Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-08
ACTIVELY 1t WORK.
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF
REV. W. ]. CHAPLIN, .I0F
CHATHAI.



lFrom the State Journal. Springfield, ILL
In the pretty little village Of
Chatham, Sangamon county, there
lives Baptist divine whose snow
white hair is the one outward sign
that he has encroached upon the days
beyond the allotted three score wears
and ten. His clear eye, keen mental
faculties and magnificent physique all
bear witness to life well and nobly
spent. This pioneer in Gods eternal
vineyard is Rev. W. J. Chaplin, whose
y years are crowded with noble deeds
in the Christian ministry.
10 a State Journal representative
who had occasion to ask him some
thing OF his career in the ministry.
Mr., Chaplin talked in a peculiarly liz
teresting strain. The subject Of his
line physique was preached by his in.
terviewer and with increasing earn.
estness he said that, in spite Of the
indications to the contrary, his life
had not all been sunshine and good
health.
"Asm my present appearance testllles,
was fortunate in the possession Of
very vigorous constitution. In nv
earlier years | scarcely knew what It
meant to be sick, and / was almost a
perfect stranger to any kind Of medi-
cine or tonic. As is too often the
case, | ovcrestimatcd my physical
resources, and when it was loo late
learned that had overlrawn nv
health account. The crisis came
about eighteen years ago. At the
time was preaching the gospel from
the pulpit, and | became suddenly SO
Ill that l was compelled to stop before
my sermon was finished 1t WAS a
bad case of nervous prostration, and
Tor a time my friends and family were
greatly exercised over my condition.
Complete rest was imperative, and to
divert my mind from my active
ministerial duties, Mrs. Chaplin and |
plann ed and took long trip. My
health was sufficiently restored by
this diversion to resume work, but I
was not the same man. shall never
forget that awful experience. 1t is
hard to describe my feelings SO that
Others can have conception Of them.
felt absolutely worthless, physically
and mentally. | had SO lost control
OF my muscles that my fingers would
invol'lntarily release their grip upon
a pen, and my hand would turn over
with absolutely no volition on nv
part.
about two years AGO, to intensity
matters, was seized with q severe
attack OF la grippe. recovered only
partially from it and had frequent re-
turns Of that indcscribablc feeling
which accompanies and follows that
strange malady. | looked in vain for
something to bring relief and finally
! read an account Of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. Some
thing seemed to tell me that they
would do me- good and | commenced
using them. They gave me additional
strength from the start and toned up
my system from a condition Of almost
absolute prostration so that | was
able again to resume my duties as q
minister. | was SO unaccustomed to
taking medicine that did not take
the pills-as regularly as | should have,
and yet my Improvement was marve-
lous am now preaching at Forest
City and Loami and in addition to the
eSacting character Of this work itself,
ride ten or fifteen miles on the way
there and back"
Mrs Chaplin, kindly faced elderly
lady, was present during the CONVEX
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