The Discouraged Sailor’s Suicide
By Editor
WILLIAM ANTHONY, one of the survivors of the wreck of the battle-ship Maine, and one who distinguished himself for his "cool-headed" bravery at that time, committed suicide in Central Park, New York, on November 24. He had been discharged from the navy and said he could not find anything to do, and was "discouraged and disconsolate," and so he took his life. There is a Master whose service we may enter who never discharges us. We may voluntarily withdraw from His service, but He discharges us never. And He not only employs us for all time, but also for all eternity. No one who faithfully serves Him ever feels like committing suicide. Life's joys become so sweet that we are constantly thrilled by the thought of an uninterrupted eternity of existence.