The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-09
THE FOLLY OF WORRY.
Live In and For the To-Day Il the
Golden Rule That Brings

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inclined to worry, steadfastly fight the
inclina sion. Make that. rule, and keep
it, no matter how pressing the tempta-
ton may be to break 1t. A wise man
said one day: .'It 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-
gard with the fear of coming evil, and
cheeks that have lost the bloom of
!ight-hearted youth reveal the burden
of anxious care which robs life of its
elasticity and joy. The fever and fres
of the roaring, busy city in which we
live seem to. increase rather than to
diminish. You go about the streets and
look men in the face, ana you see how
all manner of hungry desires and haras-
sing anxieties have imprinted them
selves there. Now and then in the
surging crowd, like rift of light in a
cloud-covered sky, you come across a
face out of which beams deep and
settled peace. That is the face of a man
or woman who has learned the lesson
of the folly of worry.
1t was very practical philosopher
who wrote that there are two classes of
things we should not worry about
things we can help and things we can
not help. Evils we can help we ought to
l+:lp without one moments delay and
without fretful feverishness. That
farmer is a fool who spends an hour in
lamenting the tronbiesomeness of his
neighbours cows that trample his wheat
fields. He should not lose second in
building up the fence that has fallen
down, and SO keep out the cattle. If the
roof of your house leaks, donot bewai]
the discomfort of the rain and forecast
the colds that are to come to your fam
lily, but set to work at once and mend
the leaking roof. If indigestion has
laid its iron grip on you, do not brighten
yourself and bore your friends with the
horrors Of your martyrdom, but cheer.
fully take more exercise and bravely
adapt your diet to your physical condi-
ton. 1t is the height OF folly to worry
over troubles that can be remedied by
prompt and energetic action.
Dul luC1C Al SOIuc l1OuO1cs> lAdl Ca IL
not be helped. TO cure them by worry
ing is like putting out fire by heaping
| wood and Goals on it. In His great ser.
| mon on the Mount the Master shows the
| absurdity of troubling our minds about
things we cannot help by asking the
question: (Which of you by being anx
| ious can add one cubit unto his stat
ure?" No human power or skill car
| make a short man tall or make plain
woman beautiful, yet we all know case:
in which life is Swallowed by effort te
accomplish what is impossible. The
wiser and the better way is to submit
to the inevitable and make the mos
of it.
Take no thought for the morrow, bu'
live in and for to-day is the golden ruiz
that casts the folly of worry to the
winds. One who had to work hard un
der terrible anxiety and trouble said t.
his minister: 81 live on the block sys
tenn" Most people know so much abou
railways that they will understand tn.
phrase. The mans way was hedget
up except just the few PAGES that wer.
! St1ACu uP ~ CAdO4S A111 " w HIS pres
emf duty. He went on and did that, no
looking beyond it. Then another little
space was given, but be never had more
than very short view. When the anx
iety ceased for the time-it was the
fear of something much worse than any
sorrow-he came out from the clOu(
very worn, very meek and subdued, bu
! ho bod 1oro l.
sp:cuously good work, of which thou
sands of his fellow creatures knew. H,
who lives in this spirit and works in thi:
way will find that light dawns on tn,
darkened path at last. It will come, a!
we say, "all of a sudden" and probably
from the most unexpected quarter
Your eyes will be opened and you vii
sec that the light of love was shining
all the time behind the cloud, and TIT
path that was SO sore and toilsome tt
your feet led to joy all the greater be
cause of the pain which preceded it, OF
to gain in strength of character which
could never be had in the relaxing at
mosphere of constant pleasure. Whe1
we grasp the truth that God is love, we
abandon the folly of worry, because W,
learn to trust that all things will worl
together for good in world governed
by the Father too wise to err and too
kind to be cruel in his dealings with Hi:
children.-Rev. D. Sutherland, in N. Y
Ledger.
Delicious Apple Dumplfngs.
Make paste with a piece of butter
about as large as an egg, melted in one
teacupful of boiled mashed potato, tt