The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-24

put uuir az oANt 4aiNli'i4e AAlNtNa '
came a man. His nerves ceased their
quiverlnr. and be was able 70 die as a
Christian hero.
Yes. yes. We all know what the
power Of q personal example means in
life. We know that when men are
brave about us they make "a brave.
We know that when men are true they
make Us true. We know that when
men are noble examples Of Christian
faith they inspire us with Ike Chris
uan faith. SO when Paul. amid the
shriekings and groanings and heay-
ings and bombardments Of the Medi-
terranean whirlwind. calmly and de-
llberately stepped forth and said
Men. l exhort you 20 DE Of good
cheer. for there shall De no loss OF
any mans life, but Of the ship. then
tie sailors and passengers stopped and
said 10 themselves. Why that is
strange talk. We cannot understand
II. but Paul must have had d super
natural vision. OF else be could not
have spoken thus. You speak so posi-
lively. o preacher that we believe you.
What a God yours must Doe 20 inspire
such confidence. Would that We bad
your faith and your religion Men
and womeu-sf the Christian life. are
your actions and words living witness
e. Of your faith 60 the saving grace of
Jesus Christi
Why are the crew and the pasSen-
gers OF this AleXaudrian corn ship hap
py OF heart2 Because Paul kept hold
ing no before them the mistakes OF
their past life IN order that they might
the more easily be led 20 follow 10 bis
way. Paul was not mere iaunter. d
sneorer. ridiculer. a tantalizer he
was not one Of those mean contempti-
bic fellows who always stand around
when anything goes wrong and say,
Il told you 10 He was not one "
those miserable c0mf0rters Of job Who
are about as healing 90 the bleeding
heart as a poultice Of cayenne pepper
or stinging nettles would be 70 p man
gled syn caught in press. But Pau
was Ike a good physician who comes
70 an overworked man and SAYS Ny
friend. ! told you II You did not hold
up you would have q nervous break
down. Now this breakdown has come.
Therefore I want you now 70 trust me
and DO what tell you 10 DO and then
we VII make you well"
In order 20 erect mansion IL Is
often necessary 20 tear down and clear
away tie walls Of an OLD family home
stead. But no man has O right 20 tear
down OF destroy anything unless he
can erect q better in IFS plsce The
most mischisvous Of al social reform
ers Is the destructive iconoclast who
has nothing 20 oner us Ia the place Of
the institutions be would tear down.
We know our social system Is imper-
feet. but we would not have II mcnded
bv an anarchist, who. Ike the leaders
Of the French revolution Of 1893 would
commence by demoiishing the good
and the evil together II is easy
enough 10 be a cens0ri0us critic. II is
not So easy e matter % furnish a bet
ter for that which you deride
Why were the crew and the passen-
gers Of the Alexandrinn corn ship Of
good cheerf Because Paul was p man
Of Christian common sense as-well as
Of superuatursl visions He knew that
the only religion that could really help
q men must be q religion that could
helm him IN the present life AS well as
III him for q life beyond the grave II
was not only the promise Of safety IN
the future that be gave those people.
but the sound common sense counsel
Of preparation. by keeping up their
strength for insuring that safety.
What are you driving az anyway
SAYS some one. rs Paul mere by
eIenic lecturerT He is more than
that. but be does not think il beneath
bis dignity. after seeing the vision Of
God. 10 tell the crew and the passen-
gers Of the AleXnndrian corn ship 20
look after their physical necessities.
lie does not think Il irreligious % gath
er the men and the women Of the
doomed ship together and say Men.
you are going 20 be saved. but God
Will never do bis part unless we are
ready 70 DO ours.
II Is surprising how little some peo.
pie care for the body in times Of sick
ness. heard my mother say some
years ago. 4 was just down 10 see
/ Elder Nichols he was morbid and
depressed. I said 10 him. What have
you eaten today. Mr Nichollsr oh,
be answered. I have taken nothing but
a little tea and a cracker ! cannot
eat My. l said. this viii not do
You must eat or you will never get
strong So went and cooked him an
egg and made hin some good toast
and procured for him q little fruit and
/ before I left he was as bright and
chaerful as man could be II docs
seem 10 me- that half Of our lack Of
faith In Cod comes from physical de-
plefiOn and not from spiritual weak
ness" Yes. my mother was right
The same law that applied 20 Elder
Nichols of the brooklyn tabernacle
applied % the passengers and crew Of
the Mediterranean corn ship. When
they saw Pauls faith they believed
When they bad eaten and cared for the
body they began to De Of good cheer
Nv brother when you do Gods work
do not think it beneath your spiritual
dignity 10 obey Gods physical laws
Paul praying. a mighty example FOR Us
10 look after the spiritual bodies; Pau.
eating food. q mighty example for %
10 care for our physical bodies
Why were the crew and passenger
Of the Aloxsndrian corn ship Of seoc
cheerf Paul had not deceived then
a. 10 the manner Of their coming