The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-26
THE WINGS OF LOVE.
AN INTERESTING SERMON FROM THE
EMINENT BROOKLYN DIVINE.

ThiDgs-The Broad Wings or Universal
Love.
BROOKLYN, Sept. l4.--Dr. Talmagc's
text to-day was the words: 1.-The Lord
-- ,,vtr- r-vr-rsrucr, under whose wings thou
art como to trust" Ruth =. xii: The
following is his serman:
Scene: An Oriental harvCst-licld.
Grain standing. Grain IN swaths. Grain
in shoavcs. At the side of the ;'cld, a
white tent in which 20 take the incoming,
jars OF vinegar or of sour wine to qucnch
the thirst of the hot working-pcoplc.
Swarthy men striking their sickles into
the rustling barley. Others twisting the
bands tor the shcavcs, putting one end
OF the band under the arm, and with The
Tree arm and foot collecting tho shcaf
Sunburncd women picking up the stray
straws and bringing them to the binders.
Boaz, Il linc-looking Oriental, gray
bearded and bright-iaccd. the owner of
the field, looking on, and estimating tho
value of tho grain and calculating so
many cphahs to the acre: and with his
large sympathetic heart, pitying the owe.
taskcd wOrkmen and the women, with
white faces enough TO faint, in the hot
MONDAY sun. But there is one woman
who especially attracts the mans attcn-
ton. She is soon to be with him the
joint owner of the field. She has come
from distant land for the sole purpose
Of beng kind to an aged woman. l
know not what her features ere; but
when the Lord God sets behind wo-
mans face the lamp Of courage. and
faith, and self-sacrllcc, there comes 4
glory independent of features. She is to
he the ancCstress of Jesus Christ. BoaZ.
the owner Of the field, as soon as he
understands that il is Ruth. accosts her
with Il blessing: ~ full reward be
given thee of the Lord God OF Israc'.
trust" Christ compares Ifmseir I'm eHsiiG 70 70 q
hen gathering the chickens under her
wings. In Deuteronomy, God is repre-
sentcd rs an eagle stirring up her ncs..
In great many places in the Psalms.
DAVID makes ornithological illusions.
Willie my text mentions the wings Of
tod, under which a poor, weary soul had
come to trust.
ask your attention, therefore. while,
taxing the suggestion ofmy tc:.t. I speak
to you in all simplicity and love OF tic
wings of the Almighty.
First: remark that they were swift
wings under which Ruth had come to
trust. There IS nothing in all the handi-
work OF God molc curious than n BIRDS
wing. You have been surprised somc-
Tunes, to sec how far it could t,v with
one stroke of the wing: and. when ithas
1000 IN prospect, or when it is ailrightcd.
the pulsations Of tho birds wing arc un-
imaginable for velocity. The Eirdli u |
lords used to pride themselves on the !
speed OF their falcons. These bir{sWhe6yI
tanned, had IN them the dart OF liThtn-
ing: How swift were the carrier plgeansds
IN the time of Anthony and at the siege
And dtarnsstdfoS@hat cahse tdfoS@h at Gndnt4n1rcry tr""os
oil-in one hour. The carrier pigeons
were the tclegraphs Of The oldcn time.
Swallows have been shot in our latitude |
having tho undigcstcd rice OF Georgia
swamps in their crops. showing that thcI
had come four hundred miles il six hours.
It has been estimated thai, in tic trhI
years ola swallows life. it tiics.lar cnouShI
10 have gonc around the world clghtN7a
nine times, so great is Its velocity. Aurt
so the wings of the Almighty. spoken ef
in the text, arc swift wings. They arc
swift when they drop upon q foe, ana:
swift when they conc TO help Got's
friends. If father and his son be walking
by the way and the child goes too near
precpicc. how long does it take Tor the
tatLcr TO deliver the child from danger?
Longer than it takes God TO sWoop Tor
the rescue of his children. The fact is
that you cannot get away from the care
of God. If you take the steamship, or
,,;li.ain is oil tho fam 4
along with YOU. "WhCthcr Yppll go
from Thy spirit and whittier shall | flee
-.G--.-. tiu,sL .s.s.~anoa IL ascend nn int9
bed in hell, behold! Thou art there. |
o-ss'o--"r"So- Of che rlornfn" and
dwell IN the uttcrmost parts of the sea,
even there Thy hands shall hold me-"
The Arabian gaZelc is swift as the
wind. Ii 1t gets but one glimpse of the
hunter, it puts many crags between.
solomon, four or five times. compares
Christ to an Arabian gazcllc calling il
ny another namc) when he says: "NIy
beloved is like n roe" The difference is.
that tie roc speeds the other way; Jesus
speeds this. Who but Christ could have
been quick enough to have helped Peter.
when the water-pavemcnt broke? who
but Christ could have been quick enough
to help the Duke Of Argyle, when, in his
dying moment. he cried: Good cheer |
could die like Roman. but | mean to
die like Christian. Come away gentle.
men. He who goes first, goes clcancst?''
l had friend who stood by the ralJ-
tlthrss tsnfi>at' nc SAW The train from Harris
burg, ircghtcd with shot and shell, as it
went laundering down toward The battle
field. He said that it stopped not for
any crossing. They put down the brakes
for no grade. they held up for no peril.
The wheels were on fire with the specd
as they dashed past. If the train did not
come up in time with the ammunition. it
might rs well not come at all. SO. my
friends. there arc times in our lives when
we must have help Immediately or perish
The grace that comes too late is no grace
Mt all, What you and want is God
now. oh! is it not blcsscd TO think tint