Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-30

upholstery of the midnight neavcns-it is
the work Of Gods fingers his life giving
powerii is the breath Of the Almighty:
his dominion-'ihe government shall be
upon his shoulder
4 body So divinely honorcd and So Iii
vinely constructed. let Us Ice careful not
20 abuse H. When il becomes a Christian
duty Ia take care Of our health. is not
the whole tendency toward longevity? II
! toss my watch about rccklcssiy and
drop il ON the pavement and wind il up
any time Of day or night ] happen To
think of il and often let il run down.
while YOU are careful with your watch
and never abuse il and wind il up just
at the same hour every night and put it
in place where il will not suffer from
the violent changes OF atmosphere. which
watch will last the longer? Common sense
answers. Now. the human body is Gods
watch. You see the hands 81 the watch.
you see the face of the watch but the
beating Of the heart is the ticking of the
watch. BE careful and do not let il run
down.
Religion n Friend of Longevity.
Again. remark that practical religion
is friend Of longevity in the fact that il
is protest against designations. which
injure and destroy the health. Bad meu
and women live very short life. Their
sins kill them. know hundreds Of cool
old men, but | do not know half n dozen
bad old men. Why? They do not get
old. Lord Byron died nj Missolonghi at
81 years of age. himself his own Mazep-
pa. his unbridled passions the horse that
dashed him into the desert. Edgar \.
Poe died nj Baltimore NJ IS years Of age
The LloaE won that al on h.. bt,s
above his door was dclirium trcmens-
Only this and nothing more
Napoleon Bonaparte lived only just be-
yond midlife. then died NJ 81. Helena.
and one Of his doctors said that his dis
ease was induced by excessive shutting.
The hero of Austerlitz the man who by
one step of his foot in the center OF Eu
rope shook the earth. killed by a snuff
box, How many people we have known
who have not lived out half their days be-
cause IF their designations and indulg
enccs. Now. practical religion is a pro-
test against all designations of any kind
But" you say. professors 81 religion
have fallen. professors OF religion have
got drunk. professors of religion have
misappropriated trust funds. professors
Of religion have absconded." Yes. hut
they did their morality. II man on a
White Star line steamer, bound for l.iv-
erpool. in mid Atlantic jumps overheard
and is drowned. is that anything against
the White Star lines capacity 20 take the
man across the ocean: And if man
jumps over the gunwale of his religion
and goes down never TO rise. is that any
reason for your believing that religion
has no capacity Ia take the man clear
through: In the one case. IL he had kept
To the steamer. his body would have been
saved: in the other case. il he had kept
10 his religion. his morals would have
been saved.
There are aged people who would have
been dead - years ago but for the de-
fenses and the equipoiSe of religion. Yon
have no more natural resistance than
hundreds of people who lie in the GENE
terieS today slain by their own vices. The
doctors made their case a. kind and
pleasant as they could. and il was called
congestion Of the brain or something else.
but the snakes and the blueflieS that
seemed 10 crawl over the pillow in the
sight OF the dcliriouS patient showed
what was the matter with him. You. the
aged Christian man. walked along by
that unhappy one until YOU came To the
golden pillar ~ Christian life You
went to the right he went 10 the left
That is all the difference between you
II this religion is protest against all
forms Of dissipation. then il is an illus
trious friend Of longevity. with long
life viii satisfy him
IL Takes Ont the worry
Again. religion is friend Of longevity
in the fact that it takes the worry out Of
our temporaliiics II is not work that
kills men: il is worry. When Il man he
comes genuine Christian. he makes
over to God not only his affections, but
his family. his business. his reputation.
his body. his mind. his soul. everything
industrious he will be. but never worry
ing. because God is managing his affairs
How can he worry about business when
in answer To his prayers God tells him
when to buy and when To sell: And if
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. | want
you to call on me in every cXigency.
am your fast friend. | could fall back
ola S2O.OOOC0O. | can forescc panic ten
years. hold the controlling stock in 80
81 the best monetary institutions Of New
York. Whenever you are in trouble call
Oh me- aud | 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. IN do
:he best | can. and then I'll depend on
Iny friends generosity for the rest
Now. more than that is promised TO
every Christian business man. God says
to him: Il own New York and London
aud ST Petersburg and Picking. and Aus
tralia aud California are mine can
/ forcsec "A panic hundred years. have
al the resources of the universe. and ]
am your fast friend. When you get in
I business trouble or any other trouble.
call on me. and will help. Here is my
/ hand in pledge Of ommipotcni deliver
ance." How much should that man
worry: Not much What lion will dare
90 put his paw on that DanielF l. there
not rest in thiSt L. there not mn eternal
racafion in thisy oh" you say. here
/ is n man who asked God for blessing in
/ a certain enterprise. and he lost 5000 in
IT, Explain that"
I will. londer is a factory. and one
wheel is going north. and the other wheel
| is going south. aud one wheel plays lat
orally. aud the either plays vertically. |
go 10 the manufactures. and say: 20
manufacturer. your machinery is a con
tradiction' Why do you not make all the
wheels go one way!" Well lac says.
II made them TO go in opposite directions
on purpose. and they produce the right
result. You 20 down stairs and examine
the carpets We are turning ont in this
establishment. and You will see ! go
down ola the other floor. and ! see the
carpets and | am Obliged To confess that.
though the wheels in that factory go in
opposite directions. they turn out hcan-
tiful result. and while ] ann standing
there looking nj the exquisite fabric an
old Scripture passage comes into my
mind. "All things work together for good
20 them who love God" Is there not
toxic in that? Il there not longevity in
thati
Suppose n man is NIL the time worried
about his reputation! One man says he