Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-02-22

good. Christian people who are worry
ing themselves out I'm managing the at
iairs OF the universe. They have un-
dertaken too big job. They are try
Ing TO drive too long and fiery n team.
They have all the affairs of church and
state on hand. and they fret about this
and fret about that aud fret about the
other thing. They fear that China win
be divided up among the nations and
there will be an ENHANCEMENT causing
wars such as we have never heard of.
They fear that Edward VII will not be
as wise king as his mother was n
queen. They are appalled, at the accu-
mulated national debt. They fear soei-
ely is going to pieces by reasoniof i'm
moralities. They apprebend that Amer
lea VIII be overcrowded with foreign
ers. They say the newspapers are get
ting so bad that this country is going to
be utterly demoralized. They are all
the time apprehensive OF social and re-
ligious and political calamities. and II
is telling on their mental health. de-
pressing their physical health, and. in
stead of renewing their youth like the
eagles. they are Initiating the eagle
who would sit in his nest OF sticks lined
with grass on the rock. mourning about
the woes OF the archaeological world,
the loneliness OF the pelican. the filth
ness of the vulture. the croak of the
raven. the recklessness of the alba
tross. Would that improve things? No.
IL would be nolting process for that
eagle which would never close, and IL
would only get thinner and more
gloomy and less able to gain food for
Its young and less able to enjoy land
scape as it appears under a 20 mile
tight on summer morning under the
blue heavens.
do not advise you to be Indifferent
to these great questions that pertain to
church and state and nations. but not
to fret about them. Realize that 1t is
not an anarchy that has charge of af-
fairs in this world. but divine govern
ment. At the head of this universe is
n King whose eye is omniscience and
whose arm is omnipotence and whose
heart is infinite love. His government
is not going to be n failure. He cannot
be defeated. Better trust him in the
worlds. All you and have to do is to
accomplish the work that is put in our
hands. That Is all we have to be re-
SponSible for. In n well managed or
chestra the players upon stringed and
wind instruments do not watch each
other. The cornetist does not look to
see how the yiolinist is drawing the
bow over the strings, nor does the flute
scrutinize the drum. They all watch
the baton of the leader. And we are
all c;irrying our part. however insignif-
icant 1t may be- in the great harmony
of this world and of the universe which
our Lord Is leading, and we all have to
watch his command and do our best
and not bother ourselves about the sue
cess or failure of other performers. II
you want to renew your youth, better
stop managing the affairs Of the uni
verse.
The National Disease.
Mythology tells us that Jason begged
Medea. the goddess, to take some OF
the years Of his life and give them to
his father. She promised that without
abbrev'ating the sons life she would
prolong his fathers life. She filed the
caldron with herbs and the blood OF
beasts and birds and then stirred the
caldron and put some OF the Juices In
the mouth of the aged father. and IL Is
said that his hair turped from white TO
black. the shriveled limbs rounded into
robust health. and the rejuvenated man
felt as he did at 40 years OF age All
lie n Ia a.
cd religious hope and strengthened
faith In Gods providence have rejuve-
mated many a man In disposition and
usefulness and renewed his youth like
the eagles. On the contrary. II Is
thought that worriment Is becoming I'm
this country a national disease, and IL
has been called "Americanltis."
Another mode OF rejuvenescepce Is
much Of the time associating with
those younger than yourself rather
than with those who are as old or old.
or. II you have no children Of your
own, better adopt n child. There are
In this country and In all countries
by the tens OF thousands. Go
10 one or the asylums or Institutions
where friendless children are cared
for and select some little one with an
honest eye and good disposition and
take him To your home. Put around him
all the elevating and happy influences
You can provide. In two years he will
become part Of your life, and his COM
pany TO you will be Indispensable. IL
will make you 20 years younger. He
VIII be an illumination to the evening
OK your life, and he will speak your
pSaise long after you have departed
from this world. and in heavenly places
you will have been rewarded by the
great friend OF children-the Lord
Jesus.
Ii VIII take all time and all eternity
to fully appreciate the work of Van
Meter on this side of the sea and of
Barnardo on the other side in putting
poor orphan children In good homes
In America and England. Through
that process waits OF the streets have
passed up from poverty and wretched-
ness into bright homes and churches
and pulpits and legislative halls and
senates. and many have already been
In n better world, the work
begun in asylums on earth completed
n the palaces OF heaven.
Whether by such adoption of chill
iren or in some other way, call around
Tou the young. Become their associ-
ites, their confidants, their encoura ge-
nent While you do them good, they
viii do you good. The old eagle while
in the nest with young
Eagles viii feel new strength coming
INTO Its wing. new light into its eye.
new ambition to cut circle nearer
he sun, and for the time will forget
hurricanes that have rufiied its pIumes
ina storms OF many years that have
swept over its mountain eyrie. The
closing years of life ought to be the
pest part Of IT, as an arrival In port
night to be happier than embarkation.
{ Is better TO have the cyclones behind
you than before you. Some one will
'ay, David might renew his youth,
'ut have been through so much there
5 no such thing for me as reviyifica-
ion. ~ XOn