Milford chronicle., 1896-06-12
BLASTED BY WINDS.
REV. DR.. TALMAeE POINTS A MORAL
IN THE CYCLONE.

God Sends the Cutting Blast to Teach Al
Important Lesson-If There wero NJ
Adversely, We Would Not Know the 10,
Of Gods Protection.
WASHINGTON, Juno I'm his discourse
today Roy. DR.. Talmago pointed out th'
consultations which the religion Of Christ
extends TO all who are In trouble and
specially to such as Hre in deep misfortune
or suffering from bereavement. He Ghost
as his text Exodus X, 10, And the Lord
brought an east wind upon tho land all
TINT day and all that night"
The reference hero Is not to a cyclone,
but to tho long continued blowing OF the
wind from an unhealthful quarter. The
north wind is hracing, the south wind
is relaxing, but tho east wind is irritat-
ing and full of threat. Eighteen times
does the Bible speak against the east wind.
Moses describes the thin cars blasted by
the east wind The psalmist describes the
breaking Of the ships Of Tarshish by the
east wind. Tho leesis: tliQt plagued Egypt
were borne in on thaScBst wind The
gou-d that sheltered ,Jauah was shattered
by Iho cast wind, and in3lll the 6,000 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
weston, 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 tho chilling and wet wing Of the
east wind the most of the worlds villainies,
frauds, outragos suicides and murders
have been Matched out / think If you
should keep meteorological history of the
days OF tho year and put right hesideit 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 the worst
days for public morals which were under
the east wind. Tho points of the compass
have more TO do with the worlds morals
and the chugoh's pioty than you havo 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 tho wind blows from the east" DR..
Francia, dictator Of Paraguay, whom the
wind was from tho east, made oppressive
enactments for tho people, but when tho
weather changed repented Linn of tho cruel
ties, repealed tho onaotments and was IN
good humor with all tho world.
Winds to Guard Against.
Before overtako the main thought of
my subject 1 want to tell Christian people
they ought to be ObseryanG of climatical
changes. BE on your guard when the wind
blows from the cast. 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
a nervous temperament, 90 not among ex-
pGurlo, try not to settle bad
debts, do not try TO settle old disputes, do
not talk with II 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, ii these
things must be done, do them whom the
wind is from the north, or the south, or
the west, but not when tho wind Is from
the east.
You say that men and women ought not
to be so sensitive and nervous. admit it,
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 al ,5ted by
in the atmosphere, nino out Of ten
are nightly played upon by such infu-
1noes. o Christian man, under such cir
do not write hard things
against yourself, do not get worried about
your huotuating experience. You are to
that Tho barometer in your soul
Is only answering the barometer of the
yoather. Instead Of sitting down and be-
Ing discouraged and saying, II am not a
because don't feel exhilarant,"
get up and look out of tho window and
see the weather vano pointing in tho wrong
quarter, and then say: sect thee behind
NO. satan, thou prince Of the power Of the
lir; get out Of my house; get out Of my
heart. thou demon of darkness horsed on
he east WING, Awayl" However good
md great you may be In the Christian life,
your soul will meyer be independent Of
physical condition. feel am uttering Q /
post practical, useful truth here one that
nay give relief to a great many Christians
who are worried and despondent at times. |
Cause Of Spiritual Depression,
Dr.. Rush, monarch In medicine, after |
iuriug hundreds of cases of mental depres= !
ion, himself fell sick and lost his religious |
lope, and he would not believe his pastor /
when the pastor told him that his spiritual |
depression was only q consequence of ply |
ioal depression. Andrew Fuller, Thomas |
scott, William Cowper, Thomas Boston, |
David Brainerd, Phillip Melanohthon |
we're mighty men for God but all of them |
Illustrations of the fact that a mans soul |
S not independent of his physical health. |
An eminent physician gave as his opinion /
hat no man ever died q greatly trium |
IhRnt death whose disease was below the |
Stackhouse, the learned Chris
ian commentator says he does not think |
iaul was insane when David played ths |
arp before him, but it was hypoohondria
oming from inflammation of the liver.
)h, how many good people have been mis-
AIKEN in regard to their religious hope, not
aking these things into consideration
The dean Of Carlisle, one of the best men
hat ever lived and one of the most useful,
at down and wrote: Though have Oh
Favored to discharge my duty as well as l
Guild, yet sadness and melancholy Of heart
tick close by and increase upon me.
oll nobody, but am very much sunk in
eed, and l wish I could have the relief OF
Keeping rs used to. My days are exceed
ugly dark and distressing In a word, AL
nightly God seems to hide his face and
ltrust the secret hardly to any earthly
cling. know not what win become Of
10. There IS doubtless a good deal Of bod
y affection mingled with this, but it is
OF all so. bless God, however, that
ever lose sight Of the cross, and, though
should die without seeing any personal
interest in the Redeemers merits, hope
nat I shall be found at his feet. will
lank you for word at our leisure. My
COR Is boted at the time am writing
his, for am full of tears"
What was the matter with the dean of
arlisle? Had no got to be a worse MANI
%. The physician said that the state Of
is pulse would not warrant his living a
linute. Oh IL the east wind affects the
)leen and affects the lungs and affects
10 liver, it will affect your immortal soul.
ppealing to God for help, brace yourself
gainst these whitening blasts and de-
roying influences, lest hat which the
saImIs5 SAID DroKe tine ships or Iarsnlsn
hipwrcck you.
Trials Cannot BE Evaded.