The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-17

ing TO damage this rarest OF machinery.
Two feet, and they mean locomotion.
Two eyes, and they mean capacity to
pick out my own way Two ears, and
they are telephones of communication
with all the outside world, and they
mean capacity to catch sweetest music
and the voices of friendship-the very
best music A tongue, with almost in
fnity of articulation. Yes, hands with
which to welcome or resist or lift OF
smite or wave or bless-hands to help
myself and help Others.
Here is a world which after 5000
years of battling with tempest and acct
dent is still grander than any architect,
human or angelic, could have drafted.
have two lamps to light me-a golden
lamp and silver Tampa golden lamp
set on the sapphire mantel of the day,
a silver lamp set on the jet mantel Of
the night. Yea, have that at 20 of
age which defes all inventory of valu-
reject, to rejoice or to suffer, to love or
to hate Plato says it is immortal. Sen
eca says it is immortal. Confucius says
it is immortal. An old book among the
family relics, a book with leathern
cover almost worn out and pages almost
obliterated by oft perusal, joins the 9th
er books in saying am immortal. |
have 80 years for lifetime, go years
yet to live. may not live an hour, but
then l must lay out my plans intelli-
gently and for long life. Sixty years
added to the 90 have already lived
that will bring me to so. l must re-
member that these 80 years are only
brief preface to the five hundred thou
sand millions of quintilliOns of years
which will be my chief residence and
existence. Now, understand my oppor
tunities and my responsibilities. If there
is any being in the universe all wise
and all benefcent who can help a man
in such juncture, want him.
The old book found among the family
relics tells me there is a God and that
for the sake of his son, one Jesus, lie
will give help to a man. To him l APP
peal God help mel Here have 60
years yet to do for myself and to do for
others l must develop this body by all
industries, by all gymnastics, by all
sunshine, by all fresh air, by all good
habits. And this soul must have swept
and garnished and illumined and glo-
rified by all that can do for it and all
that l can get God to do for it, 1t shall
be Luxembourg of fine pictures. 1t
shall be an orchestra of grand har
monies. 1t shall be a palace for God
and righteousness to reign in. l wonder
how many kind words can utter in
the next go years? l will try. l wonder
how many good deeds can do in the
next 60 years? l will try. God help me
A Life Worth Living.
That young man enters life. He is
buffeted, he is tried, he is perplexed. A
grave opens on this side and a grave
opens on that side. He falls, but he
rises again. He gets into hard battle,
but he gets the victory, The main
course of his life is III the right direc-
ton He blesses everybody he comes i'll
contact with. God forgives his mis-
takes and makes everlasting record of
his holy endeavors, and at the close on
it God says to him: well done, good
and faithful servant. Enter into the JOY
CT thy Lord. " My brother, my sister,
do not care whether that man dies at
80. 40, 80, 80, 20 or 80 years of age;
you can chisel right under his name on
the tombstone these words, "His life
was worth living.
Amid the hills of New Hampshire, in
olden times, there sits a mother. There
are six children in the household-four
boys and two girls Small farm, Very
rough, hard work to coax living out
of it. Mighty tug to make the two ends
of the year meet. The boys 60 to school
in winter and work the farm in sum-
mer. Mother is the chief presiding
spirit. With her hands she knits all the
stockings for the little feet and she is
the mantua maker for the boys, and she
is the milliner for the girls. There is
only one musical instrument in the
house, the spinning wheel The food is
very plain, but it is always well pro-
vided. The winters are very cold, but
are kept out by the blankets she quilt
ed. On Sunday. when she appears in
the village church, her children around
her, the minister looks down and is re-
minded of the Bible description of
good housewife. Her children arise up
and call her blessed; her husband also.
and he praiseth her, "
Some years go by, and the two Oldest
boys want a collegiate education, and
the household economies are severer,
and the calculations are closer, and I'M
til those two boys get their education
there is a hard battle for bread. One
these boys enters the university, stands
in a pulpit widely influential and
breaches righteousness, Judgment and
temperance, and thousands during his
ministry are blessed. The other lad
who got the collegiate education goes
into the law, and thence into legisla-
tive halls, and after awhile he COM
mands listening senates as he makes a
plea for the downtrodden and the out
cast One of the younger boys becomes
merchant, starting at the foot Of the
ladder, but climbing on up until his
success and his philanthropies are rec
oOnize6 all over the land The other