Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-09

rne 5Iutns Ut Eou.s uu7a are what l
mean by floor timbers. Away with
your lighter materials. Nothing but
oaks, hewn in the forest of divine
truth, are stanch enough for this craft.
COURAGE! coURAGEI CHRISTIAN voY-
AYERS.
You must have Love for helm, to
guide and turn the craft Neither
Pride nor Ambition nor Avarice will
do for rudder Love, not only in
the heart, but flashing in the eye and
tingling in the hand-Love married to
Work, which many look upon as so
homely a bride-Love. not like brooks,
which foam and rattle, yet do moth
ing, but Love like river, that runs up
the steps of mill wheels, and works in
the harness OF factory bands-Love
that will not pass by on the other side,
but visits the man who fell among
thieves near Jericho, not merely say
ing, Poor fellowl you are dreadfully
hurt" but. like the good Samaritan,
pours in oil and wine, and pays his
board at the tavern. There must also
BIO Prov, arranged to cut and over
ride the billow. That is Christian per-
severance.
There ore three mountain surgcs
that sometimes dash against a soul in
d slniinute@tfic world, the flesh andthe
devil; and that is well built PROV
that can bound over them. For lack
of this, many have put back and never
started again. It is the broadside wave
that so often sweeps the deck and fills
the<hatches; but that which strikes in
front is harmless. Meet troubles cour-
ageously and you slrrnount them:
Stand on the Prov, and as you wipe off
tile spray of the split surge, cry out
with the apostles None Of these
things move me-" Let all your fears
stay aft. The right must conquer.
Know that Moses, in an ark OF bull
r,lshes. can run down war steamer.
Haveag good, strong anchor. Which
hope we have as an anchor" BY
this strong cable and windlass hold
OIL to your anchor. "If any man sin,
we have an advocate with the Father. "
Do not use the anchor wrongfully.,
Do not always stay in the same lati-
tude and longitude. You will never
ride up tile harbor of eternal rest if
you all the way drag your anchor.
But you must have sails. Vessels
are not fit for the sea until they have
the flying jib, the foresoil. the topgal-
liant, the skysail, the gaffsail and other
canvas. Faith is our canvas. Hoist
it. and the winds of heaven will drive
you ahead. Sails made out of any
other canvas than faith will be slit to
tatters by the first northeaster. Strong
faith never lost battle. twill crush
foes, blast rocks, quench lightnings,
thresh mountains It's shield to the
warrior, crank to the most ponder
Gus wheel, lever to pry up pyramids,
drum whose beat gives strength to
the step of the heavenly soldiery, and
sails to watt ships laden with priceless
pearls from the harbor of earth to the
harbor of heaven.
THE BIBLE is YOUR CHART.
But you are not yet equipped. You
must have what seamcn call the run
ming rigging. This comprises the
slips braces, halliards, clew lines
and such like. Without these the
yards could not be braced, the sails
lifted, nor the canvas in anywise man
aged. We have prayer for the run.
ming rigging. Unless you understand
this tackling you are not a spiritual
seaman. By pulling on these ropes,
you; hoist the sails of. faith and turn
them every wll1Ifler: Tho-prow of
courage will not cut the wave, nor the
sail of faith spread and flap its wing,
unless you have strong prayer for a
ballard
One more arrangement, and you
will be ready for the sea. You must
have a compass-whicn is the Bible.
Look at it every day, and always sail
by it, as its needle points toward the
Star of Bethlehem. Through fog, and
darkness, and storm. it works faith
fully. Search the Scriptures. BOX
the compass"
Let me give you two or three rules
for the voyage. Allow your appetites
and passions only all under deck pas
sage. Do not allow them ever to come
up OH the promenade deck. Mortify
your members which are upon the
earth. Never allow your lower ma
ture anything better than Storage
passage. Let watchfulness walk the
decks as an armed sentinel, and shoot
down with great pronlptness anything
like mutiny of riotous appetites.
Be sure to look out of the forecastle
for icebergs. These are cold Christians
floating about in the church. The
frigid zone professors will sink you.
Steer clear oficcbergs. Keep d log book
during all the voyage-an account
of how many furlongs you make a
day. The merchant keeps It day book
as we'll as a ledger You ought to
know every night, as well as every
year, how things are going. When
the express train stops at the depot,
you hear hammer sounding on all
The wheels, thus testing the safety OF
the rail train. Bound, as we are, with
more than express speed toward q
great eternity, ought we not often to
try the work of self examinations
SHOW YOUR CHRISTIAN CoLoRs.
BE sure to keep your colors up! You
know the ships Of England, Russia,
France and Spain by the ensigns they
carry. Sometimes it is a lion, some
times all eagle, sometimes a star, some
times a crown. Let it ever be known
who you are, and for what port you
are bound. Let "Christian" be writ
ten on the very front, with figure OF
a cross, crown and dove; and from
the masthead let float the streamers OF
Emmanuel. Then the pirate vessels Of
temptation will pass you unframed as
they say: There goes Christian,
bound for the port of heaven. I'VE
will not disturb her, for she has too
many guns aboard Run up your
flag on this pulley: II am not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ, for it is the
power of God and the wisdom OF God