The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-15
GOD CARES FOR WANDERERS
WHEN THEY ARE RIGHTEOUS.
The Reverend y. VI. Campbell De
livers Unique Sermon on th"
Fox and the Hen.

The Reverend \. VI. Campbell. pastor oi
! the Wagner Place United Presbyterian
| Church. took unique subject for his morn
( ing sermon yesterday. Tine Fox and the
Hen" being based upon Luke XII. 3i-3i
And he said unto them go ye and tell
that Fox. behold l cast out devils ana 10
cures to-day and Tomorrow, and th7 third
day / shall he perfected 20. Jerusalem.
which killest the prophets and stonest them
! have gathered thy children together. a. 4
hen doth gather her brood under her wings,
and We would not" He said. in part:
Jesus DerceivrS that the suggestion TO
him To leave the country has really org
inatsd wi:h Heroi himself who IS trying TO
rid mis- territory Of Jesus. and has employed
conscience Il not AT ease He has Killed
one prophet. and here Is another one. and
he is all uncomfortabls We dislike to have
our settled ways and S1.'s disturbed All
sin asks Is to b,. let alone. But man cannO-
be saved without interfering with his sins
And to have found man whose ideas
OF right and duty keep him active for re-
form and improvement is uncomfortable Il
people who want to sit still
Inertia is one of the heaviest stones in
the path of PROCESS Mertal iaziness Is oft
the reason of the urwiliingness 10 take hold
OF innovations and new ideas. To many
persons who have not responded to ap-
peals 90 strive for higher measures of spir-
itual being. IL becomes uncomfortable 10
have at hand an earnest soul with ire-
quent eShoriations: and rs + rod had. there
desire to he rid OF him and wish he would
away To many = man there Is a fear that
IL lie lets himself get deep into religious
activities nc may be called on for NOR than
he wants to do: and fair warning not 10
csll too i-eely on him he does not take
much interest nor accept an office.
Perhaps we are all more or less on the
Offensive, and we know of weaknesses
which make us ali III at ease il some zeal
Gus man Of conscience thinks it his duty IN
challenge US. Let him move to some other
Iart OF town. or out of town. or anywhere
that will keep him out of our sight l. IL
a fact OF our inner consciousness that the
presence OF some man of highest standards
and clear honest conscience and highly cui-
tivated. u an embarrassment TO u.s. There
are two ways OF getting rid of that EN-
ba-rassment- One is to Kill or drive away
that man. The other is to reform self and
become right. SO that his presence viii be
a pleasure. not Z rebuke-
THE Herods 4 family were craft
foxy people. and this one exceis in this
evil. Ii is not an uncommon thing for a
person. who in reality has but little of re-
ligion. when talking with a person or pro-
nounced Christian activities to claim con-
VictionS and attitudes that he does not
really have. and this both to seem more
respectable and to ward OF some MISSION
ary effort by the active Christian.
IN contrast with the crafty and cruel
ways of our Savior toward the suffering
arr SHINING. At the very time the foxy
message. reaches Jesus he is healing the
sick and casting out demons and swing
relief And then he presents himself in a
figure Just the opposite of the fox. viz. that
Of the hen anNiousiy concerned for her
love CT mother birds for their young and
their bravery in defending them are sung
in all lands. And this is the picture OF
our Savior's love and concern for YOU and
for me-a love which calls with n broodinE
ncte and which puts itself within the reach
of utter Seif-sacrifice for his love for us
and for our welfare.
And this trdly is our Savior Ii is a
calling again and again and again with the
outcry note OF alarm and running toward
us 10 get us to listen and to come 10 him
But oft il is with us as with Jerusalem
going on in bloody ways and occupied with
tho noise Of the trumpets and the shouts
of the rlultitudes and the bright coloTs on
the streets. And oft it is with Us as with
the little chickens-hearirg the call but 50
intent on getting the next thing or think
the call is only false alarm. ard so we do
not respond but go on our own way. TO our
SORROW
VIII we not ccme to him and let him
shelter us under his broad wings2 Our un-
worthiness IT, to be covered from sight OF
justice II We are TO be- safe. Christ must |
spI cad over Va his worth.
Though the fox for q while seems TO be |
stronger than the hen. yet. even as We see
in this lesson. and as we are seeing in this |
CITY today. the foxy CiSDos!tion and prac-
ne ed to be sheltered unter the sincerity and !
worth and righteousness and wide protect
ing wings OF him VINO has a higher spirit |
and fOrgetS self In presence of tho danger !
threatening others and sacrifices self 10 4
save men from death. And he offers his ]
protection to-day to us and cries for us TO |
rome lack from our wanderings in far |
lands and let righteousness and mercy shell |
ter us.