Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-02-07

bring you ut the eleventh hour-at hait
past lat one minute of IL he can
bring you to the peace and tho joys Of
the glorious gospel.
must make application OF this sub
ject also to those who are prospered.
Have you, my friends, found that dol
lars and cents are no permanent con-
ISOLATION to the soul2 You have large
worldly resources, but have you no
treasures in heaven2 Is an embroid-
cred pillow all that you want to put
your dying head on2 You have heard
people all last week talk about earthly
values. Hear plain man talk about
the heavenly. Do you not know it
will be worse for you, O prospered
lnan, if you reject Christ, and reject
him tinally-tllat it will be worse for
you than those who had it hard in this
world, because the contrast will make
the discontinue so much more appall-
ing2 As the hart bounds for the water
/; brooks, as. the roc speeds. down the
hillside, speed thou to Christ. rs
cape for thy life, look not. behind thee,
sneither stay thou in all the plain; es-
/ cape to the mountain, lest thou be con
sumedl"
1 CONSOLATION FOR TIE POOR ALSO.
must make my application to an
other class of persons-the poor. When
you cannot pay your rent when it is
due, have you nobody but the landlord
to talk to2 When the flour has gone
out of the barrel, and you have not ten
cents with Which to go to the bakery,
and your children are tugging at your
!! dress for something to eat, have you
!; nothing but the worlds charities to ap-
peal tor When winter comes, and
there are no Goals. and the ash barrels
! have no more cinders, who takes care
! of you' Have you nobody but the
ovcrseer OF the poor' But preach to
you poor mans Christ. If you do
not have in the winter blankets enough
to cover you in the night, want to tell
you of linn who had not where to lay
his head. If you lie on the bare floor,
| want to tell you of him who had fora
pillow a hard cross, and whose foot
/ BATH was the streaming blood of his
! own heart.
Oh, you poor man! Oh, you poor
womanl Jesus understands your case
; altogether. Talk it right out to him 10.
night. Get down on your floor and
say: Lord Jesus Christ. thou vast
poor and am poor Help NE. Thou
art rich now. and bring lie up to thy
richest" DO you think God would cast
you Off Will hc2 You might as well
+, tllinl. that IL mother would take the
child that feeds on her breast and dash
its life out as to think that God would
pnt aside roughly those who have fled
to him for pity and compassion. Yea,
the prophet says, "a woman may for
get her sucking child, that she should
not have compassion on the son of her
womb, but will not forget thee"
If you have ever been on the sea you
have been surprised on the first voyage
to find there are so few sails in sight.
!. Sometimes you 60 along two, three,
four, five. six and seven days. and do
not see a single sail; but WHOM 4 sail
! does come in sight the sea glasses are
I! lifted to the eye. the vessel is watched,
and if it como very near then the cap
/ tain through the trumpet cries loudly
across the water, "Whitllcr boundf"
So you and meet Oh this sea of life.
We come and we go. Some of US have
never met before Some of MS will
never meet again. But I hail you
across the sea, and with reference to
tie last great day, and with reference
to tho two great worlds, l cry across
the water, "Whither bound2 whittier
bound2'
know what service that craft was
made for; but hast thou thrown over
board the compass2 Is there no helm
to guide t2 Is the ship at the mercy
of the tcmpest2 Is there no gun Of
distress boolSing through the storn9
With priceless trcasures-with treas
ures aboard worth more than all the
Indics-wilt thou never. come up out OF
the trough of that sea2 0 Lord God,
lay hold of that mani Son of God, if
thou wort ever needed anywhere, thou
art needed here There are so many
sins to be pardoncd. There are SO
many wounds to be healed. There are
SO many souls to be saved. Help,
Jcsual Help, Holy Ghostl Help, min
istering angels from the throne Help,
all sweet memories of the past! Help,
all prayers for our future dclivcrancc!
Oh, that now, in this the accepted time
and the day of salvation, you would
hear the voice of mercy and live.
Taste and see that the Lord is gracious.
In this closing moment of the service,
when everything in the house is SO 10
vorablc, when everything is so still,
when God is SO loving, and heaven is
SO near, drop your sins and take Jesus.
Do not cheat yourself out of heaven.
Do not do that. God forbid that at
the last, when it is too late to correct
the mistake, voice should rise from
the pillow or drop from tilc throne, ut
tering just four words-four sad. anni-
hilating words, "Onc thing thou lack.
est"
Turtles No Tourists.
remember well q bright May day
many years ago when my father was
watering down" some hotbeds and