Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-10

The Rev. Horace Porter. assistant
to DR.. Dwight HILLS. OF Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn. gave the following
interview TO a New York paper the
other day:
Religion and gymnastics should
travel hand In hand. 1t has taken
countless ages 10 develop and bring TO
body of ours. Man has just about at
tained physical perfection. Any FUR
ther development will be in the men
tai and spiritual welfare. Having such
4 splendid mechanism and the will and
power to control II. We should do
everything In our power TO advance
and perfect Il. II Is our duty TO our
selves. our neighbors and our de-
seendants.
a dyspeptlc Is pessImIstIc on all
subjects. bus-bear TO the community.
and leaves his descendants a bad In
herItanee. He has no right 20 be a
dyspeptlc-no man has. Let him eat
iudIeiously. keep reasonable hours and
exercise. Let the body bo In good
healthy condition. AID pure thoughts
and high moral standard Is irevita-
BILE. Once. ages Hso. We were all body:
animal. growing. roaring. chasing anil
mails. But the backs began TO straight
en-. the wrinkles on the brow dlsap-
peaEed. the angle OF the forehead grew
less and less. and thought eventually
took the place OF Instlnet. With
though, eventually came spiritual de-
ysiopment. aad some day we hope 20
be all spirit. There arc many who
NlEh seripiuFai supper; for such q
stand a. ! take. \ man asked FOR
serlp,urai evidence and gave quota
lion against IL at recent prayer
meeting Ehrre used this subject.
Take the life o. Christ. lie lived al
mos; exclusively out OF doors. walk
ing over the hills and through tnc val
ieys Of Palestine. going frequently &c
the mountains fus rect. and living on
none bu; the PLANES; oi food. The
sanitary code of the Jews was high.
They were a rural people naturally.
which assured their physical health.
on ;ha; Sas based their splendid ply
s!eaI zeal. The dependency Of the
spiFi; on tho bodily health Is great.
though there arc wonderful exceptions.
Henry Ward Beeeher Eas 4 man of
enormous physical development. with
EFsa; power toF good. TcritabIc lead
CT OF men: the Rev. Dr. Abbott. Weak
physically. ss he says he Is. but with
wonderful nea;ai and spiritual dcvci-
opmsn;. a striking illustration OF the
power OF mind over matter.
In the city us have opportunities
20 aalk o! which very !cE of as take
advantage. II business man. Instead
O. climbing Immediately into crowd
iittis earlier and should walk part of
the Say. would Il 40; bTncat him
.: consider the bicycle one OF the
greatest blessings. sns of the greatest
Inventions OF the age. rsed with mod
sTation and psapT!Ciy. there can be no
better exercise. Il takes people out
iato the parks and country who other
wise would rSycr get out There are
,hps. that say Il Is immoral. vulgar and
ualsdyiiks foS women to ride wheels.
Every woman 10 the land should have
a wheel. and. ridden with moderation.
] venture TO say that the very near
future would fnd the women OF our
land healthier. stronger and better In
every way than they ever we're before.
Il believe in Sunday sports to this
sttcnt-amous the laboTIaE classes
tsose Sho have to work from ! to :
every day. when night comes are so
tired that bed is their only thought.
tnGer these circumstances think that
man does wrong IL he does not go ou,
on Sunday and breathe the good air