Milford chronicle., 1904-06-17
Calnage
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaee. D. D.

seluoh tle loving care OF God in deal
Ing with Lis children and the way il
which DE nils them for the battle of liz,
are graphically described under tn,
similitude Of the eagle and its young
The text !, Deuteronomy xxxii. II. "A.
tie caeie stirreth up her nest"
The war -oddeSs has crowned the en-.
81, monarch of the air. His throne
is the Inaccessible elm. his diadem tbe
nooutIdc sun. his footstool the MORN
ins clouds. his playground the vast ex-
pans' of Infinite space. His keenness
OF eve. hl.duess of flight sharpness Of
claw. mvrciieSs deStruetiveaess of be9k.
ctuSe him 20 DE dreaded in mountain
uis lands rs the huge jaws and pow
eriuI claws of the lion cause him 10 be
dreaded IN the African forests.
but. thaugh the eagle has been callel
the mon ~yh Of the air. as the lion has
trtn caHel Tie monarch of the fields.
Net The -ie, like the lion. never had
royal pea-roa. BY that word "rovaT'
] mean noble. brave and fearless au-
ceSUy. The EAGLE is not of heroic
mold Ha is n criuging. fawning. CON
tempuole coward Though he is 81
raptorial bird and loves TO banquet OF
tile Quvering flesh of a newly slain
r"rcasS the blood which flows through /
his own arteries is pumped from cra- /
ven heart In terror this mighty wing
ed hier wll flee before the little king .
ii7i hardly larger than bedwarrad
ELS SD sparrow, Confined in u ca.e
with small barnyard fowl. the 5o.
me>t.c h.sI has been known 10 make
the eagle beg for mercy rs school
Ntra bully VIII whine before an ont
ra-cl youth half his size.
'Aiauy regulations are undeserved aI-
to-'iler. once wrote an obServanr
naturalist Let Us not in this con.
negton trouble now about statesmen.
or -rlorS. hut take from natural
history familiar illustration thar of
III el~.r The great strength of The
ei-.A 'a Jas .t TO prey upon creatures
tlai alV" Ia power OF defending theIu-
- Fe~ fr.m his terrible Swoop. but we .
mast loi al.0w ourselves ON this ae-
q. as aur fathers did. To magnify
hia into q type of mu-uauimity ana p
c'1ta-e In true courage he is nor /
superior to most of the smaller hawks 4,
AMI certainly inferior 10 the falcons Il,
which VIII drive away this SO called
monarch OF the air when he am i,
0rayieS too near their nests. So thar r
rea iy, when we remember what a u
fame the eagle has always had for q,
ls -nNulmity and for courage ii is n
OBVIOUS, in view Of the facts. that he Fl
se many other binds ana men. has ,
'u1a.ned a reputation which is unde- n
err,d" :,
Eagle Protects His Young. 81
hnt, though the eagle is a cowarilv Il,
lrl in reference 10 his own life no m
ooner does he become parent than E
@ is transformed into a daring. valiant m
reflector Of his young No sooner ar, is
be- dun white colored eggs deposited de
'he mes, which the twain have build pr
upon The tops Of the dizzy heights. te
upon the ledge of precipice. than pu
ie parent binds are ready to protect ab
lose nests az any cost. remember DO
.iS ago seeing powerful picture I do
.--eu THE One Strand" A noun 2 er,
-1eer Of the faro8 northeast had VIC
rh lowered over the side Of a clin TO dis
70 an eagles nest Of its eggs. No col
oner was he lowered by a rope over SEE
"a clid and dangling in midair with tha
2 SurSiag sea hundreds Of feet be- p0y
atA him beating its waves upon the an,
seed rocks, than the father and I inf
tler birds saw the would be de- eve
oyer Of their home They started con
Their enemy. Ave il was a royal ! Fat
'tie-a battle FOR life. The eagles q
-e circling about his head. The ms
fuy uountaincer was swinging his doe
Tie round and round over his head. tiou
Z once he swung the knife TOO far. Gag
g Seen edge OF the blade cut the as
a. all but one strand With horror be
/, len eyes he saw that strand grad upo
ly unraveling. The whole scene otbt
$ SO realistically portrayed that on
Ia almost hear the triumphant | beal
cams n the parental birds as their old
nan enemy was about 10 be dashed stir
% the rocks below. voul
Is. yes. parental affection trans beat
AIS the craven bind into a fierce. in the
ID champion. capable Of sublime the
H'-N- -t--t0 Az NtAcl4Se uL us OuSNrlu-. ana
.n oar text we tud him. in spite ana
i-dt lender affection. disturbing fnint
young birds and turning them oat what
Le.r Tome What does the Bible once
% IL Comparing this strange CON any
wi,l Gods providential deauu-. tiers
rS God. as loving Tathc-. a ha,
..s children In this seemingly harm
D Way IS the eagle bird pushes her 10 81
.-iuE. For you must remember dowr
we do not have 20 80 entirely 70 risip.
6sure az the eagle bird to be ceive
81 tie lessons that Gods hand il slo
'.iDles sn'ites a loving blow. as riful
aS gives a loving earess. In the drens
.e 20 the Hebrews we are taught upon
chaStisement is one Of the proofs that
s-ves Us OF his affection. Whom OF III
Lord loveth he chaSteueth. and Z 10 peI
seth every son whom be re- MS ar,
,h" In his famous sermon upon ara 10
.ouut Christ says there is bless 10 10
failing tears ard in prosecutions beautt
- na.avr rg-.T ~ ,r,r srs an - .s1s .-s-.