Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23

ing thln laughing moro people on the rouni
world this moment hungry than we'll fed
more households berelt than homes I'M
broken. What are you going to do about It?
"WeH." says yonder soul. 81 would Ike 10
do something toward illumining the great
ocean 81 humln wretche1ness. but ! cannot
do much.
Can you do as much as one Of the phos-
phori in the mil1lo OF the Atlantic O;sln.
creatures smaller than ths point OF sharp
pin? On. yes You say. Then do that.
Shine stand before the looking glass AMI
experiment 10 sea il you cannot get that
scow OF your forehead. that peeyis1 LOOK
out OF your lips Have at least one bright
ribbon in your bonnet Enbroider at least
one white cord somewhere in the midnight
81 your apparel. Do not any longer impar-
senate funeral. Shine DO say something
cheerful about society and about tho world.
ldt few drops Of heaven into your dispo-
sition. Once in while substitute sweet
orange for "A sour lemon.
Remember that passimism is blaspieny
and that optimism is Christianity. ThroY
some light on thu night OCEAN. II you can
not be p lantern swinging in the rigging, BE-
one OF the tiny phOsphOri back 81 the keel.
Shine, LET vOIr light 50 shine before men
that others seeing your good works may
rorfy Your Father which Is In heaven.
Make one person happy every day. aud 40
hat for twenty yelrs. AMI you VIII haV'
made 1900 happy You know man wno mas
lost all his property by an unfortunate IN
ycstment or by putting his name on tho oicN
Of friends note. After you nave taken u
brief nan. which every mlu All woman Is
entitled to on Sunday afternoon. 90 an 1
cheer up that man. You can, II Col helps
YOU. say something that will do him goo
after both Of YOU have been dead thousani
years.
Shine, You know OF a family with b1
boy who has run away from home. Go be-
fore night and tell that father AMI mother
the parable Of tho proligal son, and that
some OF the illustrious AMI useful mon now
I'm church AMI state had a silly passage ~
their lives and ran away from home. Snlne
You know Of "a family that has lo5t q en-. :.
and the silence OF the nursery glooms the
whole house from cellar TO garnet. Go be
fore highland tell them how much that chill
has happily escaped. since the most prosper
ous life on earth is struggle.
Shine You know Of some invalid VINO IS
DYING for lack OF an appetite. she caunot
get well because she cannot eat. Broli q
chicken and take it to her before night and
cheat her poor appetite into keen relish.
Shine You know o. some one who likes
vou. and you like him, and he ought 70 be Q
Christian. Go tell him what religion has
done for you. and ask him If you can pray
for him
Shinel Oh. for disposition so chnrgeI
with Sweetness and light thatw cannot help
! but shine Remember If you cannot be Il
leviathan lashiny the ocean into fury you
can be one of the phosphOri. doing your part
toward making path Of phosphoreseence
Then will tell You what impression You
/ will leave as Won pas through this lie ano
/ after you are gone. | will tell you 10 you'
face and not leave it for the minister VINO o.
iriatcs at your oAsequies.
The failure in all euoZium OF the dep1rte
is that they cannot hear it. All hear it eX
/ cent the one most interested. This. In sub
/ stance. is what or some one else will say o
Won on such an OCCASION "We gather io'
/ Offices Of respect To- this departed one. It !.
I impossible to tell how many tears he wipe
away. how many burdens he lifted. or how
many souls ne was. under GOD, instrumen
/ tai in saving. His iniluencewi never cease
/ We are all better for having known him.
"That pillow Of flowers on the casIet wa
nresantci hv his Sabbath school class, al! %
/ whom me- brought to Christ. That cross o
/ flowers at the head was presented by IN
orphan asylum which he beiriended. mos
/ three single lowere one was sent ny PYv
/ woman for whom he bought ton OF coa'
AMI one was 10y wait of the street whom Il
rescued through the midnight mission, an
/ the other was from prison ce'l Wnl'n ~
/ hnd often visited 10 encourage repentance y
% youug man who had done wrong
.Thoss three loose flowers mean quite a
much as the garlanis nov breathing thel
aroma through this saldencd home crow ie
with sympathizsrs. blessed are the dea
/ who dic In the Lord. They rest from tnei
/ lahors. and their works DO follow them.
Orifi should boz the more solemn ourH
/ It sea. lef it be after the sun mas gone Gown
ami tine captain has read tn" apPro Prh'
R lifur..,. an the ships bell has toliai, an
Won ar, Iat down fro I'D the stern o- the ye-t
+ Into the re-p.enirnt phosploresceno' 20 m
/ wake of thea1ip Tual lst some one ~. D
/ TIE wori. Of mytey'. IL maS'ta pin
D stiua alter him.