The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-16
PLEASURE FROM GODS
FREE GIFTS TO MAN
Make NJ. P. Walsh's Hospital
Experience Something
of Real Value.
PaIatkans Will Read His Latest Letter
From University Hospital With
Much Interest.
University Hospital,
Augusta, Ga, March 5.

Editor Palatka News:
When l walked this morning the
breeze blowing in my window had
the softress Of spring and brought
me an invitation to look out and see
how green the grass was growing
and how the trees were losing the dis
tirct outline Of the winter lands
cape as they begin TO harmonic with
the new order Of things.
The clouds persis-ertly shut out
the sun as L they feared it might De
too strong for the rev born buds, but
before noon the sun mad convinced
them that it was not less thoughtful.
than they Of the babes OF Spring
and now there are just enough Of
the clouds standing by TO do senti-
mel duty until they are more fully
assured Of the suns good intentions.
l have been much conso.ed by
thoughts that after all in some re-
spects plant life and our lives have
much in common, and il We try to
make the best Of our t-ia.s-that
they may serve Us as the rainy days
serve the flowers and the fruits and
the food cropS-we will learn to
make them helpful. to our spiritual
life.
We are 50 apt TO center our
thoughts on the body instead Of re-
alizing that the soul is the only
thing immortal in our makeup and
that this life is only the vestioule Of
immortality through which We pass
to life everlasting.
If l reaped 10 other benefit from
my confinement here the lesson | /
am Iearning-to get pleasure out Of
those things that God gives Us so
freely-will more than repay me for
my experience.
II seems rather coincidence that .
the time for my enforced confne- .
ment should be the anniversary Of F.
the Passion Of our Lord, and in the
contemplation Of His spirit in suffer
ing | have found much consolation
and drawn on His storehouse OF pa
tience.
And so l am lead to repeat what
wonderful world" in which the
greatest force for good is life Of
self denial and suffering that has
been regenerating the world for two
thousand years.
The shock Of a world war raised
the almost universal question, Has
Christianity failed?
How many who attempt to answer
this question in the affirmative, or
the more faithful to whose mind the
doubt may come knocking for admis-
sion. have given sufficient thought
to the progress Of Christianity in
the face Of even greater upheavals
to make their answer worth while?
How few real thinkers We have in
this world and yet What a wonder
ful force these few thinkers are. I
often think Of this when l hear men
criticise President Wilson and when
l realize my own superficial con-
Of world affairs and ques- !
tions that seem to more directly af- :
feet me. I
President Wilson is a thinker. He
mas shown wonderful powers Of con-
No man in this country
has the intimate knowledge Of pub G
ic affairs that the President Of the
United States has. No man has so d
many widespread sources Of infor-
nation, Of diplomatic secrets, Of plots e
nd Vaccinations, and Of the motives l.
i public men and the meaning Of Ii
and events. With these
thoughts in mind l have confidence in r
lis decisions. Ii
We know that he is one Of the e
learcst, the safest, the soundest p
hinkers Of the age, actuated by "
cry broad humanity. His powers Of
hougAC and concentration will dis