St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-17
ACTIVELY AT WORK.
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE or REV. w.
j. CHAPLIN, or CHATHAM.
His Interesting Story of His
Prostitution and Restoration
to Health.


tFrom the State journal, Springfield. Ill.,
In the pretty little village of Chat
ham, SangamOn county. there lives
Baptist divine whose snow-white hair
is the one outward sign that he has en-
croached upon the days beyond the al-
lotted.three- score years and ten. His clear
eye, keen mental faculties and maguif-S
cent physique all bear witness to life
we'll and nobly spent. This pioneer in.
Gods eternal vineyard is Rev. w. j.
Chaplin. whose 72 years are crowded
with noble deeds in the Christian min
istry. ;
To State journal representative who
had occasion to ask him something Of
his career in the ministry. Mr.. Chaplin
talked in peculiarly interesting strain.
The subject of his fine physique was
preached by his interviewer. aud with
increasing earnestness he said that, in
spite of the indications to the contrary,
his life had not all been sunshine and
good health.
las my present appearance testifies.
was fortunate in the possession of a
very vigorous constitution. In my
earlier years l scarcely knew what 1t
meant to he sick, and l was almost
perfect stranger to any kind of medi-
cine or tonic. As is too often the case,
l overestimated my physical resources.
and when it was too late learned that l
had overdrawn my health account.
The crisis came about eighteen years
ago. At the time was preaching the
gospel from the pulpit, and l became
suddenly SO i'll that l was compelled to
stop before my sermon was finished.
1t was bad case Of nervous prostra-
ton. and for time my friends anu fam
lily were greatly exercised over my con-.
ditiOn. Complete rest was imperative,
and, to divert my mind from my active
ministerial duties. Mrs. Chapn and |
planned and took long trip. My health
was sufficiently restored by this diver
sion to resume work, but was not the
same man. 1 shall never forget that
awful experience. 1t is hard to describe
| my feelings so that others can have a
cOnceptiun of them. felt absolutely
worthless, physically and mentally. I
had SO lost control of my muscles that
my fingers would involuntarily release
their grip upon pen, and my hand
| would turn over with absolutely no
vOlitiOn on my part.
| About two years ago. to intensity
| matters, was seized with severe at
tack of la grippe. l recovered only par
italy from it and had frequent returns
of that indescribable feeling which ac-
| companies and follows that strange NAL
ady. i looked in vain for something to
bring relief. and finally | read an ac-
| count of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. Something seemed to tell
me that they would do me good, and !
commenced using them. They gave me
i additional strength from the start and
toned up my system from condition
| OF almost absolute prOStratiOn so that
was able again TO resume my duties as
a minister. l was SO unaccustomed tC
taxing 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 an0
Loami, and in addition to the exaotina
character of this work itself, ride ter
or fifteen miles on the way there anC
back"
Mrs. Chapln. kindly-faced derIy
lady, was present during the converse.
ton, and said: 81 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 SO much good that
l decided to test their efficacy on my
self. have been troubled for years
with what our physician, DR.. Hewitt.
calls rheumatic paralysis. Electricity
gives me relief, but since taking the
Pink Pills l 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 do me q
great deal of good in the way of toning
up my system and strengthening me.
The pills are used by good many 9TH
ers in this vicinity, and every one
speaks we'll of them. Mrs. Japh Knots
wife OF Supervisor Knots, was i'll for a
long time. and her, friends had all given
her case up as hopeless when she began
using the pills. 1t was the first medi.
cine that helped her. She had been i'll
for good many years. and has been
greatly benefited by the Pink Pills"
These pills are manufactured by the
DIR. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y, and are sold only
i'll boxes bearing the firms trade mark
and wrapper. at so cents box or six
boxes for $3.50, and are never sold in
bulk. They may be had of all drug
gists, or direct by mail from DR.. Will.
iamS' Medicine Company.