Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-11

WASHINGTON, June I'm his discourse
today Rev. DR.. Talmage pointed out the
consultations which the religion of Christ
extends to all who are In trouble and
specially to such as are in deep misfortune
or suffering from bereavement. He chose
as his text Exodus <, IS, "And the Lord
brought an east wind upon the land all
that day and all that night"
The reference here is not to a cyclone,
but TO the long continued blowing Of the
wind from an unhealthful quarter. The
north wind Is bracing, the south wind
is relaxing, but the east wind is irritat-
ing and full of threat. Eighteen times
does the Bible speak against the east wind.
Moses describes the thin ears blasted by
the cast wind. The psRlmist describes the
breaking of the ships Of Tarshish by the
east wind. The loousts that plagued Egypt
were borne In on the east wind. The
gourd that sheltered Jonah was shattered
by the east wind, and in all the 5000 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 a 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 the east wind.
Under the chilling and wet wing of the
east wind the most of the world 8 villainies,
frauds outrages, suicides and murders
have been hatched out. l think If you
should keep meteorological history of the
days of the year and put right beside it the
criminal record of the country you would
find that those were the best days for pub
lie morals which were under the north or
west wind, and that those were tho 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 ohurch's piety than you have yet
suspected. Rev. DR.. Archibald Alexander,
eminent for learning and for conservation,
when asked by one Of his students at
Princeton whether he always had full as
surance of faith, replied, Eyes, except
when the wind blows from the east" DR..
Francia dictator of Paraguay, when the
wind was from the east, made oppressive
enactments 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ties, repealed the enactments and was in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.
Winds Co Guard Against.
Before overtake the main thought of
my subject I want to tell Christian people
they ought to be observant 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 the east, If you are of
q nervous temperament, go not among ex-
asperating people, try not to settle bad
debts, do not try TO settle old disputes, do
not talk with 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 the south, or
the west, but not when the wind Is from
the east.
You say that men and women ought not
to be so sensitive and nervous. admit it,
but L 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 influ-
ences. O Christian man, under such cir
cumstances 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, 81 am not a
Christian because don't feel exhilarant," "
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; get out of my
heart thou demon Of darkness horsed on
the east wind. Awayp' However good
and great you may be in the Christian life,
your soul will never be independent OF
physical condition. feel am uttering q
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.
sical depression. Andrew Fuller, Thomas
Scott, William Cowper, Thomas Boston,
David Brainerd, Philip Melanchthon
were mighty men for God, but all of them
illustrations of the fact that mans soul
is not independent of his physical health.
An eminent physician gave as his opinion
that no man ever died greatly trium-
plant death whose disease was below the
diaphragm. Stackhouse, the learned Chris
tian commentator, says be does not think
Saul was insane when David played the
harp before him, but it was hypochondria
coming from Inflammation of the liver.
oh, how many good people have been mis-
taken in regard to their religious hope, not
taking these things into consideration
The dean Of Carlisle, one of the best men
that ever lived and one Of the most useful,
sat down and wrote: Though 1 have en-.
deavored to discharge my duty as well as
coul( yet sadness and melancholy of heart
stick close by and increase upon me-
tell nobody, but I am very much sunk in
deed, and wish could have the relief Of
weeping as I used to. My days are exceed,
ingly dark and distressing. In a word al
mighty God seems to hide his face and
intrust the secret hardly to any earthly
being. know not what will become OF
me. There is doubtless good deal of bod
lily af1iiction mingled with this, but it Is
not all SO. I bless God, however, that
never lose sight of the cross, and, though
should die without seeing any personal
interest in the Redeemer's merits, hope
that I shall be found at his feet will
thank you for word at our leisure. My
door is bolted at the time am writing
this, for am full of tears"
What was the matter with the dean Of
CarlisleP Had he got to be worse mani
No. The physician said that the state oi
his pulse would not warrant his living q
minute. Oh, If the east wind affects the
spleen and affects the lungs and affects
the liver, 1t will affect your immortal soul
Appoajino to God for holm hruca pourcoli