Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15
THE SWIFT WINGS.

wings OF the AlfnlGDty-
TEE SWIFT WINGS.
First, J remark that they were swift
wings under which Ruth had come 70 trust.
There is nothing in al the handiwork of
God more curious than birds wing. You
have been surprised sometimes TO see how
far it could ay with one stroke OF the wing,
and when it has food in prospect or when
il is aifrighted the pulsations Of the birds
wing are Unimnginable for velocity. The
English lords used 10 pride themselves on
the speed Of their falcons. These birds
when tanned. had in them the dart OF light
ning. How swift were the carrier pigeons
in the tine OF Anthony and az the siege Of
.lerusaleml Wonderful speedl 4 carrier
pigeon was thrown up at ROuen and came
down at Ghent-ninety miles oI-in one
hour. The carrier pigeons were the tele-
graphs of the Olden time. Swallows have
been shot IN our latitude having the undi-
gested rice Of Georgia swamps in their
crops. showing that they had come 400
miles in six hours. Ii has been estimated
that, in the ten years Of a swallows life,
it flies far enough 20 have gone around the
world eighty-nine timA. so great Is its
velocity.
And so the wings Of the Almighty.
spoken of in the text. are swift wings
They are swift when they drop upon foe,
and swift when they come to help Gods
friends II a father and his son be walk
ing BY the way. and his child goes too near
a precipice, how long does il take for the
father TO deliver the child from danger?
Longer than il takes God to swOop for the
rescue Of his children. Che fact is that
you cannot get away from the care Of God.
II You take the steamship or the swift rail
train he is all the time along with you.
"Whither shall | 20 from thy spirit, and
vhitber shall fee from thy presencet II
| ascend up into heaven thou art there. II
/ make my bed in hell behold! thou art
there II take the wings Of the morning
and dwell in the utteTmost parts Of the
sea, even there thy hand shall hold the"
The Arabian gazelle is swift as the wind
II it gets but one glimpse OF the hunter it
puts many crags between. Solomon four
or five times compares Christ TO an Ara
bian gazelle calling it hy another name)
when he says, MY beloved Is like roe
The difference is that the roe speeds the
other way. Jesus speeds this. Who but
Christ could have been quick enough
10 have helped Peter when the water pave
meut broker Who but Christ could have
been quick enough 10 help the Duke Of
Argyle when. in bis dying moment, be
cried Good cheerl ! could die Ike
Roman, but | mean 20 die Ike a Christian.
Come away. gentlemen. lie who goes FIRST
goes cleanest" | had friend who stood
by the rail track az Carlisle, Pa, when ths
ammunition bad given out at Antietam;
and be saw the train from Harrisburg,
freighted with shot and shell. as It went
thuudoring down toward the battlefield.
lie said that Il stopped not for any cross
ing. They put down the brakes for no
grade They held up for 10 peril The
wheels were on FIRE With the speed - they
dashed past II the train did no. come up
7 IN time with the ammunition it might as
I well cot come az all.
50. ms friends. there ars times IN our
lives when We must have help Immediately
OF perish. The grace that comes too late
fs no grace G. ALL What you and want
IS a God-now. Ca Is il not blessed 20
think that God IS always IL such quick
pursuit II his dear chilf-ea7 When sin
ncr seeks pardon. or a baiiied soul recris
hep, swifter than thrushs wing. ETiftcr
than ptaTmigs1's wing. swift-r than IA
uiingo's eiug. svifter than eGzies wing
are the wings 81 the Almighty.
TuE sHEtTERfNc wIEGs
+ remark further. earring out the idea
E 81 uly text. that ths wings under Which
Bath had come Is trust were very broad
wirgs There have been eaEies shot On
the Rocky mountains with wings th8t
. were sevee feet frorn tip 20 tip Whsn the
King cf rhe air SIS CD the crag the wings
sre spread over 81 the eaCists ln the eTrie,
srd VIXEN the esgie starts From TIE rock
+ The shadow e. Ike The spres iing = astorn
ciou1 So re wings - fiod are brcsi
wiags Rath hsd tsrl unssr those wings
in her iafsutils days. in the dars cf her
hzrpv ~flaead 81 Noah ia ths saT VIXEN