Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-06-16

Of the different state legislatures have
enacted game laws which make IL u
felony for any man 10 hunt tile deer
by the means of hounds. Why II
they did not make such "A law the
deer OF those states would soon be- OK
terminated. The circling ilisht of the
deer makes IL Il very simple matter Tor
II few hunters to stand in on" place
and shoot nj the running game again
and again until the deer have been cn.
tircly slaughtered
All. my friends. as thought of the
poor deer travelling In Il circle how
quickly my mind thought OF man ms
human hart travelling IN Il circle
without the aid of the divine wafer
brooks. We think AT times that 10y
our own strength we can OvrrcOm" our
sins. DO WEI Alas. we seem 10 travel
In circle Is not that old taste of
liquor coming back? Is not that old
desire of sin continually gathering
strength aud assaling us harder and
bitterer every time; If we have not
the aid OF the divine water brooks are
we not continually travelling in cir
Gle? There is only one sure way for
you 10 escape sin. and that Is to plunge
into the divine water brooks But
more than that. there Is only one way
for you to keep free from sin III The
future. and that is To scent Gods wa
ter brooks from afar. for II you do
not as sure as you live you viii circle
around The circle may be large or
small, but IL Is certain Ia be- u circle,
and you will come back 10 that very
sin which nearly destroyed you some
weeks or some months or some years
ago
The Hidden Fnwnr.
hut II IL IL Impossible for the deer to
save his own life from the pursuing
hounds II Is even less possible for him
to save the life of his young 10y his
own strength. The deer knows lie can
not do this ana 50 his chief duty To-
ward his young is 10 conceal them dur.
Ing their years OF hclplcSSmcsS Then.
as soon as the young are strong enough.
he leads them tO the water brooks and
teaches them how they can there cS
cape the hounds First they conceal
the young did you ever see the birth
chamber Of Il little fawnI The guides
tell you IL Is very hard 10 get into the
royal palaces of Europe 10 see the pri
vate rooms where the princes and
princcsscs OF the royal houses Of Eng
land and Germany and Italy ana liuS.
STA were born. but IL Is not more diili-
cult than 10 find the birth chambers of
the fawns. When the does are about 10
become mothers they hide themselves
far, far away from the eyes 81 beast or
man. There IN the darkest jumglcs.
the little ones come into the world So
carefully are the helpless fawis hidden
away from the mercicSS eyes Of the
hunter that job speaks of these secret
birth chambers by asking the difficult
question. "Canst thou mark where The
kinds do calveY" Bat as soon as the
young fawns are strong enough the
hind leads her young Ia the water
brooks She seems Ia say: daughter
| cannot protect thee. only the water
brooks can protect thee This is the
way TO escape the dogs and the
wolves" Are We like the kinds, lead
ing our little ones to the water brooks?
Are we saying: Come. child. cannot
guide thee cannot save thee. only
God can care for thee. Come. let me
lead thee 10 him" Oh the hclplcssncss
OF a hind or "A hart caring for her
young.
once heard of II hunter who was In
ambush. a doe with two fawns were
passing that way and were chased 10y
the dogs. The hunter raised his rifle
and shot one of the fawns. The moth
er had disappeared in the woods. hut
as soon MS she turned ana saw her
little one on the ground she returned
and bent over the dying fawn and he
gan To lick her baby's wounds until
the cruel hearted hunter made her
tumble Il corpse over the body Of her
child. You say that was sad YOu
say that was pathetic. But sad and
pathetic as IL was. do not think il
was nearly as sad as the sights we see
everywhere around us. Here We cam
see human kinds and harris not only re-
fusing 10 lead their young 10 the III.
vine water brooks. hut absolutely lead.
Ing them into danger Then these hui
man binds and harris after their young
are morally and physically and Spir-
ltually destroyed come out. like old
David. and. bending over their de-
stroyed young. they wall: "Oh, Ahsa-
lom. my son. my son! Would God |
had died for thee Are you rs parcn
tai kinds and harris. not only going for
your own safety 10 the divine water
brooks. but are yon also leading there
your children?
spiritual water brooks.
Thus my friends you find two sym
b0ls IN these words Of my text In the
first you find the poor hunted sinner
seeking the spiritual wafer brooks and
there finding safety: In the second we
can find the sinner. bounded AMI per.