The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
DR.. IALMAGE'S SUNDAY SERMON
A GOSPEL MESSAGE.
Subject: "An III East wind"

to the long continued blowing OF tho wind
from an unhealthful quarter. The north
wind is bracing. the south wind Is relaxing
hut the east wind Il Irritating and full Of
threat Eighteen times docs the Bible speak
against the cast wind. Moses describes tho
thin ears blasted by the east wind. The
psalmist describes the breaking Of tho ships
oi Tarshish bv the east wind The locua's
that plagued Egypt were born In on the east
wind. Tho gourd that sheltered Jonah was
shattered by the cast wind. and in MI the
tOoO summers, nutumns. winters springs Of
inc worlds existence the worst wind thar
ever blew Is the east wind Now, ~ God
would only give ne n climate of perpetual
nor'wester. how genial and kind and placil
and industrious Christians we would MI bp'
But II takes almighty grace 20 be what we
ought to he under the east wind
Under the chilling and we. wing Of the
east wind the most ot the worlds viliaiuire
frauds. outrages suicides and murders have
been hntched out. ] think II YOU should
keep meteorological history of the ,la,s Of
the wear and put right beside II tho criminal
record OF the country you would find that
those were the best davs for public moral.
which were under the north or west wind
and that those were the worst davs for rur-
lie morals which were under the east wind
The points ofthc compass have more 10 40
with the worlds morals and tho church. A.
liotv than YOU have vet suspected. Rav Dr
Archibald Alexander. eminent for lparp,no
ana for consccrHtion, when asked lv rnp lf
MS students az Princeton whether he niwavs
had full assurance Of faith rcp'ipI nYas
eNcrut when the wind blow. from tno cast "
Dr. Frau"iH, dictator Of Paraguay. when the
wind was from the east, ma D. ouprrs. We rr-
a'tmeuts Tor the people. hUt whom the
weather changed ropoutoi linn OF the cruel
u'S. repealed tho onaotmont- and was I'm
good humor with all the world.
Before | Oycrtakc the mniu Thought of my
subject ] want 60 tell Christirn pcoplp thry
ought 90 be obsprvant o' climaticql rhan,.e..
lir on Your guard when the wind blows from
the enst. There mr." certain styles OF tprrrfg-
tons that YOU cannot endure nm icr ccrtn,r
styles Of weather Whom tho wind blows
from tho east n You are OF npryou. tenn
ueramcnt. 90 not amouycva -rprltiur rror'.
try not 10 settle bai debit. DO not trv ~
settle old disnutos. do not tul, with a big1t
on religion. do not 90 anon: tlu-o pcoplo
who delight in saying irritating thiu.- do
not try 10 collect funds for "a annr.tnh'n
Institution. DO not TRY 60 an aver uu iu-Iltir.
letter. II those things must hp done. go tuom
when the wind ~ from the north. or Tire
south, or tn" west, but not when the wind b.
from tine east
You .ay that men anl women ought ro. t5
ho s' sensitive aud nervous. admit if. H.'
nm not talking about what tho world olrlt
10 ho. am talking about what tho world l..
Nhun there are persons whose disposition
does not Soon to he affected ly changes tn
the atmosphere. uIuo ont %. ten are wi-nt.v
played upouhy such influences OChr,.iibr
man under such circumstances douu' write.
hard things against yourself do M: got wH--
r!ei about your iur'Uuting experience. llg
are to reminder thut tho barometer iu ,lu-
soui i7 only answering the barometer of the
weather Instead uf sitting down aud le,u.
disc Uuragol and saving, IL arm mo-. ID Chris.
finn l|Hlrfla | fgft'f
and look ont oi the wiuduy and SEQ tire
weather v0nc pointing In tho wrIu:uugr,eg.
and then say; "Get thee behind mo. satan.
thuu prince Ol the power OF tho air. go. ont
"i ny mouse -Ect out oi my ncart, tnou de-
mon OF darkness horscd on the east wInd
Away ~ However good and gregt Won may
be in the Christian lfe. YOUR soul will u.y,-
be- independent OF phyical condition.
i'el am u,ter.nc q most practical u.n'uI
truth here. ono that may give rr'iritou .,rrlt
many Christians wlp Ur' worried and de-
81 l0rlrLt Gj times.
Dr. Rush, monarch ia medicine. al'c-
curing hundreds oi eases ol mental dcur,--
sion, himself fell sick and Jos, his religious
hope, and he would not believe his ug-tlr
when thr pastor told him that his spiritual
depr, s-lou was onivH CONSEQUENCE a. uhv-f-
cal depression. Andrew Fuller. Thomas
Scott, William ClwUor. Thomas Boston.
David Brainrrd, Phiipp Mttuchth.a ". Pc.
mighty men for God, but uIl ut them ,liu..
trations ot the fa't tnat mans soul i-uu.
independent ot his physical UoJ Or. an nui-
nont physician )" o.. his opinion .hr' Do
man eyer died great iriuwrhaw, t..tl
whose disease was below the aiuuhra Pm.
Sinckhuuse, the learned Chrstiuu c.wl,u-
tor, saws h" docs not th,uh Slll wa. insane
when David played the harp hr' o. hiw. Iu,
Il was u hyIochon.r,a coming from iu'uM-
nation Of the liver. on, how many r.ll
D.. ffH '.r4 Itt
religious nope. not takinc these things into
consideration
tn" dean Of Carlisle. one OK the lo-. men
that ever lived. and on" OF the most useful
rat down and wrote Though | huye en-
deayored 10 discharge my duty us well 70,
could. yet sadness aud melancholy Ot heart
stick close by and increase upon me-. Itch
nobody. but am very much sunk iudr.d.
ana wish could have IN" relief ofwerpiug
as used to. Ny days are exceedingly dark
and distressing. Ia word. Almighty God
seems g. hide His 'acc. and | iuttust the sc-
cret hardly 10 any earthly being. know
not what will become of me. There is doubt
less good deal of bodily anliction mingled
with this, hut II is not all so. / bless God.
however. that never lose sight Of the cross.
ana though should die without seeing auv
personal interest In the Redeemers merits. I
hope that shall be found nj His feet. will
thank You for u word AZ your leisure. Nv
H'oI - boU'u ~ lN' lue am Wrltug this,
for am full o. tears
What was the matter with the dean oi Car
lisleI Had he got to he u worse man? No.
IN" physician said that the state OF his pulse
would not warrant MS living minute. Oh.
81 the east wind affects the spleen. and Affects
The lungs, and affects the liver II will affect
your immortal soul. Appealing to God for
Eelp, brace yourself against these withrrng
blasts and destroying Influences lest thut
which the psa!mist said broke the ships Of
Tarshsh shipwreck you.
But notice in my text that the Lord con.
tros the east wind: 1.-The Lord brought the
east wind He brings It for especial pug
pose; II must sometimes blow from that
quarter. The east wind is Just as important
MS the north wind, or the south wind or the
west wind, but not so pleasant. Trial must
come. The text does not say you viii
escape the cutting blast. Whoever did escape
~ Especially who that ACCOMPLISHED ANY,
thing for church or state ever escaped il? |
was IN the pulpit Of John Wesley, in Lon.
don, pulpit where he stood ono day and
said, II have been charged with all the
crimes in the catalogue except one-that OF
drunkenness, aud woman arose in the
audience and said. "John, you were drunk
In pi it,Is I,h