Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-07-27

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tory; usefulness for what it produced,
victory because it was brought into
celebrations oftriumpli. And oh, how
much we want the palm branches in
the churches of Jesus Christ al this
time A great many Christians don't
amount to anything. You have to
shove them out of the way when the
Lords chariots come along. Wcdon't
want any moreOf that kind OF Chris
tians III the church.
The old maxim says: do not put
all your eggs into one baskets" but ]
have to tell you in this matter of re-
ligion you had better give your all to
God, and then get in yourself. "Oh, !"
says some one, my business is to sell
silks and cloths Well, then, my.
brother, sell silks and cloths to the
glory of God. And some one says:
"My business is to raise corn and car
rots. Then, my brother, raise corn
and carrots to the glory of God. And
some one says, My business is to
manufacture horse shoe nails Then
manufacture horse shoe mails to the
| glory Of God There is nothing for.
you to do .thatsyou Dug do butfor..
1.-THE Glory God
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l,tree. All, we don't:want thee church
any more people that are merely weep
ing willows, sighting into the water,
standing and adlniring their long
laslles in the CLASSY spring. No wild
cherry, dropping bitter fruit. We
want palm trees, holding something
for God, something for angels, some
thing for man. | am tired and sick Of
this fiat, tame, insipid, satin slippercd,
namby-pamby. higlty-tiglty religion
1t is worth nothing for this world, and
it is destruction for eternity.
WANTED: TRUE RELIGION.
Give me five hundred mon and wo-
men fully consecrated to Christ, and
we will take any city for God in three
years. Give Inc ten thousand men
and women fully up to the Christian
standard; in ten years ten thousand OF
them would take the whole earth for
God. But when are we going to bcgin2
Ledyard, the great traveller, was
brought before the Geographical So
ciety of Great Britain, and they wanted
him 10 make some explorations in
Africa, and they showed him all the
peris and all the hard work, and all
the exposure, and after they had told
him what they wanted him TO do III
Africa, they said tohim: Nov. Led
yard, when are you ready to start2"
He said: Tomorrow morning" The
learned men were astonished; they
thought he would take weeks or
months to get ready. Well, now, you
tell me you want to be earnest for
Christ; you want to be useful i'll
Christian service. When are you go
ing to begin2 Oh, that you have the
decision to say, To-day, nowT Go
palm branches. But the palm
branch also meant victory. In
all ages, in all lands, the palm
branch means victory We are
by nature the servants OF Satan. He
stole us, he has his eye on us, he wants
to keep us. The word comes from our
Father that if we will try to break
loose from this doing of wrong, our
Father will help us; and some day we
rouse up, and we'loo.s the black tylant
in the face, and we fly at him, and we
wrestle him down, and I'VE put our
heel on his neck and we grind him i'll
the dust, and VIC say, Victory, victory,
through our Lord Jesus Christ! Oh
what grand thing it is to have sin
under foot and wasted Fife behind
our backs. blessed is lie whose trans
erosion is forgiven, and whose sin is
covered" But says the man, II
feel so sick and worn out with the all
mcnts of life. You arc going TO be
moro than conqueror. But, says the
man, II am so tempted / am SO pur
sued in life" You are going TO be
more than. conqlleror Il, who have
so many ailments and heartaches, go
ing to be more than conqucrorg Yes,
unless you are so self conceited that
you want to manage all the affairs o.
your life yourself, instead of letting
God manage them. Do you want to
drive and have God take back seat9
Oh. no, you say; want God to be
my leader. Well, then. you will be
more than conqucror. Your last sick
ness will come, and the physicians i'll
the next room will be talking about
What they will do for you What
difference will it make what they do
for your You are going to be well,
everlastingly well. And when the
spirit has fled the body your friends
will be taiiling as to where they:sllall
bury YOU. What difference does il
make to you where they bury you2
The angel OF the resurrection can pick
YOU out of the dust anywhere, and
all the cemeteries of the earth
are in Gods care. Oh you are going
to be more than conqueror. Don't you
think we had better begin now to celc..
brate the coming victoryY In the old
meeting house at Sumnleryille, my
father used to lead the singing, and he
had the old fashioned tuning fork, and
he would strike it upon his knee, and
then put the tuning fork to his ear 10
catch the right pitch and start the
hymn. But, friend, don't you think
we had better be catching the pitch OF
the everlasting song, the song OF vic
tory when we shall be more IMAM con
ouerors2 Had we not better begin tue
rehearsal on eartlY ''They shall hun
ger no more, neither thirst any more;
neither shall the sun light on them,
nor anyheat For the lamb which is 4
in the midstof the throne shall feed
them, and shall lead them to living
fountains OF water; and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes"
City of Eternity. to thy bridal balls
From this prison would fee;
All. glory thnt's for Jon and me-
WE HAVE A BRAwNY CHRISTIANITY.
My text brings up one step further.
1t says, 60 forth into the mount
and fetch olive branches, and pine
branches. and myrtle branches, and
.al.a l,,,annhos aud hrarcheS of