The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-05
pR. TALMAGE'S SERMON,
TIE CHEAP SPARROW.

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You see the Bible will not be limited In tho
choice OF symbols There is hardly beast,
or bird or insect which has not been called TO
illustrate some divine truth-the ox's pa
tlence, the ants industry, the spiders skill,
me hlhds suretootedneSs, the eagles speed,
the doves gentleneSs, and even the sparrow's
meanness and insigniicance In Oriental
countries none but the poorest people buy the
| sparrow and eat it, so very little meat is
there on the bones, and so very poor is it,
what there is Of it. The comfortable popula-
ton would not think of touching it any more
than you would think OF eating bat or a
lamprel. Now, SAYS Jesus, if God takes
such good care of a poor BIRD that is not
, worth cent, won't he care for you, an inn
mortalt
We associate God with revolutions, Wo
can see a divine purpose in the discovery of
America, in the invention of the art of print
ing, in the exposure of the Gunpowder Plot
in the contriyanCe of tho needle-gun, in the
ruin of an Austrian or Napoleonic de Spotism:
but how hard it is to see God in the minute
personal affairs of our lives! We think of
| God as making record of the starry host
but cannot realize the Bible truth that He
knows how many hairs are on our head 1t
seems grand thing that God provided food
| for hundreds OF thousands of lsraelites in the
desert; but we cannot appreciate the truth
| that, when a sparrow is hungry, God stoop,
/ IL
in We are struck with the idea that Gcd
fills the universe with His presence; but can.
| not understand how He eacamps in the
crystal palace of the dewdrop, or finds
| room to stand, without being crowded, be-
tween the alabaster pillars of pond lily.
We can see God in the clouds. Can we SEQ
| God in these flowers at our feet, We are ant
to place God on some great stagc-or try to
do it-expcctng Him there to act out His
stupcndous oiects; but we forget that the
| life of q Cromwell, an Alexander or Wash.
| ln2ton or an archan9el, is not more under
| divine inspection than your life or mine
Iompey thought there must be mist over
the eyes OF God because He so much favored
Cesar But there is no such mist. He sees
every thing, We say Gods path is in the
great waters Irue enough! but no more
ceita MY than he Is IN the water in the glass
on ehe taoie. we say GOD guides the stars in
their courses. magnificent truth but no
more certain truth IMAM mat lie decides
Mhicn r1ad or street you Shail take in coming
10 churcn. Understand that tod does notsit
upon an l1'lnereho OF uhsympathetlc throne;
nut Ghao ne slts down beside you to-day, and
Stah''s pe'iue me eouay; anu no aiialr OF our
llVeS Is 5 lhSignlhcaht put that 1t is OF I'M
! POI tih0e 70 t'ou'
III the lirst place, pod chooses Tor us our
.ccup'.ion an, amazed 10 see now many
| IeoPie tneIe are u,sSaC'sheu WIN the work
tney nave 10 no. think three iourths wish
they were IN some othcr occupatlon and
they Spehd great dtat OF llme IN regrettlng
t:at they got IN me wrong tiaie or profess
SION. l want 70 teii you that sod put INTO
| operation All the influences winch led you to
that particular choice. Many OF you are not
IN the business that you expected to be IN;
You started LOT the ministry, and learned
ihclch'ln''lsei you sIaltei ior the law, ana
| You are physician; you preferred agrlcul-
ture, and you are mechanic. You thought
one way; SOD thought another. But you
ouSh not TO st down anu rourn over the
past, You are to remember that Coda
benehcent God, KIND God. loving God
arranged all these circumstances by which
yon were made what you are:
hugn Miner says; Il VIII be a stone.
mason. Uodsays on Will bea geologlst. "
I Dayid goes out to tend his fathers sheep
uou cans MN 10 govern a nation. saul goes
out TO hunt his fathers asses, and before he
getS PACK mas tfe crown OF mighty domin-
ION now much happier would we be If we
were content with The places God gave us!
God saw your temperament and all the cir
cuillS'ahces by when you were surrounded,
ana oeileNe nlne-tenthS OF you are III the
work you are best fitted for.
near great racket IN my wat Il, and
ma that the hands and the wheels and the
/ springs are getting out OF their places. l
SEND II down TO the jewelers. and say: over.
Ii''l .n'tu Ma1cli, ana ,each the Wheeis ana
L ine spilnS anu Tue ii'ue'' 10 mlud thelr own
poStnoS9
TT You KNOW Iliin having a large estate.
ne saon I nis "orhinS nahas IN the morn
ny, uiii say 70 one; GU go ana lrlm that
| f,owers.n to another. sYon Now That touch
! plebe., and each one GOES 10 bis nor+;cniar
work The owner of the estate po;nt; the
man to what he knows he can do hest and so
it is with the Lord He calls ms nm and noints
us TO that field for which we are bast ftittad
| So that the lesson for to-day coming from
| this subject. is: "Stav cbeerfnlIv wbero Id
puts Won. . va
remark further. That God hoe or.or,,od
the place of orr dwelling What nart;nnio :
cityor town street o h9msa Won sbai III ;c &c,
seems to be n mere motter Of occ;do,t y W. -,
90 ont to hunt for a hose and wo,, h. n,, 10y
10 mass m certain street and bo ~ Saa
SION ard Won select tbot hue pty ~ s "1
bonnen;ng Sos n moi ca as',lol a. ' ~ az W
every sten He forosa,v +bo frt So' n G I ~
ali yonr circumstances ond Sa s",o 10 nie s.
that one house as betio. for ,,o, 49, Jus'
one of the ten thousand bab;+ot;o vn; =; a ny
civ Omr house hoyyaver hn,niIe .ha al onf
and however, IowIv tba ,,nrtaIo l. Wv. no noo.
Gods heart as an IIbanbro ' , o 10 as nHai
Prove If you saw Prnr,a,hS IL 90 I'M.
blessed the habitation Of tbn ins ~ y '' LII