LITTLE THINGS BY Charles Robert Morrison

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Be liberal and just-- and your God will never leave nor forsake you! V. Little Things that Make for HEALTH. "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." 3 John 1:2 Bodily health is a great blessing. To be free from pain, to have the right use of all the organs of our physical constitution, places us in a position to enjoy life, and make life enjoyable to others. "A sound mind in a sound body" has been for ages the highest conception of earthly bliss, viewed from the standpoint of the philosopher and the student of the human form divine. That there have been brilliant minds developed in bodies of frailty, as there have been souls cultured by suffering--does not disprove the general law that the normal condition of physical soundness is necessary to the best service and most perfect development of mental and spiritual life. Steadiness of nerve, clearness of brain, strength and endurance of all the bodily powers-- are essential to best results in the realm of the intellect. So also in the realm of the spiritual, the highest attainments are to be gained, with physical and mental soundness--and are hindered by disease and impaired health. 48 of 102
That this body of ours, wonderfully wrought and fearfully made, is to receive our care and our attention continually, is solemnly and strongly set forth by the apostle Paul, who said: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 The prayer of the beloved disciple John for his friend Gaius, that he might prosper and be in health, was a wise and tender petition. The mind needs a healthy body in order to do its best work; the soul develops wisely and well when dwelling in a house where every part harmonizes with the highest laws of physical being. But, alas! how many and how fierce are the enemies that attack and wound and weaken this body of ours! Who of us is free from pain, from weariness at slight exertion--and who is not in search of a remedy for the ills the flesh is heir to? Who has perfect health? Who has never been sick a day in a score or more of years? Who is vigorous and strong, ready for any task, any kind of exposure, or any service along the lines of ordinary service? The fevers of the South, the "white terror" of the North, the plaguespots and contagions of the crowded East, the hurry and haste and worry of the West, are like invading armies, bent on the utter destruction of the frail citadel of man. The skill of the physician, the marked progress in surgical knowledge, the skill of the trained nurse, the multiplied appliances of hospital service, the patience and genius that has wrought in laboratory and brought to pharmacy the wealth of helpful remedies--all have done much to make life worth living. Yet again I ask: Who has reached 49 of 102
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Page 3 and 4: THE GREATNESS OF LITTLE THINGS Intr
Page 5 and 6: THE GREATNESS OF LITTLE THINGS Intr
Page 7 and 8: of nature, of mental activity, pass
Page 9 and 10: civilization; or a Japanese to find
Page 11 and 12: the life we live-- all these, small
Page 13 and 14: It is because we have despised the
Page 15 and 16: man's ways please the Lord, He make
Page 17 and 18: Is wealth beyond our reach? Perhaps
Page 19 and 20: ut remark at what they see and feel
Page 21 and 22: It is begun by a determination to s
Page 23 and 24: ight, have the courage of your righ
Page 25 and 26: If there is any other virtue, think
Page 27 and 28: 1. NEGATIVELY. It might safely be s
Page 29 and 30: and positive delight at the discomf
Page 31 and 32: food and clothing and shelter, ther
Page 33 and 34: invested, the days grow into weeks,
Page 35 and 36: Horace, the Latin poet, said: "You
Page 37 and 38: things are yours . . . whether the
Page 39 and 40: If we were now, and had been from t
Page 41 and 42: have a view of the struggle for exi
Page 43 and 44: Preparation for service is the firs
Page 45 and 46: The wastefulness of the average man
Page 47: income, and increasing as God prosp
Page 51 and 52: should thus be admitted. So sudden
Page 53 and 54: have not been met. Will faith heal
Page 55 and 56: should have our constant care and o
Page 57 and 58: sleep;" "Lost an hour of sleep;" "L
Page 59 and 60: house and clothes. "I feel so chill
Page 61 and 62: atmosphere and surroundings favorab
Page 63 and 64: But something more is needed than f
Page 65 and 66: said Socrates, "is no life at all."
Page 67 and 68: advantages of a free public-school
Page 69 and 70: into the cab, and, in response to a
Page 71 and 72: Philip Gilbert Hamerton says that t
Page 73 and 74: One final and most important truth.
Page 75 and 76: then, the beginning of that mighty
Page 77 and 78: only with trumpets and lamps; the M
Page 79 and 80: If a system of human slavery is to
Page 81 and 82: Contrast our position with the posi
Page 83 and 84: that fled from Jehu, Elisha slew;"
Page 85 and 86: The Orientals have a proverb, "Keep
Page 87 and 88: that breeds moral disease and leave
Page 89 and 90: way to justify the theater, as it i
Page 91 and 92: IX. Lessons Learned Too Late. "Oh,
Page 93 and 94: the tendencies of his people and th
Page 95 and 96: and bemoan their folly and their lo
Page 97 and 98: lessedness of the giver himself. No
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the winds the seeds of the thistle,
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The opportunity that is restricted
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