Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-06-02
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why the train did not come, looking fors tho
train, knowing nothing Of its peril A greet
horror seized upon the engineer. 10 rs-
versed the engine. He gave it In chdrgc
of the other man on board, and then he
climbed rthe engine and: he came down
on the cowcatcher. He said, though he hnd
reversed the engine, it seemed as though it
were going ntanghtning. speed, faster and
faster, though It was really slowing up. and:
with almost supernatural clutch he-caught
thetchiId by the hair and lifted it up, and
when the train stopped and the passengers
gathered around to see what was the matter
there the old engineer, lay, tainted dead
away, the little child alive and in hisswarthy
arms. =
'.Ohln you say, .sthat was well done.p But
I want you 10 exercise some kindness and
some appreciation toward those in COM
munity who are snatching the little ones
from under the wheels of Temptation and sin !
5-snatching them from under: laundering
rail- trains Of eternal disaster, bringing
them up into responsibility in this world and
Into glory for the world Ito come You APP
preciate what tho engineer did y can you
mot. appreciate the grander work done by
aeyery Sabbath school teacher afternocn.r
few want tez imgrsss upon
-. !" 49, 49, - not the
of possess but
make Of them.
God, Inns q royal fainil y IN; the world. Now,
IF Isshoulds ask ho are the oval ifami-
lies Of history Y,s You would say Houseofs
tHapsburg, house of Stuarts, house Of Bourz.
sbons.n They lived Ins palaces and sshad
great equipage But .who are the Eorda,.
royal. familyf Some Of them may serve
you in the household = some of :.
them are In unlighted garrets, some.
OF them will walk this afternoon down
the street, on their arm; basket Of. sbroken
food some of them are In the almshouse,
despised and rejected of men, yet in the last
great day, while it viii be found that some
of US who Jared suInptuously every day are
hurled back into discontinue, there IRE the
lame that will take the prey.
One step further: There are great many
people discouraged about getting to heaven.
You are brought up in good families, you
Ind Christian percentages; but you frankly
tell me that you arc q thousand miles away
from the right track.
My brother, you5,are the one 4 want to
preach to this morning hive Been looking
for you. will'tell you howy got astray.
It was not righteousness on your part 1t
was perhaps through the geniality and soci-
atty of your nature that you fell into sin.
You wandered away from your duty, you
unconsciously left the house of God; you adj
NIT the Gospel to be true, and yet you have
50 grievously and prolongedly wandered, you
say rescue is impossible.
1t would take week to count up the
.rnmes OF those in heaven who were on earth
worse than you tell nae you are. They went
the whole round Of iniquity, they disgraced
themselves, they disgrneed their, household,
they despaired of return because their repu-
tation was gona, their property was gone,
every thing was gone; but in some hour like
this they heard the voice Of God and threw
themselves on; the divine compassion, and
they rose up more than conquerers. And 1
tell YOU there is the same chance for you.
That is one reason why I like to preach this
Gospel, so free "a Gospel, SO tremendous q
Gospel. Is takes man ill wrong and makes
him all right.
In former settlements where I.preached,
member OF. my congregation quit the house
Of God, quit respectable circles, went into
al styles Of sin, and was slain of his iniquity.
The day for his burial came, and his body
WIS brought to the house Of God Some OF.
| HI, t;th fHao5enn dead' and haa
nothing but invitations Tor the Hsine.
You see Il could not do any 0ener'
wise Christ Jesus came to seek ana save
that which was lost Christ In his dying
nroyor said: Father, forgive them'.. ana
tboe was prayer for you and Tor NC on'
start OH the road to heaven today. You aro
not happy. Tho thirst of your SOU VIII
never be slaked by the fountains OF SIN You
t,,r,, everywhere but to God for help Right
where YOU arc, call on him. He knows you,
ho knows all about yeu, be knows all tne
odds AGAINST which you have been contend
irn in life. Do not go to him with long
ri9marole of O prayer, but just. look up ana
say: ."Helpl help" s.o.,,
designations, can't even take hold OF hymn
hook to sing" Do not worry about that, my
brother; 1 will give out hymn at tho clos
so familiar YOU can sing it without book
Rnt vou say: III have such terrible habits OF
! n,c can't get rid OF them" My answer IS
Almighty grace can break up that habit ah'
, viii, break it up But you say; "Ine wron'
, 7 did WINS to one dead and in heaven now
S md can't correct that wrong" Yo
8 can correct it. By the grace of God, go INT
}, tho presence of that one, and the apologize
o you ought to have mnde on cartn n'iiAe
d heaven ,.,s mould try :
r do right. if I should turn away from my ev
o doing unto the Lord, l would DC loS'iea'
would be driven back; nobody wouid nay
E any sympathy for me-" You are mistaSe'
:, Here in the presence of the church on ear,
10 and in heaven, give you today the rig
Y hand of Christian fellowship. Coo sent
" bor. today to preach this, and he sent }.
re- borc To hear this: LET tho wicked forsa
his way and the unrighteous man
to thourht. and let him return unto the Lor
II zinc will have mercy, and unto our Co.. J"
he will obundantly pardon" Though you nj
rs hovo heen the worst sinner, you may oecol
m the hest saint, and in the great day OF JUG
ut wont if will. be found that where
,el BOUNDED, grace does much more ooou ,a
.cr and while the spoils Of an everlasting HI
IN ,Ior, aro being awarded for your pursuit
en ,,iJI lo found that the lame took inc pr
,u- pI.eead be God That we are, this SaoDa
. .ua o,,e week nearer the obliteration OF all
10 inequalities of this life and all It's dsa'
emf tudes
'ao Years ago, on a boat on the North r.,
ON the pilot gave q very sharp ring 70 1ne ne.
tha for the boat to slow up. The engineer
S Sne tended to the machinery, and then ne ca
~. - up with some alarm on deck to see what
~, the matter. BE saw it was moonli
.; .n night and there were no obstacles in the
sul He e went to the pilot and said: "Why did
rs, ring the bell in that way' Why do you "
a .rs 70 stops there's nothing the matter" 4
s,,. the pilot said 10 him: "There Is
'"u' mist gathering on the river; don't
'fli. COO. esa tIot3 and there is night gat
art, SEQ JILL. I'D dart.r and | can't