Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-04-05

agree that it is the old scoundrel himself.
Visible are the very teeth. with which ne
CRASHED against the lsraelitish brick makers.
There are the sockets of the merciless eyes
with which he looked upon the overourdenet
people of God. There is the hair that foated
in the breeze of the Red Sea- There are the
very lips with which he commanded them to
make bricks without straw Thousands OF
years afterward, when the wrappings OF the
mummy were unrolled, old Pharoah lifted up
his arm as if in inlploration, but his skinny
homes cannot again clutch his shattered
.sceptre He is dead lion. And is not any
man now living, i'll the fact that he has op-
inortunity of repentance and salvation, better
off than any of those departed ones who, by
authority or possessions of influence, were
positively leonine, and yet wicked?
" What q thing to congratulate you on IS
your life! Why, it is worth more than all
the gems of the universe kindled into ono
precious stone. am alive What docs that
mean? Why, it means that still have all
opportunity of being saved myself and help
ing others to be saved. To DO alivei Why,
lit means that have yet another chance to
correct my past mistakes and make sure
work for heaven Alive, are we? Come, let
us celebrate it by new resolutions, new self
examination, new conservation and new
career. Tho smallest and nlostinsgnlticaut
to-dayis worth to us more than five hundred
Yesterdays. Taking advantage of the pres
ent. let us get parton for all the past and
security for all the future. Where are our
forgiven sins9 don't know. God don't
know either. He says: 'Your sins and in
EQUITIES will remember no more
What encouragement in the text for all
Christian workers! Despair of no ones sal
walton. While there is life there is hope
When in England young lady asked for
class in 4 Sunday school, the superintendent
said, "Better go out OH the street and get
your own class" She brought in ragged
and filthy boy. The superintendent gave
him good apparel. In few Sundays he
ahsenteJl himself. Inquiry discovered that
in street fight he had his decent apparel
torn off, He was brought in and second
time respectfully clad. After few Sundays
he again disappeared, and it was found that
he was again ragged and wretched. Then"
said the teacher. two can do nothing with
him. But the superintendent fitted him up
again and started him again.
Afrerawhile the gospel took hold of him
and his heart changed. Flo started for the
minsstrv and became u foreign missionary,
ami on heathen grounds lived and translated
thc Scriptures. and preached until among
the mos. iiiust;'ious names of the chnrch on
earth and in !!"avca is the name OF glorious
Rn 'rt i;orc.Soa. Go forth aud save the lost
and remember however depravel, however
ragged, and however filthy ana undone
child is or a man is, or Il woman Is, they arc
worth an effort. would rather have their
opportunity than any that will ever be given
to those who lived in magnificent sin and
splendid unrighteousnesS and then wrap their
gorgeous tapestry around them and without 4
prayer expired. Better is u living dog than
dead lion.
In the great day it will be found that the
last shall be first. There are in the grog
shops and in the hauntS of iniquty to-day
those who will yet be models of holiness and
preach Christ to the people. In yondnr group
of young men who came here with no useful
purpose, there is one who will yet live for
Christ and perhaps die for him. In pulpit
stood a stranger preaching, and no saii;
'''rhe last time was in this church was tif-
teen years ago, and the circumstances were
peculiar. Three young men had come ex,
pecting to disturb the service. aud they had
stones in their pockets which they expected
to hurl at the preacher One OF Tie young
men referred to refused to take part in tho
assault, and the others, il disyus: at his COW
arlce. left the Building One o. the three
was hanged for forgery Another! ism prison,
con e.nnei 80 death for murder. was the
taird, bur the grac. Q: Col saved me-.
Ny hearers. give no onsu NJ. The case may
sesal de ;,,rate, but the grace OF God likes w
underraGe daadlft | proclaim it this day
70 all the peop.e-Free Giace. Living and
dying, be that my theme Free Gracel
Sound it across the continent, sound it across
the saas---Free Grace Spell out those words
in flowers. lift them in arches, build them in
thrones. roll them in oratorios--Free Grace!
That will yet Edenze the earth and people
heaven with nations redeemed. Free G race
Salvation Oh. the joyful sound,
'Tis pleasant to ollr cars
y sovereign balm for every wound,
cordial for our fears.
Buried in sorrow ART in sin
At deaths dark door we lay,
Bat VIC arise By grace divine
To see heavenly d1r.