The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
Full of Troubles.

Men and women must bend their backs
and load up with the troubles of life. 1t
always was so and always, no doubt, will
be so.
The last trouble we have on earth is
while we are getting out of it. If we die
as we should we will have no more trouble.
If we die as we should not our troubles will
have only Just begun.
Why some of my readers should have
such terrible troubles do not know. Per
haps some OF them are of the kind that
have worried me-more in thought than in
reality.
Little troubles are sometimes nuisance.
Not large enough to weigh us down. but
just large enough to spoil the day and rob
us of sleep at night
A few nights since | was troubled about
almost nothing, but it would not leave me
and was strong enough to toss me about
on my bed. But sleep had its way, and
the next morning ] could not help smiling
at myself for being so foolish as 10 let such
little bit of thing trouble me.
Bear your burdens as lightly as you can.
DO not pet or hug them, but give them to
understand that you have something bet.
ter on hand than to be a cnltivator of
troubles.
| The truth is that many of our troubles
are brought about by our own foolishness.
! A gentleman came to me with his financial
troubles, and was frank enough to say
that they were the result of his having
| spent or allowed his family to spend over
$4,000 a year. while his salary was Sl4O1
| The condition he found himself in was
| that he had $500 worth of trouble during
| the past year and had very little comfort.
| Troubles brought about by sickness are
of very serious kind and cannot lie al.
wavs helped.
The daughter of a friend of mine was
| taken to hospital in Nassau County. n
| y, to be operated on for the third time
| last week. As her father was relating to
me what the young girl had to 60 through
my heart ached for him and his whole
family, and especially for the young girl.
There are troubles that make one feel
that this is hard world to live in. So
far in life grace has been given me to bear
up under all the ills OF life that il has been
my lot to encounter.
To do all you can to bear the burdens of
Others is good way to bear your own bur
lens easily Take my word for it., for |
have often found IL to be so.
/ mot an old lady in village where
once resided who was so troubled with the
backache that she was going to help an
other old lady who was in the same condi-
ton. Her idea was that while helping
her friend in her troubles she would for
get her own. 1t is sometimes good policy
to be your own doctor in this way.
Troublcs, Don't stop to count them, for
If you do they will grow about as fast as
yon can cnumerate them.
The religion YOU profess is yours for the
purpose of enabling YOU to beat down your
sorrows, no matter what they may be- You
must do your best aud trust the rest 20
God
1t is not pleasant to he poor; it is not
cheerful to be sick. and there is no com.
fort in being despised and unkindy treated
by others. But il it is your lot to be thus
afflicted keep on thinking and hoping that
there will soon come change for the bet.
ter. Ii the change never comes you will be
no worse off for your thoughts
If we had no, trouble in this world we
would be very 10th TO leave it. While |
was looking at diving man he suddenly
opened his eyes and said, George, ! have
| had enough Of the troubles OF this life and
Jesus will soon take me home Soon"
proved to be inside OF ten minutes. When
the doctor pronounced the good man dead
George softly responded God is good"
Surely none of YOU have forgotten that
there 5 great burden bearer, who is ever
ready to help Won in every time oil need
not occasionally, but all the time.-Georse
X. Scott, in Sabbath Reading.