Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-11
Space W. l m. 8 m. m. Tyr.
Weary of Life.

The Rev. Dr. N,Rman preached on the sub
j'c. Weary of Ltte" at the Lafayette AveUue
BrookyDl Presbyterian Church, on Sunday,
Ike 5 b instant. The text chosen was And
Elijah said, it is enough; DOW, o Lord, take
a way my lite"-I. Klogs, xix, t. Sue de.is
c3wardice, said the DJc.or. 1t is trrscAcry o
'ne t.cl of tbs toe-.u ignoulnious fl mt from
| dutY nod from dsig,r. Ii tho 100 dual Is
Wcsry OF lite, disguised With its CIsapp1io,-
| meos or suog 10 the q1Ick by its eumlllrs. be
| would display drawer spirit Dy cJnteodlng fox
the victory TO the last thsn to tax, bis epplsl to
| The Judge OF ell b@tJre the court i; oyaGld.
Every man owes bis lite to society. lie IS Q CONS
| ponupt part thereof. His adVersi.les msy be
blessings lG dlsgu Sc, not only to himself but 10
ohes. de is hero Of heroes wac. strus.
| glog against fearful odds. m,lot.i1s the q ii.
| lolse OF his soul and Is sleadiasG 10 the last
Cuere were ply5lcl, m,a,al, and mora
| causes which made Eli ,n taty OF lille aud
| WHICH sr. 10 operation 10 day 10 thousands Cf
| cases. HIS spondency resulted from the ex
| exc menL lnald> 10 be scene on Mouui Carmel
nnd the ls;lsue from his lul & ruru'y toto the
"illerness. lie had challenged the lri=s's OF
B.si 10 slrg. cJmbst to test the ql:s %
| ~nelher God Or B,sl vas the l. .rd. taeugh
be esioeu the victory. yet, Ihre ateued by 40
lof urlated queen, be 4 i two hu idred miles
| luto tue s-rt, wheo the reaction CANE uooo
him, AID be desired to die. Closely a with
| nls physical exhaustion sss the soIlluds Of the
Wilderness. Whetelo be had 10 mep'a ocoup,-
! ,On. Toera bis mlod preyed upoo st Sui
lnde shOu d b. svelde | by p,r:ous 10 sucl 40
exasusted ooOdtlou. G4yety OF sceoery aud
cueetiuiuess Of conpatiJosbip shCuu b. sau9ht
by su,n persons. Solitude i, soDe.imss sWee,
10 the spirit and contributes 10 tue work of
preparation for q great 10 ute, bu: neaochtl
follows the abse0ce OF genlsl society. Tnt
Imagination is htulted wiIh fate ID foes atd
grOuudleas fears. The dagger OF j z,bsl was
ever before + jab although she Was 2J0 miles
away. But there We're powerful moral Causes
vueratlog to produce bis ssu state of HIod.
llavlue I'D from duy dUuot gsioed be N lsery
Ut his tsllh al d Tardlce the a.coodsucy OF lis
c .urage. He had oVeresslm ated the iu pr soce
OF his owo ef,rts His bitter refralo 10 the
wilderness was, Il, even l ony, au lefe sud
they seek my life 70 take il away" But be
was mistaken. There We're 00O 10 Israel who
had GOT bowed the knee 10 B,.l. Tne tenn ptar
| tioo to suicide is too otteu fund iu 10.
| rance and impatisnce X ,h's view Of Ul,iae
Providence was altogether 100 gloomy In that
tremendous hour he had failed TO Remember inst
Forever wrong is not on the throne" There
are five reasons why Elij al should not have de-.
sired 70 die He snould have recalled lhe hts.
toric facts that great reforms are not the WORK
of day. Ttms is an essential elemsnt in tie
government OF God Like some suddsLiy im-
peoed river which calls upon its tributaries for
strength until il csa sweep away the lmpentiug
Cb.truCtlnus and how unve1ed 10 the ees, go hu
uaHity fl rvs onward. Elijah bad reposad tco
much co. .hdercs IN the effect Of Miracles which
are only credentials at best. He had vany
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Carmel would have Transformed the priests of
B,s into the wOrshippars OF the living Goi
Xiii ah did not know tne purposes of the AL
mi. nty in permitting g the bloody zebel to live
1t wss 8 terrible thing to be pursued by such
woman, and hes Ward 10 fly from her pres.
euce. He should have wlthsLood her then aud
there. The Iurity Of his Intentions and the
righteousness o his mission should have given
HIM heart But God did not frssKe HIS
prophet The angels visited him. He rose in
ihs power of NV consolation 10 auoHt
prophets and crown Kings Nor Was his wish to
die gratiied. But the chariot Ard the horses
came, AID the prophet OF Il,h be WAS translated
PEASANT LIFE In BENGAL The daily life of
the ismiiy is series of pc ures of a c.diso
sim mplicity. At daybreok when III. crows begin
to cav, the whole bouseboli is sstir The tao
elder brothers are otf 90 The Fl Ids, while G.5a
ram is s-eiog after be COWS The Wlnep are
busy 10 the huts aud courtyard. Sometimes
the men come homs to the midday meal aud
| sometimes it is carried to shen 10 the fields
At sunset. The soors of the day are brough:
10 use. mat is spread 10 the courtyard,
sud the men eli down cross.l, g2ed aud su1k
their kubtl' bubbles snd at such times, il IS
the 10y ot Bldeu's fe to llsten 10 toe ctilli-n
prattle cf his little daugh er Maliti. Occa, oI-
ally the brothers pay Visits TO their neignbors,
or ueighbors drop 10 and ioiu 10 the snoklog
The cIuversstioo is nesrly always the saue-
| tie weather, the bu.il cks. the crop and tbs
COWS he ploSlng, harvesting, sowit s or ir!l2s
,iop. But money is ever the turaeo Of the
IA K rupees snuss aud pice; tbs zsmirdst's )
reut be interest paid to he mouey Lender;
The c,st, Ir06t or loss of every transaction COO
ueoted with the tarn or hGuseood. The whole
family is reIgiousr indeed all Hindoos are re
llglous. They msy BE- everything that is good
or bad, but they are never wanting 10 fears OF
the gods. They are coostsatlg utterit the
| sacred Names std they offrr portion Of .vr ry
peal 10 the gods Of she earth. water aud sky.
Tney Sc. del 10 every thing that exists. AID
ON. ns of good or evil 10 everything that moves.
II they met COW or q Wsd;iog, they r. ,io.
over their good for uue il they sees widow vr
tuueral, thsy sre down hearted at,heir ill luck
Tney eussge 10 DO tu;lo, S, cr joufDey, or
| irausactiou of any kidd OF sors without prayer
to the goddess Lskshimi or sn lnvcc c.tion 10 tbe
ell D ant headed G,ne>ha.
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