Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-12-22
AcoOMAc G. Il. VA SATURDAY. 1858

with theshost. that went uyMu MI.
him TO Egypt, and up with hir
through Russia, and crossed tie cor
stinent on tho bleeding heart of whicl
ho set his iron heel, and across tn
sqlliycring flesh Of which he wen
grinding the wheels of his gun car
riagcs-in bis dying ntasldng Iii
attendants to put on his military boot
forshil1
Spectacle the second: voltaire
bright and learned and witty and Gle
quent, with tongue and voice ant
stratagem. informal, warning agains
God and poisoning whole kingdom
with his infldclity, yet. applauded b,
5Sthc clapping hands Of thrones an(
empires md continents-hhis les
words, in delirium surprising Chris
standing by the bedside-aliis las
words: Crush that wretch"
Spectacle the. third: Paul-Pdul in
significant in person. thrust out iron
all refined association, scourged, spa
on, bounded like a wild beast from
city to city, yet trying to- mako tht
world good and heaven fulli ON
nouncing resurrection to those WHO
/ moulned at tho barred gates ofstht
penIang consol ations iWhicl
Il 81 llie Of
sorphanage and sWaIit foWsof SSei!
ttoin and eternal release: ETuI dalriltel
before those who could stako zGis:lifc,
his check flushed with transport anG
bis eye on heaven; with ono hand
shaking defiance at all the foes Of
captjI end ali the principalitics of hell,
and@with tho other hand reckoning
messenger ungcls to come and bear
him away, as ho says:'.1 am now
ready to DO offered, and the time OF
my departure is at lland 1 have
fought the good fight, l have finished
my course, have kept the faith
hcnccforth there is laid up for. mo 4
crown OF righteousness which the
Lord, the righteous Judge, will give
NO."
Which of the three epcctaclcs do
you most admired Whom the wind Of
death struck tho conqueror and tho in
Gdel they wcro tossed like sca gulls in
o tempest, drenchcd Of the wave and
torn OF The hurricane, their dismal
voices heard through the everlasting
storm; but when tho wavo and the
wind Of death struck Paul, like an
albatross, he made a throne of the
tempest and one day fioated away into
the calm, clear summer of heaven,
brighter than tho dove, its wings COW
cred with silver, and its feathers With
yellow gold Oh, ore you not i'll love
with such O rcligion-a religion that
can do so much for man while lie
lives, and SO much for man when he
comes to die2 l suppose You may have
noticed tho contrast between the de-
partuie of Christian and the depart
urc of an inlidcl. Dcodorus, dying in
chagrin because he could not compose
q joke equal to the joke uttered
at tho other end of his tablc. Zeuxis,
dying in q cit of laughter at the slctcE
OF an aged woman-a sketch made by
his own hand. Mazarin, dying play
ing cards, his friend holding his hands
because he was unable to hold thcra
All that on one side, COM
pared with the departure of the
Scotch minister, who said to his
friends: II have no interest as to
whether l live or die; if | die l
shall be with the Lord, and if l live
the Lord shall be with me-" Or the
the learned and tho great, Happy"
Or the last word of Hannah More,
the Christian poctess: "JoyE Or
those thousands Of Christians who have
gone, saying: Lord Jesus, receive
my spirit. Como, Lord Jesus. come
quickly" 20 DEATH where is thy
sting7 O gravel where is thy victory%
Behold tic contrast. Behold the
charm of tho one, behold the darkness
of tho other. Now, / know it is very
popular in this day for young men to
think there is something moro charm
ing in skcpticisln than in religion;
They ere ashamed of the old fashioned
religion of the cross, and they pride
themselves on their FREQ thinking on
oil these subjects. Ny young friends,
I want to tell you what | know from
observation. tilat while skcpticlsm L;
beautiful lard ut tho Start, it is tho
great sSahar;. desert ct the last.
A STORY WITH a MORAL.
Years ago q minister's son went or
from homo to college. At college he
formed the acquaintance OF u young
man whom I shall call Ellison. Eli
son was an iniidel. Ellison scotfcd
at religion, and tho minister's son
soon learned from him the illidcllty,
and when lie went home on his ynca-
ton broke his fathers heart by his dc
nunciations OF Christianity. Time
passed on and vacation came, and the
minister's son went off to spend tho
vacation, and WIS on journey and
camc to q hotel. The hotel keeper
said: Il am sorry that tonight shall
have to put you i'll room adjoining
one where there is very sick and
diving man. | can give you no other
accommodation. "Oh," said the
Young college student and minister's
Son. that will mako 10 litfcrencctomc
except LllC llltlltcf VI y ,iips.oiJ 49,
anybody that's suffering" The Eoung
man retired to his room, but could not
sleep. All night long he heard the
grooming OF the sick man, or the step
Sr H. ..s.,..I,n-s .l,.l ilio sf,,,ltral..l-lcd
lie thought to himself: "Now, there
is only a thin wall between me ,I S;;d a
departing spirit. How i i Eli'S ~
should know how l fccl4 how Il El.
lison Should find out how my heart
flutters3 What would Ellison say if
he knew my sllepticism gave wayr
He slept not. In The morning, coming
down, he said to the hotel keeper;
"How is the sick man2" oh" said
the hotel keeper, "ho is dead, poor fol,
lowl The doctors told us he copld no.
last through the night. Vol A. sad s;a1,
the young man, what was the a slc y
ones name; where IS ne ), irT ~ !.
..Woll, said the hotel keeper" ne i
sf,o-,, Prouiflence cOllcrc." 'PrOyl