Milford chronicle., 1904-06-17

4 - 49, wa 't independently rlct
y l know that knowledge would rui
them. l make them work for ever
, cent they spend. In their working
! am developing two Of the finest bov
in all this part Of the country"
The Dead Heart Led ON.
. That earthly parent is developing hi,
children by work. Cannot we realize
God is developing us spiritually. mon.
tally and physically by work. and hard
work: Why Were the old Yankees. born
amid the New England hills. and the
old highlanderS. born amid the Scot-
tiSh heather. of the same heroic mold .
We have read that in the chivalric
times the Scottish crusaders werr he
ing driven back. when an old highland
chief took from his sirdle the lcathern
bag which iucascd the heart of rbe
/ dead Bruce. lie flung il far into the
I ranks of the enemy, as he cried. "Thou
brave heart of % mighty Bruce. lead us
on 10 victory, Lead us ON. Lead Us on"'
Then the teein- hi-hlanderS turu,.l
ANA charged Wbcrc the dead Rr,1,p
would have led thrm oh. how We
thrill al the story uf that mighty deed,
Eur why did the Scotchmen aui the
Yankees OF Old belong 10 races of
giants and the Latin people OF Central
America and oi The southern parts Of
Portu-al and Spain degenerate into a
race OF py-mieS: Difference of blood:
Perhaps. Eut ! believe il was NOT so
much a. difference of blood as n differ.
ence Of geographical SURROUNDINGS.
In the southern parts OF Europe all
that the inhabitants had 10 do for cen
turtles was 10 tickle the soil ana il
would laugh with plenty. While
among those northern snow clad hills
not only did the inhabitants have TO
fight human enemies. but climatic ones
Any man who wreSted a harvest from
the New Hampshire valleys or from
the Scottish highlands had by neces-
sity 10 be strong OF brain and power
fully muScled of arm. Il was the cli-
matte obstacles which made the New
EnSlanderS and the Scottish clans the
mighty men they We're and are. and it I
IS trouble great trouble. which ALWAYS
develops men. The old parental eagle
pushes her dedgeliugs of the nest 10 I
teach her young how to ry. God 5
pushes us one and all out into the ,
ibysS Of fatlomlesS trial TO teach US D
low 20 take care Of ourselves. God q
loeS not want 10 run perpetual nurs- f
ry. He wants To make Us of men and n
women Of fully developed powers. He o
.lSturbS us from our places OF ease and Il
omfort and thrusts us forth into "
Genes of conflict and difficulty in order a
hat we may learn 10 use the spiritual a
overs with which we are endowed Il
nj to teach Us in dire extremity what n
lhnite resources there are in him for n
very one Of his children who looks n.
'nidenuy up TO him and cries, our r.
ather" n,
God again stirs up our nests and "
lSheS us OF our eyries, as the eagle
'es its young, 10 show us our limita-
Dns as well as our possibilities. The
glet has 10 learn what it cannot do ~
we'll as what il can do. 1t must ~
; taught in one sense how to depend a.
ION itself; il must be taught in an I"
her sense how il must depend up -
the parent bird. The Bible in the ~
autiful figure Of my text pictures the ~
eagle, when the right time comes. e'
rring up the nest and pushing her -.
ung of the cliff. oh. yes. that is ou
autiful. but the next statement OF s1'
? verse is just as beautiful When -
young bird drops down and down
4 the fiuucring wings grow weaker
J weaker. then the fieigeling gives q
mt, frightened call for help. Then he
at happenss Why. the old bird AT TS' -
e starts 70 the rescue. Swifter tbauI II
r sea gull ever dropped into the wa p
$ 10 clutch tsh. Swifter than ever -
awk pounced upon a chicken in the M
nyard. the old mother bird starts A.
save her young. Howe She swoops t..
En below the huttering eaglet and. +t,s.
ng with outStretched wings. re- -.
res it ON her shoulders and bears ~.
loft into safety. Is not this a beam 80
J symbol Of Gods care for his chill 5oo,
d: The psalmist says. He walketh ! fs,,
n the wings Of the wind Yes. -
is Ike the eagle. He pushes rs
the nest, but he does not leave rs -
erish. He is near. and underneath 80
re the everlasting arms When we - -,
losing our strength and cry To him. - -
bears us up. DO you not see the 80
ltiful teachings of my text: "As
asle stirreth up her nest. futtereth ,-..l,
her Young. spreadeth abroad her -
>. ta6etn them, beareth them on
wings"
= lesson Of Dependence. shell
e words Of the text teach Us that can
aust learn our limitations and how lion
ust God, aad TO depend upon God. fish