The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-02-23

Of palingenesis OF rejuvenescence.
But the body Is the smallest and least
important part Of you. II is your soul
that most needs regeneration, but you
will also help bodily Iviseation. In or
der to do this, I advise you 10 Danish as
far as possible all f~retfulness out Of
your life. The doing Of that will make
you ten years younger. ! know many
good Christian people who are worry
ing themselves out in managing the at
fairs OF the universe. They have under
taken too big a job, They are trying to
drive too long and fiery a team. They
have all the affairs Of church and state
on hand. and they fret about this, and
fret about that and fret about the 9th
or thing. They fear that China will be
divided up among the nationsard there
will be an ENHANCEMENT causing wars
such as we have never heard OF. They
fear that Edward VII. will not be as
wise q king as his mother was a queen.
They are appalled, at the accumulated
national debt. They fear society is GO
ing 10 pieces by reason Of immoralities-
They apprehend that America will be
overerowded with foreigners. They say
the newspapers are getting 50 bad that
this country is going to be utterly de-
moralized. They are all the time APP
prehensive OF social and religions and
political cslamities, and il is telling on
their mental health, depressing their
physical health, and instead Of renew
ing their youth Ike the eagle's, they
are initiating the esgle who would sit
in his nest Of sticks lined with grass Oh
the rock. MOURNING about the woes Of
the pathological world, the loneliness
Of the pelican, the flthiness Of the vul-
ture, the cr0ak Of the raven, the reck-
lesSness Of the albatross. Would that
improve thingu9 No. IL would be a
Noting process for that eagle which
would never close, and it would only get
thinner and more gloomy and less able
TO gain food for Its young and less able
20 enjoy a landscape as II appears under
. 20-mile flight on a summer morning
under the blue heavens.
do not advise you to be Indifferent 10
| these great questions that pertain TO
church and state and nations, but not 10
fret about them. Realize that il is not
a. anarchy that has charge Of affairs in
this world, but a Divine government. At
the head OF this universe is a King
whose eyes Is omniseience and whose
arm is omnipotenee and whose heart
u ininite love. His government ia not
going to be a failure. He cannot be de
teated Better trust Him in the man
aeement Of His world and Of all worlds.
All you and / have to do is to accom-
plish the work that is put In our hands.
That Is all that We have to be RESPONSE
BILE for. In q well managed orchestra
the payers upon stringed instruments
do not watch each other. TIE ccrnetist
does not look to see how the violinist
Is drawing the bow over the strings,
nor does the flute scrutiniEe the drum.
They all watch the baton Of the leader.
And We are all carrying our part, how
ever Insignificant II may be, in the
great harmony Of thiH world and of
the universe which our Lord 10 leading.
and we all have to watch His command
and do our best and not bother our-
selves about the success or failure OF
other performers. II you want TO re.
new your youth, better stop managing
the Affairs OF the universe
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 alb
breviating the sons life she would
prolong his fathers life. She filled TIE
ca1dfoh WIFE nerb. and the bio,ya OF
beasts and birds and then stirred the
..iAr~a and put some OF the juices In
the mouth or tneas~sA-N--su Eu
said that his hair turned from white TO
black, the shriyeled limbs rounded into
robust health and the rsjuvensted man
felt as he did at 40 years Of age. All
that Is q poetic myth. But e frightened
religious hope and a strengthened faith
in Gods providence have rejuvenAted
many a man In disposition and useful
s and renewed his youth like the
eagles. On the contrary, II 10 thought
that worriment Is becoming in this
country . national disease. and Il has
been called "Ameheanitis."
Another mode Of reju~yeneseenee is
much Of the time sss~oeistiHg with those
younger than yourself rather than with
those who are as old OF older. II you
have no children Of your own. better
adopt a child. There are In this coun-
try and in all countries orphans by
the tens Of thousands. Go 10 one Of the
ssylums OF institutions where friend
less 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 eleyating
and happy influences you can provide.
: In two years he will become part OF
your life, and his company TO you will
; be Indispensable. II will make you 20
years younger. He will be an illumina-
ton TO tho evening Of your life, and he
will speak your praise long after you
: have departed from this world, and in
hesvenly places you will have been re
vsrded by the great friend OF children'
the Lord Jesus.
Ny text suggests that Heaven is an
9 eternal youth. A cycle Of years viii
7, not leave any mark upon the immortaI
nature. Eternity will not work upon
= the Sosl in Heaven any change, unless
II be more radiance and more wisdom
and more rapture. 4 rolling on from
: glory TO gloryl In anticipation OF thai
, some Of the hAppiest people on earti
are aged Christians. The mightieSi
: testimonies have been given by the vet
" Grams in the Gospel army. While som'
: Of the aged have allowed themselves 4
become morose and cynical and impa
: tieht with youth and psSsimistie abou'
2 the world, and have become possessed
Q with the spirit Of seold and fault End
Y ipg. and are fearful Of being erowdeS
u out Of their sphere, many Of the age
have been glad 10 step aside that 9th
= ers may have . chance and are hopeful
= about the world. expecting lis redemp
ton instead OF its demolition, and the,
% are Inspiration and comfort and heb
n fulness 10 the household and 10 ID
d n~eighborhood and TO the church. Tn
D. children hail the good old man as h
C. comes down the road. His smile, hi
words, his manner. his whole life, max
the world think better Of religion.
u l congratulate all good Christian
!" that the m~olting season will soon b
over and you will mount higher tina
a eagle ever assembled. What a 700