Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-08-10

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LvlNGsroN. M. T., Aug. 4.-The
Rev. Z. De Witt Talmage, D. D.. Of
Brooklyn, N Y, preached here today,
taking for his subject: "Outwitted by
the:Wortl. he took for his text, ST.
Luke xvi, S, THE children of this
world are sin their generation wiser
than tho children Of light, and deliv-
cred tlcfollowing discourse:
Tlatsis another way of saying that
Christians are not so sllillful in the
manipulation of spiritual affairs
as iworldlings are skillful in the
management of temporalitics see
all around me people who arc alert,
earliest, concentrated. and skillrul i'll
monetary matters, who in the affairs
OF the soul are laggards, inanc, inert.
CoAlAIoNHsENsE IN RELIGION WANTED.
The great want Of this world is more
common sense in matters OF religion.
If one lialfof the skill and forceful-
ness employed infinancial affairs were
employed in disseminating the truths
OF Christ, and trying to make the
world better, within ten years the last
;;.lggernaut would fall, the last throne
of oppression upset, the last iniquity
tumble. aud the anthem that was
chanted ver<Bethlehem OH Christmas
night would be. echoed and re-echoed
fronIall nations and kindred and peo
pie: 3. Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will to men,"
Some wears aro, on q train going
toward the southwest. rs the porter
OF the sleeping car was making
MP the bcrths at the evening tide,
saws inan lSnee down to pray:
Worldly people i'll the car looked
on, as Snuch as 10 say, "What
docs tbs :lncan2" suppose the most
of the peoplein the car, thought that
man was either Insane or that he was
fanatic; but he disturbed no one
whe,lE he lnelt. and lie disturbed no
ono when iie4arose. In after CONVEX
sations.withs hirnI found out that he
was afmcnabcr a church. in my own
city,sflratsho,was a4seafal1ng man, and
|.thatsfS. was on his way to New Or
t-tWought -InCn, as thlnk now, that ten
such men-mcn with such courage for
God as thatnan had-would bring the
whole city to Christ; q thousand such
men would bring this whole land TO
God; ten thousand such men, in a
short time, would bring the whole
earth into the kingdom Of Jesus. That
he was successful in worldly affairs, |
found out. That lie was skillful in
spiritual affairs, you are we'll persua!d-
ed. If men had the courage, the
pluck, the alertness, the acumen, the
| industry, the common sense in mat
tiers of tho soul that they have i'll
earthly matters, this would be very
different kind OF world to live in.
BUILDING AND CONDUCT OF CHURCHES.
In the first place we want morc,
common sense i'll the building and
conduct of churches The idea OF
adaptiveness is always paramount i'll
any other kind of structure. If bank
ers meet together and they resolve
upon putting up bank, the bank is
especially adapted to banking pnr-
poses; if a manufacturing company
put up a building, it is TO be adapted
to manufacturing purposes; but adapt
ivcness is not alwaysthe question IN the
rearing of churches. III many OF our
churches VIC want more light, moro
room, more ventilation, more comfort.
Vast sums of money are expended OH
ecclesiastical structures, and men SIT
down in them, and you ask man
how he likes the church; lie says: !
like it very we'll, but l can't hear. "
As though shawl factory were good
for everything but making shawls.
The voice of the preacher dashes
against the pillars. Men sit down under
the shadows of the Gothic arches and
SILVER, and feel they must be getting
religion, or something else, they feel
so uncomfortable.
O my friends, we want more COM
mon sense, in the rearing of churches.
There is no excuse for lack OF light
when the heavens are full Of it, no eX-
cuse for lack of fresh air when the
world swims III it. 1t ought 10 be an
expression not only of-our- spiritual
happiness, but ofiour physical comfort
when wo say: How anliable are thy
i tiss.hLernacles, O Lord God of hostsl A
tlcJ AZ III SSe-1 ~
thousand. y
WE MUST CONCENTRATE.
Araiu Il remark. We want more
common sense in the obtaining OF reii-
gious hope. All men understand that
In order. to succeed in worldly direc-
tons they must concentrate. They
think on that one subject until their
mind tales fire. with the velocity of
their OWN thoughts. All their acumen;
all their strategy, all their wisdom, all
their colt mon sense; they put IN I 11.
one dired., on and they succeed. But
! how se]dll nit is true i'll the matter OF
sool,;nm l. fer God. While no man
exnecfs to accomplish anything for
~ E sTo,.n, xritbo,if concentration and
e c how many there arc ex,
pecting LITER awhile to get INTO Inc s
Fin ndo9nil d Of God without the use OF
a ss s,,c 4irmeans. 4 miller in Callfor-
n;o n mon cd vears aro held up sparkle
Of Of a roll, ed ,ntil It bewitchcd nations.
Tens o of 81 M,sands of people left their
bomos hev took their blankets and
tlleir pidm axes aud thelr pistols ,; amu
went to I'm e5wilds Of California p Sl;fl
sprang 10. suddenly on the ia La aIn
cpast IT, serchants put aside their enc nc,
can't annA areI and put on the mln .fi
CARP A =, ! 'he c old in the eyes, gold IL
al about gof ia. LA 7? IN I'll wake of ships
e ood ears rs tR ois streets-gold. gold, gola