A Solemn Appeal - James White

decay, checks of conscience, expostulations of
judgment, and medical assistance, will all be lost
on thee; God, and God alone, can save thee from
an evil which has in its issue the destruction of thy
body, and the final perdition of thy soul.'
" 'Facts,' etc., to 'Young Men,' narrates the
history of a young man of high talents and
standing, promoted to an important post of honor,
which he once filled satisfactorily to his
constituents, and who had amassed considerable
wealth, and was engaged to be married, as follows:
" 'But his health began to fail. His constant
complaint was--"my nerves are weak"--"my hands
tremble"--"my wrists ache"--"my knees are weak"-
-"I have bad dreams," etc. He was advised to take
outdoor exercise, ride horseback, and take
strengthening remedies, with a nourishing diet. But
all this did no good. The symptoms increased. He
soon became dyspeptic and hypochondriac; and
then followed, not only the aches and pains that
were consequent upon such a state of the body, but
all those ten thousand imaginary physical and
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