The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16

u or on the bottom OF
the deep. The disciples In the text
we're caught In such a stress Of weather
aud the sails bent aud the ship plunged
ior the wind was contrary" There
Is In one Of the European straits a
place. where. whichever way you sail
the winds are opposing. Thore are
people who all their life seem sailing
IN the teeth Of the wind. All things
seem against them. Il may be said OF
their condition rs OF that Of the dis
ciples In my text: "tho wind was COLI
trary."
a great multitude Of people are I'M
DEE seeming disadvantage. and ! viii
today. IN the swarthiest Angl0-Sax0n
that can manage. treat their caBos;
not rs a nurse counts out eight or ten
drops Of prescription. and stlrs thom
IN a hali-glass Of water. but as when
man has by mistake taken a large
amount Of sirychnlne. or Paris green.
or belladonna, and the patient Is walk
cd rapidly round the room. and shaken
up, until he gets wide awake Many OF
you have taken a large draught Of the
olson Of Encouragement. and come
out BY the order Of the Divine Physl-
clan 10 rouse you out OF that lethargy.
First. many people are under the dis
advantage OF an unfortunate name
given them by parents who thought
they were doing a good thing. Some
times at the baptism Of children. while
! have held Up one hand IN prayer.
have held up the other hand IN amaze
ment that parents should have weight
ed the babe with such a dissonant and
repulsive nomenclature. have not 90
much wondered that some children
should cry out al the christening font
as that others with such smiling face
should take a title that will be- the bur
den OF their lifetime. Il Is outrageous
10 afilict children with an undesirable
name because Il happened 60 Be pos
sessed by a parent or a rich uncle from
whom favors are expected. ur some
prominent man Of the day who may
end his litc IN disgrace. II Is 70 ex-
cusc. because they are Scripture names.
20 call a child Jehoikim. or Tiglaih-
Piloser. ! baptized one by the name
Bathshchal Why. under all the CTR
eumambient heaven. any parent should
want 20 givo 20 q child the name Of that
loose creature Of Scripture times can
not imagine. have often felt 90 the
haptismal altar. when names we're PM
nounced 20 me. like saying. as d,d the
Rev. d. Richards. OF Morristown. y.
J.. when a child was handed aim f1r
baptism and the nsmo given; "Hadut
you better can @ something clseg"
Impose not upon that babe a name
fuggCst.sD 90 niYplncy or mcan1ess
Thorc o. mo- excuse Cor such assault ana
battery on iao cradle when our lane
guase o. opu'ont with names musical
and suggestive in meaning. .uch as
John. meaning "tho gracious r.ii ol
Cod" or Henry meaning "iae rsIef
of a household. az Alfred. meaning
good COUNSELLOR" 0r Joshua. meaning
God. our ta.yaiion." or AMBROSE.
meaning "imm1ual." or Andrew.
meaning manly" or Esther. meaning
star" or Abigail. meaning "uy faith
cr's joy" or Anna. meaning grace.
or Victoria. meaning victory" ar Nos.
allie. meaning beautiful as a ruse;" or
Margaret. meaning "a pearl. or ida.
meaning "godlikc;" or Clara. meanlns
"illusirl0ul." or Amclla. maauine
"husy," or Bertha. meaning "bcauti.
ful. aud hundreds of other name iust
az good, that are a help rather .han a
hindrance.
But sometimes the great hlaaranco
In lie in not Ia the given namc. lut IN
the family name While Legislature.
are willing TO llft such incubus ION,
are families that keep a name wsi,b
mortgages an the generations with /,
great disadvantage. You say. II v,n.
der u he is any relation 10 so.and.s5"
mentioning some family celebr,t.d ~
crime or deception. Il Is won Tor \,
me that In all such families soma s,,-,,.
ed young man does not rise s,vin- :,
BIS brothers and sisters. ~ 49,, e,
to keep this nuisance or scani,lIv,,,..
Of name. viii keep q NO Longer H.,
until The quickest course OF lsw c,n
slough on this gangreno." The ,l,,
directory has hundreds OF nam. a..
mere pronunciation OF which sns 49,,
a lifelong obstacle. II you have .tsr,,l
llfe under a name which either .br,,~s
ridiculous photography or yiclous mo.
gosiion has been an oncumhrance. ne.
solve that the next generation ssall no,
Be so Weighted Il g not bem.,nips
70 change a name. Saul OF Ta~ms bo.
came Paul the Apostle. HldBss,b
"the myrtle" became Psfhr, o. o.
star We have In America and I ann.
pose o Is go co. all countries na.,es
which ought 20 De abolished ana GAN
De. and WIN De- abolished f1r tho re,u,p
mat they arc a libel and q Islander. bat
u Tor any reason you are ubmr--cl
either hy o. gItCn naWo or by family
name that you must bear God viii Aclp
you to overcome tbo outraco by a lilo
copsccraicd 90 the good and usoul
Ycu may erase the curse from ihc
name. " 90 once stood for mcinnsss.
you can make &c stand for generosity
Il once {. stood for pride. Nou can
make Il stand Tor humility Tit once
s.od for fraud. you can make Il stand
'or honesty. Il once q stood for wick
odacss, you can make q stand Tor nur-
ny, There have been mululutdo8 OF In
stancoa where mon and women have
magnlaccatly conquered the disasters
Of the namo inflicted upon them.
Again, many people labor undsr the
misfortune Of incomplete physical
equipment We are by our Creator 50
economically built that We cannot AZ
ford the obliieratlon Of any physical
faculty. We want cur two eyes, our
two ears. our two hands. our two feet,