The Yale expositor., 1902-03-07

into the army OF the Lord!
But we all need the protecting wing.
II you had known when you entered
upon manhood or womanhood what
was ahead OF you. would you have
dared 10 undertake life? You arc not
at forty or fifty or sixty or seventy
or eighty years OF age where you
thought you would be. ! do not know
any one except myself TO whom life
has been happy surprise. never
expected anything. and so when any
thing came In the shape OF human IA
vor or comfortable position or widen
ing field OF work IL was 20 me sur
prise. / was told in the theological
seminary by some OF my fellow stu
dents tina. ! never would get anybody
TO hear me preach unless changed my
style. so inst when / found that some
people did come 20 lear me 10 was a
happy surprise But nest people. ac-
cordiag TO their own statement. have
found life "A disappointment Indeed.
we all need shelter from It's tempests
Tho wings OF my text suggest
warmth. and that IS what most folks
want The fact IL that this Is "A cold
world whether you take It literally or
flguratively. We have n big fireplace
called the sun and Il has a very hot
fire. and the stokers keep the Goals
we'll stirred up. but much OF the year
we cannot get near enough 10 the FIRE
place TO get warmed Inc worlds ex-
tremities are cold all the time. Forget
not that Il Is colder AT tho south pole
than az tho nortL pole, and that the
arctic q not so destructive as the ant
arctic. Once In a while the arctic will
let explorers come back. but the ant
arctic hardly ever. When at The south
pole ship sails in. the door OF ice
Is almost SIRE TO be shut against its
return. So lie 20 many millions o.
people az the south aad many millions
az people at the north Is q prolonged
chivcr. But wen say that this IS
cold world | chiefly mean nsuratlvcly
N you want 10 know what Is the
meaning OF the ordinary term OF re-
ceivlng the cold shoulder" get cut
OF money and t. 20 borrow. Tha con-
vorsaiion may have been almost tro9i-
cal Cor luxurance OF thought All
speech. but suggest your necessities
and sec the thermomcte. d:op 10 30
degrees below zero. AID In that which
till moment before had Jccn warm
room. Take what Is IN unpopular
position on some public question and
see your friends ny as chan before a
windmill. IS far as myself Is con
cerned, | have no word OF complaint.
but look on day by day and see com
muniues freezing out men and wo-
men az whom the world is not worthy.
Now II takes after ,nc and now after
another. II becomes popular TO de-
prccinte and defame and ,XccTate and
lie about some people This IS the
best world / ever got into, but II Is the
meanest world that some people ever
got into. The wors. thing that ever
happened 10 them was their cradle.
and tho best thing that will ever hap
pen to them will be their grave.
What people want Is warmth. The
trouble Is that In our efforts TO save
tho soul there Is too much coldness
and icy formality. Give warmth Of
sympathy. warmth Of kindly associa-
ton. warmth OF genial surroundings.
Tho world declines to give II and
in many cases has M power 10 give u,
ard here Is where Christ comes In.
and as on a cold day, tho rain beating
and the atmosphere full Of sloet. the
hen clucks her chickens un.eT her
wings. aad the warmth Of her OWE
breast puts varmth into the wet
feathers and the chilled feet OF tho
infant group OF the barnyaros. 50
Christ says 20 those sick and frosted
and disguised and frozen OF the
world: Come in out OF tho March
winds Of tho worlds criticism. come In
out o. the slcet 81 the worlds assault.
como IN out OF world that does not
understand you and does not want 10
understand you. I VIII comfort and
will soothc. and will be your warmth.
rs a hen ga;hereth Ter chickens under
her wing" on. nc wa heart OF
God IS ready for all those TO whom the
world has give thc cold shoulder
But notice that some one must take
the storm for tho chickens. Ah. the
hen takes the storm. have watched
her under tho pclting rain. have seen
her in the pinching frosts. Almost
frozen to death or almost stranglod In
the waters. and what n fight she makes
for che young under wing II dog or
a hawk or n man come too nearl And
SO the hro0ding Christ takes the storm
FOR US What food OF anguish and
tears that did not dash upon his holy
soul? What bcak OF torture did not
pierce his viials? What barking Ger
berrs OF hell was not Jet OCT upon him
from the kennels? Yes. tho hen takes
the storm for the chickens. and Ckrist
takes the storm for us. The wings un-
der which we come for spiritual snfoty
arc blood Gpattered wings ere night
shadowod wings. are tempest torn
wings. In the Isle OF Wight saw
the grave OF Princess Elizabeth. who
died while a prisoner az Csrlsbfookc
castle. her finger on an open Bible. and
pointing 10 the words. Come unto me
ali ye that labor and are heavy laden.
IN ..l.s. ,s.ts r..ef frf. -.