The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-12
ACTIVELY AT WORK. F..
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF REV.
w. j. CHAPLIN OF CHATHAM.
His Interesting story of His PrOstra-
ton and Restoration to Health.

! His Interesting story of His Prostrn-
ton and Restoration to Health.
| QErom the State Journal Springfield, I'D
| In the pretty little village Of Chatham,
Sangamon county, there lives a 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 mental
| 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 Y years are crowded
with noble deeds in the Christian ministry.
To a State Journal representative who
had occasion to ask him something of his
career in the ministry, Mr.. Chaplin talked
IN peculiarly interesting strain. The sub
Ject of his fine physique was preached by
his interviewer and with increasing earn
estness he said that, in spite of the indi-
cations to the contrary, his life had not
| all been sunshine and good health.
AS my present appearance testifies, /
was fortunate in the possession of very
vigorous constitution. In my earlier years
l scarcely knew what it meant to be sick,
and was almost a perfect stranger to any
kind of medicine or tonic. AS is too often
the case, l overestimated my physical re-
sources, 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 / became suddenly so
Ill that was compelled to stop before my
sermon was finished. 1t was a bad case OF
nervous prostration, and Tor time my
friends and family were greatly exercised
over my condition. Complete rest was inn
perative, and to divert my mind from my
active ministerial duties Mrs. Chaplin and
l planned and took long trip. Ny health
was sufficiently restored by this diversion
to resume work, but 1 was not the same
man. l shall never forget that awful ex-
perience. 1t is hard to describe my feel
ings so that others can have conception
Of them. felt absolutely worthless, physi-
cally and mentally. L had so lost control
of my muscles that my fingers would in
voluntarily release their grip upon pen,
and my hand would turn over with abso-
iutely no volitiOn on my part
About two years ago, to intensity mat
ters | was seized with a severe attack of
la grippe. recovered only partially from
it and had frequent returns of that indie
scriable 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 1 commenced using them. They
gave me additional strength from the
start and toned up my system from con-
dltion of almost absolute prostration so
that / was able again TO resume my duties
rs minister. l was so QnaccuSlOnleQ
to taking medicine that 1 did not take the
pills as regularly as l 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. 1 ride ten or fifteen
miles on the way there and back
Mrs. Chaplin. kindly-faced elderly lady.
was present during the conversation and
said: Il 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 so much
good that L decided to test their 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 1
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 a q eat deal of good
in the way of toning up my system and
strengthening me. The pills are used 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 a long time and her friends had all
given her case up as hopeless when she
began using the pills II was the first
medicine that helped her. She had been
i'll for n good many years and has been
grea tly benefited by the Pink Pills
These pills are manufactured by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
n. Y, and are sold only in boxes bearing
the firms trade mark and wrapper. at 80
cents a box or six bottles for $3.50, and are
never sold in bulk. They may be had of
all druggists or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Company.