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I would not enter on my list of' friends,
Though graced -with polished manners and fine sense:
Ytet wanting sensibility, the man
TWho needlessly sets foot upon a worm. - CYowper.
Vol. 8. BOSTON, JUNE, 1875. No. 1.
Animals.
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186 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.
Outline of a Discourse,
BY REV. DL. I. FRAZER, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
BUFFALO.
[This is one of the series of discourses which
the clergymen of Buffalo have agreed to deliver
this year in the interest of the Women's Branch
P. C. A.]
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee.-Job xii. 7.
In introducing his topic, the reverend gentle-
man referred to the profound platitudes which the
associates of Job had asserted, and for which Job
rebuked them in the words of the text. He said
the laborer was worthy of his hire, and the teacher
is as much a laborer as a toiler; and the beast is
both a toiler and a teacher.
This is the law of religious and social inter-
course. The beast not only works for man's ben-
efit, but teaches him fidelity in that he is true to
his nature and his mission; and lessons of foresight
and wisdom in abundance prove what he makes
for his needs. Regarding animals as laborers,
they are worthy of their hire; and the lowest pay
we can give them is to treat them kindly. But
in a different sense from that in which the apostle
uses the words, we can say the whole creation
groaneth and travaileth in pain; and groaneth
because of man's cruelty to the creature. It is
necessary, he said, to define what we mean by
cruelty. Al though all cruelty involves suffering,
all suffering does not necessarily involve cruelty.
The surgeon gives pain in setting a broken arm
or limb; but hurts to help, whereas, if he pro-
tracted the pain unnecessarily and needlessly, then
suffering becomes a cruelty. That is, cruelty is
causing unnecessary suffering. It is not cruel to
slaughter animals for food, because God has made
man carnivorous. But to expose them to the
horrors of a crowded and starving transit across
the continent, and to slaughter them by slow
processes so that man may live more luxuri-
ously; and to torture them to illustrate well
understood processes, here the suffering becomes
cruel. Yet it is to the credit of humanity that
most of the suffering entailed on them is through
thoughtlessness rather than brutality. And this
thoughtlessness is part of the Creator's designs;
for if man's faculties were microscopic, either his
life would become unendurable, or he would be-
come the most abandoned and degraded of all
creatures. If he could see the element of life in
all he uses to sustain life, his living would become
burdensome. Or if he ignored the appeals made
by his sensibilities, and ruthlessly destroyed this
abundant life, then he would be degraded, since an
emotion disregarded inevitably hardens.
The design of the ladies' society for the preven-
tion of cruelty to animals is to measurably check
this thoughtlessness by the dissemination of truth
from the pulpit, press and pamphlet, and to re-
strain vicious ones by the visitation of a penalty.
In order to carry on this work they need funds.
The pecuniary status of this society being crippled
by the prosperity and success of its work, the in-
come from fines is decreasing rapidly. Hence its
appeal to the benevolent; and we should help
them because theirs is a work for humanity.
Nothing is more brutal than to tyrannize over
those who are weak and dependent on us; and
nothing ennobles more surely than to protect the
powerless. We therefore elevate these men, just
in proportion as we teach them to treat their
beasts well.
We should help the society, because theirs is
God's work. He cares for the cattle upon a thou-
sand hills, as well as for man. God's mercies
extend over all his works. If we would be God-
like we must be merciful; and inspiration declares
the merciful man regardeth the life his beast.-
Buffalo Courier.
A Remarkable Bird Anecdote.
The myriads of sparrows that nestle in the
ivy, which clings to, and almost entirely covers the
walls of Christ Church, occasionally display a sur-
prising amount of intelligence in their little acts of
kindness to each other. From a tree located
about opposite to Northrop's in Church Street, a
sick or crippled sparrow recently fell to the
ground and fluttered about the sidewalk in vain
efforts to regain a place of safety. Several of its
little companions gathered around it, and seemed4
greatly concerned for it, and by their incessant
chirping attracted a swarm of the little-winged
converts from the church walls. Efforts were
then made by several of the number to lift the
helpless bird by catching its wings in their beaks,
but there seemed to be a difficulty in gettig
started together, and the effort was futile, and
then the chattering increased perceptibly, as if
there was a general scolding going on. Presently
several of the birds flew away, one shortly return-
itig with a twig~ about four inches long and an
eighth of an inch thick. This was dropped before
the sick one, and each end was picked up by a
sparrow and held up so that the sick bird was
enabled to catch the centre of the twig in its beak,
and with the aid of the other two it flew over the
fence into the churchyard, and from tombstone to
tombstone until the church was reached, when
they disappeared in the ivy, followed all along by
the swarm of their companions, chirping as if in
great joy. The whole affair was viewed by several
spectators.-New Brunswick (N. J.) Times.
Faithful Gray.
When the epizotitic prevailed, the two splendid
grays, belonging to one of the fire steamers, were
attacked wit~h the disease.
One died immediately; and in spite of all the
care and nursing that the firemen lavished on
their pet, it was evident the other would soon fol-
low. He sank lower and lower, and it seemed as
if he had almost drawn its last breath, when the
fire alarm sounded. The gallant creature started,
opened his eyes, made a desperate effort to rise
to his feet, and take his wonted place before the
engine, and fell back dead.- Child's World.
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