The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-02

mind that comes from an abiding faith and
perfect trusting in God; healing for body
and mind in preventing conduct that will
bring disease and death. Then He touches
the deeper maladies of the soul, and stands
ready to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee. .
o We afflicted in body, mind and soul, step
into the brightness of this sunrise There
is healing there for you
We see next the effects of this sunrise
among those upon whom it shines. 'And
We shall go forth and gambol as calves OF
the STALL Here may be read joy and free
dom from all care and worry Watch the
skipping of the lambs of the pasture field in
the early morning! There is joy in the gam
bols of the calves, and absence of care in
their youth and position of plenty. And
how is it with man? Tell off the experiences
of the truly healthy man--one who has "a
healthy mind in healthy body'-and it
will be a record of truest joy, and freedom
from anxious care. With Oliver Wendell
Holmes he cam sing:
kiss kiss mine eyelids, beauteous morn.
Blushing into life newborn
And with Wordsworth he can again cry
out. "Once more, heart-cheering sun, 1 bid
thee hail!"
SIMILAR EFFECTS.
Is not all this family expressive of like
effects from the rising Of the Sun of Right
eousness? The joy that comes to him upon
WhoDi the rays shine is deep and abiding;
there is the consciousness of their revivify-
ing and comforting influence in sickness and
suffering, in sorrow and bereavement; there
is relief from anxious care since he stands
In the fun light of the assurance my God
shall supply all your need"
Then, coming as a fitting conclusion to
what has gone before, is the putting down
OF evil. And ye shall tread down the
wicked; for they shall be ashes under the
soles OF your feet in the day that do
make said the Lord of hosts" Here may
be seen the complete suppression of evil on
this day which is ushered in by the Lord of
hosts.
On every side we see illustrations of this.
In the rising of the natural sun The poi
sonous fogs and vapors that would fasten
upon us disease and death are scattered.
The wild beast that prowls about in the
dark looking for prey sinks away to his
lair During the hours of darkness the in
cendiary is engaged in his destructive work.
the thief at his nefarious calling, and the
assassin with his deeds of blood The
darker the night the better for them; yerily.
they love darkness rather than light be-
cause their deeds are evil" But at the ris
ing OF the sun they are all put down. In
cendlarlsm, theft, murder-none of these
evils dare be followed under the clear light
or the morning sun. They are trodden to
the ground.
is not this true of all evil at the sunrise
Oh the text? 1t was so when the Savior of
men appeared. The thief was taught to
steal no more. The poor, unchaste woman
dragged into Christ's presence felt that i'm
purity, was being crushed within her as
she listened to the sweet message of for
giveness. Mary Magdalene was freed from
seven devils. The demon-possessed among
the tombs was cleansed of the cruel spir-
its which made him an object of terror far
and near.
And 1t is so to-day. Through the rising Of
the Sun of Righteousness, Islander. envy
falsehood, passion, every evil thing. is put
down now as then. These spirits of dark
ness dare not brave the brightness of this
sunrise.
Then what shall be our souls desire? Is
it not that there be a casting out of every
evil spirit. and that the wrong within us
be as ashes under the soles of our feet?
Come, then, into the presence of this sun
rise. Let the rays play upon our thoughts
our words, our deeds. Stand IN the sunshine
where no evil can triumph, till at last
when the cleansing work is done, we shall
awake at the dawning of that new and per-
feet day, in the realm of which ii is writ
ten, There shall be no night there: and
they need no candle, neither light of the
sun; for the Lord God giveth them light"