The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-25

Man can not afford to be thoughtless and
painless, when he is surrounded by mer
full of schemes and plans, men that will
take bread from the hands of his child
rem, unless he guards them. Thus man
is compelled to think Of worldly prosper
ity. But there is no such compulsion to
think of spiritual prosperity at best he
will not acknowledge such compulsion.
1t may be just as needful, may be more;
but since he can jog along without Civ
ing it a serious thought, he will jog.
Man does not always look very far ahead.
A good illustration of this was given in
New York bay last week, when the gap
ing, unmannerly, crowd interfered with
the objects of their diversion, and by
their half-civilized curiosity destroyed
their fun in coming years. They did not
look far ahead, and all lair minded peo-
pie despised their short sightedness. 1t is
the same with those in the Harbor of
Time. They are completely taken up
with the sport now in progress, and If
they can have their full of this they do
not seem to care for anything that may
come. For worldly prosperity is the
race now, and they are going to take
their fill of this enjoyment thinking no.
thing of coming time, not giving a
thought of what is to divert them in COM
ing ages, in harbors beyond the Harbor
of Time. Let us pass this foolish short
sightedness. One thing is sure, IL they
know anything it is about this prosper
ity that they are scrambling for, and if
they are to understand any other contest
and true endeavor it must be in the light
of this, through what they know Of this.
And the generality of men can under
stand the spiritual better through the
natural, and spiritual prosperity through
worldly prosperity.
There is another reason why we do go
from the worlds prosperity to the ,spiri-
tual. More succeed in it. With all the
poverty and want that there are in the
family of man, think the poverty and
want of the soul are greater. There are
more having rags about their souls than
about their bodies; more having ema-
tiated souls for want of nourishment,
than have ematiated bodies; more souls
dying Of starvation than bodies. So
when we turn the other side, the positive
side, the side of abundance; man has
more in store for his body than his soul
more for him than for eternity.
THE BODY is DRESSED BETTER THAN THE
SOUL,
md fed better, more regularly and with
better adapted food. For the sustenance
If body man must have his three meals a
lay, and If he misses one of them he is
afraid that he has injured his health; he |
,rumbles over it if anybody is to be
blamed but himself and the system he |
has fed so regularly grumbles, and thinks |
tself the worse treated system In the
world. But how about the soul? Is the
oul fed with such regularity? There are
ome conscious that the soul must be I
ed, and like Daniel on stated hour,
hey turn their faces towards Jerusalem,
he city OF the Great King. They gather
he heavenly mana, and drink OF the
tream that flows from the Smitten Rock.
'ome are doing this and they have healthy
igorous souls. But the great mass of I
he people think that the soul lie q monk,
nd that periods Of fasting do him good.
1 he will have something to break his
asst every Sunday, he is fortunate. II
e has to fast for month or two some
lines, he should not complain. What
you'd you expect of soul fed that way
ed as by chance? Would you expect it
Q prosper? Do not deceive yourselves.
Unless you feed the soul regularly and
nth care 1t can not flourish. This Is
imply the world-law in the soul-world.
1ou know 1t is an important law; and
ou observe it when you want anything
. flourish here; il ia just as important as
pertains to the soul. II there is time
,hen the body should fast, because it Il
logs the soul, the soul needs no fasting. II
or physical health regularity is requir-
d; for spiritual health regularity is re-
uired.
For the sustenance Of the body man
equires healthy and nourishing food.
his is as important as the regularity OF
aking it. This is persisted upon by
hysicians and all sensible people. 1t
lust be free of poisonous stuffs; it must
ontain ingredients to build up the sys-l
IN. Great care is taken of this. The
It Of the land is gathered and placed on
he table Of man. The great plains give
he vigor of their youth to feed man Z
lie seas are taxed to enrich his table IN
Dcent animals give their lives BY the
illions to make glad his heart. It looks !
J il mans table is the chief purpose Of Is
ountain and plain, sea and sky; and |
le table to make him strong, vigorous I
i'd healthy. While the body is thus fed 3
it'll care, 4
HOW is IT WITH THE SOUL?
as It the choicest and most nourishing le
'ods Is the same care taken, the same II
crifice made for it. as for the body?lt
bile the body feasts anonymously every &
", the soul is fed on crumbs, and not 1
~ wholesome crumbs at that. Seei ii
~ much trash in form Of literature II IN