Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-14
NUMBER 80

wings Of eagles. Even 20 inc Christian
In old age will renew his spiritual
strength. He shall be young in ardor
and enthusiasm for Christ, and IS the
body fails the soul Will grow in elasticity
till at death 1t will spring up Ike glad
dened child into the bosom Of God.
Yea, in this pathological study see
that Job says, Els days ly as an eagle
that hasteth to-its prey" The epcsd Of
a hungry eagle when 1t saw its prey a
score of miles distant was uninaeeinable.
It went like thunderbolt for speed end
power go fly our days. Sixty minutes,
eech worth n heaven, since We assembled
in this place have shot Ike lightning into
eternity. The old earth Ia rent and
cracked under the swift rush CT days and
months and years and ages. Swift as-
az eagle TINT hseteth to its p,eJ.r Ee-
hold the fowls OF tho air! Have you cen
sidescd that they have. rs you s,sd I
have not. the power to change their cses
go that one minute they nay be te!e-
scopic and tie next microscopic, now
seeing something = mile .wsy and By
telescope eyesight. and then dropping 10
its food on the ground, able TO eco it
close by and with microscopic eyesight7
THE SWALLOWS AT TIE TEars-s.
But what q scnseless passage Of Scrip
ture chat is, until you know the feet,
which says, Tile sparrow hath fosnd
house AMI TIE swa!iow nest for hers<a.tf,
where. she may lay her young, even thine
affairs. 0 Lori.of hoste, my king and n,y
Godr What has tie swallow to do with
the affairs of the temple at Jerusalem?
Eli. you know that swallows sre all tbs
world over very tame. aud in summer
time they used to fly into the windows
and doors Of the temple at Jerusalem
aud build nest On the alta. where the
priests were Offering sacrifices.
These swallows brought leaves and
sticks and fashioned nests o.. the affairs OF
the temple and Matched the young spar
rows in these ncsts, and David had seen
the young birds picking their way out
of lie sieli Willie tie Old swallows
watched. ;si-d no one il the temple was
cruel elougn to disturb either the old
swallows or tie yor.cg swallows. end
David burst OFT il rl.a psody. saying,
"The swallow hath fc..,id neet fo-
herself. where she may Icy her youag.
even th;rc altar. . Lord ot hosts. my
king and ni::-N:cd!"
TTes, i'll ,i:;s oll.i; ilaIcey OF tho Diiee
find fiat Gcd is determined 30 impress
upor us TIE architecture of :; birds nest
and the anatomy oi !, L;rii's wing.
Twenty tirIes docs Tie Bible yesc- to u
birds ncst-"N here tic birds n!ak the;r,
nest" Asa bird that waa.cacth from
her nest" Though tiiou set thy nest
among ito stars" The birds OF The air
have their uest." and so e.. Nests in
tie trees. nests On tho roc,s. nests OF the
affairs
Why does God call us 70 frequently to
consider the birds nest: Because it IS
one of the most wondrous Of ali styles
Of architecture. and Lesson Of proyi-
Dental care which is the most important
Lesson which Christ in n,y text CONVEYS.
Why, just look ut the birds nest, and gee
what is the prospect that Colds going
to tabc,cafo Of you~ Here is. TIE blue.
birds nest under tie caves Of the house..
Hers ,the'bro tshrashe1's nest %.
bus Heresiss the blue ia5. q NEST sM fshei
orchard Hero Is the grosbeaks nest on.
& tree branch hanging over theSwater, so
as to be free from attack. Chickedee's
nest in the stump Of an old tree. Oh,
tho goodness Of God in showing the
birds how to build their nest!
What carpenters. what nlascns, what
weayers. what spinners tho birds are!
Out of what small resources they mako
SO exquisite q home. curved. piliared,
wreathed. Out OF moses, out OF sticks,
out Of lichens. out OF horsehair, out
Of spiders web. out CT threads Ewept
from the door by the housewife. out
Of the wool Of the sheep from the
pasture field Upholstered by leaves
actually sewed together By its own sharp
bill. Cushioned with feathers from its
own breast. Mortared together with the
gun Of trees and the saliva Of its own
tiny bill. Such symmetry. such .dapta-
ton, such convenience. F1ch geoHssTy
of structure!
WHEN VIE sELiL FLY.
Surely these nests were built by some
plan They did not happen just SO. Who
drafted the plan for the birds nest2
God! And do you not think that if he
plans such house for chafinch, for an
oGiole. for bobolink. for sparrow, he
will see to it that you always have
ilo1ns? ~Ye are OF mere value than many
sparrowc." Whatever else surrounds
you, you can have whet the Bible calls
"tne Feathers of TIE Almighty" inst
sh.nk Of nest Ike That. the warmth Of
it, the softness of it, the safety OF It
.'the feathers of the Almighty.
No fianingo outhashing the tropical
sunset ever had such b1illisacy of pin
ion; no robin redbreast eves had plrmuse
dashed with such crimson end purple
and orange and gold-"the feathers Of
the Almighty Do you not feel tno
touch of them now on forehead and
cheek and spirit, and was there ever
such tenderness OF broodinS-"the feath
els of tho Almighty SO also in this
ORTHODOXY of the Bible God keeps Inn
pressing us with the anatomy OF birds
wing.
Over fifty times does the old Book al
lude to the Wings Of dove
Wings OF the morning. Wings Of the
wind" Sun Of righteousness with heal
ing in his wings" Wings Of the Al
mighty" "All fowl OF every wing
What does it i'll mean? 1t suggests up
lifting. 1t tells you of flight upward. Il
means to remind you t.,at yol Yourself
have wings. David cried CIT. oh that
1 had wings like 81 doye. that night fly
away and be at +; st! Thank God thu
yea have better Wigs t.::;;n any dove Of
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