Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-01-04

iority OF dreams are merely the re-
suit Of Disturbed physical conditions
and arc not a supernatural message.
job had carbuncles. and he N-~s
scared in the night. He says Thou
scarest NE with dreams and terri
fest me with Visions solomon had
an ovcrwrought brain. overwrought
with public business. and he suffered
from erratic slumher. and he writes
in Ecclesia stes; "a dream cometh
DR.. Gregory. IN experimenting with
dreams. found that a bottle Of hot
water put 10 his feet while in sium-
her made him think re was going
up the hot sides OF Mount Etns. An
other morbid physician. experiment
ing with dreams. his feet uncovered
through sleep. thought he was rid
ing in an Alpine diligence But a
great many dreams are merely mar
cotic Disturbances Anything that
You see while under the influence Of
ohloral or brandy OF hasheesh or
lau6anum Is not a revelation from
God.
DO not mistake narcotic disturb
snce for Divine revelation. But
have 70 tell You that the majority OF
the dreams are merely the penalty
OF outraged digestive organs, and
YOU have no right 20 mistake the
nightmare FOR heavenly revelation.
late supperS are warranty deed
for bad dreams. Highly spiced sal
ads 81 Il o'clock az night. instead
OF opening the door heavenward.
open the door internal and disbol-
icsl- You outrage natural lsw. and
Won insult the God who made those
laws. IL takes from three 20 FIVE
hours 70 digest food. and you have
no right 20 keep your digestive or
cans in struggle when the rest OF
your body Is In somnolence. The
general rule is. eat nothing after SIX
o'clock az night. retire AZ ten. sleep
on your right side. keep the window
open ave inches for ventilation. and
other worlds VIII not disturb you
much. By physical maltreatmCnt you
take the ladder that Jacob saw in
his dream and YOU lower IL 20 the
neither world. allowing the ascent o.
the demoniacai. Dreams are mid
night dyspepsia An unregulated de-
sire Tor something 20 eat keeps 30
ruined The world during 5000 years
has tried I'm vain 10 digest that first
apple. The world VIII not be evan
cclized until we get rid OF a dvspcp-
tic Christianity. Healthy people do
not want this cadaverous and sleepy
thing that some people call religion.
They want a religion that lives reg
uinrly by day and sleeps soundly by
night II through trouble or coming
on % old age or exha ustion OF Chris
tian service you cannot sleep well
then you NAV expect from God
songs in The night but there are
no blessed communicate 20 those
who willingly surrender 70 indi
resfibies- Napoleon's army az Leip-
sic. Dresden and Borodino came near
being destroyed through the dis
;urbed gastric juices OF its command
r. That IS the way You have Jos
some Of your battles.
Waking thoughts have their ech.
in sleeping thoughts IL a man spen'
his life ia trying 20 make other
happy and "a heavenly minded
around his pillow he VIII see cripple
who have got over their crutch an,
professions Of celestial Imperial
and hear she grand march ron dow
from drums ~ Heaven over jaspe
parapets. You are very apt TO hea
in dreams what you hear when yo
are wide awake.
Now. having shown you shat. has
( ing q Bible we ought 90 be satisfic
sSith not getting any further con
4 rruutcafion from God. and havin
shown YOU that al dreams have a
. important mission since they sho'
( the comparative Independence OF th
soul from the body. and havin
shown YOU that the majority q
dreams are a result Of disturbe
physical conditions. and havin
shown you that our sleepin
thoughts are apt 20 be an echo 4
our waking thoughts, ! come now
ru~ fifth and most important rcmarl
aad that 81 20 say that IL is capab
of proof that God doe sometimes
our dav aud has often since q
close Of the Bible dispensation 81
3eared 20 people Ia dreams
All dreams lAat llaAe epu DtAt'
are from God How do know ~
no. God the source of al gOod2
does no; take a very logical mind
a-vue chat cut Tertuillan and Ma
IN Iufher believed in dreams- IL
dreams Of John HuEs are immort'
81. Augustine, the Christian fathe
-fves % the fact that CarthagiEii
physician Was persuaded Of the u
mortality Of the soul by an argumeI
which h heard IN dream The mig
( before hie assassination the wife
r a. fs-.....,- .S~aarr-1 that her IA