Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-06-13
lieve word of it. The vast multitude
of these business men are toiling on for

To educate their children, to put the
wing of protection over their house
holds, to have something left, so when
they pass out OF this life their wives
and children will not have to go to the
poorhouse-that is the way translate
: this energy in the street and store-the
vast majority of that energy. Grip,
Gouge & Co. do not do all the bust
ness. Some of lis remember when the
Central America was coming home
from California It was wrecked. Presi
). dent Arthur's fathcr-in-law was the
heroic captain, OF fhat slip, and went
down with most OF the passengers.
Some of them got of into liTeboats
but there WAS a young man returning
from California who had Il bag Of gold
in his hand. AMI as the last boat
showed of from the slip that was te
70 down that man shouted to com
r,lde i'll tho boat: ''IIere, John, catel
this goIdl There ore three thousand
dollars. Take it home TO my OLD
mother. twill make her comfortable
I'm ller-l,ut days Grip, Gouge g. Co
!, do not d s I'LL the btlsiness:of the world
ALI my friend. do you say that Goo
does not care anything about YOU
worldly business2 tell you God knows
more about it than you do. He knows
all your perplexities; lie knows what
mortgage is about to forecloso; lie
knows what note you cannot pay
lie knows what unsuitable goods you
have OH your shelves; he knows all
your trials, from the day you took hold
of the first yard stick down to the sale
of the last yard OF ribbon, and the God
who helped David to be king, and who
helped Daniel to be prime minister, and
who helped Havelock to be soldier,
will help you to discharge all your
duties. He is going to see you through.
When loss comes, and you find your
property going, just take this Book
and put it down by your ledger, and
read of the eternal possessions that will
come 10 you through our Lord Jesus
Christ. And when your business part
ner betrays you, and your friends turn
against you, Just take the insulting let
ter, put it down on the table, put your
Bible beside the insulting letter, and
then read of the friendship of him who
''sticketh closer than II brother"
HIS ACCOUNTS TANGLED.
A young accountant in New York
city got his accounts cntangled. He
knew he was honest, and yet he could
not make Ills accounts come out right
and he toiled ut them day and night
until he was nearly frcnzied. 1t seemed
by those books that something had
been misappropriatcd, and lie knew be-
fore God he was honest. The last day
came. Hc knew if he could not that
day make his accounts como out right
lie would go into disgrace and go into
punishment from the business establish
ment. He went over there very early,
before there was anybody in the place,
and he knelt down at the desk and
said: "Oh, Lord, thou knowest have
tried to be honest. but l cannot make
these things come out right Help me
today-help Inc this momingr' The
young man arose, and hardly knowing
why lie did so, opened book that lay
on the desk, and'thepc was a leaf con-
tanning line of figures which explained
everything.
In other words, he cast his burden
upon the Lord, and the Lord sustained
him. Young man, do you hear thatf
Oh, yes, God has sympathy with any
body that is III any kind Of TOLL He
knows how heavy is the bod of bricks
that the workman carries up the ladder
of the wall He hears the pickax OF
the miner down in the coal shaft. He
knows how strong the tempest strikes
the sailor Mt the masthead. He sees
the factory girl among the spindles and
knows how her arms ache. lie sees
the sewing woman i'll the fourth story
and knows how few pence she gets for
making q garment, and louder than oil
the din and roar of the city comes the
voice of q sympathetic God, Cast thy
burden upon the Lord, and ne shall
sustain thee"
THE WEIGHT OF PERSECUTION.
Second-There are n. great many who
have weight of persecution and abuse
upon them. Sometimes society gets q
grudge against man. ALI his motives
are .lnisinterpreted and his good deeds
are deprecated. With moro virtue
than some OF the honored and applaud
ed, he runs only against raillery and
sharp criticism. When man begins
to go down he has not only the force of
natural gravitation, but q hundred
hands to help him in the precipitation.
Men are prosecuted for their virtues
and their successes. Germanicus said
lie had just as many bitter antagonists
as he had adornInents.
The character sometimes Is 30 lus-
.rous that the weak eyes of envy and
jealousy cannot bear to look at it It
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the pit. and Daniel in the den, and
Shadrach in the fire. and sent John the
Evangelist to desolate Patmos, and
Calvin to the castle of persecution, and
John Huss to the stake, and Korah
after Moses and Saul after David, and
Herod after Christ. BE sure if you
have anything to do forchurch or state,
end you attempt it with all your soul,
he lightning will strike you.
The world always has had a cross
between two Thieves for TIE Uoe VINO
comes to save it. High ard holy en-
terprise has always been followed by
abuse. The ntost sublime tragedy OF,
:.Aelf sacrifice has come to burlesque.
The graceful gait of virtue is always
followed by grilnace and travesty. The
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