both sides of the
sea. "Call upon Inc in the day of
trouble, and will deliver thee, and
thou shalt glorify me-" After the
struggle and warfare of the world,
heaven will be sweet. By our trials
do we come to glorify God. l called
upon the Lord in distress the Lord
answered me and set me in Il large
place. | love the Lord, because He
has heard my voice and my supplica-
| ton.
From two pilgrimages t" the Holy
Land-One i'll the heat of autumn and
one in the spring. am convinced
that at any season the journey is at
tended with something of difficulty
and exposure, when undertaken even
under the most favorable circumstan-
ces. 1t cannot be lightly entered up
on, and without careful preparation.
1t is not place for holiday excur-
sion and although many ladies do
make it, and appear to suffer no harm,
at the same time it cannot be COM
mended to them as safe and easy
thing. DiscOmforts and hardships are
everywhere; malaria gives out it's
poisonous seeds for fever or dysenteIy;
spirited horses throw their riders to
peril of life or limb. Long horseback
rides in the heat greatly tax and ex-
haust the system; the hot khemseen
and scOrching sirOcco overcome many.
A storm coming out of season brings
disaster that cannot be measured. The
food provided, and the tent life have
brought many trials and perils that to
some are hazardous. Bishop Thomp-
son of +ho Ma+bo1;s+ oh,nob o