The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-06
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disease, next cancer, next typhoid
fever, next paralysis. Those eight dis
eases are the worst despoilers of hui
man life. The doctors with solutions
and lancets and anodynes and cata-
plasms are in a brave fight against
these physiological devils that try to
possess the human race. But after all
the scientists can Go there is de-
mand for patience. Nothing can take
the place of that. 1t Is needed this mo-
ment in every sickroom and along the
streets and in business places and
shops where breadwinners are COM
PEELED to toll when physically incom-
petent to move a pen or calculate a
column of figures or control shovel.
But every pastor could show yon in
stances of complete happiness under
physical suffering. He could take you
to that garnet or to that hospital or to
some room in his parish where sits
in rocking chair or lies upon a pill
low some one who has not seen we'll
day in ten years and yet has never
been heard to utter word of COM
plant. The grace of God has tri-
umphed in her soul as 1t never tii
umphs in the soul of one who Is Wig
orous and athletic.
Banishment of Care.
Now let us this hour turn over
new leaf and Danish worriment and
care out of all our lives. Just see how
these perversities have multiplied
wrinkles in your face and calculated
your disposition and tern your nerves.
You are ten years older than you
ought to be. Do two things, one for
the betterment of your spiritual con-
dition and the other for the safety OF
your worldly interests. First, get your
heart right with God by being par
doned through the atoncment of Jesus
Christ. That will give security for
youc souls welfare. Then get your
life insured in some we'll established
life insurance company. That will
take from you all anxiety about the
welfare of your household in case of
your sudden demise. The sanitary in
huence of such insurance is not sufH-
GENTLY understood.
Many breadwinner long since de-
ceased would now have been alive and
well but for the reason that when he
was Frustrated he saw that in case Of
his decease his family would go to
the poorhouse or have an awful strug-
gle for daily bread. But for that anx-
iety he would have got we'll. That
Gnyiofv 1ofiaA oil hot hocf y>h yrci-
clans could do. Suppose these two
duties attended to, the one for the
safety Of your soul in this world and
the next, and the other for the safety
of your family if you pass out Of this
life, make new start. If possible have
your family sitting room where you
can let in the sunlight. Have music
al instrument if you can afford 1t,
harp or piano or bass viel or parlor
organ. Learn how to play on it your
self or have your children learn how
to play on it. Let bright colors domi-
nate in your room. II there are pic
lures on the wall, let them not be sug-
gestiye of battlefelds which are al
ways cruel, of deathbeds which are al
ways sad, or partings which are al.
ways heartbreaking. There are enough
present woes in the world without the
perpetual commemoration OF past mis-
cries. If you sing in your home "a
tunes in long meter.
The Reward of Patience.
This last summer / stood on Spar
row hill, four miles from Moscow. 1t
was the place where Napoleon stood
and looked upon the city which he
was about to capture. His army had
been in long marches and awful fights
and fearful exhaustions, and when
they came to Sparrow hill the shout
went up from tens of thousands Of
voices, Moscow, Moscow" I do not
wonder at the transport. A ridge Of
hills sweeps round the city. A river
semicircles it with brilIiance. It is
spectacle that you place in your mem
DRY as one of three or four most beau
tiful scenes in all the earth Napo-
Icons army marched on it in four d.
visions, four overwhelming torrents OF
valor and pomp. Down Sparrow hill
and through the beautiful valley and
across the bridges and into the pal
aces, which surrendered without one
shot of resistance because the ava
lanche of TROOPS was irresistible.
There is the room in which Napoleon
slept, and his pillow, which must have
been very uneasy. for oh, how short
his stay! Fires kindled in all parts
of the city simultaneously drove out
that army into the Snowstcrms under
which $4,000 men persisted. How soon
did triumphal march turn into horri-
BILE demolition. Today, while 1 speak,
We come on high hill. glorious hill
Of Christian anticipation. These hosts
of God have had long march, and
fearful battles and defeats have again
and again mingled with the victories,
but today we come in sight of the great
city, the capital of the universe, the
residence of the King, and the home
of those who are to reign with him
for ever and ever. Look at the towers
and hear them ring with eternal tubi-
lee. Look at the house of many man
sions, where many of our loved ones
gold and hear the rumble OF the char
lots of those who are more than con-
querors. So far from being driven
back, all the twelve gates are wide
open for our entrance. We are march
ing on and marching on. and our ev-
orv cfo,, hr;poc VIC MOO row that ni%,,