The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-10
NJ MERCIES OF THE LORD.
SERMON BY THE REV. T. DE WITT
TALMAGE, SUNDAY, NOV. 20.

1Hs the Near ClrSHd by ThnmNsgtviny
Dav-Lot an tho Creatures Of the Earth
r.Praiso the L"rd.
BROOKLYN, Nov. 29.-Dr. Talmage's
sermon this morniny had distinctly
Thanksgiving character. The appear
ancc Of the Tabernacle was in keeping
with 1t. The doator's text was taken
from Psalm cXlviii, 10, II and 13.
'Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things
and Lying fowl; both young men, and
maldens; Oil men, and children; let
them praise the name of the Lord"
What scene it was when last Thurs
day, at the call OF the president and
governors, this nation assembled to
chant the praises Of God. But the day
was TOO short to celebrate the divine
goodness OF such year. The sun did
not rise over brooklyn until one minute
before seven O'Clock that morning, and
II set four O'Clock and thrty-five minu-
tcs t'iat evening. What Il small SPACE
"l time IN which TO mediate upon twelve
months of fcneiactions. 500 | add 10
that day this Sabbath morning service.
and with the fruits and harvests of the
earth still .lorilyiny the pulpit and the
galleries, ask YOU to continue the re-
hcnrsal ei the divine goodness.
By sublime cgotlsm man has come
10 appropriate this world to himself.
WhCH NC fact is that our race is in q
small minority. The instances of hu-
mar lie, as compared with the instances
VI animal Lille, arc not one to q million.
We shall enlarge our ideas Of Gods
goodness and come to better UNDER
Stabdl of the text If, before we come
10 look at the cup Of our blessing, we
look at the GOODNESS of God t. the IRA
tiOnal creation.
Although nature is out of jolnt, vet
even III lis dlsruptiOn I am surprised to
!lnd the almost universal happiness Of
the animal creation. On summer day.
when the air and the grass are most
populcus with life, you will not hear a
sound oI distress unless, perchance, q
heartless schoolboy has robbed a birds
nest, or hunter has broken birds
WING, or a pasture has been robbed of a
lamb and there goes up bleating from
she docks.
The whole earth is filled with animal
ideliSht-.ioy teathcrcd and scaled and
lhorncd and hooicd. The bee huns it.:
J the frog croahs il; the squirrel chatters
4; the quail WHISTLES il; the lark carols
It; The whale spouiS it, The snail, the
irhinoccros. The grizzly bear, the toad,
! !hc w,sp, the spider. the shellish have
] their homclN del%hts-.ioy as great to
tlcin as our JOY is TO us. Goat climb
; ing the rocks; anaconda crawling through n
! the jungle; hltlalo pluuoinc across the
! prairie; cro, odilc basking in tropical
,un; seal pulling oi, the ice; ostrich
$trIdln@ acre IS thc desert are so many
bundles uI joy; they do not 20 mopinr
or melancholy; they are moi only half
supplied; God Says they are filled with
good.
The WornI sQu!rIniEg through the sod
uptmncd Of plowshare, and the ants
rackinS up and down the hillock are
happy By day and happy by night. Take
; up 4 drop OF water under the mcroscoNe
and you find that within it there are mil
! Ions OF creatures hat swim in a hallelu-
iah OF eladnCSs. Tie sounds in nature.
that are repuIsive t" our ears arc often
Gully uttcrances OF joy-the growl, the
rroak, the b0rk, the howl. The good
God made these creatures, thinks of
them ever, and will not let q nlowshare
turn up q mOle's nest, or Gshcrman's
hook transiiN worm, until, by eternal
decree. its time has come. Gods hand
iced all these brOotls, and shepherds all
these llocks, and tends all these herds.
lie &wcctcns the clover top for tho ox's
taste and pCurs out crystalline waters
III nosscd cups Of rock for the hind t,
drink out OF on his way down the craos.
ana poufs nectar into the cup OF the
lNNrysucklc to refresh the humm,no
bEd, and spreads banquet of hun
drcu lieiHs OF buckwheat, and let's the
hnn"Y bee put his mouth to any cup OF
all the banquet. and tells the grasshop-
per 20 90 a ywhere he likes, and gives
The locks OF heaven the choice OF all the
Srain iclds. The sea anCmOnc, half an
ma, mali Hover, clinging to the rock in
{ nldCcean, with It's tcntacles spread to
catch Its TODD, has the owner of the uni
verse 20 provide tOrit. We are repulsed
at The hldcousness Of the elephant. but
God, Tor the comfort and convenience
OF the monster, puts forty thousand dis.
tnct muscles in his ]roboscis.
| 60 down on the barren seashore and
Isy, mo animal can live in this place
OF dgs0latioC;" but all through the sands
are myriads Of little insects that leap
with happy life. l go down by the marsh
and say, LIN this damp place and in
these loathsome pools Of stagnant wa
ter there will be the Quictness of death;"
but, 10! sec the turtles on the rotten
log summing themselves and hear the
bogs quake with multitudnous life.
When the unllcdScd robbins arc hungry
God shows the old Robin where She
can got food to put into their o,en
mouths.
The animal creation also has its armv
and navy. The most insignificant has
IFS means OF deiense-thc wasp its sting.
the reptile lis tooth, the bear lis paw
The dog its muzzln, the elephautIts tusk.
The fish It's scale, tho bird its swift wing,
thc reindeer its antlCrs, the roe its fleet
foot. We are repeiled at the thought
Of sting and tusk and hoof, but G0d's
goodness provides them for the defense
ofthe animals rights.
Yea, God in the Bible announces his
care ior these orders Of creation. He
says that he has heaved up Notifications
tor their dclensc-Psalm civ, Is, The
hipl, hillS n Gn, ;l l,o