Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-14
AT THE TABERNACLE.
WISDOM MAY BE LEARNED FROM THE
FOWLS oFTHE AIR.

by the Birds-Evcry Species Native to
sPaiesti,:c Ia Mentioned in tho Scriptures.
BROOKLYN. Jan. s.-Dr. Telmage this
morning continued the course Of ser
mons begun few Sabbaths ago. HaT-
ing preached about the Astronomy Of
the Bible; or, God Among the Stars"
and tho Chronology of the Bible; or,
God Among the Centuries" this morn
ing no discourscd on tho '.Ornithology
OF the Bible; or, God Among thc Birds
The text was Matthew. Vi. &c. Behold
the fowls of tho air.
There is silence now in all our jana
airy forests. except as the winds whistle
through the bare branches Our north
erai woods are deserted concert halls.
The organ lofts in the temple of nature
are hynnless. Trees which were full of
csrol and chirp and chant are now wait
ing for the coming back Of rich plu1nes
and warblinS voices. solos. duets, quar-
tets, cantstas and TIE Deun,s. But the
Billie is full Of birds at all seasons, and
plpphcts aud patriarchs and apostles and
Christ himself employ them for moral
aiA religious purposes. Ny text ia "a
extract from the SERMON on the mount.
and perhaps 1t was at n moment when $
flock of birds few past thas Christ waved
hig hand toward them and eaid, Behold
tlss fowls of tho airl" And go in this
course Of sermons on God everywhere !
preach So you this third sermon concern
ing tho ORTHODOXY OF the B!bJo; or, Cod
Among the Dirt!s.
s. GODS MESSENGERS II NATURE.
Most of the ether sciences you may
study OF not study as you please. US
your own Judgment. exercise your own
taste. But about this science OF orlli-
thSlogy So have no option. The divine
conilnand is positive when 1t Gays in my
ten. Behold tho fowls OF the nii!" Thns
Isl study their habits. Examine their
cotozs. Notice their speed. Sec the hand
ofSsod in their construction. Is is easy
foTtne 60 oboy tho command OF the text,
fol was brought up among tho race Of
wigs aad from boyhood heard their
MATHS at sunrise and their vcspera ct
sunset.
Theiy nests havo been to me fesc:aa-
tiioa. and NY satisfaction is that nsvor
;roSbed one of them cnJ IuoTe tlasa |
wos1d steal e child fron, o cradle, for g
biSasis child Of the sky, snd lis nest is
thiceSadle. They gro almost human. for
they:havez their loves and hates, nffini-
tiesan8 .anfipathics. understand Joy and
s.r:sffs have coniusnl md Material In
StiSzSct. wage wars ana entertain jeal-
ct,sasss. hayo a language Of their own md
poiSers of association. Thank God for
birjssaad skies full OF thenl 1t is uao-
iess16o expect TO understand the Bible
unfsssswe study natural history.
Fire hundred and n:nety-tdrce times
Idoessfhe Bible allude to tho factS Of nat
aIfistory. ana Go not wonder that it
irnaaes:s many illusions pathological.
TT skies and tho caT-yus Of Palestins
I rs friendly tho winged creatures, ana
60 many fly and rcost and neGt and hatch
in that region that inspired writers do
not have sfaz to 60 TO set pathological
Illustration Of divine truth. There are
over forty species Of birds recognized in
the Scriptures.
Oh, what : variety Ct wings in Pales-
tine! Tho dove. tho robin. the eagle. tho
corrnorant or plunging bird, hurting it
self from sky 10 wave ana with long
heak clutching it's prey; tie thrush.
which especially dislillcs crowd; tho
partridge; tho hawk, bold and ruthless.
lowering head to windward while watch
ing for prey; tho swan, at homo among
the marshes md with feet 20 constructed
it can walk on the leaves OF water plants;
the raven. the lapwing. malodorous and
in the Bible denounced as inedible,
though it has extraordinary headdress;
the stork: the oSs;frage. that always
mad habit Of dropping Ga stone the
turtle it had lifted snd SO killing it
for food. ana on one occasion mistock
the bald head Of Aschylus, the Greek
poet. for white stone, and dropped a
turtle upon it. killing the famous Greek;
the cuckoo. with crested head and GRIM
son throat and wings snow tipped, but
too lazy to build its own nest, and so
having the habit of dcpositing its eggs
in nests belonging to other birds; the
bluejay. the grouse. the plover. the mag
pie. the kingiisher. the pelican. which is
the caricature of all the feathered crea-
ton: the owl, tho goldfnch. tho bittern,
tie barrier. the bulbul the osprey; the
vulture. that king of scavengers. with
neck covered with repulsivo down instead
Of attractive feathers; the quarrelsome
starting; the swallow. flying mile min
ute and sometimes ten hours in success
sion; the heron. the quail, the peacock. the
ostrich. the lark. the crow, the kite. the
bat. tho blackbird and many others, with
ell colors. all sounds. all styles of fight.
Ill habits. all architecture ofnests, leav-
ing nothing wanting in suggestiveness.
They wero ut the creation placed all
around on the rocks and in the trees and
On the ground to serenade Adams ar
rival. They took their places on Friday.
rs the first man was made Gu Saturday.
Whatever else he had or did not have.
he should have music. The first sound
that struck the human ear wes bird !
roice.
TRUE SCIENCE IS RELIGIOUS.
Yea, Christian geology you know
lhere is Christian geology as well as
HI infdel geology-Christian geology
comes in and helps the Bible show whit
we owe to the bird creation. Before the
human race came into this world the
world was occupied by reptiles and by
all sorts of destructive 1nonsters-mil-
lions Of creatures. loathsome and hide
Gus. God sent huge birds to clear the
earth of these creatures before Adam and
Eve were created. The remains of these
birds have been found imbedded in the
rocks The skeleton Of one eagle has
been found twenty feet in height and