The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
SATURDAY NIGHT
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cBRIsTs DON'T WORRY CLUB.

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CHRISTS DON'T WORRY CLUB.
Text, he not therefore anxious for tho
morrow."-(R. W Matthew Vi, "a.
The first Don't Worry club took its
rise not Mt Battle Creek, but In Palcs.
tine. There, amid cloud crowned hills
and breeze swept shore, In narrow
street and dusty synagogue, Christ
communicated to that little circle his
own trustful spirit. Men study his
every act and word under microscope
Of closest scrutiny, but In not single
line of his four biographcrs Is there
anything that even suggests Christs
giving way to worry. "Thy Saviour
hath crucincd JOY" said the great In.
fldcl. Don't you believe It? No; ho
didn't play the comedian nor act the
clown for the amusement OF the
crowd. He didn't come for that. But
peace" and 10y" were large words in
his vocabulary.
Worry is forcthought gone to seed;
discounts unknown sorrows of tomor-
row that you may have misery today.
A traitor that dampens your powder
weakens your aim. Under the guise
of helping you today it steals your
strength for the morrow. 1t is mental
chaos and anarchy. 1t Is an attack
of the ravenous. restless horde OF the
imps of fear, prccluding reason, par
aly2ing action, impairing appetite, dis
turbing sleep, stimulating disease.
The full, rich strength of the subCon-
scious mind. that which produces our
best success, is tapped and wasted on
worry. If | were to write II twelfth
commandment 1t would be, Thou
shalt not worry"
"Off the Banks"
Worry leaves days when all goes
wrong. Your mental, moral and phys
zeal self feels fOggy and sOggy as a
morning Off the banks of Newfound-
land. From 7 a. m. till 10 p IN. things
break wrong" After worried sleep
less night you get up out OF bed on
the wrong side. Beefsteak Is tough;
coffee is muddy; some ones stolen
your morning paper; you miss your
car, catch a cold in your head and a
cinder in your eye; there's note due
and no money to pay 1t; agent comes
in and wants to insure your life when
it's already insured for more than it's
worth; you wave him out and upset
your ink bottle over your typewriter
letters. Shoe! You're in for day OF
1t. The gloom imps are camped on
your trail.
The days out Of joint, and no sur
geon can set 1t. You'd shut your desk
and go to the ball game only it's just
started to rain. II there does come a
break in the clouds, mental or physical,
you discount it. Some people do that
habitually. "How are you today, Aunt
Hannah" you say to your old maiden
relative. "Oh. feel pretty good,
only l always feel bad when feel
good. cause I know I'll feel worse
afterward."
"Behind tho Clouds Is"-
Oh, say, cheer up. Behind the
clouds is the sun still shining" Moth
ing so bad it mightnt be worse" ITS
always morning somewhere" Every
cloud has a silver lining" Long lane
that has no turning" always dark.
est before dawn" OF course you have
troubles. SO have others. I heard our
little colored wash girl say to her older
sister, standing scratching her tousled
head, Say, Lie. s you got creepers?"
of cose has. Everybody has!' Most
Of our worry is selfish. We think Of
ourselves and our cares only. There
are others. Ever keep a IVORY
book?" On the left hand page Of the
ledger each worry you've entertained;
on the right the actual event, whether
the worry comes true or was only q
molehill foolishly turned into a noun
tain.
At month end you'll find most wor-
ries hobgoblins. They've run away.
Your right hand page will be ciphers.
Stand up 1856 panes of window glass
and try to look through them. Might
as well look in your hat. Take up one
at time the visions clear, sunrise and
sunset. and the day as 1t really is.
Read Of Edisons Jest? Going to take
trip to Europe to give himself a
chance to worry. He's been so busy
that he's had no opportunity. Catch
his thought? Idleness. mere pleasure,
means worry. Work, action, shuts out
worry. Think Of busy days and use
fitness, How dismal you look" said
the bucket to his companion on the
way to the well. 81 was thinking on
the uselessness OF our being filled; we
only come away empty" "Oh." smiled
his companion what n strange view!
l always think no matter how empty
we come we always go away filed"
What Men Worry About.
They're worrying over everything
imaginable and often many things I'M
imaginable. Watch any ordinary gath
ering Of people in a room, street car,
street corner and notice the worriers.
The boat will be lost. the train wreck
ed. 1t will be raining when they get
there, they will be too late for dinner.
People worry when they're poor\an
when they're rich. when home mud
when abroad, when in trouble and
when they've escaped It, because they\
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