Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-11-24
AGcoMAC G. E. VA SATURDAY. NOVEMBER a. 1883

Do WISE thou shalt bc wise for thyself; J..
thou soonest, thou alone shalt bear it" We
are apt to speak of the last day as an occasion
of vociferation-a great demonstration OF
power and pomp; but there will beon that
day, think, q few moments Of entire silence.
I think tremendous, nn Overwhelming 81
lence think it will be such q silence us the
earth never heard. It will be ut the lnoment
when all natious arc listening for their doom.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF EQUALITY. OF REWARD.
learn also from this parable Of the text
that our degrees of happiness in hoaven Will
be graduated according TO our degrees OF
usefulness on cai th. Several of tho COM.
mcntators ngree in making this parable the
same one rs in Luke, where one man was
made ruler over five cities and another mnde
ruler over two cities Would it DO fair and
right that tho PROPOSED Christian man who
has lived very near the line between the
world and tho churcll-tho mnn who hos
often compromised his Christian character
the man who has never spoken out for God
the man who has never been known as Chris
tim only on communion days-tho man
who5e great struggle las been to see how
much OF tho world he could get and yet
win heaven-is it right to suppose that
Z that man will have as grand and glorious
;,rrseat lii heayen as the .man,who gave all his
1 energi bod y, mind and soul to the tserys
ice Of God, The dying 4 hfef cntere sheayens
but not with tho same startling acclaim as
that which greeted Paul, who had gone IN
der screenings and across dungeons and
through mnltreatments into the kingdom OF
glory. Ono star differs from another star in
glory, and they who toll NIGHTLY for Christ
on earth shall have for creator reward than
those who have rendered only half service
Some of you arc Fastening on toward tho
reward of the righteous want to cheer you
up ut the thought that there Will be some
kind Of q reward waiting for you Ihero
arc Christian people in this house who arc
very near heaven. This week some OF you
may pass out into the light of the unsetting
sun. Il sow blind man going along tho
road with his staff, and he lsept pounding tho
earth and then stamping with his foot.
said to him, "What do you do that forF'
"Oh,n he said, II can tell by the sound OF tho
ground when am near DWELLING And
some of you can tell by the sound of your
earthly pathway that you are coming near
to your fathers house. I congratulate you.
Oh, weather beaten voyagers, the storms are
d wing you into the harbor. Just as when
you were looking for q friend, you came up
to the gate of his house, md you were talk
ing with the servant, when your friend
hoisted tho window and shouted, Come inl
como imp Just so, wher. you como to the
cato Of the future world, and you are talking
4. with death, the blac, porter at tho gate, me-
thinks Christ will hoist tho window and say:
'sCome inl come inl will make thee
ruler over ten cities.n lii anticipation
Of that land do not wonder that Augustus
Toplady, the author Of Brock Of Ages" de-
clarcd In his last moment: II have nothing
moro to pray for; God las given me every
thing. Surely no man can live on earth
after the glories have Witnessed Oh, my
brothers and sisters, how sweet it will be,
after the long wilderness march, to get homo.
That was q bright moment for tho tired dove
in the time of tho deluse when it found its
way safely into the window OF the ark.