Heaven consists in nothing else
than walking, abiding, resting in the
Divine presence. There are souls who
enter into this heaven before leaving
the body. If thou believest that thy
God, found, felt and rested in, is
heaven, why not, under the gracious
help which he vouchsafes to thee in
his son, begin at once to discipline
and qualify thy soul for this heaven?
If this be thy chief good, why turn
away from it, as though it were a
thing not to be desired? If It be the
very end of thy being, the only right,
good and blessed end, why postpone
thy qualification for it, as though it
were a bitter necessity? Suffer thy
soul, so noble in its origin, to be with
drawn from dust, noise, multitudes,
vain treasures and vain pleasure, to
find Its sweetness and fullness in God,
John Pulsford.
IN A SHADOW
Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis.
Steudy use of either tea or coffee
often produces alarming symptoms,
as the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more po
tency in some persons than in others.
"I was never a coffee drinker,"
writes an 111. woman, "but a tea drink
er. I was very nervous, had frequent
spells of sick headache aud heart
trouble, and was subject at times to
severe attacks of bilious colic.
"No end of sleepless nights would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and tingle like a
thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times I could hardly put my
tongue out of my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected.
