Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-06

one OF the party turned and said.
Come. boys. let US have some fun and
go to Father Taylor's home and pre-
tend we want religion and want to
borrow a Bibler' Great sport" the
men cried Let us CO." They APP
preached the good mans house In a
spirit of ridicule and blasphemy. Fa-
Their Taylor. the good old Christian
preacher. entered the room. When
he was told by the joking men what
they wanted tears OF holy joy ran
down his cheeks. The good mans
emotion at the spectacle OF sailors
seeking religion was so true. so genu-
inc. that the ribald men were touched
They listened to his earnest words. and
as they listened the Holy Spirit work
cd on their hearts. Before they left
three of the company were completely
broken down and were led to seek
shelter under Gods wing. That new
creation, that new spiritual birth, was
not mans work, but Gods alone.
oh, the creative and the creating
! spiritual power of Gods wing. We
cannot afford to be one moment with
out 1t. Sir Henry Havelock, the most
famous Christian soldier. at the time
of his death. In the British army, so
| felt his spiritual dependence upon God
that he dare not and would not let any
day pass without at least two hours
| spent in closest contact with Gods
wing. II the army was to march at g
in the morning then Havelock arose at
and spent the intervening time in
| prayer and Bible reading. In talking
with God and in having God talk to
him. Il can afford to neglect every
pulpit preparation" once wrote the
great Robert Hall, rather than neglect
my private devotions and sacred soli-
| tary communion with Christ" Oh, my
brother and sister, are we trying to get
divine life by merely coming into touch
with man? Are we trying to be gospel
evangelists, known and read of all
men, without having our penitent
hearts beating against the great par
doning. spiritual. life giving heart of
God? Come under Gods wing today.
Come, that we may have life and have
it more abundantly. Listen to the d.
vine call. and come to the divine shell
ter. and as the chickens find under the
hens wing comfort and safety and
peace. so shall you find rest and peace
for your souls.
symbol of True Love.
Gods wing is a protecting wing.
There are two kinds of hens. The one
is chickenless fowl. which is an ar
rant coward. She will run at every
strange sight and known danger If
she could fly, she would. When the
little boy throws stone at her she
will run to the opposite side of tn.
yard just as fast as she can go, keep
ing her wings tapping to help along in
the retreat. But how different is the
behavior of one who is clucking to hel
brood. Then there is no towards heart
beating within the mothers breast
Then there is no danger she will not
face for her young.
The protecting care of a hens wing
is one of the sweetest symbols of all
true love. What is the matter with
that old hen?' says the farmers wife
to her husband. For the last five min
utes she has been frantic-clucking
and calling to her chickens! She has
now gathered them all together under
her wing. She is hiding behind the
wheelbarrow." The husband says
nothing until he goes out upon the
porch. He uses his hand for a shade
and casts his eyes over the heavens
Yes, wife," he answers. Il thought as
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in the heavens? Well. 1 think that is
the old hawk who stole so many OF
our chickens last summer, and that ole
hen remembers him. l guess l will
help Biddy out and try to kill Mr.
Hawk and help save her chickens
However. now those chickens are al
safe. They are under the hens wings
The hens wings in times of danger
are always protecting wings. TIL,
other day was walking about farm
and examining the horses in the stalls
and the cattle in the fields, while a pc
dog was running at my heels. Durin:
my explorations | heard an excited
clucking. but thought nothing of it. A
| stepped into the barnyard prOpe
l saw hen lying under board.
called to her. but she moved not.
called again and again. and then triei
to shoe her off what l thought t
be q stolen nest. Then l took a site
and gave her a poke. Instead of
frightened hen flying away for he
life found a vindictive and outrage
mother flying at me and my dog. Tn
! dog ran in one direction. in the Other
= Then the hen called again TO her youn
, and gathered her chickens under he
/ wing. while she still eyed my fou
legged companion as she would eye tn
would be murderer of her children
. oh. my friends. in the beautiful syn
2 Dol of my text. did you ever stop t
I think that Gods care could be a pro
\ tecting wing?
! Gods Physical Protection.
1 God protects us in physical sens'
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