Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-06-28

court are correct the sympathy Of mos,
people will be with him. lie Is pastor
Of a church. 10 which he was called In
December. 1898. The trustees agreed to
pay him 500 n month, which he was
to receive monthly. The pastor has
performed his share Of the contract.
He has preached regularly twice each
Sunday, has conducted n weekly prayer
meeting as we'll as other church assem-
blies, and he has devoted his time to
consoling his parishioners in seasons OF
distress and visiting the sick and ar
ficted. But he has received no salary
for more than a year. The officers OF
the church contend that they cannot
afford to pay him his stipend. but the
Rev. MIR. williams has brought suit
against the trustees, claiming that u
IL their business to see the funds are
provided from which his salary Is to
be paid. He says that he proposes to
'teach his flock that II Is = part OF re-
ligion to pay the preacher" The les
son ls one that IL needed II the stories
current among ministers have any
ground. There are scores of ministers
who fail to receive their salary regular.
~. and in many churches the janitOr 10
much surer Of getting his pay. 1t re-
quires a great deal Of moral courage
for preacher to bring a suit such as
has been brought by the Indiana man.
but there can be no doubt that he
should win If the facts are as stated.
SO much has been written--and we'll
written. 1t may he added-on old age
and longevity that 1t Is difficult to say
anything absolutely new upon this al
ways interesting subject. DIR. Cyrus
Edison. In an address on the topic '"rle
Causes Of Natural Death and How to-
Attain an Active and Useful Old Age"
at least succeeded in giving emphasis
to one requirement in regard to lon
gevity. According to the New York
physician rapid thought, other things
being equal. IL conducive to longevity.
From this cause men in cities have an
advantage over the farmer. though
the latter from his open-air life often
attains old age mot only ia a well.
balanced mind essential to old age"
said DR.. Edison, but well-balanced.
active mind" The point is one well
worth emphasizing. There are many
things tending to ''green old age" or.
as Adam IN LAS You Like It," defined
his. "a lusty winter" Some of these,
as DR.. Edison pointed out. have refer
ence to the calling or vocation, wheth-
er merchant, lawyer, farmer. physi-
clan, editor, writer or common laborer,
etc. The business or pursuit. In other
words. may have In its requirements
influence to lengthen or shorten the
life Of the one who follows 1t. His own
habits Of diet. exercise. work. recrea-
ton. etc. are also important. but the
one factor running through all these
and making In all circumstances for
longevity is the "well- balanced. active
mind" Lear was unwise for reasons
Shakespeare SO well portrays In endeav-
oring Ito shake all cares and business
from our age" He could not have been
happy or have lived to great age,
however KIM MS daughters might have
been to him. for he lacked the well-bal.
anced mind. and he attempted to re-
move all necessity for mental activity.
While age should not be compelled to
concern itself with the struggles Of life
such ~ are appropriate to youth. It
should not look forward to calm as the
highest enjoyment In store for It, Cato
learned Greek at 80. but he was prob
ably on earth at that time chiefly be-
cause Of the well-balanced, alert mind
that accepted no goal as the measure
Of Ito activity and requirements. AZ
Longfellow in his "Norituri Saluta-
mus says:
Age 10 opportunity no less
Than youth itself. though In another
dress.