Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-06

cheerful ae was. The Epistle to tn.
rhlllppiahs was written in his latter
years and from prison, yet it's watch
WORD ~, Rejoice. DR.. Theodore CIV
Ter IN his autobiography, Memories Of
Eighty Years." says: ''There are some
people who have a pitiful dread of ole
aye. For myself, instead of it being
a matter of sorrow or pain it is rather
an occasion of profound joy that God
mas enabled me to write in nv family
record, -Four Score Years. The Octo-
Der of life may be one of tho most
frult1ul months in all it's calendar
ana the Indian summer it's brightest
period When Gods sunshine kindles
every leaf on the tree with crimson
and golden glories."
Notice how sympathetic Paul was
wh'n old. Shakespeare declares
olaopeu age and youth canot live to-
gether,'' but Paul managed it. He de-
Hsh:ed IN young life and had Mark
ana Titus and Timothy about him.
"haS secret of perpetual youth!
Some Accomplishments of the AGED.
Then, too, this aged man was busy.
we understand the feeling Of John
Wesley which led him to pray, Lord
let me not live to be useless" We re-
call that Michael Angelo did his great
est work at sixfy-seven and at ninety
was an eager student and cried. 80
Tor another hundred years." "Para
dise Lost wGs written by Milton few
years before his death in old aga
Paul was busy with his writing. Il
was just at this time he wrote to Phile-
mon, calling himself paul the Aged"
that ne sent forth his most glorious
eplstles- Philippians, Colos-
slams. Many aged people by writing
letters of Christian counsel or cheer
might make their last days wondrouslv
fruitful. If they can no longer write
With comfort. they may send forth
printed pages like leaves of healing.
Paul was busy with his reading. He
bids Timothy bring to him, while i'm
prisoned shortly before his death his
books and parchments e Tim. 4:13).
what an opportunity age affords to
browse at will in our libraries. The
BOOKS we have longed to read for years
may then be enjoyed. And how rich
they become in the light of the expert
ence of life! Especially, "What glory
gilds the sacred page"
Paul was busy praying. Truly, he
prayed without ceasing and especially
IN old age, spent so largely in prison.
SO long as this ministry is open. no
one need feel he has outlived his use-
fulness. Indeed, it is the very minis
try neglected by those bearing the
burden and heat of the day. How tho
Lord seeks for intercessors
Paul was busy with his preac
True he was in prison, but he preached |
to his guards. So that throughout the
PraetOrian Guard Christ became |
known Phil. 1 :13 r. W. We are re-
minded of such an invalid as BELLA
Cooke, confined to her room for years;
but her bedside became a Bethel to
thousands The aged may be Chris
tan conversationalists' and NAV rival
clergymen in their usefulness.
Finally, Paul was hopeful. s"The
time Of my departure is at hand" he
says, and he knows that 'to depart is
to be with Christ" AS one has put it,
not space, but only line, separates
between the believer and his Lord. "A
Christian old age may be like the
polar midsummer days, when the sun
shines till midnight, and dips but for
an imperceptible interval ere it rises
for the unending day Of heaven"
May an Old Man Be Saved?
Nothing is more pitiable than the
case of an old person who is without
hope.H But such a person need not so
continue. Gypsy Smith loves to tell
how his gypsy uncle was converted at
he age of ninety-nine. "As many as
received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them
hat believe on his name" John :12)
You need not wait for some strange
ceiling or wonderful experience. If
you will humb!y receive Jesus Christ
Is your Saviour, you shall be saved!
You may come late into the VINEYARD
md expect but little, but who knows
What the Lord of the vineyard may do
ct. Matt. 20 :1-16)? We heard of one
converted late in life who departed
ull of JOY, exclaiming, II shall have
nv nennvp'