Milford chronicle., 1903-05-22

/ Isle of Wight in 1850 we saw the
queens physician every morning ride
up to the royal palace. He lid not so
there because the queen was i'll, but
in order TO prevent her from becoming
sick If the royal courts of Europe
have their attending physicians, who
are paid large salaries to keep the rul-
ers well. shall we not pay in service
anything to our Heavenly Physician
for the physical strength with which
many of us are endowedF
CAPITAL of Good Health.
"Oh." said "A poor labOrer to mis-
slonary one day, Il do not owe any
debt TO God. lie has done nothing for
me-" Nothing for you.' exclaimed
the missionary. Would you be will
ing, poor as you are, to take mil
lion dollars cash for your two eyes|
No" answered the laborer, Il would
not" Would you be willing to take
a million dollars for your two legs, and
all the rest of your earthly days have
TO be wheeled around as Il cripple?
Would you be willing for a million dol
lars to exchange your good lungs for
those of a consumptiyeY NO" said
the laborer. Il would not" "Then,"
said the minister you owe to God
gratitude and service to the amount of
at least S3,OOO,OOO capital for good
health"
We have all followed with intense
interest the operation which the fa-
nous Vienna surgeon, DR.. Lorenz, per-
formed on the little daughter of
Chicago millionaire. Twice has the
great doctor crossed the seas within
a few months to visit his little patient.
It has been said that for each trip he
was paid $4,000 "Oh." you say. "let
that Chicago father pay 100000. pay
ANYTHING. if he can only have his Grip
pied daughter cured" Then. my broth
er, do we not owe God greater debt
than Mr.. Armour owes to DR. Lorenz?
Have we no debt to pay because we
were born with two straight legs and
have had for years the blessing of good
health?
A big debt. for food and clothing and
house rent. find charged against us
in the divine ledger. A noted French
statistician has compiled the following
summary of how an average man,
fifty years of age has spent his past
life: He has slept G,000 days; played
4,OOO days: was eating 1900 days and
has been sick 500 days. During his
1900 days Of feeding. he has eaten
whole car load of bread-11 600 pounds;
a whole car load of meat-1G,O00
pounds; 4,GOO pounds of vegetables.
eggs and fish, and has drunk 1000 gal
Ions of liquids. He has worked only
G.5OO days out of the 1880 days which
he has lived. In other words. he has
slept nearly as long as he has worked.
Then when you further estimate all
the expense of mans clothing and
cost of travel during his life, you can
to some extent compute the financial
value Of the food and clothes with
which God has endowed one of his
children up to the half century mile
stone.
Friend of Infancy.
But though the divine debt for food
and raiment may be very great are
you going to try to cancel it by merely
estimating. dollar for dollar. how much
the beefsteaks and the chops and the
potatoes and peas and barrels of apples
and the garments have cost? Oh. no.
That would not be right. You. strong
man, with the earning capacity you
now have. owe to God financially more
than that. You have moral debt as
well as financial one. If l should !
come to you in a business crisis OF |
your life and help you. you would |
never forget It. If should say: "Mr. |
So-and-so, / hear the banks are begin |
ming to push you. Never mind. will /
see you through this crisis. Bring your 4
notes to my office. and | will indOrse !
them" what would be the result? !
Tears would come into your eyes. You /
would perhaps cry like a little child |
You would say to me: 81 can never for
get your kindness. 1t means more to
me than money. II any trouble ever
comes to your home. you can always
count upon me as your friend
Suppose your father and mother died
thirty years ago and left you penniless
Suppose at that time should hav
gone to a foundlings home and found
you and brought you into my house and
adopted you and reared you as my son.
what would be the result? Would you
the sacrifices / have made for
you by the dollar and cent measure?
By how much I spent for your clothes
and board? Oh. moi You would esti.
mate it by the extent Of my love. You
would give back to me more than mon
ey. You would feel that all you are
and all you have you owe to my pater.
nal kindness and that l have claims
upon you that all your devotion cannoii
repay. What. then, are your obliga-
tlons to God for all the comforts you
have enjoyed? II you give yourself tc