The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-01-26

SO herself and would wish us, if she
spoke" The game went on fo- 30 min
utes longer, and then a physician was
called. After examination of the case
ii was found that the lady had been
dead 20 minutes. AS the guests lift
their hands in surprise l exclaim in
regard to them: What delicate and re-
tined and angelic womanhood!
Again, if you would be master of the
situation, never adjourn until to-mor-
row what you can do to-day. The diff
ference between happy and inspiring
work and wearying and exhausting and
dispiriting work is the difference bes
tween work behind you apd work be-
fore you. But always wait until you
feel like it, wait until circumstances
are more proptious, wait till next week
OF wait till next year, and the proba-
bility is the work will be only half Gone
or never done at all. Postponement is
the curse of a vast population. After
awhile all the things that ought to
have been done previously will rusl, in
upon you, and. it being too much for
your brain and nerves, you will be a fit
subject for paralysis or nervous pros
tration. How many battles have been
lost because the general did not strike
quick enough. and the enemy had full
time to gather Reinforcement! You
intend some time to write that impor-
tant letter. You intend some time to
make that business call. You intend
some time 10 finish that book. You in
tend some time to preach that sermon.
Where is some time? What is some
time? Does it walk or does it hoat
about you? viii it happen to come:
No! Some time is never. There are
no stragglers in the days ard months
and years. If one day should refuse to
keep step and become straggler, it
would wreck the universe. Prompt
ness! Up to time! To-day! Now:
You will get only what you win.
Again, if you would be master of the
situation, and I name it last because it
is the most important, for you know
that which is last mentioned is apt to be
lest remembered. charge you get into
your heart and life, your conversation
and your manners, your body, mind
and soul, the near 6.0Oo-yeas-old re-
ligion of the Bible. Why so? Because
the large majority of people quit this
life before Is years of age, and the pos
sibility is that if you do not take pos
session OF this religion, and religion
does not take possession of you while
you are young, you will never come
into alliance. Mrs. Mckinley, the
mother of our president, said TO me at
the white house: 81 am living on bor-
rowed time, for am over so years Of
age." My reply to her was the reply
make to you: "All those who are
over 25 years of age are living on bor-
rowed time. since the majority Of peo-
pie go out of the world before Is years
Ct age"
Heraclitus. according to Plato, said
that no man bathes twice in .he same
river. But. suppose you live to be
octogenarians. do you not see that
postponement is an awful waste Of
nerve and muscle and brain? What ID
is the use of your pulling heavy loaa
all your life when you can have two
of the white horses that ST. John saw
in Heaven harnessed to your load Sup
pose you have great mill wheel t.
turn. Youcanp put that mill wheel wher.
it will be turned by mill race If water
one foot deep, poured by small brook.
or You can put it along the deep and
swift St. Lawrence, which will rol!
through the mill race tons of water
every second of time. Are you going
to run your life by the shadow drip
pings of earthly influence or by the
rolling rivers of omnipotent power?
Are you going to-undertake the work
of life with nothing but your own
brain or arm or with your own brain
and arm backed up by all the terres-
trial and all the celestial forces of the
Almighty? I make as great an offer
as was ever made by man. offer you
God. He tells me to make that point
blank proposition. If you want them,
you can have them on your side for the
earnest asking-omniscience omni.
presence. omnipotence! Can you imag-
inc a greater contrast than a young
man undertaking life alone-life, wi:s
all its confrontments of temptation
and obstacle-and young man un-
dertaking life with every wing of angel
and every thunderbolt Of Heaven
pledged for his defense and advance
ment-the difference between a young
man alone and young man befriend-
ed by the Maker and Upholder of the
universe? The battle of life is so se-
we're that no young man can afford to
decline any help, and the mightiest
help is God. One night in the year 1741
Count Leseock went to escort Prin-
cess Eliza beth of Euseia to a throne
which was then unoccupied. She halt
ed, she besitated, she wondered wheti-
er she had better go to the palace AMI
mount the throne of all the Russias.
Then Count Lessock drew on a paper
two sketches, the one of herself and
the count in disgrace and on the scaf.
fold and the other of herself on a
throne amid huzzaing subjects. When
she saw plainly that she must make
choice, she chose the throne put
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