Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-09

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iJeWxLyn, Jan 9. s4T,f TaImsse This
morning continued the course of ssT.
MONS begun few aabbat',s nao. fIay.
inR ptcached about the Astronomy on
the bible: or. God Among the Stars.
aud fbo ~ChroBolexy of Che Bible; or.
0sl AMONG she Ccntu1ses." this nom.
fne ~ discorfsel vil the "Ufnitlmogy
Of The Bible. or. God Among The Birds
The text waa Mstlhew. VI. 20. "Behold
the fowls u sbe arr
There u silence now IN all our Janu-
Ary forests. except "a the winds whistle
through the bare branches. Our north.
ern woods are deserted concert halls
The organ lofts IN che temple Of nature
are hymnlees Trees which were full of
carol and chIrp and chant are now wait
INK for the coming back Of rich plumes
and warbling voices. solos. duets, quar-
tots. cantatas and TIE Deums. But the
Bible Ia full Of birds ut all seasons. and
prophets and patrisfchs and apostles and
Christ himself employ them for moral
and religious purposes. My text Ia On
extract from the sermon on the mount
and perhaps II was NJ a moment when q
6ock of birds few past that Christ waved
his hand toward them and said. behold
the fowls OF the ARR And so in this
course OF sermons on God everywhere ]
preach 10 You this third sermon concern
Ing tho Ornithology Of the Bible: or. God
Among tho Birds.
OOPS MEssEsoEfs IN NATURE.
Moat of the other sciences you may
study or not study ~ you please. Use
your own Judgment, exercise your own
t4Ate. But about this science OF orni.
thology we have no option. The divine
command is positive when II says In my
text. Behold tho fowls Of the airi' That
n. study their habits. Examine their
colors Notice their speed. See the hand
Of aod In their construction. II IL easy
for me to obey the command Of the text,
for was brought up among the race OF
wings and from boyhood heard their
mathis Ut sunrise and their yespers at
sunset.
Their nests have been TO me fascina-
don. and my satisfaction Is that never
robbed one Of them any more than !
would steal n child from q cradle, for a
bird IL child Of tho slSy. and it's nest Is
the cradle. They aro almost human, for
they have their loves and hates, afiini-
tics and antipathies. understand Joy and
grief, have conjugal and maternal in
stinct. wage wars and entertain jeal-
ousies. have q language Of their own and
powers Of association. Thank God for
birds and skies full Of theml II Is use
less to expect TO understand the Bible
unless we study natural history.
Five hundred and nincty-threc times
does the Bible nllnde TO the facts Of nat
ural history. and do not wonder that II
malos 10 fnany allusions ornithologicSl.
The skies and the caverns Of Palestine
ase friendly TO the winged creatures. and
~ many fIy and roost and nest and hatch
IN that region that inspired writers do
not have far to go to get archaeological
illustration Of divine truth. There are
over forty specics OF birds recognized in
the Scriptures.
On. what variety Of wings In Pales.
tinel The dove, the robin. the exglc. the
cormorant or plunging bird. hurling It.
self from sky to wave and with long
beak clutching It's prey, tho thrush,
which especially dislikes crowd; the
partridge; the hawk. boldand ruthless,
lowering head TO windward while watch
ing for prey; the swan, at home among
ths marshes and with feet 30 constructed
Il can walk on the leaves Of water plants
the raven. tho lapwing. malodorous and
In thu Bible denounced az inediblo
though II has extraordinary hoaddress
tina stork; the ossifrage. that always
had habit Of dropping ON stone the
turtle II had lifted and 80 killing Il
for food. and ON one occasion mistooi
the bald head OF Eschylus, the Greek
poet. for white stone. and dropped O
turtle upon II. killing the famous Greek
the cuckoo. with crested head and Grim
con throat and wings snow tipped. but
TOO laxy 10 build its own nest, and sc
having tho habit Of depositing it's eggs
IN ncsts belonging to other birds; ths
bluejay. tho grouse. the plover. the mag
pie. the kingiisher. the pelican, which d
ths caricaiure Of all the feathered croa
tion, tho owl. tho goldhnch. tho bittern
the barrier. tho bulbnl, the osprey; the
vuiture. that king Of soavengers, with
neck covered with repulsive down instead
Of attractive feathers; tho quarrelsoms
starting; the swallow. flying mile min
ute and sometimes ten hours In success
aion; tho heron. the quail. the peacock. The
ostrich. tho lark. the crow. tho kite. tn,
bat. thu blackbird and many others. witt
Ill colors. ali sounds. all styles Of fight
I'll habits. al architecture Of nests. leav'
ing nothing wanting In suggostiveness
They were at tho creation placed al
around ON the rooks and In the trees and
o. this ground 10 serenade Adams ar
rival. They took their places ON Friday
- The fIrst man was made ON Saturday
Whatever else no had or did not have
~ should have music. The frst sount
chat struck the human ear was bird,
votcs.
raue sclExcx n Rr1Aolous.
2 Yea. Christian geology-~tor you know
>hore \ i Christian geology ~ well a
a. inil<lel ecology--Christian geclog,
oocpss Ia and helps the Bible show wha'
~ owe 10 the bird creation. Before th'
hunann race came into this world th'
World was occupied by reptiles aud b,
~ SORTS of destructive monststs- mil