Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-02
Written for THE HERALD.
JUMBLE'S LETTER.
GREEKS, PHYSICIANS, THE POOR, Ex-
ERCIsE, THE MACEDONIAN CRY
FOR HELP, HUMAN CHRIST
IANITY.

IANITY.
Twelve hundred st. Petersburg
merchants have declared themselves
willing to close their places of BUSH
ness on Sunday, with-a view to keep
ing the day as it is understood in the
United States and Great Britain. The
movement cannot succeed. The
Greek Church compels cessation of
work in whole or in part on more
than 70 man-made holidays. Until
this is reformed the people will have
to work on the Sunday. - Christian
Adrocate.
1t is said that there are $780, 900 regu-
lar opium eaters in this country.
There are 10000 in Chicago alone.
says DIR. Talmage. 1.-THE devil of
morphia in this country will be
mightier than the devil of alcohol"
does not this suggest to physicians
the exercise of very great care in the
use of such drugs that take such
deadly grip ON the appetites and con-
stitutions of the afflicted +? If it be
possible that substitutes for such mar
cotics can be used which will not tend
to ipjure the patients, then surely the
medical fraternities will awake and
rid themselves of possibilities in
volved in the probable miseries re-
sulting from their use. We fear that
many physicians have been criminal
ly careless in their advice,-prescrib-
ing alcoholic stimulants. From their
lack of caution many reformed
Il nd hou poffrrnnd fn hic
" like the dog to his vomit and the
SOW to her wallowing in the mire."
The family physician is heard and
trusted and implicitly obeyed as is no
other person. Looking to results we
all fear to disregard his advice. Even
fatal abstainers, with deep seated OPP
position to alcohol as an evil, will al
most always take what the doctor pre-
scribes, will fear to do otherwise.
" Why the doctor ordered it," / did
not like to question his judgment in
my welfare, in health and all things
included. IF we call in physician
we must submit to his treatment.
Certainly he is confided in as a friend
of the family, and should be worthy
of such confidence. In such Worthi-
ness his success largely depends. Such
facts argue the necessity of the physi-
clan being conscientious in his prac-
tice. Not only the present health of
the body of his patient must be before
him, hut also the timely and eternal
health of the soul. His own future
in reward or penalty is connected with
such matters. The physician can not
afford to trifie. His calling is both
honorable and very, very responsible.
In all towns and cities there are
found some people who are honorable,
industrious, intelligent, but very af-
fiicted, and consequently poor, and in
many instances in need, and yet they
are not known to be in need, because
it is difficult, almost impossible for
them to reveal to any one their condi-
ton. One who can wisely find out
their true circumstances and stir
Others in their behalf will be practi-
cal philanthropist. All that a bene-
VIOLENT people need,to relieve distress,
is to know of its existence; one way
to find opportunity to bless others is
| for the families near each other to be
neighborly, avoiding gossip always,
but being ever doubly interested to
comfort and make happy such as are
nearest neighbors. Such work faith
fully attended to will be Introductory
to larger fields, increasing numbers,
with their pressing wants.
Wise philanthropists and successful
physicians know the need that deli
cate ladies have of exercise in the
open air, and then too, that such ladies
are, predisposed to take such exercise
many of them have allopathic quaint
ties of leisure, with financial environ
ments quite favorable to ease and
luxury. Would not such find the
open doors Of widows and orphans,
with scanty apparel and empty pam
tries, and what they can do for them
with their presence and practical SYM
pathy,-in orders to the grocery and
dry goods merchants, just such tonic
as in their cherries delicacy they
need. There are Injuries all around
such delicate ones If they will drive
or walk to the open doors and empty
their purses and pantries of their bur-
dened surplus. We go down to great
depths at great cost, in old mother
earth for needed supplies of water. If
we will dig deeply into the strata of
human wants, we shall find for our
selves the reservoirs of Gods supplies
in comforts and joys that are like
modern artesian wells springing I'D
and eXhaustless and health of body
with promise of heightened life will
be among the lesser requirements of
such paying, joy making and joy
giving steps. But oh how slow we
are to find out the paths of divine d.
rection, and how unwilling to tread
them when we do discover them. The
poor, let us remember, are Gods lega-
cies to the rich. What all opportuni-
ty was Lazarus, to the rich man who
Jared sumptuous every day. One of
the best prayers that those who are
blessed with plenty of this worlds
goods can make, is, to carry supplies
in shoes to the shoeless, fuel to the
empty cellar, meal to the poor
widows barrel, and comforts for her
coverless beds. The Lord gives his
beloved sleep, when they know they
have used their strength to help the
weakly. When their limbs are weary
reaching garrets and cellars with
blessed freight that has fed and warm
ed the starving and the cold. Such
sleep Is the sleep of luxury. Try it
friends, and the blessing of Jesus who
was rich and became poor that you
through his poverty might become
rich, rest on you.
Mrs. Shau, of Illinois, formerly of
Boston, told in Baltimore last Sabbath
afternoon in the 1st NJ. E. Church,
" IN pathetic way, a story of an eff
fort she made to rescue from brothel
ip Boston. a young and beautiful girl,
who had gone from poor New
Hampshire home to the great city to
look for work. Absolutely friendless
she had gone from store to store, only
to be told that the wages offered
would not support her. She finally
accepted position in alarge store,
and lived hungry in an attic for two
years with her moral life unsullied.
A young man became attentive to
her, and she learned 10 love him.
One night he took her to theater,
and afterwards they had supper in
guided restaurant. The sight of the
first good meal in two years made her
so far forget herself, as to drink some
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