The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-01

and see the letters and thank God that
we are sos miles nearer horne. WIG
ought not to 60 around with morbid
feelings about our health OF about au-
ticipated demise We ought to be LV-
ing not according 10 that old ma--iru
which I used to hear in my hoyhood
that you must live as though every
day were the last; You must live IS
though you were to live forever. far
Won viii Do not be nervous lest yeu
have to move ont of a shanty into az
Alhambra.
One Christmas morning, one ~ my
neighbors. an old sea captain. died
After life had departed, his face was
illuminated as though hc were just
going into harbor The fact Waa ha
had already got through the -Nar-
rows. Tn the adjoining room were
the Christmas presents waiting fot ais
distribution. Long ago. ONE night
when he had narrowly escaped witch
his ship from being run down bv q
great ocean steamer. he had made aia
peace with God, and q kinder neiphbor
or better man You would NOT hna
this side of heaven. without mn-
ments warning. the pilot of lae
heavenly harbor had met him juat oH
the light ship THE captain often
talked to me of the goodness OF God.
and especially of time when
was about to 90 in New York hArucf
with his ship from Liverpool, and hs
was suddenly impressed that he ought
to put back to sea Cnder tile protest
of the crew and under their very thrent
he put back 70 sea. fearing at the same
time he was losing his mind. for 81 asa
seem so unreasonable that when they
could get into hari5or that night they
shonld put back Is sea. But they put
back to sea and the captain said to his
mate, "1ou call me ut 10 o'clock ab
night" At ~ q clock att night the cap-
tain was aroused and said. '.What does
this mean2 I thought T told you ta
call me at 10 o'clock and here 81 is ne
Why said the mate. 81 did cali veu
at 10 o'clock, and you got up. looked
around and told me To keep right on
this same course for two hours. and
then to call you AT t2 o'clock eaia
the captain, is it possible i have uu
remembrance Of that
At IL O'Clock the captain went 81
deck, and through the rift of the cloud
the moonlight fell upon the sea and
showed him "a shipwreclz with one huu-
dred struggling passenger. lie helped
them off. Had he been amy EARLIER ar
any later at that point Of the sea ha
would have been OF no service 10 those
drowning people ON board the caps
tain's vessel they began to band 10
gether as to what they should pay for
the rescue and what they should nav
for the provisions. tAh." says tha
captain. my lads, you can't pay me
ANYTHING; All 7 have ga board Is vouta.
] feel too greatly honored 81 cod 'n
having saved you 10 take amy pas
just like him. He never got amy uaN
except that Of his own applaudiur cone
science Oh that the old sea captain.
God might be my God and yours. Amid
the stormy seas Of this life may Ere
have al ways some one as tenderIy ta
take care Of us Ass the captain tools
care Of the drowning crew md the pas
sengers And may we come into dine
harbor with AIS little physical pain aud
with as bright d hope as he had. AND 81
il should happen to be Chrislma.
morning when the presents airs beiaa
distributed and we are cele urating the
birth Of him. who came to save our
shipwrecl1ed world am tile better. ter
what grander brighter Christmas
present could we have than heavent