Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-11-03
AT THE TABERNACLE.
A SERMON APPROPRIATE TO
THE FALLING OF LEAVES.
rho Text Tho stork In the Heaven
Knowsth Her Appointed Time, and
the Turtle, and the Cran', and the
swallow Observe the tssas or rhoir
Coming but My People KnGw Not"

uNllcr OF urlRuN SoipVcu tVNNrs "hi'h |
every wind blows from the trees In the |
avenues around tho Tabernacle, |
reminded the thousands who entered |
its doors this morning, that winter
was approaching, Dr. Tamage, with
his usual tact, turned the Impression
to account In his sermon, which was
ON the text, jeremiah ST.: "The storlS
in the heaven knoweth her appointed
time; and the turtle, and the crane,
and the swallow observe the time of
their coming; but my people know not
the Judgment of the Lord, Z"
When God would set fast beautiful
thought, he plants IL in u tree When
he would put 1t afloat, he fashions IL
into fish. Whom he would have IL
glide the air, he moulds IL into bird.
My text speaks of four birds of beauti-
full instinct--the storlS, of such strong
aifectation that II is allowed Familiarity
to come, in Holland and Germany,
and build its nest over the door
way; the sweet dispositionod
turtle-dove, mingling In color
white, and black, and brown, and
voice like the clang of u trumpet; the
| swallow, swift rs dart shot out OF the
bow of heaven, falling, mounting,
| stimming, sailing -four birds started
] by the prophet twenty-five centuries
! ago, vet flying on through the ages,
with rousing truth under glossy wing
and In the clutch of stout claw, sup.
/ h,.
Of the year--autumn--and the prophet
out-of-doors, thinking of the impeni-
tence Of the people of his day, hears u
great cry overhead.
II you were in the field to-day, In the
clump Of trees at the corner of the
field, you would see convention of
birds, noisy AS the American Congress
as the English Parliament when some
unfortunate member proposes more
economy in the Queens household Ia
convention of birds NIL talking ut once,
moving and passing resolutions ON the
subject of migration; some proposing
togo tomorrow, some moving that
they go to Brazil, some u
OF Mexico, but all unanimous In tn,
fact that they must go soon, for they
have marching orders from the Lord
written on the first white sheet of the
frost, and in the pictorial of the chang
ing leaves. There is not belted king
fisher, or chailinch, or iire-cresteo
wren, or u plover, or red-leggeo
i ! nj riI I'm N
winter at the South for the apart
ments have already been ordered fol
them in South America, or IN Africa
and after thousands of miles of flight
they will stop in the very tree where
they spent last January. Farewell
bright plumagel Until spring weather
l away. Fly on, great band of heayenl,
4 musicians! Strew the continents will
, music, and whether from Northern
I fields or Carolina swamps, or Brazilian
Q groves men see your wings or hea
: your voice, may they bethink them
:, selves of the solemn words of the tex,
a The storS in the heaven knoweth he
: appointed times; and the turtle and th
: crane and the swallow observe Tia
a time of their coming; but my peopl
Z know not the Judgment of the Lord.
y II is good sign when you hear
Il workman whistle. II Is u better sig
IA when you hear him hum u roundclay,
L is a still better sign when you hear hin
u sing the words Of Isaac Watts or Charlie
IS Wesley. violin chorded and strung
II IL something accidentally strike i
makes music, and | suppose there
y such u thing Ms having our heart
ii so attuned by divine grace, thg
y even the rough collisions of III
will make heavenly vibration. d
not believe that the power of Christia
n song has yet been fully trie'
III believe that II you could roll u
~ "Old Hundred doxology throug
Wall street, it would put an end to an
ie financial disturbance! | believe thi
he the discords, and the sorrows, and u
7, sins of the world are to bc swept on
lie by heaven. born hallelujahs. Some OF
nc asked Haydn, the celebrated musicia
~ why he always composed such chez
Ie full music. Why he said, II can
"a do otherwise. When | think of Go
y my soul is so full of joy that Il
" notes leap and dance from my pen
= ! wish we might all exult melodious
Q before the Lord With God for o.
Father, and Christ for our Saviour III
e heaven for our home and angels 4
l. future companions, and eternity for
x lifetime, we should strike all the not
o Of joy. Going through the wilderne
y of this world, let ns remember TIN
IS we are ON the way to the summer
Q cline of heaven, and from the MGR
l. tory populations flying through tn
= autunnal air learn always to kee
! singing.
e Children OF tbs heavenly King,
1t AS ye journey, swectly sing;
IN Sing your Savior's worthy praise,
Glorious IN his works and ways.
10 Yc are travelling home 10 God
I" In the way your fathers trod;
They are happy now, and We
Soon their happiness shall see.
It. The Church of God never will be
40 triumphant church until il becomes
90 singing church.
Sc You tell me that Paul went up
at the tiptop of the Alps of Christian Il
ag tainment. Then ! tell you that I'll
40 stork and crane have found above I'll
IN Alps plenty OF room for free fyini
We go out and we conquer our temps
tions by the grace of God, and !
down. On the morrow, those tempt
s. tions rally themselves and attack II
= and by the grace of God we defei
>, them again; but, staying all the tin
4 in the old encampment, we have u
same old battles to fight over. VIII
x not whip out our temptations, an
!. then forward march, maxim
" one raid through the enemy
!. country, stopping not until "
I, break ranks after the last victor(
Z Do, my brethren, let us have some no
4. city of combat, at any rate, by cham
4, ing, by going on, by making advanc
u nent, trading off our stale praye
y, about sins we ought to have quit lor
ago, going on toward a higher state
Christian character, and routing Of
sims that we have never thought