The Penn's Grove record., 1910-10-07

tic book. From the viewpoint of the
new evangelism of health and happi-
ness 1t is a new book. A food Of light
Is poured from its pages upon the sur
passing problems of the spiritual re-
generation Of both the physical, men,
tai and social life of man. These are
the fundamental notes of the present
mighty movement for the complete
deliverance of the race from the
thralldom Of baleful unrest and in
hibiting disease.
The inspired word chimes in with
the latest teachings Of science regard
ing the great influence of joy upon the
human frame. Joy imparts strength.
for 1t belongs to a happy family which
numbers ~cheerfu1ness, gladness, mirth-
~fulness, contentment, pleasure and de-
light among its members. 1t excites
the whole muscular SYSTEM 1t in
creases the activity of all the vital
functions. 1t auickens the pulse,
brightens the eye Pushes the cheek.
and nerves the arm 1t makes play
Of work. It removes fatigue. while
stimulating all the powers of body and
mind.
Darwin has told US in the expression
of the emotions in Man and Animals"
that with animals Of all kinds the ac-
Quirement of almost all their pleas
ures, with the exception of those OF
warmth and rest, have long been asso-
ciated with active movements, as in
hunting in the search after food and
other kindred things.
Joy, therefore, naturally shows IT.
self in manifestations Of strength. The
nostrils are dilatted, the angles Of the
mouth, the eyelids and the eyebrows
are raised, all indicative Of potential
actual energy.
Joy acts powerfully upon all the d.
gestive processes and works a trans
formation upon the jaundiced dyspep-
tic. 1t expands the lungs which have
been contracted as II by the strong
grip of a giant hand through sadness
or disappointment. The sigh of melan-
choly is changed to songs OF gladness-
With the change comes the deepening
and expanding Of these vital organs
and the oxygenating and enriching Oh
the blood.
While we Americans are an active
people, we are, as a rule, a joyless
people. We act as though we were
driven like slaves to our tasks. We
take our pleasures on a boverish run.
Observant foreigners have noticed
this rarity of Joy upon our faces. They
see, as a keen philosophic writer
among us has seen, Tines Of thought,
and Of care and of fear-money lines,
shrewd. grasping lines but how few
hanpy lines" 1t would seem as II the
rarest feeling that lghtened our
co~untenances was the genuine cob
tentment of a loving, joyful soul.
II looks also as though our religion
did not agree with US. We make OF II
weights instead Of wings. we nave
gloomy thoughts Of ourselves, OF COD
Of our earthly existence, OF o. fellow
men. of the life to come. we mans
our harps upon the willows. we tnlnA
this world to be a prison house. we
say we cannot sing the songs OF zion
in this strange n
But this world is u nome, our
school. u workshop, our temple. we
have been placed in it by almighty
wisdom, power and love. We are the
children of the Heavenly Father. And
The 10Y of Jehovah is to be our
s+reneth-the 10y that He is b eye'
watchful. ever providing, ever loving
- cod over all blessed foYeyer-
more. -,
Too many of US, as some n has
said "think black is the color o.
heaven and the more we can MAKE
our faces the color Of midnight the
more evidence we have of grace
what q supreme mistake we are max
ing. True religion is sunshine an'
loyeliness. The New IN
tornrets and emphasizes the Old. INT
historical Christ, the real, human
divine Christ, not a Christ evaporate'
into nothingness by the whd spec
TONS Of an erratic philosopher, says
"These words have spoken MO 20
that nv Joy might remain IN you an
that your Joy might be fun" I'M
fullness of Joy in the heart make III
and death radiant with brightness
7 visited the home of a bereaVe
christian who had forgotten the Chri
tian teachings of that New TestaMei
70 "reioice in the Lord always IN
room on the north side OF the nous
had every window darkened VII