The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16

body when healthy. and the same parts
when diseased. And what the world
| wants now is some eloquent scientist to
60 through the country showing to our
young people on blazing canvas the drunk
ards liver, the idlers liver, the libertine's
liver, the gamblers liver. Perhaps the
spectacle might stop some young man
before he comes 10 the catastrophe, and
the dart strike through his liver
This may be the first sermon you have
known on the Gospel of Health, and il
may be the last you VIII ever know on
that subject; and | charge you. in the
name of God and usefulness. and eternal
destiny, take better care OF your health
When some Of you die. if your friends
put on your tombstone a truthful epi-
taph, ii will read: Here lies the victim of
late suppers; il will be. Behold what
chicken salad at midnight will do for a
man.; or it will be: Ten cigars day
closed my eaTthN existence: or il will
be: sat down in cold draught and this
IS the result; or IL will be: Went out
without an overcoat and took this last
chill; or ii will be: 1 died Of thin shoes
last winter; or il will be: Thought |
could DO at seventy what | did at twenty
and | am here; or IL VIII be: Here ~ the
consequence of sitting a half day with
wet feet or it will be: This Is where I
have stacked my harvest OF wild oats:
or, instead of words. the Stonecutter NAV
chlseI for an epitaph on the tombstone
two figures, namely, dart and a liver
When Siekurs~ Is Glorious.
''There is a kind of sickness that is
beautiful when il comes from overwork
for God. or ones country, or ones fam
lily. / have seen wounds that were glo-
rious. After the battle of Antietam in
the hospital, a soldier, in reply to nv
question. Where are you hurt% uncov-
sho
that looked like a badge OF eternal no.
bility. | have seen an empty sleeve that
was more beautiful than the most mus
cular forearm. / have seen a green shade
over the eye shot out in battle. that
was more beautiful than any two eyes
that had passed without injury. I have
seen an old missionary worn out with the
malaria OF African jungles. who looked
TO me more radiant than a rubicund gym
mast 1 nave seen a mother. after six
weeks watching over a family OF chill
dren down with scarlet fever, with a
glory around her pale and wan face that
surpassed the angelic. Ii all depends on
how you got your sickness ana in what
battle your wounds.
Frederick T F'relinghuysen the nrida
CT New JeTsey-dye, OF The nation-aUd
one OF the pillars Of the Christian churca.
ana Tor nearly four years practically
president or The United States IN his
n
the governments on this American CON
unent. wore himself out, and Whil..
his brain was as keen as IL eyer
was, ana MS heart beat as regularly as
II ever CID, he was, according TO the bui-
letn or his physicians at Washington
and Newark, lying of hardening OF the
liver. Satan, who does not like go)d
men, sent dart through his liver The
my friend and my fathers friend b.
iore mf-the last time he was seen in
tnis city was In the Presidents carriage
ieanlng- MS head against the shoulder Of
the PRESIDENT, on his way 70 the depot
70 take the train TO go home 10 die
Martyr OF the public service he died for
MS country though ne d!ed in time OF
peace. IN his earlier life he was called
HnghUysen, but he lived 10 render for
God and his country q service which
makes others proud 10 he his nephew
and which will keep his name on the
scroll OF history as the highest style Of
Christlan statesman that this century
has produced. !
Trying Ia Extract Dart.
IF We must get sick and worn ONT. lei it |
De In Gods service and In the effort 20
make the world good Not IN the service OF /
sin. No! No! One Of the most pathetic /
scenes that ever Witness-and often zee /
ills tnat OF men OF women converted In /
the hfties or sixties or seventies wanting
70 be useful. but they so served the wOrlI 1
and Satan !n the earlier pert Of their life 1
that they have no physical energy LEFT
for the service Of God. They sacrificed |
nerves, muscles. lungs. heart. and liver
on the wrong altar. They fought on ne ]
wrong side. and nov. when their sword 4
y ali hacked up and their smmuu!tl0n 4
all gone. they enlist for Emanuel When
ne hlsa-mettled cavalry horse, which I
charge, With champing bit and flaming
eye and neck. clothed with thunder + ,
worn out and spayiLed and ring -Ooned !
and spTins-nait, he rides gD 70 the great .
CaI tain Ct our saiV1tiOn ana OfferE his 4
services
When such persons might have been.
through the good HABITS u lifetime
crashing the Dstt!e-ax through hellaeted \
lnlq0iiies, they are spending the.r days
and nights ia discussing the best Way 4
OF breaking up their Indigestion and i
quieilng their Jangiing nerves. and r0us-
ing their lagySrd appetite and trying TO 4
extract q dart from their outraged liver 1
Better converted late than ney-Fs Oh yes
Tor Trey all get 20 heaven But they wiil 4
so afoot when they ralgnt have wheeled 1
cheriot. There II an old hymn that Ne
used 10 sing IN the country meeting house
when ] was BOY. and ! remember hOsy
the old folks voices trembled With emo
ton while they sang tt I have forgotten
all but two lines, bul those Two lines are I
the peForation Of my seTmoS-
VIII save Hs ffSeD ;kSzssaa shs4sA
- aias ssslsiSa se-zs