Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-10

AMI is almost cured, lie h2c2s an clears III
throat a COOL while afterward. On, ye VINO
are in the fifties, think OF IL A hall century
n blessing to be thankful for, AMI halt
century subtractel from an existence
which in the most markell cases OF longevity
hardly ever reaches a whole century
Bv this time you ought to be eminent Tor
nietv. You have been in 50 many battles
YOU ought TO be brave soldier. You have
made 50 many voyages you ouSht TO be
gcoi sailor. SO long protected dnd oiesse1
you ought to have a soul fun oil do1oioSy.
In Bible times in Canaan every Sugars was
by Gods command year oil jubilee. Inc
people did not work that year. IL properly
hal by misfortune gone out oil ones posses
sion on the fiitieth year it came back 20 nun;
Il he had fooled it away, 1t was re'uVhs'
without farthing to pay.
Ifaman had been enslaye1, he was in tnaI
year emancip lte1, A trumpet was sounled
loud aal clear an long, and IL was tne
trumpet OF jubilee. Tdey shook hands tney
laughed. they congratulated. Wnat a time
it was, that iiftieth year, And II uhder tue
old dispeasation it was such glad time,
under our new aud more glorious dlsPenst-
ton let all who have come 70 the httles .ledI
the tru npet of jubilee that | now DOW
That was the alluson made by Dir. IopiaaY'
the great hymnologist. when ne wfote'
Blow We the trumpet bow
The gladly solemn sound
Let all the nations know,
10 eartn's remotest bound
The wear OF Jubilee is come.
Return We ransomed sinners homo,
Ycwho have sold for naugh,
Your heritage above
Shal have Il back unboI-n.-
The gift OF Jesuss love.
TIE year Of jubilee has come
Return We ransomed sinners n0m..
Nv sermon mex acsosts the sixties Tue
beginning Of that decade Is more startling
than any other In his chrolo .oSic1l JOUR-
nev the man rides rather smoothly over the
figures = ami ''3' AMI "i' and ., bu, the
figure -" gives him a big Jolt. lie says;
1T cannot be that am O. L. me eX-
anime the old family record. guess they
made mistake. They got my name down
wronr in the roll Of births But no; the
older brothers or sisters remember the time
Of his advent. an | there is some relative n
year older. aud another relative year
Younger. and, sure enou %, the fact Is estao-
iished beyond all disputatio1.
Sixty! Now your great danger Is tue
temptation 20 fold uD your faculties ana
quit. You will feel a tendency 70 rem'nisce.
Ii YOU do no. look out you will begin a.,
most everything with the words, when !
y
sixtie, more memorable for Col and the
truth than the fitie. or ths f0rties, or ih3
tbirties You ought to 10 more during tle
next ten years than you did in any - years
of your lie because OF all the experience
YOU have had. You have committe enou N
mistakes in life tO make you wise ABOVE
your iunors. Now, under the accumulate
light Of your past experimenting. 80 30 WORK
for God as never before.
When n man in tine sixties Tolls up his
energy and fees he has done enough 1t Is
the devil Of iniolenc3 TO which he IS sur
rendering. anl Go generally taxes the man
at his word and lets him die right away;
His brain, that unler the tensi )n o. MARI
work was active. now su i1eGly shriyels.
Men. whether they retire from secular or
religious work, generally retire - the grave.
No well man has a right to retire. Inc
world was made for work. There remaineth
a rest for the people o.. God, but 1t Is IN a
sphere beyond the reach Of telescopes. Ih'
military charge that decided one of th.
greatest battles OF the ages-the battle oil
Vaterloo-was net made until o'clock ~
tine evening. but some OF you propose to go
into caInp at , o'clcc.; in tae afternoon.
Ny subjec- next acc0sts those IN tn'
seventies and beyond Ny word 10 them !,
congratulation. You have got nearly II not
quite through. You have safely crossei
the sea Of life aud are about TO enter the
hartor. You have fought at Gettysburg,
and the war is over, Here and there
hxirmish with the remaining SIN your own
heart an the SIN or rhe word, D2t : guess
you are about done.
There may be some WORK for you yet on
small or large scale. Bismarcs, Of Germany
vigorous IN the eighties. The prime minis
ter Of England strong nc s.. HAYDN com,
mosing his oratorio The Grafton AT -
wears o. axe. socrates doing some oil his
BEST work a. a. Patio buy tlinNng io'
all succeeding centuries atSi. William bake
at G. learnin~ Ita'ial. so as 10 real Dsute n
the origin4. Lori CocI0urn at - Writing
his best tr-tise John Wes.el stirring
great au lir c,satsj William {. Bryant,
rgithout So .aces. re 'dinS III ms h'Hss
"ThanatO,sjs At - years &c.
Christian men AMI women ~ al de-
psrtments serving God alter becoming
septuagenariens an octog enariaus an
nonagenarans prove that there are pos
bities Of work for ths a2eJ, bus 'n.h@
you who are pas the SsYehssI arS ~ 80
heinz through How DO yol feel aoout II?
You ought to be jubiiant, becIu's He i
tremendous struggle, an | L yoI nave 20.
through respectfully and useluly you ought
feel like peop'e toward the close % sum-
mer day seate on th3 rocks watching the
sunset at Bar Hor5or or Cape May or L1ot-
out Mountain.
am glad to say that most Old Christians
are cheerful Daniel Webster visited John
Adams a short tune before his death aud
found him in very infrm health. H. said
to MT. Adams. 81 an glad 70 see you. |
hope you are getting alolg pretty wei
The reply Was: "Ah sir. quite the contrary.
] Gud an poor tenant occupying house
much shattered by time. /, sways ana trem'
bles with every wind. and what is wors'.
sir, the landlord, as near as can make out,
does not intend TO make any repairs"
Dr.. BemaD, after passing into the seven
ties. was asked by my friend, Rev. De.
Spear. ID Beman, how is your health
now an he repliei ~ have on me an in
durable disease" "WIat is tdat?' asked my
frien T, aud TIE sep.ua genar.au repliet.
''O.d age Both Of the old men 1 have
mentioned iateliel their remarks for
facetiousness, AMI Cd PEG Die have Alright t.
be facetious. An Eel woman sent Tor her
physician aud told him Of her ailments, AMI
The doctor said: 'Wnat would you have me
do madam I caunot make you young
again. She replied: 81 know chat, doctor.
What want yol 20 10 is u help mo grow
Old little longer
The Young have their troubles before
them. The oil have their troubles benin /
them. Won have got about all out Of this
earth that there is N It. BE gia1 that you,
an ,ei servant OF Got. ere going to try an
OtDer lie AMI ami Uetter surroundings.
Sop looking back ana look ahsal. oh, ye
in the seventies. an the eighties. and thu
ninet;es, your bsst days are yet to come;
your granlest associations are vet to be
foTmeJ; your best eyesight is yet 70 be
kinilei: your best hearing is yet to bs
awakensi. your greatest speei Is yet to be
travelse, your gladdess soas is yet TO bo
sung.
The most of your friends have gone over
the border. end you are going to join them
very soon. They are waiting for you They
ara watching tbs goi tea Slore 10 SEQ you
land. They are watching the shining gats
TO see you come through. They are stand
ing by the throne 10 see You mouat What
glad hour when you drop the staff aud take
tho scepter; whsn you quit the stilfeEs5
toints aud bsc2ms al immortal athlelel But