Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-10


derful what grasp of affairs, what a
broad horizon you have here Ameri-
cans are like a people turning to thk
light; a people with their eyes fixed bn
the east. One feels that in this country
some new element, some electric spark
has been added to the old peoples to lift
them to bigger things
LESSONS FROM THE BIRDS.
By Rev. H. M Wharton, D. D.
They say the little English spar
rows are a nuisance, and people try to
kill them out because they drive other
birds away. But God cares for the
little sparrows and they are worthy
OF our attention also. 1 was hurry
ing along the street in Baltimore one
rainy day, my umbrella over me and
the rain pouring down, when, turning
a corner, l saw on the old marble
steps of a house two little birds 1t
was a large sparrow and a small one,
which | took to be a mother and her
child. The mother was trying every
way to persuade her little one to fly
up into maple above them and get
out of the rain, and out of danger,
for 1t was the step of a public build
ing, and the poor thing was likely to
be trambled to death. But the young
bird had but few feathers and they
were wet, and do what it would it
Axv
would chatter away and tell how dan
gerous it was TO be there, and how
nice 1t was to be up i'm the tree. Then
she would fly up In the tree to show
the little bird what to do, but still it
couldn't fly. l stood there looking on
wondering what she would do next.
The mothers tender care the perse-
vering efforts to save her little one,
the repeated example, flying up to
teach her child to rise above danger,
all seemed as plain to me as the eff
forts of a human being. After she
hadA tried again and again and could
not get the little one out of the rain,
the mother bird came down and stood
beside her child as close as she could
get, and took the rain as it came She
seemed to say, well, my child, if you
can't get away, mother will stay here
with you" That Is true sympathy !;
suffering with those who suffer.
A little girl came from school one
day and said, Mamma, Ada was
there to-day; she has lost her moth
er, and she sat in the desk with me
all day" What viii you do, my
daughter?" Il just put my face in
my book and | cried, too" Sympathy !!
Let us do like the bird, stand by our
fellowmen in their sorrows and it will
help them bear their burdens. 1t Is
what Jesus does for us. Sympathy is
not feeling only, it Is getting down
and helping him bear it. Rejoice
with them that do rejoice and weep
with them that weep" Bear We one
another's burdens, and so fulfill the
law of Christ"
One day lady sat by the window
sewing; suddenly she heard the cry
of birds, in the deepest distress, and
she looked out to see what was the
matter There was a great big snake
that had crawled up tree and was
devouring the helpless little ones.
while Just above them the poor heart
broken mother fluttered about in the
widest distraction. But it was TOO
late; her children were gone, and her
home was left desOlate. sad reminder
of her folly in building 50 near the
ground. SO / think it is with people
who have no higher ambition than
earthly pleasure, wealth or honorS.
They build too low. Their hearts
home is in easy reach of death and
the devil, and depend upon it the de-
stroyer will come, soon or late. Let us
build for God. Let us lay our foun-
dations in the eternities, and we shall
then be above and beyond all danger.
"I.ay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven. where neither moth nor rust
corrupt and where thieves cannot
break through nor steal" Build on
the Rock, and the winds and rains
and floods of time or eternity viii! beat
upSn your house in vain.
Short Meter Sermons.
There never yet was a sermon that
could have any force on head full
of fashion.
The burdens of earth demand that
out hearts be nourished with the bread
of heaven.
Some folks feel sure they are build
ing on rock because their hearts are
hard as flint.
The spirit of brotherhood never
needs to hire billboards 10 have its
good deeds made known.
There are too many people hungry
for love for any one ever TO talk Of
suffering from loneliness.
Some men think that the ladder 10