Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-06
ooLoNEL PERk1Ns. oENrENNIAL.

COLONEL PERKINS, CENTENNIAL. A Testimonial from she Directors of
 She Company He Has Served Fifty
 YeaFsa
 WORCESTER, August 4.-Gsorge L. Per- kins, of Norwich, treasurer of the Norwich and Worcester railroad, will be one hundred years old tomorrow, but has been receiving congratulations to-day. Among the most conspicuous is testimonial from the direc- tors of the corporation he has served for fifty years. In their testimonial the directors say:
 ''George L. Perkins was elected treasurer of this company January 21, 1899, and has held the office for period of nearly fifty years. This length of service is in itself so uncommon, if not quite without prece- dent, as to deserve honorable recognition. But we officially note here fact much more remarkable, 8 fact unique in the history of corporations or business enterprises of any kind, namely that Colonel Perkins, our treasurer, to-day, completes the one hun dredth year of his life and is still in active service, with mental and physical powers fully adequate to the prompt and efficient discharge of his duties. "Is life worth hv- ing?" Ask those to whom the world seems evil. Not every life, perhaps. That life which physical infrnity fills with pain, that which moral corruption makes iov1ess to it. self and baneful to others, may well seem worthless, or worse. Even that life pro- longed far beyond the usual term, whose closing years are impotent and vacant, may seem far from enviable But in the press ence of our venerable friend the cynic and pessimist stand abashed. In his aspect are his serene afternoon (for the shades have not yet darkened the evening" of moderate exsrtion, bodily health, and cheerful piety he finds life pleasant still, and his usefulness continues and increases as daily in his advancing age he becomes more conspicuous as an example of virtues which adorn life and make it happy. Mir. Perkins carried his one hundred years as easily as most men carry their three score. He is at his office daily, walking to and from his house, with bedy erect, step firm and regu- lar, eye bright, mind active, and with the grace and dignity of man in middle life: He conducts his own correspondence, and is always cheerful, happy and contented. He is forcible illustration of the advantage of temperate, regular habits in younger life, and is apparently as well as when, ten years ago, he celebrated his ninetietb birthday.
 FAIR HAVEN.
 a Minute - At the Rink - General
 Items of Local Interest.
 Rev. A. H. Goodenough preached to large audience at the East Pearl street Methodist church last evening in spite of the terribly. close atmosphere. His subject was "Stop minute" and his text was Samuel's words to Saul, s'Stand thou still while, that may show thee the word of God"eI Samuel, 9,s7. Among other things MT. Goodenough said:
 Samuel was spoken of as a clean man, manly to his brothers and devout toward God. No man occupied more important place in Jewish history than he. Samuel was the son of Q pure mother. A wicked woman never ought to be mother. My sis sters, for your children's sake, if for nothing else, you ought to be good. There is nothing moro pleasing to young man than to be the son of godly mother. While Saul was lock- \ ing for his fathers asses he met Samuel, by whom he was annointed king in Israel. t!Stop a minute! May seem strange cry from the pulpit But there is no cry more opportune and needful than this. The secu- lar press with it's mighty power and wide- spreading influence can render no better ser vice to humanity than to adopt the same cry. One of the evils of this age especially of this country ia our fast living. We are going at high pressure all the time. This is sad evil many others spring from it. As nation we pay dear for our 'fastness.' The classic proverb is Hasten slowly We do not stop | to learn the wisdom of the proverb. Fast ! living pronounce the evil of the age It | is injurious to health, damaging to morals, l unfavorable to religion and damning to the soul. It is a disease that is catching, and ' most of us get it. It is time for somebody to cry sstop minute"
 "You may run a train 30 fast that she is derailed' the result is g general smashup. Many men in all linss of life are doing this very thing-working, pushing, driving-till health breaks down and the life goes into @ premature grave. Gentlemen 1 warn you \ agaiat this evil.
 ''Many of our young people adopt the ! theory of short life and R merry one, and ! come quickly to bitter end. The ball room, ! the theater, the dance, the saloon, tine gam- bling den. the whole bill of fare of hell is \ taken in. Such an one cannot live out half his days.
 'T am asking if there are not more young | people on the road to ruin than ever before? \ No. know there never was a time when ! there were so many attractions to evil as now; never time when more vessels went down the rapids, strewing the shores of \ death with ghastly wreks as now. But never \ was there a time when so many young peo- pie were consecrated to God ss now.
 "Here try to paint picture of sky,
 mountains, landscapes bay of placid waters, | few miles below which is mighty water
 fall. Human craft are Hitting about before the soft bTeezes as the silvery waves glisten in the sunlight. One in search of pleasure,
 another of wealth, another of honor. Pleas \ ure, wealth and honor are all good-get all you can. But I want to show you there is danger in the search of these. Many are
 tempted beyond the placed waters and then
 carried with the rapids. I cry dangeri Stop
 a minuteI My warning is unheeded. Then | with cry of despair the craft is dashed over
 the awful precipice. That ia the wreck of a t soul.
 "Stop 8 minute and take in the word of God. That is the ballast, without which your ship will capsize. That is the compass without which you lose your way and miss the kingdom"
 Rev. Mr. Goodenough will start on his va- cation this week. Yesterday morning com \ munion service was held and number were | received into the church.
 Rev. I. N. Fosters temperance address at | tine Quinnipiao rink was listened to by 6 large audience yesterday afternoon.
 The little three year old son of Joseph Krsmp fell from two story window Friday
 and sustained severe injuries, although Dr. Roberts, who attended, does not think they \ will result fatally.
 Mrs. Bronson of Woolsey street will go to | Danbury this week to visit relatives. Mir. and Mrs. W. W. Woodcock have sold | a lot on Front street, fifty feet wide, to N. \ Geisselin.
 No Will.
 The heirs of the late John J. Matthias, the