Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-06-17
4Ef. DR.. TaLuaGE.
The Eminent Divine's Sunday
Sermon.
Subject: "An Ill East Wind"

to the long continued blowing OF the wind
from an unhealthfui quarter. The north
wind Is bractng. the south wind is rplax'np,
hut the east wind is irritating and full of
threat Eighteen Tires does the Bible sneak
against the east wind. Moses Describes tho
thin ears blasted by the enst wind. The
psalmist Describes the breaking Of tho ships
~ Tarshish nv the east wind. The locus q
that PLAGUED Egypt wera born In on the east
wind. The gonrd that sheltered Jonah WIS
shattered by the east wind, and In all the
6ooO summers. antumns. winters. springs Of
the worlds existence the worst wind thar
ever blew ts the east wind. Now, II God
would only give us climate Of perpetual
nor wester, how geniRl and kind aud placid
and Industrious Christians va would all be-!
But It takes almighty grace to be what wo
ought to be under the east wind.
Under the chilling and wet wing Of the
eaet wind the most Of the worlds viliainles.
frauds. outrages. suicides and murders have
been hatched out. ! think II you should
keep meteorological history Of the days Of
the year and put right beside II the criminal
record OF the country you would find that
those were the hest DAYS for public morals
which were under the north or west wind,
and that those were the worst days for pub
lilo morals which were under the east wind,
The points Of the compass have more TO do
with the worlds morals and the churrh's
pfety than you have yet suspected. Rev. Dr.
Archibald Alexander, eminent for learning
and FOR conservation. when asked bv one OF
his students at Princeton whether he ALWAYS
had full assurance Of faith. replied, "Yaa.
except when tho wind blows from the east"
Dr. Francia. dictator of Paraguay, when the
wind was from the east, ma Ie Oppressive en-.
actments for the people, but when the
weather changed repented him Of the cruel
ties, repealed the enactments and was In
good humor with all the world.
Before overtaka the main thought OF nv
subject want to tell Christirn people they
ought to be obserynnt OF climatfral changes.
Be on your guard when the wind blows from
the east. There are certain styles Of tempta-
tfops thHf you cannot endure un Ter certain
styles OF weather. When the wind blows
from the east. IL you are OF a nervous tenn.
permanent. GO not among eyasprrating people,
try not to settle bad debts do not try to
settle old disputes. DO not talk with a bigot
on religion, do not GO among those people
who delight in saying Irritating things, do
not try to collect funds for a charitable
institution. DO mott try to answer an insulting
letter. II these things>must be done, do them
when the wind Is from the north, or the
south. or the west, but not when the wind IL
from the east.
You say that men and women ought not to
be 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 be affected by changes In
the atmosphere, nine out OF ten are nightly
played upon by such influences. OChristian
man under such circumstances do not write
hard things against yourself do not get wor.
red about your nuctuating experience. You
are to reminder that tho barometer In your
soul te only answering the barometer OF the
weather. Instead Of sitting down aad heina
discouraged and saying, ~ am not a Chris.
tian because dcpf feel exhilarsnt," get up
and look out Of the window and see the
we:ths. S aS vaae pointing Point n ths wrong quarter.
thou peince Of the power Of the air; get out
Of my house, gat but OF my heart, thou de-
poo Of darknees hoxsed on the east wind
Away However, good and great you may
be in The Christian life. your soul w3ll never
be Independent Of physical condition.
teel ON uttering . most prastical, useful
truth here, one that may give relief to great
many Christians who are worried and de-
spondent AZ times.
DE-. Rush, a monarch in medicine. after
curing hundreds Of cases Of mental depres-
hope. and he would not believe his pastor
when the pastor told him that his spiritual
depression was only consequence OF physi-
cal depression Andrew Fuller, Thomas
Ecott, William Cowper. Thomas Boston,
David Brainerd. Philip 1Telanchrhon were
mighty men for God, but all Of them illus |
trations Of the fact that N mans soul Is not
independent OF his physical heath. An emit /
nen2 physician gave as his opinion that no |
man ever died Q great triumphant death |
whose disease was below the diaphragm. |
the learned Christian commen- |
when David played the harp before him, but |
II was a hypochonGr;n coming from infiam.
nation OF the liver. Oh, how many good
people have been mistaken In regard to Their
religious hope, not taking these things into
rh<,I
that ever lived. and one Of the most useful,
sat down and wrote: ''Though I have en-.
deavored TO discharge my duty IA well as
could, yet sadness and melancholy of heart
stick close by and Increase upon me. Itell
nobody. but am very much sunk indeed,
and wish could have the relief OF weeping
ns used to- My days are exceedingly dark
and distressing. In a word, Almighty God
seems to hide HIS face, and intrust the go
cret hardly to any earthly being. know
not what will become Of me. There is doubt.
less good deal OF bodily affection mingled
however. that never lose sight OF the cross,
and though 1 should die without seeing any
personal interest In the Redesmer's merits, ]
hope that shall ts found at His feet. will
thank you for a word ut your leisure. My
door Is bolted Mt the time am writing this,
for ! nm full of tears
What was the matter with the dean of Car.
isle? Had he got to be a worse map2 Nc.
The physician said that the state Of his pulse
would not warrant his living n minute. oh,
4 the east wind affects the spleen, and affects
the lungs, and affects the liver ii will affect
belp, brace yourself against these witherine
blasts and destroying influences, lest that
which the psaimist said broke the ships OF
Tarshish shipwreck you.
But notice in my text that the Lord con.
'rois the east wind: 1.-The Lord brought the
% a Iyah h~.,.. e.. u
pose; it must sometimes blow from that
quarter. The east wind is just as important
as the north wind, or the south wind. or tho
weSt wind. but not so pleasant. Trial must
come. The text does not say you will
escape the cutting blast. Whoever did escape
Il? Especially who that accomplished any.
hing for church or state ever escaped it2 ]
was in the pulpit OF John Wesley, In Lon
don, pulpit where he stood one day and
said, II have been charged with all the
,nmes in the catalogue except one-that Of
Drunkenness, and woman arose in the
ast night" SO John Wesley passed under
he fail
saw in foreign journal n report of one
Df George Whitefields scrnons-a sermon
preached a hundred and twenty or thirty
years ago. 1t seemed that the reporter stood
% take the sermon. and his chief idea was to
,aricature 1t. and these are some OF the re-
Dortorial interlinngs of the sermon OF
George Whitefleid. After calling him by
nickname indicative of II physical defect in
he eye. it goes on TO say: "Here the preacher
,lasps his chin on the pulpit cushion. Here
1e elevates his voice. Here he lowers his !
rOice. Holds his arms extended. Bawls |
aloud. Stands trembling. Makes a fright.
nj face. Turns up the whites Of his eyes
Clasps his hands behind him. Clasps hh
Irms around him and hugs himself. Roar
loud. Haiioos, jumps. cries. Changes iron
,ryln~. Halloos and Jumps again. Welt,
my brother. II that good man went through
all that process, In your occupation, In yonr
profession. In your store. In your shop. Mt
fae bar, in the sick room, in the editorial
chair. somewhere, you will have to GO
through similar process. You cannot