Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-31
AOCoMAc G. Il, Va. SATURDAY, ia r.

iscassia and nkincense waiting their
ssweetn roflIs wall on tai Bic Cor
|sgeouss banners unfolding ia the breeze
that came thror i tho opened window
sbeWitched with the perfume Of hanging
gardens ntains risin rom iinclos-
sures ofSiyory, in jets:o crystal TO fnll;in
|sclatterin rain Of ia Ia ond and pearls.
Statues 81 sinig htg non poking down
from inches ia ( til g will pom crowns
and shields Z brongh from snbdned e1ns
pires dolls ofswonl erfuI work stand
ing on pedestaIs of precious stones.
sEmbroid eries droop about the win.
Sdows, and 3wrao pins pillars OF cedar,
and driftiny con floor iiil;ii.l with Ivory
and agate: nj tlle t!.llii.
of harps, ana tho c! :alssl cgnlbils;T and
THE ;blastsof truillpe in one wave Of
transport that went ripping along the
wall 8 and broathing among tho e gar ar
lands and pouring sdowa3tle corrid orssi
ssaidi thrill ling the souls ofs a Thousand.
sbana neters l::le sign q : giyon, anili
men,
and omen and scoIl,c arosia sgl.
the table. ttle
foam and sbu5 81 ssiist'
every ,srfe lis ca md d.irfSsto tie
:ssntimen III, Kin, elsiia1zar,s i've
:foreycl rs
Bestarred headband and carcanet
:of royal beauty CLEAN to the uplifte,l
schaliccs, as again and again and again
they are enptied Away with caro-
from tho palace! Tear royal dignity
to tatters. Pour out more wine! Give
JUS more light wilder music, sweater
zperrame Lord s,lolts to lord. captain
rogles to captain. Goblets clash. de-
#canters rattle There como,in the vile
song. and the drunken lliccoush, and
the slavcring lip, and the guffaw of
sidiotic laughter bisrsting from the lips
Sof princes, flushed, reelinS bloodxhot;
willie minglins with it all hear,
S''Huzzal liuzza! for the great Bcls.la-
szar"
LOOK! LOOK! Loogl
What is that G., the plastering OF tho
wall. Is it a sp:rit2 Is it u phantom?
sIsi Col. Out OF tho black sleeve of
the darkness a finger of fiery terror
trelnblcs through tho ;,ir and comes to
the wall, circling about as though it
5would write, and then. with Il sharp tip
oftlame. cngraves on tine plastcring the
doom of the king. The music stops.
Goblet falls from tho nervelcss grasp
There is a thrill There is Il start
There is a thonsan,l voiced shrek OF
Horror. Let Daniel BE- brought in to
Rad that writing. lie comes in. lie
sreads it; s'1YeisLed in the balance ald
sfonnd wanting
! Meanwhile the Assyrians, who for
stvo years had been laying siege to that
city, took advantage of that c;lrousal
and came in. hear the feet of the
sconquerors OF, tue palacc stairs. Massa-
ere rushes in will a thousand cleaning
knives. Death bursts upon the scene,
salTssstl 4 shut tIle door o. that bnnqpeting
sllyal, for do not wantto look. There
aiS!nothing there but torn banners, and
sbfiken wreaths, aud the slus!l of upset
stEa,nkards, and the blood of murdered
z 2 4 o;s,a.,, and the kicked and stunbled
carcass.of n dead king. For in that
night was Bels!iazzar. the king of the
Chaldeans, slain.
L 60 on to learn that wien Col writes
anything on the wall, u man had better
read it az it is. Daniel did not inisin.
tcrpret or modify the handwriting on
the wall 1t is all fooIi,illaess to expect
minister of the Gospel to preach al
ways things that the people like or the
people choose. Young lncn, what shall
preach to you tonight? Shall l tell
you Of tho dignity OF human natlIrc9
Shall tell you OF tho wonders that our
race has accomplished oh! no"
you say; tell me the message that
calno from God" will. If there is
any handwriting on the wall it is this
lesson, Accept OF Christ and be
saved" might talk of u great many
other things, but that is tho message,
and so declare it.
Jesus never fattercd those to whom
he preached. 10 said to those who
did wrong, and who wero offensive in
his sight, "Yc generation Of vipars! ye
wllited sepulchers how caa yo escape
the dannation of hell" Paul the
apostle preached before maa who
was not ready to hear him preach.
What subject did he tal,e2 Did he say,
"Oh, you arc good man, a very fine
man, very noble man?' No; he
preached OF righteousness to a man
who was unrighteous; Of temperance
to man who was the victim of bad
appetites; of the judgment to come to
q man who was unfit for it. So we
must always declare the message that
happens to como to us. Daniel must
read it as it is.
A minister preached before James
of England, who was James vi
of Scotland. What subject did he
take9 The king was noted all over
the world for being unsettled and wa
yering in his ideas. What did the min
lister preach about to this man who
was james of England and James vi
of Scotland? He took for his text
James j., G: tHo that wavercth is
like q wave of:tho sea, driven with the
wind and tossed" Hugh Latimer Of
Tended the king by a sermon he
preached, and the king said, Hugh
Latiner, come and apologize" Il
will, said Hugh Latimer. So the day
was appointed. and the kings chapel
was full of lords and dukes, and the