Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-11
BLASTED BY WINDS.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE POINTS A MORAL
IN THE CYCLONE.

God Sends the Cutting Blast to Teach an
Important Le,son-If There We're No
Adversely, We Would Not Know the JOY
of Gods Protection.
WASHINGTON, Juno I'm his discourse
today Rev. DR.. Talmage pointed out the
cancellations which the religion of Christ
extends to oil who arc in trouble and
specially to such as are In deep misfortune
or suffering from bereavement. He chose
as his text Exodus x, ID, And the Lord
brought an east wind upon the land all
that day and oil chat night"
.s-~fhe reference here Is not to q cyclone,
but to the long continued blowing Of the
wind from an unhealthful quarter. The
north wind Is braoing, the south wind
Is relaxing, but the east wind Is irritat-
ing and full Of threat. Eighteen times
docs the Bible speak against the cast wind
Moses describes the thin ears blasted by
the east wind. The psalmist describes the
breaking OF the ships of Tarshish by the
east wind. The locusts that plagued Egypt
wore borne in on the east wind. The
gourd that sheltered Jonah was shattered
by the east wind, and in allthe G, 1000 sum-
mers, autumns, winters, springs, OF the
worlds existence the worst wind that ever
blew is the east wind. Now, If God would
only give us n climate of perpetual nor
wester, how genial and kind and placid
and industrious Christians we would all
bel But it takes almighty grace to be what
we ought to be under tho east wind.
Under the chilling and wet wing of the
east wind the most of the worlds villainies,
frauds, outrages, suicides and murders
have been hatohed out. l think IL you
should keep meteorological history of the
days OF the year and put right beside 1t tho
criminal record of the country you would
find that those were the best days for pub
lie morals which were undorttho north or
west wind, and that those were the worst
days for public morals which were under
the east wind. The points of the compass
have more to do with the worlds morals
and the church's piety than you have yet
suspected. Rev. DR.. Archibald Alexander,
eminent for learning and for conservation,
when asked by ono of his students at
Princeton whether he always had full a.
surance Of filth, replied, "Yes, except
whom the wind blows from the can't" DIR.
Francia, dictator of Paraguay, when the
wind was from the east, made oppressive
enactments for the people, but when the
weather changed reponted him Of the cruel
ties, repealed the enaotmonts and was in
good humor with all tho world.
Winds to Guard Against.
Before overtake the main thought of
my subject want to tell Christian people
they ought to BIO obsorvant OF climatical
changes. BE on your guard when the wind
blows from the east. There are certain
styles Of temptations that you cannot en-
dure under certain styles of weather. When
the wind blows from tho east, If you are of
q nervous temperament go not among OK
asperating people, try not to settle bad
debts, do not try to settle old disputes, do
not Talk with q bigot on religion do not
go among those people who delight in say
ing irritating things, do not try to collect
funds for charitable institution, do not
try to answer an insulting letter. If these
things must be done, do them when the
wind Is from the north, or tho south, or
the west, but not when the wind Is from
the east.
You say that men and women ought not
to BIO so sensitive and nervous. / admit 1t,
but am not talking about what the world
ought to be; am talking about what the
world Is. While there are persons whose
disposition does not seem to BIO affected by
changes In the atmosphere, nine out of ten
are nightly played upon by such influ-
enoes. 0 Christian man, under such cir
oumstapces do not write hard things
against yourself, do not get worried about
your huctuating experience. You are to
remember that the barometer In your soul
Is only answering the barometer Of the
weather. Instead Of sitting down and be-
ing discouraged and saying, II am not n
Christian because don't feel exhilsrant, "
get up and look out Of the window and
see the weather vane pointing In the wrong
quarter, and then say: "Get thee behind
me, satan, thou prince of the power of the
air; get out of my house; got out Of my
heart, thou demon of darkness horsed on
the east wind. Away" However good
and great you may be In the Christian life,
your soul will never be independent OF
physical condition. feel am uttering a
most practical, useful truth here one that
may give relief to great many Christians
who are worried and respondent at times.
Cause OF Spiritual Depression.
DR.. Rush. monarch In medicine, after
curing hundreds OF cases Of mental depres
sion, himself fell sick and lost his religious
hope, and he would not believe his pastor
when the pastor told him that his spiritual
depression was only consequence Of ply
steal depression. Andrew Fuller, Thomas
Scott, William Cowper, Thomas Boston,
David Brainerd, Philip Melanohthor
were mighty men for God, but all Of them
illustrations of the fact that mans SOU
Is not independent of his physical health
An eminent physician gave as his opinion
that no man ever died a greatly trium
plant death whose disease was below the
diaphrapm Stackhouse the learned Chris
tian commentator, says he does not think
Saul was insane when David played the
harp before him. but 1t was a hypoohondris
coming from Inflammation of the liver
Oh, how many good people have boen mis-
taken In regard to their religious hope, no
taking these things Into consideration!
The dean Of Carlisle, one of the best mel
that ever lived and one of the most useful
sat down and wrote: Though have en-
deavored to discharge my duty as we'll as
could, yet sadness and melancholy Of hear
stick close by and increase upon me.
tell nobody, but am very much sunk In
deed, and wish could have the relief O
weeping as used to- My days are exceed
ipgly dark and distressing. In word, AL
mighty God seems to hide his face and
intrust the secret hardly to any earthl!
being. know not what will become o
me. There Ia doubtless good deal of bod
lily affiiotion mingled with this, but 1t 1
not all so. bless God, however, that
never lose sight Of the CROSS and, thougl
should die without seeing any persona
interest in the Redeemer's merits, hop
that l shall be found at his feet. I will
thank you for word at our leisure. NJ
door Is bolted at the time am writln