Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BYTHE NOTED
DIVINE.
Subject: Guard Your Tcmper-A Sweet
Disposition Adds Much to the Joy of
Living-Don't Waste Health Rehears-
ing Wrongs md Saheming Eeyenre
copyright, LoAis Klopsch. 1891

WASHINGTON, d. C.-In this discourse Dr.
Talmage placates the worlds revenges and
recomm ends more of the saccharne and
less of the sour in human dispositions; text,
Ephesians iv., 28, "Let not the sun go down
upon your wrath.'
What a pillow, embroidered OF all colors
hath the dying dayl The cradle OF clouds
from which the sun rises is beautiful
enough, hut 1t is surpassed by the many
colored mnusoleum in which at evening 1t
Is buried.
Sunset among the mountainsi It almost
takes ones breath away to recall the
scene. The long shadows stretching over
the plain make the glory Of the departing
light on the tiptop crags and struck aslant
through the foliage the more conspicuous.
Saffron and gold, purple and crimson COM
mingled. All the castles Of cloud in con-
migration. Burning Moscows on the sky.
Hanging gardens Of roses at their deepest
blush. Banners OF vapor, red rs II from
carnage, in the battle OF the elements. The
hunter among the Adirondacks and the
Swiss villager among the Alps know what
is sunset among the mountains. After
storm at sea the rolling grandeur into
which the sun goes down to bathe at night
fall Is something to make weird and splen-
did dreams out of for lifetime. Alexan-
der Smith, in his poem, compares the sun
set to "the barren beach OF hell" but this
wonderful spectacle Of nature mlkes mo
think Of the FURNISHED wall OF heaven.
some OF the gorgeous sunsets among the
mountains OF Asia Minor and how he had
often seen the towers OF Damascus blaze
in the close Of the oriental days, and he
flashes out that memory In the text when
he says, LET not the sun go down upon
your wrath.'
Sublime all suggestive duty for people
then and people now Forgiveness befo re-
sundown! He who never feels the throb
OF Indignation is imbecile. He who can
walk among tho injustices of the world In
fiicted upon himself and others without
flush Of cheek or fash Of eye or agitation
OF nature is either In sympathy with wrong
or semi-idiotic. When Ananias. the high
priest, ordered the constables OF the court
room to smite Paul on the mouth, Paul
fired up and said, "God shall smite thee,
thou whited WALL" In the sentence imme-
diately before my text Paul commands the
Ephesians, "Be ye angry and sin not" 1t
all depends on what you are mad at and
how long the feeling lasts whether anger
is right or wrong. Life is full OF exaspera-
tions. Saul after David, Succoth after
Gideon, Korah after Moses, the Pasquins
after Augustus. the Pharisees after Christ.
and every one has had his pursu ers, and
we are swlndled or beied or misrepresent-
ed or prosecuted OF in some way wronged,
and the danger Is that healthful indigna-
tion shall become baleful spite, and that
our feelings settle down into prolonged
outpouring OF temper displeasing to God
and ruinous to ourselves, and hence the |
Important injunction OF the text, LET not
the sun go down upon your wrath"
Why that limitation to ones anger2 !
punctuate flaming disposition9 What
has the sunset got to do with one's y,'esent-
iuI emotions? Was it a haphazZArd ssnti,
mont written by Paul withouat speciai
siguiflcance7 No. NO. TANK OF hve I've
reasons Why we should not le st the sun set
FIRST. because twelve hours is long
enough to be cross abe Jut any wrong In
Allotted SsstS or a.ts Is 80 1asnty
nvfotracted Indulgence OF Ill humor. 1t
tracks the nervous system. 1t hurts the
digestion. 1t heats the blood in brain and
heart until the whole body Is first over
heated and then depressed. Besides that,
It sours the disposition, turns one aside
from his Legitimate work, expends energies
| that ought to be better employed and
does us more harm than 1t does our
antagonist. Paul gives us good, wide
allowance OF time for legitimate denuncia-
ton, from 6 o'clock to O'Clock, but says
"Stop there!' Watch the descending orb
OF day, and when it reaches the horizon
your collar and cool of. Change the sub
iect to something delightfully."- pleasant.
Unroll your tight fist and shake hands
with some one. Bank up the fires at the
curiew bell. Drive the growing dog Of
enmity back to its kennel. The hours OF
this morning will pass by, and the after
noon will arrive, and the sun will begin to
set, and, beg you, on its blazing hearth
throw all your feuds, invectives and
satires.
Again, we ought not to let the sun 20
down on our wrath. because we will sleep
better II we are at peace with everybody.
Insomnia is getting to be one Of the most
prevalent OF disorders. How few people
retire at 10 O'Clock at night and sleep clear
through to in the morning! To relieve
this disorder all narcotics and sedatives
and morphine and chloral and bromide of
potassium and cocaine and intoxicants are
used, but nothing Is more important than
quiet spirit II We would win somnolencr.
How is q man going to sleep when he is in
mind pursuing an enemy2 With what ner-
vous twttch he will start out OF a dreaml
That new plan OF cornerIng his foe will
keep him wide awake while tho clock
strikes II, IL, l. 2. give you an unfaIiing
prescription for wakefulness: Spend the
evening hours rehearsing your wrongs and
the best way of avenging them. Hold
convention Of friends on this subject in
your parlor or office Mt or O'Clock.
Close the evening by writing bitter letter
expressing your sentiments. Take from
the desk or pigeonhole the papers in the
case to refresh your mind with your on
emy's meanness. Then lie down and wait
for the coming of the day, and 1t will come
before sleep comes or your sleep will be
worried quiescence and, II you take the
precaution to lie aas on your back, II
frlghtful nightmare.
Why not put bound to your animositv?
Why let your foes come into the sanctities
of your dormitory? Why let those sland.
erers who have already torn your reputa-
tion to pieces or injured your business
bend over your midnight pillow and drive
from you one OF the greatest blessings that
God can offer-sweet, refreshing, all In
vigorating sleep? Why not fence out your
enemies by the golden bars OF the sunset?
Why not stand behind the barricade of
evening cloud and say to them, "Thus far
and no farther" Many a man and many
n woman is having the health of body rs
we'll as the health of soul eaten away by II
malevolent spirit. I have intime OF relig-
iows awakening had persons night after
night come into the inquiry room and get
no peace of soul. After IL while havo
bluntly asked them, "Is there not some ono
against whom you have hatred that you
are not willing to give up2" After little