Milford chronicle., 1901-05-03

obstacles as against stone wall he plae-
ed them aslant like steps on which to
mount. Put your trust in God and moth
ing can stand before you. RittenhOuse,
the astronomer, at the start was so poor
that he figured out eclipses on a pillow
handle.
Imparts Useful Lessons.
Furthermore, go to the ant and cOnsid-
er that il God honors an insect by max
ing it our instructor in important les
sons we ought not to abuse the lower or
ders Of creation. 1t has been found By
scientists that insects transixed in the
case Of a museum have been alive and in
torture for years How much the insect
and the fowl and the brute may be right
" called to suffer for the advancement Of
human knowledge and the betterment Of
the condition of the human race | do not
now stop to discuss. but he who uselessly
harms any Of Gods living creation in
suits the Creator. Alas, for the horrors Of
vivisection! I have no confidence in the
morality Of a man or a woman who
would harm a horse or a dog or a cat or a
pigeon. Such men and women. under af-
front. if they dared would take the life Of
a human being. You cannot make me be-
UENe LlHL AuOu lOOkb uOMu AnulnElElAlg
upon the CALLED neck of the OK or the
cruelty curbed bit of the horse or the I'M
sheltered cattle in the snowstOrm or the
cockpit or the bear batting or the pigeon
shooting or the laceratiOn Of fish that are
not used Go TO the ant, thou miscreant,
and see how God honors it. In the great
college Of the universe it has been ap-
pointed your professor. All over the land
and all over the world there are over
driven horses that ought to be unhar
messed Gagged birds that ought to be put
on their wings in the free air of heaven
droves of cattle agOniZed Of thirst on the
freight trains where they ought to be wa
tered and crustacea being broiled alive
that ought to be lifted out Of the fire
Christ chose 10 apostles for the human
race in the first century. and you know
their Names but in the nineteenth centu
ry he chose his thirteenth apostle, wh'
wrought for the relief of the brute crea
! ton, and his name was Henry Bergh. Ii
| my text the ant is not impaled. is no
| dead. but alive. and in the warm field
providing her meat in the summer an
gathering her food in the harvest.
Furthermore, go to the ant and lear
the lesson of God appointed order. Tn
being who taught the insect how to bull
was geOmeter as well as architect. Tn
paths inside that little home radate iron
the door with as complete arrangement
as ever the bOulevards of a city radiat
ed from a triumphal arch or a fOwere
circle. And when they march they kee
perfect order. moving in straight line:
turning out for nothing. II timber Il
in the way, they climb over it. If Their
be house or barn in the way. they marc
through it. Order in architectural stru'
ture. order in government, order of move
ment. order Of expedition. So let us a
observe this God appointed rule and TAX
satisfaction in the fact that things al
not at loose ends in this world. If theI
is a divine regulation in a colony or n
: public of insects, is there not a diviI
regulation in the lives of immortal me
and womenY Ii God cares for the lea
} of his creatures and shows them how
: provide their meat in the summer an
: gather their food in the harvest, will
} not be interested in matters Of humG
livelihood and in the guidance Of humi
5 affairs2 ] preach the doctrine Of a pa
ticular providence. "Are not two spa
D rows sold for farthing. and yet not Of
r of them is forgotten before GOd2 A
T sc not Of more value than many spa
K rows?" Let there be order in our
r dividual lives. order in the family, ord
e IN the church, order in the state. In
e the world there is no room for anarchy,
a Gods Care of Small Things.
: After what Linnpus and Pierre Huh
" have told us concerning these living init