Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13

some way the longevity OF the human
race is to be improved and the average OF
human life increased from 30 wears 10 100.
As it is now we hardly get an education
and start in our profession or occupation
b ore e are emeritus. We die az tbe
opening Of the conflicts of Hfe-at Bull
Run instead Of Gettysburg
Another remark: all styles of recre-
alton among those under consideration
are only intended to fit us for usefulness.
Have any of YOU fallen under the deiusien
that your chief aim ought 10 he TO enjiy
yourself? Hand me a list of those people
whom you find all hours of the day and
evening in places of entertainment, and
vii give Won list Of people who are he
ing sacr fed for both worlds. Pepper, salt
sugar. cinnamon arc good ard important
10 tn ir place, hut that would be an I'M
healthy repaSt in which there was u0ih-
inc else on the table. Amusements and
recreation are the spice and condi-
ments of the solid feast of this
life, but some of you over-pleasuriny peo-
PIE are trying to teed your body, mind
and soul on condiments. Only those who
have useful work 70 do, and do it well, are
entitled 10 recreations. The Bible was
not sarcastic. ~ is generally supposed.
when H. saws: "Reiojce, o vOung man in
thv youth, and lev Thy heart cheer thee in
the days OF thy youth; but know thou that
for all these thin God will bring thee
unto JUDGMENT" 1T means to say: "Have
a good tim; have real good time, but
don't 20 into anything that the judgment
throne will frighfen. Don't forget your
dut es; don't forget YOUR Immortality"
Scion made alaw that every man should
onc" wear show 10y what trade he cot a
liV NJ. II he could no show that he d
any business he as arrested and pu =
l-hed ia tn ct. II a man in olden time
want q TO be IN a r man citiZ n the Of
ticnr of the law would take the mans
hand and teal it 70 see whether it was
hard ar soft, and conclude if hard he was
industrious, and if soft he was id'e.
While in our time many a man with soft
hands is diligent. because he does his
work with the brain, and consequently
The palm does NOT get cailOus, we must
3il have something earnest and useful tn
do, aud our recreatons are only to rein
torce our capacity. Any game or eXer-
else from which YOU cannot return at
night and say: 80 Lord, bless the amus'-
mpnt In which | have ENGAGED this
evening to my better qualification for the
duties OF this life'' was an entertairm Mt
in which Won had no RIGHT to indulge.
Living is "A tremendous affair, and alas
for the man who makes sport and game "A
depletion instead o. an augment alton.
One time when Rome was b sieged by
iiaunihais army a great shout Of laugh
ter inside the city strangely alarmed the
surrounding army, and il fl q in Wild pre-
c'pitatiOn. But cuff W Of merry-making
WI never scatter our foes or lift our be-
sipeement or gain our victory. II viii be
face to face, loot to foot, sword to sword,
battle ak a sainst battle-aX if ever we
achieve anything worthy.
Can you imagina W. Sc p~odicament
than what now sketch? Tim has ended
and W. are broU mt up to judgment to
give account Of what we have b en- dHing.
AID the julian Mt ANGEL says: "You
lived for MANY years in world WHERE
there were millions Of people in poverty,
in sickness, i'm sin, n wretrhedne-s of all
sorts, and tho g were hun lreds of men aud
women who put forth every eXrrriOn TO
help them, some of those philanthrbpists
and Christians TO ing themselves into the
grave, sacrificing all for others.
Those women out yOnder," saws
the Angel of Judgment, "conSe-
Grated their needle to God and sewed
garments for the destitute. Those heroes
consccratod their swords 10 patriotism
and fought for their country. Those Were
the friends of orphan a@ylums and taok
the mOthcrless To the bosom Of divine
charity. Those We're the angels of North
era and southern battletel1s. Those
were eyes to the blind, and ears to the
zeal. ana Ufe0n % IDr nUi GrN, ana heaven
to the lost" "rhey were" cried thou
san 5 Of the rescued. "They were!" re
ply all the ransOmed earth. "They werei"
shout the congratulating heaven. They
werer' SAYS the Christ whom for many
years they rived.
Then the Angel Of Judgment will turn
toward those who gave their life to pleas
IRE and say: "What did you do?"
"Well, enjoyed myself" says one.
'Weil." says another, II wa very fond
oi the drama and | spent nv leisure time
in looking a H." "Weli,' says another.
Il could beat any one in our city playing
lawn tennis" WELL" says another, 81
was the champion of ban PLAYERS"
"Well,' says another, If could skate
four hours without stopping and in
briliancy Of gvgratiOn won the lou lest
applau Sc" sis that ALP saws the judy
ment Angel. "lhtt was all" say the
pleasurists. ''Tnat WAS all"
respOud- the keeper of the records. ''rnat
was ALL cry the wounded who have been
n a ed, ana the lost who have been found.
and the sinful who have been res ued.
THAT was all" echo the caverns of this
world as they sOt hO' in III last corfl agra
ton. "That was all" reve berate the
hills of heaven. That was ali" says the
judge of the quick and the dead as He
seals their desrinies. May Almighty G ID
forbid that any OF us should make the
disastrous mistake Of substituting merri-
ment for duty. May we all az last BE-
found among those who used the world
without abusing it.