Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05
REV. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
He Talks on What we Should
be Thankful For.
An the Lower Animals Constant Examples
ofthe Goodness OF GOd-All Creation
Guided by HIm--Much TO be
Thankful For.

Dr. Ialmagee sermon This morning
had very distinctly Thanksgiving
character. The appearance Of the taber-
nacle was in keeping with 1t. The
specimens OF fruits and harvest products
with which the pulpit and galleries
were decorated for the Thanksgiving
day service were still IN their places.
Cotton, rice, wheat, sugar cane, rye, oats,
corn and fruits and products from north,
south, east and west put before the audi
ence as by an object lesson, the album
dance OF the national harvest. The
doctors text was taken from Psalm
cxviii; 10, IL and -: "Beasts and all
cattle; creeping things and flying fowl;
both young men and maidens; old men
and children; let them praise the name
Of the Lord"
BY sublime egotism man has come
to appropriate this world to himself,
when the fact is that our race is In q
small minority. The instances Of human
life, as compared with the instances OF
animal life, are not one to million.
We shall enlarge our ideas OF Gods
goodness and come to a better under
standing Of the text If, before we come
70 look at the cup OF our blessing, we
look at the goodness OF God to the ira
tional creation.
Gods hand feed all these broods,
and shepherds all these flocks and tends
oil these herds. He sweetens the clo-
yertop for the oxen's taste and pours
out crystal lime waters, in messed cups
Of rock, for the hind TO drink out of on
its way down the crags, and pours nec-
tar into the cup Of the honeysuckle to
refresh the humming bird; and spreBds
o banquet OF a hundred fields OF buck
wheat and lets the honey bee put its
mouth to any cup OF al the banquet and
tells the grasshopper to 70 anywhere
he likes, and gives the aocks of heaven
the choice OF all the grain fields. The
sea anemone, half animal, half flower,
clinging to the rock in midocean, with
its tentacles spread to catch its food,
has the owner OF the universe to provide
for it. We are repulsed At the hideous-
ness OF the elephant, but God, for the
convenience OF the monster, puts 40
boo distinct muscles in its proboscis.
The animal creation also has its
army and navy. The most insigni6-
sent has its means Of defense; the wasp
It's sting, the reptile its tooth, the bear
It's paw. the dog its muzzle, the ele-
plant its tusk, the fish its scale, the
bird its swift wing. the reindeer its
antlers, the roe its fleet foot. We are
repealed at TIE thought OF. sting.
and susk, ard hoof, but Gods
goodness provides them for the defense
OF the animals rights. Yea, God in the
Bible announces his care for these or.
ders OF creation. He says that he has
heaved up Notifications for their de-
civ, IS: The high hills
are refuge for the wild goats, and the
rocks for the COMES" He watches the
birds nest-Psalm DIV, II: ''.As for
the stork, the FIR trees are her house.
He sees that the cattle have enough
civ, IL: HE causeth the
grass to grow for the cattle" He sees
to it that the COWS, and sheep. and
horses have enough to drink-Psalm
civ. 10, IL: 'He sendeth the springs
into the valleys, which run among the
hills: they give drink to every beast Of
the field; the wild asses quench their
thirst"
Amid the thunders OF Sinai God ut
tered the rights OF cattle, and said that
they should have a Sabbath. Thou
shalt not work, thou nor thy CATTLE"
declared with emphasis that the OK on
the threshing floor should lave the
privilege of eating some OF the grain as
he threshed 1t out, and muzzling was
forbidden. II young birds were taken
from the nest for food, the despoiler's
life depended on the mother going free.
God would not let the mother bird SUI
Tor in one day the loss of her young and
her liberty, And He who regarded in
olden time the conduct of man toward
The brutes, to-day looks down from
heaven and is interested in every min
now that swims the stream, and every
-ook that cleaves the air, and every
herd that bleats, or neighs, or lows in
The pasture.
Why did God make all these, and
Why make them so happy? How &C
,ount for all this singing. and dancing,
Ind frisking amid the irrational crea-
ion? Why this heaven for the animal
,uls in dewdrop? Why for the con-
lor a throne on Chimborazo? Why the
FILTER of phosphorus in the ships wake
IN the sea, which is said to BE- only the ,
'rolic Of millions OF insects? Why the ,
chanting OF so many voices .
rom the irrational creation in earth, I
nd air, and ocean-beasts and all cat .
lie, creeping things, and flying fowl,
,ermitted to join in the praise that goes
ID from seraph and archangel? Only
ne solution, one explanation. one
is good. 1.-THE earth Is