The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-12-16
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his poem cozpA-es the sunset 70 the
Ar-s. esEsA Of he'll bat this wonder
FL SpSccAols o. rHs1-e makes ne thlnk
Ct the b1-zi<Ae5 wall Of Hs1vsn- Pau
IL his PRISON, writing ny tex, renem-
hers some o. the gorgeous sunsets
HDocE the mountains Of Asia MINOR
and how he had often seq the towers
q Damascus hlEEe at the close OF The
oriental DAYS and he 1asbes out that
0eoo-y in the tsxt When be ssys: Let
not The I 80 down upon yoUr wrath
SubIDe al suggestive duty for peo-
pie Aer and people nowl Forgiveness
before sur6own, BE who never feels
the thrOb Of Indignation is inbecile.
He who a walk among the injustees
o. the world indicted upon himself and
Others without Huxh Of cheek. or fash
Of eye. or agitation Of nature. Is either
in sympathy with wrong or semiidioue
When AnSniSS, the high priest, ordered
the constableE OF the courtroom 20
srite Paul on the mouth. Paul fred up
and said; God shall smite thee. thou
whited WALL" In the sentence before
my text Paul commands the Ephesians:
BE ye angry and sin not" 1t all de-
pends OF what you are mad Al and how
long the feeling lasts whether anger
is right % wrong. Life Is full OF OK
Asperauons. Saul after David, Suceoth
after Gideon. Korah after Moses, the
Pasquins after Augustus. the Phari.
sea after Christ, and everyone has had
his p~urtuers. and we are swirdled o.
belied or misrepresented or prosecuted
or 10 some way wronged. and the dan
ger is that hsslthfui indignation shall
become baleful spite and that our feel.
ings settle down into a prolonged out
pouring OF temper displeasing TO God
and ruinoua TO ourselves. and hence
the importan, injunction Of the text:
Let o the sun 90 down upon your
wrath"
Why tha, Limitation 10 ONE. ~nppe,q
Why that period Of flaming yapor set
10 punctuate A flaming di.nosi,ion9
What has the supse, 10 do with ons,s
resentful emotions? Was 1t q haphaz-
ard sentiment written by Paul without
special s~ignihcapce? No. no. I ,birL :
Of Ave reasons why we ,hopld not h,
the sun set Deiorr Jur tsmpsr.
First, because IL hour. Ia long enough
TO be cross about any wrong indicted =
upon IN. Nothing Is 90 exhausting to
physical health or mental faculty a. a 4.
protracted indulgence Of I'll humor. IL
racks the nervous system. II hurts the /.
digestion. II heats the blood in bain
and heart until the whole body 1. frat
overheateo and then depressed. Besides
that, 1t sours the disposition, turns one
ASIDE from his legitimate work, expends
energies that ought TO be better en-
ployed and does US more harm than II
Goes U antagonist. Paul gives us a
Reod' wide allowance Of time for le
climate denuneiation, from six o'clock
70 six o'clock, but says: Stop there!"
watch the descending orb of day, and
when II reaches the horizon take a reef
IL your disposition. Unloose your col.
lar and cool of. Change the subject to
something delightfully."- pleasant. Un-
roll your tight fist and shake hands
With some one. Bank up the fires at the
curfew bell. Drive the growing dog
OF enmity back 10 its kennel. The
hours Of this morning will pass by, and
the afternoon will arrive, and the sun
Will begin 10 set, and, | beg you, on its
brszing hearth throw all your feuds. in.
v%ectives and s~atires.
Other things being sopsI IN. ma.
who preserves oood t.mner ~in -.
out ahead. An ola writer .ars ira, ar
celebrated John Henderson, n, pr;.,or
England, was al a dining marty wbsrs
political excitement ran biyb srd ,hs
debate got angry. and while H.pdsr.on
Was speaking his ppopept pnahls A.
sn,wer his argument. dashed a gls.,
wine In his face. when The ,nesL.r A..
hberately wiped The liouid from NJ.
face and said: This. air. 4, a dIores-
Iiou. Now, II you please. for the main
argument" while worldly nbilo,oph-
could help but yerv few n, ,pch .o,i.
poite Of spirit, the grace OF God eopld
help any man 10 such a triumnb- aim.
possible" you say. ~ would bsy,
either left the table In anger or have
Knocked the man down. But | Inv.
some 10 believe that nothing |, imno..
nble II God help.
Aye. you will not postpone I'll sun.
down forgiveness Of enemies II you n
realize that their behavior toward you