TOM had not been long in Canada, when his uncle took him on a trip to Jasper National Park. This was a great treat for Tom and he was greatly excited. He had heard about the wonderful park and of how the Canadian government had set aside a huge tract of country called a reservation, where animals could roam about in perfect safety.
Uncle Jim knew one of the game wardens, who smiled as he took the little party on a tour, for nothing pleased him better than to show off the wonders of the reserve. Then ban a happy time for Tom as the game warden pointed out many things of interest as they went along: black bears and brown bears, buffaloes, beavers, sheep with beautiful curved horns, and goats which roamed high up among the rocky heights. Then Jim turned to their kind guide and said, “I think Tom would like to see a moose.”
The game warden laughed, “Okay then, but remember it’s not the kind of ‘moose,’ or ‘mouse’ you speak of in Scotland.”
Then he set his hands cup-shaped to his mouth and gave a peculiar call. After repeating it several times, there was a sound of crackling among the brushwood, and out into the open dashed a great majestic animal with huge antlers.
“It’s all right,” said the game warden as he tossed some tidbits to the animal. “What do you think of our moose?”
Tom turned to his uncle in surprise and exclaimed: “I never saw a moose like that before,” much to the amusement of the two men.
Later on their way homeward, Uncle Jim talked of what they had seen. Said he, “The moose is the largest of the deer family, and hunters entice them within gunshot in much the same way as you saw the game warden do. They imitate the call of a moose so well, that one of them is sure to think it’s one of his mates, and he rushes to investigate. However, in the game preserve they are safe.
“And, my boy,” Uncle Jim went on, “how true it is with all who come to the Lord Jesus and find a sanctuary in Him, The enemy of souls, the devil, may try to entice them to their harm and destruction, but in the Lord Jesus they are safe, for He is stronger than Satan and He protects them. Let us remember, Tom, that “Whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” Prov. 29:2525The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. (Proverbs 29:25).
ML-09/25/1966