The morning call., 1894-10-13
ACTIVELY AT WORK.
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF REV. W,
]. CHAPLIN OF CHATHAM.
ais Interesting Story of His Prostra-
tion and Restoration to Health.
From the State Journal. Springfield. Ill.

From the State Journal, Springfield. Ill.
In the pretty little village of Chatham.
Sangam0n County, there lives Baptist
divine whose snow white hair is tue one
outward sign that be has encroached upon
the days beyond the allotted three score
years and ten. His clear eye, keen mental
facu ties and magnificent physique all bear
witness to life well and molly spent.
This pioneer in Gods eternal vineyard is
Rev. w. j. Chaplin, whose " years are
crowded with nc BILE deeds in the Christian
ministry.
Ioa State Journal representative who
had occasion to ask him something of his
career In the ministry, Mr. Chapin talked
IN peculiarly interesting strain. The
subject of his fine physique was preached
by his interviewer, and with increasing
earneStneSs he said that, In spite Of the in-
dicat1onS to the contrary. his life had not
been all sunshine aud good health.
AS my present appearance testifies. /
was fortunate In the possession OF a very
vigorous constitution. Iu my earlier years
scarcely knew what it meant TO be sick,
and was almost perfect stranger 10 any
kind OF medicine or tonic. As is too often
The case, / overestlmated nv physical re-
sources, and when it was too late learned
that / had overdrawn my health account.
The crisis came about eighteen years ago.
At the time l was preaching the gospel
from the pulpit, and / became suddenly SO
i'll that l was compelled 10 stop before my
sermon was finished. 1t was bad case
of nervous rrOstratiOn, and Tor time my
friends and family were greatly exercised
over my condition. Complete rest was i'm
perative. and 10 divert my mind from my
active ministerial duties, Mrs. Chapln and
L planned aud took long trip. My health
was sufficiently restored by this diversion
to resume work, but 1 was not the same
man. shall never forget that awful ex-
perience. 1t is hard TO describe my feel
iBps so that Others can have a conception
of them. / felt absolutely worthless, ply
sically and mentally. / had so lost cou-
troll OF my muscles that my fingers would
involuntarily release their grip upon pen,
and my hand would turn over with ab,o-
iutely no volitlon on my part.
"A bout two years ago, to intensity mat
tiers l was seized with severe attack of
la grippe. l recovered only partially from
IL, and had frequent returns of that hides
cribable feeling which accompanies and
follows that strange malady. l looked in
vain for something to bring relief. and
finally L read an account of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. Something
seemed to tell me that they would do me
good. and L commenced using them. They
gave me additional strength from the
start and toned up my system from con-
dition of almost absolute trostrati0n, so
tnat l was able again to resume my duties
as a minister. l was so uEaccustOmed to
taking medicine that | did not take the
pills as regularly as l should have, and
yet my Improvement was marvellous.
am now preaching at Forest City and
LOami, and in addition 10 the eXactlng
character of this work itself, L ride ten or
fifteen miles on the way there and back. "
Mrs. Chaplin, kindly faced elderly lady,
was present during the conversation. and
said: AZ don't think Mr.. Chaplin could
ever have resumed his preaching after he
had the attack of la grippe had 1t not been
for the Pink Pills. They did him 50 much
good that l decided to teSttheir efficacy on
myself. ] have been troubled for years
with what our physician, DR.. Hewitt, calls
rheumatic paralysis. Electricity gives me
relief, but since taking the Pink Pills
have been stronger, and the pain in my
right arm and hand is less acute. We
keep the pills in the house nearly all the
time. and they 90 me a great deal of goOc
in the way OF toDing up my system and
strengthening me. The pills are used by
a good many others 10 this vicinity, and
every one speaks we'll of them. Mrs.
Japh Knots, wife Of Supervisor Knots,
was ill for a long time, and her friends
had Ill given her case np as hopeless when
she began using the pills. 1t was the first
IL for good many years, and has been
greatly benefited by the Punk p .lls."
These pills are manufactured by the Dr..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
n. Y. md are sold only la boxes bearing
the firms trade MARI and wrapper. at 80
cents box or six boxes for 81 90, ami are
never suld in bulk They may be had OF
all druggists or direct by mail from DIR.
Williams Medicine Company.