The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-11-25

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OF age, himself his own Mazeppa, his I'M.
bridled passions the horse that dashed
with him into the desert. Edgar A. Poe
died at Baltimore at SO years OF age. Tho
black raven that alighted on the bust
above his door was delirium tremens-
Only this and nothing more.
Napoleon Bonaparte lived only just De-
yond midlife, then died at st. Helena, and
one OF his doctors said that his disease was
induced by excessive snufnng. The hero
of Austerlitz, the man who by one step OF
his foot in the center of Europe shook the
earth, killed by a snuff boxl How many
people We have known who have not lived
out half their days because of their disspa-
tions and indulgences! Now, practical
religion Is n protest against all dissipa-
tions Of any kind.
"But,' you say, professors OF religion
have fallen, professors OF religion have got
propriated trust funds, professors o: relig-
ion have absoonded." Yes, but they
threw away their religion bepre they did
their morality. II man onFa White Star
line steamer. bound for Liverpool, In mid
Atlantic jumps overheard amp Is drowned,
Is that anything against tip White Star
lines capacity to take the man across the
oceanr And II a man jumps over the gum
vale OF his religion and goesS down never
ing that religion has no capHity to take
the man clear through? In be one ease.
il he had kept to the steaNer, his body
would have been saved; in tits other case.
if he had kept to his religiof, his morals
would have been saved.
been dead twenty-five years ago but for
the defenses and the equipoise OF religion.
You have no more natural resistance than
hundreds OF people who lie ii the ceme-
teries; to-day slain by their own vices. The
doctors made their case asa kind and
pleasant as they could, and II was called
congestion of the brain or something else.
but the snakes and the blue flies that
seemed to crawl over the pillow in the sight
of the delirious patient showed what was
the matter with him. You, the aged
Christian man, walked along by thar I'M
happy one until you came to the golden
pillar Of Christian life. You went to the
right; lie went to the left. That is all tho
difference between you. II this religion il
a protest against ali forms of dissipation,
then it is an illustrious friend Of longevity.
with long life will 1 satisfy him."
Again. religion is q friend OF longevity
in the fact that 1t takes the worry out OF
our temporalities. 1t Is not work that kills
men; it is worry. When man becomes a
genuine Christian, he makes over to God
not only his affections, but his family, his
his soul, everything. Industrious he will
be- but never worrying, because God is
managing his affairs. How can he worry
about business when in answer to his pray
ers God tells him when to buy and when to
SELF And IL he gain, that Is best, and IL he
lose. that is BEST.
Suppose YOU had a supernatural neigh
Dor who came in and said: "Sir, I want
Won to cali on me in every exigency. lam
YOUR fast friend. could fall back on e2O,-
600 900. can foresee panic ten years.
hold the controlling stock in thirty OF the
best monetary institutions OF New York.
Whenever you are In trouble call on me,
and / will help you. You can have my
money, and you can have my influence.
Here is my hand in pledge for it," How
much would you worry about business!
Why. you would say, "Pil do tho best L
can, and then I'll depend on my friends
generosity for the rest.
Now. more than that Is promised to every
Chris ian business man. God says 10 him:
az own New York and London and st.
| etcrsburg and Pekin. and Australia and
n hundred years. 1 have all the resources
| of the universe, and am your fast friend.
! When YOU get in business trouble or any
| other trouble, call on Me, and | will help.
| Here Is My hand in pledge OF omnipotent
| deliyerance. How much should that man
worry? Not much. What lion will dare to
nut his paw on that Daniel? Is there not
rest in this2 Ia there not an eternal vaca'
ton in this? Goa" you say, ''he-e is man
| who asked God for blessing in certain
enterprise, and he lost $4,000 in it! Explain
that"
| I will. Yonder is factory, and one
wheel is going north, and the other whee!
is going south, and one wheel plays
laterally and the other plays vertically.
go to the manufacturer and say: ~
| manufacturer, your machinery Is con.
tradlctionl Why do you not make all the
wheels 20 one way2" "Well," he says. 81
made them to go In opposite directions on
purpose, and they produce the right re-
sult. You go down stairs and examine
the carpets We are turning out In this
establishment and you will see." l &c
down on the other moor, ana l see tn'
carpets. and am obliged to confess that
though the wheels in that factory go IL
opposite directions, they turn out beautl
ful result. and while l am standing there
looking at the exquisite fabric an ole
Scripture passage comes into my nina
cali things work together for good t
them who love God" Is there not a Toni
In that? Is there not longevity In thatt
| Suppose a man is all the time worrlei
about his reputation One man says b.
lies. another man says he is stupid, an
other saws he is dishonest, and half dozel
. nrinting establishments attack him, and b
ia in n great state Of excitement and worr
and fume and cannot sleep, but religion
! comes to him and says: Man, God Is o.
your side He will take care OF your repu
|, tation. II God be for you, who can b
: against you?" How much should that ma
worry about his reputation? Not muct
II that broker wto some years ago in Wa
, street, after he had lost money, sat dow
: and wrote farewell letter to his wife be
. fore he blew his brains out-ii, instead {
> taking out OF his pocket pistol, he ha
; taken out we'll read New Testamen
there would have been one less suicide.
O nervous and feverish people OF til
world, trt this almighty sedative!. Yoa
= live twenty-five years longer under i
= soothing power. 1t Is not chlorel that 20
!. want or morphine that you want. 1t Is ii
a gospel Of Jesus Christ. with long IL
> Will satisfy him."
n Again. practical religion is friend
6 longevity In the fact that 1t removes all co
= roding care about a future existenc
i Every man wants to know what is to b.
J, Before had this matter settled with refe
4 ence to my future existence the questit
q almost worried me into ruined health. III
q anxieties men have upon this subject p
q together would make a martyrdom. Tn
= is n state of awful unhealthiness. The
= nre people who fret themselves to dea
I. for fear OF dying. 1 want to take t
a strain off your nerves and the q
"a preston off your soul, and l ma
"a two or three experiments. Expel
,e ment first: When you go out Oh Il
. world, it does not make any diferen
l. whether you have been good or ba
whether you believed truth or error, y
!. will 60 straight to glory. "Impossib'e
- vou cav aMv common sense as well