Evening journal., 1898-07-19
THE FOLLY OF WORRY.
Live In and For the To-day IL the
Golden RuIe mat nrinEs
Peace.

Golden RuIe '1'hat nrinEs
Peace.
II you would live a happy, strong and
useful life-don't worry. When you are
inclined to worry, steadfastly fight the
Inclination. Make that rule, and keep
It, no matter how pressing the tempta-
ton may be TO break 1t. A wise man
said one day: at is worry, not work,
that kills." and the truth of his words
has been amply attested in our genera
tion. Faces that grow year by year
more worn and pale, eyes that are hag-
lpard with the fear OF coming evil, and
checks that have lost the bloom OF
llight-hearted youth reveal the burden
OF anxious care which robs life of its
elasticity and Joy. The fever and fret
OF the roaring, busy city in which we
live seem to increase rather than to
diminish. You 60 about the streets ana
look men In the face. and you see how
, all manner of hungry desires and haras-
J sing anxieties have imprinted them
selves there. Now and then in the
surgng crowd, like a rift Of light In "A
cloud-covered sky, you come across
+ face out of which beams deep and
settled peace. That is the face OF man
or woman who has learned the lesson
) OF the folly OF worry.
It was a very practical philosopher
who wrote that there are two classes or
4 things we should not worry about
. things we can help and things we can
7 not help. Evils we can help we ought 30
q lfelp without one moments delay and
= without fretful feverishness. That
s fnrmer is a fool who spends an hour In
c lamenting the tronblesomeness of his
{ neighbours cows that trample his wheat
Z fields. He should not lose q second in
e haMding up the fence that has fallen
= down, and so keep out the cattle. II the
e roof OF your house leaks, do not bewail
the discomfort Of the rain and forecast
!, the colds that are TO come to your fam
e ily, but set to work at once and mend
. the leaking roof If Indigestion has
} laid It's iron grip on you. do not frighten
4. yourself and bore your friends with the
2 horrors OF your martyrdom, but cheer
s fully take more exercise and bravely
+ adapt your diet 10 your physical condl-
e tiou. 1t is the height Of folly 10 worry
e over troubles that can be remedied by
S prompt and energetic action.
s But there are some troubles that can
not be helped. To cure them by worry
3 ing is like putting out a fire by heapipg
: wood and Goals on It. In HIS great SER
i mon on the Mount the Master shows the
p nbsurdlty of troubling our minds about
!. things we cannot help by asking the
Il questions (which of you by being anx-
10 ious can add one cubit unto his stat
e ure?" No human power or skill can
E. make short man tall or make plain
IS woman beautiful. yet we an know cases
= Ia which Life Is shadowed by effort tc
n accomplish what Is impossible. The
II wiser and the better way Is to submit
to the Inevitable and make the mos
of Il.
Take no thought for the morrow, bu'
live IN and for to-day is the golden rul'
is that casts the folly of worry TO th'
winds. One who had TO work hard un
der terrible anxiety and trouble said 4
hia minister: II live on the block sys
&c tenn" Most people know so much abou
.e railways that they will understand thI
II phrase. The mans way was hedgeC
u up except just the few PAGES that wer'
- opened up 20 enable him to do his pres
< cnt duty. He went on and did that, no
hooking beyond Il. Then anotheplittl'
e space was given. but he never had more
le than very short view. When the anE
E. iety ceased for the time-it was thu
y fear OF something much worse than an.
sorrow-he came out from the elou'
I, very worn. very meek and subdued, bu
= he had done good work under il, con
u sp,euously good work, Of which thou
sands Of his fellow creatures knew. ii
c. who lives in this spirit and works In thl
'r way win find that light dawns on th
! darkened path at last. 1t win come, a
lg we say, call of a sudden" and probabl.
" from the most unexpected quarter
'k Your eyes will be opened and you vii
az sec that the light of love was shininl
" all the time behind the cloud, and III
VS. path that was so sore and toilsome 4
your feet led to Joy all the greater be
* cause OF the pain which preceded il, o
er to gain In strength ofcharacter whici
We could never be had in the relaxing at
III mosphere of constant pleasure. Whei
ie we grasp the truth that God Is love, W
IT abandon the folly of worry, because W
ar learn to trust that all things will worl
i- together for good in a world governe
D. by the Father too wise to err and to
L kind TO be cruel in his dealings with III
.e children.-Rev. ID. Sutherland, in N.
m Ledger.