The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-07-30

EAAA4A&&f suit of the diabol-
REV. TALNAsE ical experiment.
which left Job victor proved the falsity
of the Satanic remark; "Al that 4
man hath will he give for his life"
Many a captain who has stood on the
bridge of the steamer till his passen-
gers got of and he drowned; many an
engineer who has kept his hand on
the throttle valve or his foot on the
brake until the most of the train was
saved, while he went down TO death
through the open draw-bridge; many
q fireman who plunged into a blazing
house to get a sleeping child out, the
fireman sacrificing his life in the at
tempt and the thousands OF martyrs
who submitted TO fiery stake and
knife Of massacre and headman's AK
and ~guillotine rather than surrender
principle, proving that in many a case
my text was not true when 1t says:
IAN that a man hath will he give for
his life"
But satan's falsehood was built on a
truth. Life is very precious, and II we
would not give up all, there are many
things we would surrender rather than
surrender it. We see how precious
life is from the fact that we do every
thing to prolong it Hence all sani-
tary regulations, all study of hygiene,
al fear of draughts, all wsterproofs,
all doctors all medicines, all struggle
in crisis or accident An admiral of
the British navy was court-martialed
for turning his ship around in time of
danger. and SO damaging the ship. 1t
was proved against him But when
his time came TO be heard he said:
"Gentlemen, / did turn the ship
around, and admit that II was dam
aged, but do you want to know why l
turned II? There was a man over
board, and ! wanted TO save him, and
] did save him, and I conslSnr the life
OF one sailor worth all the vessels of
the British navy" No wonder he was
indicated Life is indeed very pre-
ciouA Yea, there are those who deem
life so precious they would like TO re-
peat; they would like TO try Il over
again. They would like To 60 back
from 70 to 90, from 90 TO 50. from 80 te
20, from 20 To %, from 30 to 20. | pro-
pose for very practical and useful pur.
poses, As will appear before | get
through, 10 discuss the question we
have all asked Of others, and others
have again and again asked OF us
Would you like 10 live your life over
againH
The fact II, that no intelligent and
right-feeling man is satisfied with hi:
past life However successful your
life may have been, you are not salts
fed with IT, What is SUGGEST Ash
that question Of 100 different men
and they will give 100 different
answers. One man will say, Success
is 81, 900, OOO;" another will say .'Suc
cess is worldwide publicity" another
will say, Success is gaining tina.
which you started for" But as 1t Is
free country gave my own definition
and say, Success is fulfilling the par
ticular mission upon which you wer,
sent whether TO write a constitution
or invent 4 new style of wheelborrow
or take care Of a sick child" Do wha
God calls you to do, and you are a sue
cess, whether you leave 81, 900, 900 a
death or are buried at public expense
whether IL takes IS pages Of an en-
cyclopedia TO tell the wonderful thing
you have done, or your name Is neve
printed but once, and that in th
death column. But whatever your SUE
cess has been, you r not Statistic
with your life.
We have all made so many mistake
stumbled into so many blunders, sal
SO many things that ought not to haV
been said, and done so many thing
that ought moi TO have been done, thi
we can suggest at least 95 per cent
improvement Now, would it not |
grand II the good Lord would say
you: you can 90 back and try 1t ov,
again. will, by a word, turn yol
hair 10 black, or brown. or golden. OF
smooth all the wrinkles out of yol
temple or cheek, and take the bend o.
of your shoulders, and extirpate Il
stiffness from the joint and the rhe
matte twinge from the foot, and "
shall be q years OF age, and Just VIII
you were when you reached that poi
before" II the proposition were ma
] think many thousands would acce
st.
But some OF you would have 10
back further than TO 81 years Of age
make q fair start, for there are ma
who manage TO get all wrong befo
o that period. Yea, In order TO get
fair start, some would have 70 go ba
70 the father and mother and get the
corrected; yea, 10 the grandfather al
grandmother, and have their life CO
rected, for some Of you are %sufferil
from bad hereditary influences, viii
started 100 years ago. Well, IL 20
grandfather lived his life over agai
and your father lived his life o1
again, and you lived your life o'
again. what q clpttered-up place Il
world would be-a place filed wi
miserable attempts al Tepairs- /
gin 10 think that II is better
each generation 10 have only {
chance. and then for them
pass of and give another gen
alton a chance. Besides III
IL we we're permitted 10 live ]
over again, it would DC q stale .
stupid experience. The zest and 81
ssd enthusiasm Of life com from
fact chat we have never been ale
this road before, and everything
new, and we are alert for what II
appear al the next turn Of the 70
Suppose you, q man Of middle OF
age. were, with your prese4t feeliI
and large attainments, put back Il
=. the thirties, or in the twenties, or
the teens, what q nuisance you wol
be 10 the Others, and what ap uDh.
piness TO YOURSELF Your eontem
raries would not want you, and
: would not want them. Things b
in your previous journey Of life stir
49, your healthful ambition, or gave
p~leasurable surprise, or led you 4
happy Interrogation, would only I,
7 forth from you adisgusted 70, psha'
A You would be blase at 80. and a mis-
thrope at 30. and uncomfortable at
The most inane and stupid thing i'm
Unable would be q second journey
LIE. II is amusing 10 hear people 4
- would like 10 live my life o
BOO again, II ] could take my present
perlence and knowledge Of thi
back with me and begin nnder III
improved auspices" Why, what
Ter. uninteresting boy you would be "
liar your present attainments In a chi
mind. No one would want such q
around the house--a philosopher at
ron a scientist at Is, an Archaeological
ten and "A domestic nuisance ali