Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-27

.:,sxuro<.i Ne eould nos tndsrStxni- We
sc0xe1 1bout Q. see Il ns1ztbcr's deg
<sxs l2ssdinx tAs fsxn- Wsiocket up
- see i sfurneloGd were lowering.
~ could So uotklnS en- tbs gfcunl that
eoul1 csrxorix<. nd ws oo1ld - nokhinx
"A ihs ar 70 rasis the feathers bf the hen,
eut the loud. Wild. zRYsh-ed elusk which
brought al, her brood ~ fen rlh under
Arr feathers made as tck again around
a aud above -. whsn ws saw that high
ap and sx away there was r2ps<i0ns
bird whssllax roend add rcnsbi- AID
down and down. and not sse,ax rs - ~
ssocd In ths shadow n csns rssrer and
so~rr until W saw - beck we curved
srosn haze 70 ZIP. AID II had t~o flames
of Ore for sy>s, and Il was hawk
, But al the chicksos were under old
Doxnlnsek's wing, and either sks bird Of
Prey caught . glimpse q -. or net
ahls 20 1nd the brood hudtied under
wing dArted tack into the aoc4ts So
ChEsAs calls with great earnsstnsfs t.
tins young. Why. what Is the uass-
ssrs II Is br,sht sunlight. and there can
BE- no danger. Health Is she,rs- A good
home Is theirs. Plenty Of food il theirs
Prospect u long life i theirs. Bat Christ
continues - call. calls with more EN-
phaSis and urges haste and says not =
second ought 70 be lo<t. Oh. do tell Us
what V the matter, An. DOW s'e- There
ara hawks Of temptation In the air; there
are vuisnr-s wheeling for their prey;
there ara h<s4ks Of deaf ready 10 plunge
there are claws Of allureanent ready To
clutch. Nov Sc the peril Now l
understand the nrgency. Now l see tho
only satisfy. Would that CHRIST might
this day take our s,as and daughters
into his shelter. "a hen gs,heresh her
chickens under her wing"
Th- fact - that the most Of them viii
never find tho shelter unless while they
are chickens. II Is Simple matter OF
in.xorabis statistics that most Of thoss
who DO not como 10 Christ IN youth
never come st all. What chance Is there
for IN. young without divine protections
There ara tie grog shops. There are the
gambling bells There are the rnfdsli-
- and immorslisies Of spirlfualism-
There are bad books. There sre the i'm
rurities- There are the business rascal
res. And Sd numerous are these assail-
rents that IL Is u wonder that honesty
and virtue are not lost arts.
The birds Of prey. diurnal and noctur-
nal. CT the natural world are ever on
the alert. They are the ass@ss,ns OF tie
sky. Tasy have varieties Of taste. The
eagle prefers the flesh of the living AMI
nal. The valture prefers the carcass
Tho falcon kills with one stroke. whiie
other styles Of beak give prolongation Of
torture. And 30 the temptations Of this
HE ara various. Sorne make quick work
of iea.h. and others ag0nixe the mind
and body for many years, and some like
the living blood Of great souls. and others
PREFER tlsose already sangrened. Bat for
every style Of youth there Is swoopdng
wing and . sharp bcek and a cruel claw,
and what ths rising generation needs Is
a wing of protection.
EARLY SALVATION URGxp.
Fathers. mothers, older brothers and
sisters and sabbath school teachers, lie
quick and earnest and prayerful and I'M
Fortunate and get tho chickens under
wing. May the Sabbath schools of Amer
lea and Great Britain within the next
,hres months sweep ali their scholars
into the kingdom. Whom they have
now under charge is uncertain. Con-
corning that scravny. puny child that
lay IN the cradle many years ago. the
father dead, many remarked. What a
mercy II the Lord would take the child.'
and the mother really thought 50 too.
But what good thing that God spared
that child. for IL became world renowned
IN Christian literature and ono Of Gods
most illrstrious servants--John Todd.
Remember. your children VIII remain
children only httle while. What you
do fer them az children you must do
quickly or never do at al. Way have
you never written a book~ said some ono
10 talsuted woman. she replied: Il
am writing two and have been engaged
on ore work 10 years and on the other
tive years-my two children. They are
my life work" When the house of John
Wess>y's father burned. and they got tho
eight children out, John W osley the last
bsaore ths roof fell IN. the father said:
Let IA kneei down and thank God Tho
children arc all saved. let the rest Of tho
place 90"
Ny bearers, IL W. secure thu present
and everlasting welfare of cur children.
most other things belonging 10 us Are Of
but little competitive importance. Alex
- -
take ,hsir families with them 10 war.
and ne accounted Tor the bravery Of bis
rnrn by tbs fact that many Of thom were
born ia camp and were us-d e wariike
scenes from tie start Woald God that
all the chslireu Of our day might be born
into he army II The Lord No need u
letting them 20 . lnng WAY on tho
wrong road before thsy tnrn around and
20 on tte rizht road. The only time TO
- ci1icSens under wing i while they
ars chicksrs
Hannah WhisAn Smith. tn evangelist.
io>k hs- lit.ls child at 2 years u ascs
when II eat ~ The CRIB and told her
pi.inly - ChTi~t. aud The child believed
and gave svtarncs II joyful trust, which
grew ~fifh tsr gro~th into vomsshooi
Two years ~ 10. TO Young The time
viii corne when BY ,he faiih II parents
chiidres vii b born INTO ibis world aud
born lato tie hs@osn II Christ az the same
ti~e. icon ~ parents vii have - 90
ard cave our Children We hgbt their
i.ss uew. sal We st@ud les~~en tbops
AID harm. b-l our arm sill after awhile
- wax .ni - cannot GxAs for them