The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-25

An old man at forty. After a while par
alysls struck him. Having by poor health
been compelled suddenly to quit business,
ho lost what property no had. Then his
beautiful daughter died. Then son be-
came hopclessly dcmented. Another son,
splendid of mind and commanding OF
presence resolved that he would take
care OF his fathers household, nut under
the swoop ol yellow fever at Fcrnandina,
Fla, he suddenly expired. So You know
good men and women who have had
enough troubles, YOU think, TO crush fifty
people, No worldlyphiosophy couldtko
such trouble and set It TO music, or play
It ON violin or llutC or dulclmcr or sackhuL
but dare to open that dark saying on a
gospel harp.
You wonder that very consccratcd pco-
pie have trouhlc2 Did YOU ever know
any very ronsccratcd man or woman who
had not had great trouhlcP Never II
was through their troubles sanc,liicd that
they were made very good. II YOU find
anywhere in this city n man who has now
and always has had perfect health, and
never lost child. and has always been
popular, and mover had business struggle
or misfortune, who iH distinguished lnr
goodness, pull your wire for telegraph
messenger boy and send me word aud |
will drop everything and 80 right away
10 look at him. There never has been a
man like that. and never will he. VINO
are those arrogant, sell conccliod creatures
who move about without sympathy Tor
others aud who think more oi u st. Ter
nard dog, or an Aldernoy COW, or south
down sheep, or u berkshire pig than ol u
mnn2 They never had amy trouble or the
trouble was never sanculicd. Who are
those men who listen with moist eye rs
YOU tell them of suffering and who have a
pathus in their voice aud kindness IN
their manner or un excuse or an alcvla-
tion for those gone astmy2 They arc the
men who have graduated at the Royal
Academy of Trouble aud they have
the diploma written IN wrinkles on
their own counicnnncrs. MN Myl
What headaches they had! What
tears they have wcpl What injustice they
have suffered! The mighlicst influence lor
purhcltion aud salvation Is trouble. No
diamond tit for a crown until II ls cut No
wheat ht for bread ill II is ground. There
arr only three things that can break of q
chain-a hammer, file or lire, and
trouble is all three ol them. The greatest
writer's. orators and rciurmcrs get much oi
their force from trouble. What gave 20
Washington Irving that exquisite tender.
ness and pathos which will make his books
invori,cs while the English Language con-
tinucs to bc written aud spokcn2 An
early hcart-brcak that he never once men.
toned. and when, thirty ycam after the
death OF Matilda Hoffman, who was to
have been his bride, her father picked up
piece oi embroidery aud said: That is q
piece oi poor Malilda's workmanship
Washington Irving sank from hiiarlty into
silence and walked away Out OF that life.
time grief the great author dipped his pens
mirhtpst rriuiurrcmrnt "talyinH lnsii.
tutrs nf Religion" than which moro
wonderful book was never written 10y hu'
man hand, was begun by the author at
Twenty-Five Years of age, because ol the
ucrsoruiiuu hy frnucis. King Of fwnce.
! Faridny tailcd iof all umc Qua salary ui ~
! n wear unl candlcA As every brick OF th'
! wall oi Babylon WIS stamped with tho Jet
/ ter \, standing for NohuchadncslIr, n.
every part of the tcmplo ui Christian
achievement Dr. stamped with the letter /,
standing ior trouble
When in ollcn timc q man was ~ ho
honuud with knighihuOl, De- was struck
with the flat of thc sword. hut those who
have come tu the honor oi kuighihuDl in
the kingdom ui Cod we're iiust struck not
with thc lt of thc sword, but with the
/ keen edge ut the cimclur, To build hl'
maruilrpncc oi character, Paul could not
| have spared one lash, ono prison, one
| Ionius, one unathvmn, one puHunuu.
! ,yrr ir1m the hand. one fhipWrrck. Nml
/ b. true ul individuals is true ui nations
| The horrors ui the American revolution
| styc this country tlH h,dr ul ihv Nissis.
! sppI River 10 Independence, aud the con
| nici between England and France gave th,
most Oi this country west Oi the Mir-is.
| sippi 10 the United States. France owned
| IL. but Napoleon, fearing that England
/ would take it, practically made q present
/ tp the United States lur hc received only
| sli.uDu,Uu u=Ui Louisiana, Missouri, Ar
| kansas. Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Mime
! sofia. Colorado, Dakota, Montana, Nyu.
| ming and the Indian Territory. cut Oi
| the iirc ui thc American revolution came
| this country east M the Mississippi out ri
| the European war came that west uI
| tho Mississippi River. The British Empire
rso ~ be- present oyunOwuuug uWu
dcur through gunppwlcr plot, and buy
| Fawku'H conspiracy, anl Northampton
insuucc.ion. aud Walter lal,Igh.s br.
heading, aud lincpn's bribery, aud lrpm
wells dissolution Ui Parliament, nnd Go,
battles Of Edge llill, and 1muihgm, and
| NCWbouy, mud Marion Moor nnd N1."
by, uul Dunbar. aud NrlPmu1r uuI ih'
execution Ui Charles the liut, nnl Ion
dou plague. HnI London ifr, uul London
insufwrion, aud lyvhuur plot and ih,
yi,l-IuIr oi centuries. al ihc earth BE-