Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-02

your life when you envied those who were
buried? When you longed for the grave
digger to do his work for you? Oh, the
faithlessness of the human hearth Gods
wings are broad whether we know it or not.
Sometimes the mother-bird goes away
from the nest, and 1t seems very strange
that she should leave the callOw young.
She plunges her beak into the bark Of q tree
and she drops into the grain field. and into
the char at the barn-door, and into tho
furrow OF the pillow boy. Meanwhile, tho
birds in the nest SILVER, and complain, and
call. and Wonder why the mother-bird does
not come back. All she has gone for food.
After o while there Is whlrr OF wings. and
the mother bird stands on the edge Of the
nest, and the little ones open their mouths,
and the food Is dropped in; and then the old
bird spreads out her feathers, and all is peace
So, sometimes, God leaves us He goes OF
to get food for our soul; and then He comes
back after while to the nest and says
"Open thy mouth wide and 1 will fill it,
and He drops into it the sweet promises OF
His grace, and the love of God is shed
abroad, and we are under His wings-the
broad wings OF the Almighty.
Yes; they are very broad! There Is
room under those wings for the sixteen
hundred millions OF the race. You say:
''Do not get the invitation too large, for
| there is nothing more awkward than to
| have more guests than accommodations.
know it. The Seamen's Friend society Is
inviting all the sailors. The tract society
is inviting all the destitute. The sabbath-
schools are inviting all the children. Tho
| missionary society is inviting all the heather
| The printing presses OF the bible societies
are going night and day. doing nothing but
printing invitations to this great gospel
banquet. And are you not afraid that
there will be more guests than accommodate
tions? No! All who have been invited will
not half fill up the table OF Gods supply
There are chairs for more. There are cups
for more. God could with one feather Of
his wing cover up all those who have come;
and when He spreads out both wings, they
cover all the earth and all the heavens.
! Ye Israelites, who went through the Dead
Sea, come under! Ye multitudes who have
gone into glory for the last six thousand
years. come under! Ye hundred and forty
four thousand. and thousands Of thousands,
come under? Ye flying cherubim and ARCH
| angel. fold your pinions, and come underl
And yet there Is room. Ay! II God would
have all the space under His wings occupied,
He must make other worlds. and people
them with other myriads and have other
resurrection and Judgment days; for
| broader than all space, broader than
thought, wide as eternity, from tip to tip,
are the wings Of the Almighty! Oh! under
such provision as that can you not rejoice?
Come under, ye wandering, ye weary, ye
troubled, yc SHINING. ye dying souls! Come
under the wings OF the Almighty. Whoso-
ever will come, let him come. However
ragged, however wretched, however aban-
doned. however VICE. begone, there Is room
enough under the wings--under the broad
wings OF the Almighty! Oh, what gospel!
SO glorious, so magnificent in its provision!
! love to preach it. 1t is my life to preach
1t. 1t is my heaven to preach 1t.
l remark, further, that the wings under
which Ruth came to trust were strong
wings. Tho strength Of u birds wing-of o
sea- fowls wing for example-you might
guess 1t from the fact that sometimes for
five, six and seven days 1t seems to fly with
out resting. There have been condors In
the Andes that could overcome an OK or q
stag. There have been eagles that have
picked up children and swung them to the
top Of the cliffs. Tho flap of an eagle 3
wing has death In 1t to everything II
strikes. There are birds whose wings are
packed with strength to fly. to lift, ia
destroy. So the wings of God are strong
wings. Mighty to save. Mighty to destroy.
preach him---'the Lord. strong and mighty
the Lord. mighty in battle!" He tapped
His wing, and the antedediluvian world
was gone. He tapped His wing and Baby
Ion persisted He tapped His wing and
Herculaneum was buried. He tapped His
wing and the Napoleonic dynasty ceased
Before tho stroke OF that pinion q feet II
nothing. An army Is nothing. An empire
/ is nothing. world is nothing. universe
Is nothing. King-Eternal, Omnipotent-
He asks no counsel from the thrones O
heaven. He takes not the archangel init
7 His cabinet He wants mono to- draw Hi
chariots for they are the winds. None Il
load His batteries. for they are the light
nings None to tie the sandals OF His fee1
r for they are the clouds. Mighty to save
/ Our enemies may DO strong, our sorrow
r violent. Our sins may be great. Blu
! quicker than an eagle ever hurled from tn,
. crags hawk or raven, will the Lord strik,
back our sins and our temptations. II theJ
assault us when We are once seated upoi
, the eternal rock Of His salvation. What
t blessed thing 1t Is to be defended by tn
, strong wing OF the Almighty Stronge
than the pelicans, stronger than tn
! albatross's wing. stronger than the con
doris wings are the wings Of the Almighty
t have only one more thought to present
! The wings under which Ruth had come t.
!, trust were gentle wings. There 10 nothin
t softer than feather. You have notices
when bird returns from flight, how gentl
t 1t stoops over the nest. The young bird
. are not afraid of having their live
= trampled out by the mother bird; the oil
0 whip-or-wi drops into it, nest of leaves
0 the oriole into its casket OF bark, the hum
= ming bird into its hammock Of moss-gen
. tie as the light. And 90. says the Psalmist
Q gentleness of God! But even that Agur
. does not fully set it forth; for I have some
Q times looked into the birds nest and seen
I dead bird-its life having been trample
t out by the mother-bird. But no ono tina
n ever came under the feathers of the AL
d Blessed nest! Warm nest! Why will me
!. stay out in the cold to be shot Of tempta
q ton and to be chilled by the blast, whe
!, there is divine shelter2 More beautifu
than any flower ever saw are the hues of
. birds plumage. Did you ever examine 1t
4 The blackbird. floating Hike fake Of dark
d ness through the sunlight; the meadow
Q lark. with head Of fawn, and throat Of vel
9 vet and breast Of gold; the red flaming
9 flying over the southern swamps. lik
Q sparks from the forge of the setting sun
o the pelican white and black-morning An
o night tangled In its wings-give but yer
. faint idea Of the beauty that comes dow
d over the soul when on 1t drop tn
. feathers Of the Almighty. Here fol
r your weary wings This Is the only sai
n nest. Every other nest will be destroyed
It The prophet says 50: "Though thou exa
r thyself like tho eagle, and set thy mel
It among the stars. yet will bring thee dowr
. saith the lord of Hosts" Under the swi
= wings. under the broad wings, under q
y strong wings, under the gentle wings OF th
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