Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-06-09
NUMBER AZ.


,,r,ss ~ Gods Sr,t alone alone The cross
that vol, and ought 70 carry repr ss.r g
on1v sa,v da 10 q, seariyoar,s of trial. Tho
oros, chat Chr;et carrr;td forms lad COM
,,ro.coJ ,i,;+o Is tbo . to,o,,ies az eternity.
TN,e,,' No. se,,,a cno,, come here today whom
Won ha yc:I,ot. obsorted.ss He did not como
throngh tbe front2 door. he aid not como
down nav of these aisles :yet u know he lis
here. Heis from the east. the far east. He
comes with blfstered foot. end with .broken
heayt and -cbeeks red not with health but
With blood from the temples. | take hold Of
ri. coat and i soy: .It does not seem to fit-
theen s..No. y he SAYS; ..it is not mine; It is
borrowed: it does not belong to me now,s
For nv. ytsture did they cast lotsn i: And
say to him: thine eyes ore rcd Us though
from loss Of sleep.n Essays: .sYe s, the Son
of mau had not where to lay his head::n
And touch the log on his back and ! say:
s.Why earliest thou thissss 4 ...AhIn hessays,
.tthnt is d cross caTryf Tor thee and for the
sins sofasthe whole werl That lsR M cross
line, march iths mo inst
|cession5 lsercrcs and yonrs
lighter burdens, and Ia tttss n1arch
to heaven re JOIN thai! procession 1s
with olir srnnl Ter scrossess and soHr ~ gnter.
burdens, and .Christ icoks pace ana me sees
ssome are hating because they cannot endure
the shame. or bear the burden, and with o;
voice which has In it majesty and omnipot-
ence, hs cries until all the earth treHbles:
ssWhosoeyer doth not bear. his cross, and
come after me, cannot be my disciple
.! my brethren, my sistels-for 10 not
speak professionally, speak as brother
would speak to brother or slster-my
brother, can you not bear n cross IL ut iass
you canwear crownf Come, now, ieG us
divide off. Who Is on the LORDS sldes w no
is ready to turn his oack upon tue Lamo OK
God that taketh away tho Sill OF the worldf
A Roman emperor said to Greek archi-
tect: "You build me coliseum, grand
coliseum, and if it suits mo will crown you
in the presence Of all the people, and Will
make great day Of festival on your nc
connt. The Greek architect did ms work,
did it mngniiicentiy, planned the building,
looked after its construction: Inc ouildlng
was done. The day. for opening arrived. In
the coliseum were the emperor and the great
architect The emperor aroseanlid the plaud-
its of vast assembly and said: "We
have gathered here today to open
this coliseum and to honor the Greek
architect. 1t is great day for the Roman
empire. Let this building be prosperous, and
let honor be put upon the Greek architect.
-Ol we must have afestival today. Bring
out those Christians and let us have them
nut to death at the mouth of the Iona. The
Christians were put into the center of the
a,nnhithcotre It was to be a great celebra-
tion, in their destruction. Then the lions,
hungry. and three-fourths starved, were let
ont from their dens in the side OF tho anlphi-
theatre. and they came forth with mighty
spring to. destroy and rend the Christians,
and nil the Galleries shouted: sHuzza. huZzni
LONG live the e,nperorp Then the Greek
architect arose in one Of the galleries, and
shouted until in the vast assemblage all
heord him.suI.. too ann Christian.n and
they seized hin in their fury and flung; hin,
to the wild beasts, until his body, bleeding
and dead. was tulnbled over and over; again
in the dust of the arnphitheatre -.
Gould you have done that for Christi
Could you, in vast assemblage, all OF
whom hated Christ. have said:- 81 am
Christian. or ii want to be q ChristianT
Would Won have had the ten thousnndth
,,c,t az fhe es,t;isibsri and the courage of
tbo G-eel, orc a cta Nay, ask you another
question. Wo,l,I vol, in or, 'assemblagc where
thev arc nearly nil iChristians-in an assem-
blaze. d vast multitude of whom love Christ
and ore willing to live. and if need be to die
for bin-would YOU dare to say: 81 am
Christian. or ~ want to be Christian
Would YOU saw In the presence of the friends
of Christ us much as tho Greek architect said
in tho presence Of the enemies of CHRISTI Oh,
ora t,ere not multiti,dcs hero this morning
who oro ,;.udy to saw: "Let the world look
an lar oIl thc Galleries of earth and heaven
or1 bo,i lool on take Christ this day.
Come. anplause or abuse, come sickness or
health. come life or death, Christ now,
Christ forever.n
Are YOU for Christi Arc you against hini
Tho destinies of eternity trenlblc in the bal
ance. 1t seems us if the Inst day had come.
owl re we,a gathered for the reckoning.
"poho,d, be conetb with clouds, and cvery
o,.o sha1l see Hmm What say to one say
- oil What ore Won doing for Christi
What aro Won bearing for Christi
~ fyhr;etion man, OF Christian womont
lave ou u! So. :, 49, '' noroa. b.vo con- re- "a
he' q ~a- - ,,,. ,,oc,, his eoova ond
eno". oi'e ne,o e. ~, ~ r,,lIc do,rr
SLOWS EunsIoS l.'esu 49, H., ,v,s n.orndod
vac coual a''t, slio"s ne,e "e " ..I T.,
~ .nu'' es. ... ,,,,,, 80. VOC ,yo,ndad
pa'. w., w. uSo ", h.+rion ,vheu thc last dov
"O VIZ -, ~. BOTTLES n,, ovcr will we
,ol.a NV w wounds or, for Christi Some have
-,.o,,us: for si,, wounds for tbc devil wound.
80, " i, f1rhr;no an the wrong side Have
$40 e. ,,orr,,s That We c,n show-wouuds gotten
IN thc bottle for Christ aud for the truth;
i'm that resurrection day Christ will have
,,Ientv If scars to show. Chri;t will stand
thoro md show the scars OH his brow, the
ecors ON his hands. and the scars on his feet
and he will mt aside the robe of his royalty
and chow tbo scar ON his side. and all HEAVIER,
will brcak down With emotion and gratitude
T., one great, sob. and then ia one great no
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