The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22

good cheer? Because Paul was q man of Christian common sense well as of supernatural visions. He knew that the only religion that could really help man must be a religion that could help him in the present life as well as fit him for a life beyond the grave. It was not only the promise of safety in the future that he gave those people, but the sound common sense counsel of preparation, by keeping up their strength for insuring that safety.
 What are you driving at anyway" says some one. "Is Paul q merely hy- gienic lecturer?' He is more than that, but he does not think it beneath his dig
 nifty after seeing the vision of God, to tell the crew and the passengers of the Alexandrian corn ship to look after their physical necessities. He does not think it irreigious to gather the men and The women of the doomed ship together and say: Men. you are going to be saved, but God will never do his part unless we are ready to do ours. Now, tomorrow we are going to all get safely to land, but there is to be a big drain upon our phy- sical resources Some of us are now com petely Jagged out. We have not had a good meal for nearly two weeks. Let the cooks go and prepare the most nour- ishing dinner they can; then let us by turns gather in the cabins. old and young 
 need faith for the soul; we also need meat for the body. Some people think the most dramatic episode of Paurs life l&as when he stood upon Mars hill and argued with the Greek philosophers others when he pleaded for his life before Agrippa. l think the most mpressively dramatic incident was when he was standing upon the rocking, heaving deck of vessel whose hull was gradually filling with water and telling the passen- gers and the crew to eat and look after { their bodies, as God would surely save them on the morrow.
 Care of the Body.
 It is surprising how little some people care for the body in times of sickness. I heard my mother say some years ago: "I was just down to see Elder Nichols. He was morbid and depressed I said to him. What have you eaten today MT.
 Nicholls? Oh he answered I have taken nothing but a little tea and d | cracker l cannot eat My I said, l this will not dol You must eat or you l will never get strong" So l went and cooked him an egg and made him some good toast and procured for him little | fruit and before l left he was as bright l and cheerful as man could be- It does seem to me that half of our lack of faith in God comes from physical depletion and not from spiritual weakness" Yes. | my mother was right. The same law | that applied to Elder Nichols of the Brooklyn tabernacle applied to the pas sengers and crew of the Mediterranean corn ship When they saw Pauls faith they believed. When they had eaten and cared for the body they began to be of good cheer. My brother, when you do Gods work, do not think it beneath your | spiritual dignity to obey Gods physical
 laws. Paul praying, a mighty example for us to look after the spiritual bodies
 Paul eating food. a mighty example for us to care for our physical bodies.
 Why were the crew and passengers of l the Alexandrian corn ship of good cheer? | Paul had not deceived as to the man ner of their coming rescue. He had buntly. vet clearly. told them what l would happen, and. as events were turn ing out just as he had described, they were not in the least astonshed when | the ship came within sight of land and they knew that she was doomed. Though
 the vessel might be lost. they felt that their own lives were to be saved.
 Just read very carefully. if you will
 the account of this prophecy Paul did
 not stand forth in the midst of them and
 say: "Oh. men. the tornado will cease.
 and the pillows of the sea shall lie down,