Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-10-02
toned business methods and ideals are

| speculation. In all ranks ana graues u
society are found the victims of wild,
reckless gambling. Greed of wealth Is DC.
coming too much an American vice. It's
alurements are proving too strong for our
bright, energetic and ambitious young
men, and there is a call for steadlcr,
wise1 and safer spirit in business AFFAIRS
Second there are many people insane to.
day because IF selfindulgence, the lack OF
sclfrestraint. Self-indulgence ruins, men,
selfdenial makes them; self'indulgence
sells mans birthright for mess of pot
tage. and he tries to get it again only to
find that it is impossible; self-denial
makes one to be possessed of increasing
strength; self-indulgence led Belshazzar
on until we find him in the centre OF the
feast where the fingers of mans hand
write upon the wall, weighted in the
balances and found wanting" and the
same thing is true to-day, it is the lack OF
to lose his soul. DR.. Talmagc tells; of the
man whom he saw on the shores of lake
in Scotland creeping out from under the
| hull of an Old wrecked vessel and lifting
up his hands tremblingly said, PLEASE,
sir, will you give me penny" For
what" said the minister. The answer
was, "For strong drink" DR., Talmagee'
said to him. 81 am minister and cannot,
give YOU the money for that, but l will
said the man buried his face in his hands,
shook with emotion, and then finally said,
INV name is'-and he sobbed it out.
"Whv." said DR.. Talmage. 81 knew man
by that name in Edinburgh, a prominent
merchant; did YOU know him." God
pity me, sir" SAID he, II am that man;
sin slew me. and am here: my wife IS
dead. my children are in the poo, ,i house
and | am on my way to he'll. what a
warning for every man who gives way IN
the least to sin.
There are many men in the insane, insti-
tutions to-day because of sei.indulgence
and lack of self.restrant Who was it
that said. Better is he that ruleth his
spirit than he that taketh a city, why,
if man could only take a city what a
hero he would be, The word of God says
that every man NAV be greater than he
that taketh city if he will rule his own
spirit. sef,inndnlgence ruins, seli'd I'
makes men. Selfindulgence sells man
birthright for less than mess of pottage.
Be not deceived. God is not Knocked,
whatsoever man sows that shall he reap.
| came across one young man IN the IN
sane asylum who came from ono of the
first families in the country. There is not
a man better born than he He had every
thing that money could buy. Not only
was he lacking in self.restraint himself,
straint. If the boy desired to go to
school he was at liberty to go; if he pre-
fcrrcd not to 60 TO school he could stay at
home. After a while there came a defect
in the BRAIN after little while it was in
sanity so that now he is in an insane
a>vlum | heard him say. win yon per.
NIT me to go to father and mother
Certainly, certainly, the keeper SAID.
Gle will never CO. He will never be
IA 10 in no
then he falls back on his cot; he begins to
dress and then steps; he will Just about
be ready tonight; tomorrow morning he
will have the dcluson again. lie never
quite gets up to his desire. That Is his
mania" There is many a boy, possibly
in our church, whose home atmosphere Is
like that and it is a most dangerous one.
do not know that the fathers were strict,
| enough | do not think my father was too
strict In my boyhood's home life was
the forming OF my character. | should
like to hold up to every boy and every
Young man the highest ideals OF manhood,
and ask YOU to take Christ.
Third. there are very many people men.
tally unbalanced to-day because of some
. hallucinatIon. a poor woman cried out as
| I passed along through the wards of the
/ institution. Doctor, I am burning up; II
| could only have n breath of fresh air
wh h ,, =, ho do r' son;o,, was on.
/ tn,II,, Lnrrou;nr IN tho oronnd LLo an ami.
,""i ali ,bo Ji"r;t, ' nf Re r,onbnod conr
and tba woran who wos oncp tbe nridc Of
/ her home mental wreck. and when |
/ said to the doctor. "What is it that causes
/ this" his answer was. 1T Is sin IN very
many cases" | know very we'll that there
are many who are insane because OF IN.
,l ,l,;, ,,oor o,.arst r,;nnd norvcs b,vo
r m"'M ,mr hmt h,"c coon a conntics.
nn,hor ~ tboso Inttcr DAYS insane no.
n "",,' of 81, ,nd # 10 aoa;nst th;s lint 7
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There is a kind of insanity in the posi-.
ton which men occupy with regard to
being Christians.
FIRST, let us suppose a case of sickness
where the paticnt gradually grows worse,
the temperaturo is high. the pulse is rapid, :.
the heart is entirely wrong, the skin is
dried and parched. the case is critical,
cure must come quickly or not at all, and
You go to the afflicted one and propose n
cure because your disease was the same
and you have been cured. Suppose the
, patient should remark 81 do not feel that
TIN, remedy will cure me, after a while |
will try it." Possibly that is specie of
insanity. but suppose he declares that he
will wait until he grows better and the,
disease has practically LETT him; in this,
too. he is insane. But suppose he tells YOU
that he cannot understand how the rem
cdy would cure him. and that until he cam
comprehend it he will not accept it. Could
ANYTHING be more insane than such poo,;,
SItlon! Or suppose he should say, !,
snecies Of insanity? '' wy "
I second what wouId Won saw concerning
the position Of such a sick man. | know,
what Won would saw You would look at,
him. and saw, Poor man: he is insane;
feelings have nothing TO do with the mat.
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