Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-10
ACTIVELY AT WORK.
Remarkable Experience Of Rev. ". J.
Chaplin, Of Chatham.
His Interesting Story Of His Prcstration ana
Restoration to Health.

(From 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
years and ten. His clear eye keen mentai
faculties and magnificent physique All
bear witness to a life well and nobly spent.
| This pioneer in Gods eternal vineyard Is
Rev. W. J. Chaplin, whose 12 years are
crowded with noble deeds in the Christian
ministry.
To State Journal representative who
had occasion to ask him something OF MS
career in the ministry, Mr.. Chaplin talked
in peculiarly interesting strain. The
subject of his fine physique was broached
by his interviewer and with increasing
earnestness he said that, in spite of the in
dications TO the contrary, his life had not
all been sunshine and good health.
''As my present appearance testifies,
was fortunate in the possession of a very
vigorous constitution. In my earlier
,,cars scarcely knew what it meant to be
sick, and was almost perfect stranger
to any kind of medicine or tonic. AS is
too often the case, l overestimated my
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 to
stop before my sermon was finished. 1t
was bad case of nervous prostration, and
for a time my friends and family were
greatly exercised over my condition. Com
! it,p
my mind from my active ministerial dut-
les, Mrs Chaplin and ! planned and took
a long trip. My health was sufficiently
restored by this diversion to resume
work, but was not the same man. l
shall never forget that awful experience
| 1t is hard to describe my feelings so that
others can have a conception of them. l
felt absolutely worthless, physically and
mentally l had so lost control of my
muscles that my fingers would fnvolun
tarily release their grip upon pen, and
my hand would turn over with absolutely
no yoition on my part.
about two years ago, to intensity
matters, l was seized with a severe attack
of la grippe l recovered only partially
from it and had frequent returns of that
indescribable feeling which accompanies
and follows that strange malady. l looked
in vain for something to bring relief and
finally read an account of DR.. 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 a con-
dition of almost absolute prostration so
that was able again to resume my duties
as a minister l was so unaccustomed to
taking medicine that | did not take the
pills as regularly as I should have, and
yet my improvement was marvellous. l
am now preaching at Forest City and
Loami and in addition to the exacting
character of this work itself, / ride ten or
fifteen miles on the way there and back. y
Mrs Chaplin, a kindly faced elderly lady,
was present during the conversation and
said: II don't think Mr.. Chaplin could
ever have resumed his preaching after he
had the attack of la grippe had it not been
for the Pink Pills They did him 50 much
good that l decided to test their efficacy
on myself l have been troubled for years
with what our physician, DR.. Hewitt
calls rheumatic paralysit. 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 do me Il great deal of good
in the way of toning up my system and
strengthening me. The pills are use by
a good many others in this vicinity and
every one speaks well of them. Mrs
Japh Knots, wife of Supervisor Knots,
was i'll for long time and her friends
had all given her case up as hopeless when
she began using the pills 1t was the first
medicine that helped her She had been
i'll for a good many years and has been
greatly benefited by the Pink Pills"
These pills are manufactured by the DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenec-
tady, n. Y, and are sold only in boxes
bearing the firms trade mark and wrap
per, at 80 cents box or six boxes for
So 80, and are never sold in bulk. They
may be had Of all druggists or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Com
pany.