Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-08-12

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put down her gray head on the pillow in
the valley, but forget thas home you
never will.
Have you thanked God for it7 Have
you retearsed all these blessed reminis-
cences9 Oh. thank God for q Christian
father. Thank God for q Christian
mother. Thank God for On early Chris
tan altar OF which you were taught to
kneel. Thank God for an early Chris
tian home.
I bring to mind another passage IN the
history. Of your life. The day came when
you set up your own household The
days passed along in quiet blessedness.
You twain sat at the,table morning and
night and talked over your plans for the
future. The most insignificant affair In
your life became the subject Of mutual
consultation and advisement You were
30 happy you felt you never could be any
happier.
OUT OF THE CLOUD.
One day. dark cloud lowered over
your dwelling, and 1t got darker and
darker. But out Of that cloud the shin
ing messenger Of God descended to In
carnate an immortal spirit. Two little
feet started on an eternal Journey, and
you were to lead them. A gem to flash
In heavens coronet, and you to polish 1t.
Eternal ages of light and darkness watch
ing the starting out Of a newly created
being.
You rejoiced and you trembled at the
responsibility that In your possession an
immortal treasure Yves placed. You
prayed and-rejoiced, and wept and Won
dered, and prayed and rejoiced, and
wept and wondered. You were earnest
In duplication that you might lead 1t
through life into the kingdom Of God
There was tremor in your earnestness.
There was double interest about that
home. There was On additional interest
why you should stay there and be faith
full, and when in few months your
house was filled with the music Of the
child's laughter you were struck
through with the fact that you had a
stupendous mission
Have you kept that vowG Have you
neglected any Of these duties2 Is your
home as much to you as 1t used to Der
Have those anticipations been gratifed?
God help you today In your solemn rem
iniscence and let his mercy fall upon
your soul IL your kindness has been I'll
reouitedl God have mercy on the par
emit on the wrinkles ofwhoee face iswrat-
ten the story Of child's snl God have
mercy on the mother who IN ADDITION to
her other pangs has the pang Of 8 child's
iniquity! Oh, there are many, many sad
sounds in this sad world, but the saddest
sound that is ever heard Is the breaking
of q mothers heart! Are there any here
who remember that jim that home they
were unfaithful9 Are there those who
wandered off from that early home and
left the mother to die with q broken
hearth Oh, I stir that "reminiscences to-
dayl ,,.
tory. You found enc day you were in
the wrong road; you could not sleep at
night. There was just one word that
seemed to sob through your banking
house, or through your Office, or your
shop. or your bedroom, and that word
was "eternity." You said: II am not
ready for 1t. O God, have mercyl" The
Lord heard. Peace came to your heart
You remember how your hand trembled
as YOU took the cup Of the holy COM
munion. You remember the old minis
ter who consecrated it. and you remem-
Der the church officials who carried 1t
through the aisle. You remember the
old people who at the close of the service
took your hand In theirs IN congratulate
ing sympathy. as much as to soy, "Wel-
come home, you lost prodigal," and
though those hands have oil withered
away that communion Sabbath is resur-
rected today. It Is resurrected with all
it's prayers and songs and tears and SER
mons and TRANSPORTATION. Have you
kept those yows2 Have you been back
sIdera God help youl This day kneel
at the foot Of mercy and start again for
heaven. Start today as you started then.
| rouse your soul by that Renaissance.
But must not spend any moro Of my
time In going over the advantages Of
your Nps. 1 Just put them all In one
great sheaf, and I bind them up In your
memory with one loud harvest song,
such as reapers sing. Praise the Lord,
We blood bought mortals on earthl Praise
the Lord, We crowned spirits Of heavenl
TRIBULATIoNs.
But some of you have not always had
a smooth life. Some Of you are now In
the shadow. Others had their troubles
years ago; you are mere wreck Of what
YOU once were. | must gather up the
sorrows of your past life. but how shall
I do it? You say that is impossible, as
YOU have had so many troubles and ad-
yersities. Then will just take two, the
first trouble and the last trouble
AS when You are walking along the
street and there has been music in the
distance you unconsciously find your
selves keeping step to the music, so when
you started life your very life was q mu-
steal timebeat. The air was full Of Joy
and hilarity. With the bright, clear oar,
YOU made the boat skip. You went on,
and life grew brighter. until after
awhile suddenly voice from heaven
said, "Haltr And you halted You
grew pale. You confronted yonr first sor-
row. You had 10 idea TINT tho flush on
your child's cheek was an unhealthy
flush. You said it cannot be anything
serious. Death in slippered feet walked
round about the cradle. You hd NOT
hear the tread. but after awhile thctruth
flashed on you. You walled she floor.
Oh n Ey,r oa4,1A --i+i, vnpr at-oo.- etoI%
hand, have wrenched the child from the
Destroyer
You went to your room. and you said:
'sGod, save my child! God, save my
childtr The world seemed going out in
darkness. You said, Il cannot bear 1t,
I cannot bear it.n You felt as If you
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