Milford chronicle., 1903-07-10

searchIgg eye of an advancing foe:
Ia Darkness as In Light.
iedr hearer. are you ready to
tr1asS3,d In darkness as well as in the
r Hght fou came to me the other day
and Sdid, Il cannot unSerstand why
this troBble was laid ar my door." ."
NeitinAr can I, my brother. l do not
understand why God should have
taken away from your side that young
man -jRst ave months after he was
graduated for the bar. lie was a
bright fPIow. lie was a pure boy.
HP was the child upon whom you set
yGsE hpaFt to take your own place.
You sgS in total darkness about this
matteF 80 am l. But l do know God
II sood. l do know TINT. Cod loved
yoU8 boy. Go know that Cod loves
| P9U .Though under Gods wing it may
| be eaSk AdNlil at times as q Dungeon
TsvsI ia know THAT above Gbd's wing
Esa.s N seeing eye. What sod did
af'sfi7f0Y. Il good purpose. Trust him.
thStc E!y brOtfer. Trust him and have
faith as a chicken under the darkness
of the hens wing trusts mothers
love.
do not know why in your old age
you shOu!d have lost your money, and
now in your physical weakness you
must work or be dependent upon
others. From my standpoint you al
ways seem to have been q faithful
and conscientious Christian / do not |
know why Ira D. Sangey, who has
sung thousands upon thousands into 1
the light of the Kingdom of God should .
in the evening time Of his life sit in
total darkness and az a blind man
have to be lel around, helpless rs a lit
tie child. But | 10 know that "all
things work together for eood to them
that love God" do know his care
will give US peace that passeth all
understanding during the days Of our
Affections. I 10 know that some
day all ineyplicables will be explained.
when God lifts his wing and the food
lights of heaven roll In. | do know
that under such conditions you and /.
my brother my sister. can afford 10
wait and trust Christ just little
while longer. We can trust him and
believe in him though we sit In the
darkness Of the shadows Of Gods en-
circling bat loving wing.
When the Sky is black and lowering.
When Thy pash IN life is d-ea-,
Upward lit thy steadfast giaaces
Aiid the maze Of sorrow here.
For the Lord viii hear and answer
When in faith his people pray
Whatsoeer he hath appointed
Shall best work for thee ahvay
But though Gods wing is spiritual
developing and protecting wing It only
pirtually develops and protects his q
wn children A hen knows her own +
rood She will do everything in her E
over to care for and protact them 3
{ a farmer takes soUc ducks' eggs and 6
laoss them In tho nest Of sitting hen 3
be cares for those ducks after they q
re hatched If there be pond near
ni the little ducks enter the water
SO Old hen upon tie shore VIII he
'antic. She viii run round and round.
wing TO call them out But hen as
rule-sOmetimcs There are exceptions
vjll only care for her own brood
he average hen Will not allow her
'ool to be mixed up with other
'oods. she will drive the strange
licEens away from her young She
les to keep the family intact
Protection TO All Who seess Il.
The hens chickens know their moth
s voice. At ber cell they leave
latever they are doing and so to her.
= brother have you heard Gods -
ice calling you? Have you res,1nI-
or have you stayed in Your sin. a
edA'ss OF his call? Remember the Is
)tcction Of the divine wings is over Y
ue but those who seek it, Gods
iig is biz enough to cover all who re.
II Of their sins and conc to him In
namo of the lord jesus Christ.
t though Gods wing rs big enough
shelter the Mary Nngdalenes and
poor puAKans and the Peters and
Johns. though they may come h..
millions. there are some who mis-
protection. What IS the reason:
1s tells us in this very passage.
Jw often would have gathered thy
idren together, even as u hen cath
th her chlckeus under her wings.
ye would not" That Is the reason.
! forces no man 10 cpne. He in.
., be pleads with them. bat if thy
not come. even he can 20 no E.ore.
awful storms Of tie goddess eter-
beat upon them. and they have 10
tier. What the tcrTors and the mis-
Of that time Will Ike we cannot con-
e. They are hut dimly outlined IN r.
Bible, tslt the images used are ter fb
ins enough 10 blanch the bravest kE
*, and through it all meRory and A
rsNsO9 viii rspVuaeh r5ss sis,,,or V
raoso sNi words. w wsud nos i"
tier was offered to all who would
2, bat "fe would not" SELF ey
cd SSt destroyed; that will he the
terrible part of that awful fate.
'edieace and disobedience to God
the two great teachings Of my text
as said that during famous naval
ie the sailors of an American shlD
alnlOst ready to surrender when