Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-07-22

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are dependon. upon the uncertainties OF
the next hour. This excitement Of the
brain, this corroding care Of the heart,
this strain Of effort that eKhausts the
spirit, sends q great many of our best
men in nidlite to the grave They. find
That Wall street does not end ct the East
river. Itends at Greenwood! Their life
dashed out against money safes. They
go with their store on then. backs. They
trudge like; camels. sweating. from
Aleppo to Damascus They make their
life crucifxion. Standing behind
desks and counters, banished from the
fresh mir, weighed down by carking
cares, they are 30 many suicides
Oh. wish fcould today rub out someo OF
these lines Of care; that could lift some
Of the burdens from the heart; that could
give relaxation to some of these worn
musclesl tits time for you to begin to
take it little easier. DO your best, and
then trust God for the rest. Donot fret
God managerial the affairs of your life,
and be manages them for the best. Con-
slider the lilies-they always have robes.
Behold the fowls Of the air-they always
have. nests. Take u long breath. Be
think betilnes that God did not make
you pack horse. Dig yourselves out
from among the hogsheads and the
shelves. and in the light of the holy Sab
bath day resolve that you will give to
the. winds your fears. and your fretful-
ness, and your distresscs You brought
nothing into the world. and it Is very
certain you can carry nothing out. HaT-
ing food and raiment. be Herewith con-
tent.
The merchant. come home from the
store There had been great disaster
there. Ho opened the front door and
said in the midst Of his family circlei II
am ruined Everything Is gone am
all ruinod.' His wife said. II am left, T"
and the little child threw up It's hands and
sold. Papa. lam here" The aged grand
mother seated in the room said, "Then
you have all the promises Of God beside,
John And no burst into tears and
snid: God forgive me that l have been
SO ungrateful. find |, have great
many things left God forgive me-
NEGLECT OF HOME LIFE
Again. remark that many of our
business men are tempted to neglect
their home duties. Flow often it is that
the store and the home scem 70 clash,
but there ought not 10 be-any collision.
Il ls often the case. that the father is the
mere treasurer Of the family, 3 sort Of
agent 10 zee that tiDy have dry goods
and groceries. The work ofifamily gov
eminent be does not touch. Once or
twice In yeat he calls the children up
on Sabbath afternoon when he has a
half hour he does not exactly know what
to do with, and In that half hour he dis
ciplines the children 'and chides them
and corrects their faults and gives them
great deal Of good advice, and then
wonders all the rest OF the year that his
children do not do. better when they
have the wonderful advantage Of that
semiannual castigttion.
The family table; which ought to be
the place for pleasant discussion and
cheerfulness. often becomes the place Of
perilous expedition. II there be any
blessing asked ut all, It Is cut off at both
ends, and with the hand on the carving
knife. He counts on.his fingers. making
estimates In the interstices of the repast
The work done. the hat goes to the head,
and he starts down the street, and before
the family has risen from the table he
has bound up another bundle of goods
and says to the customer, Anything
more can do for you today, sir?r
A man has more responsibilities than
those which are discharged by putting
competent instructors over his children
and giving them drawing master and
music teacher. The physical culture Of
the child will not be attended to unless
the father looks to it. He must some
times lose his dignity. He must unlim-
Dor his joints He must sometimes lead
them out to their sports and games. The
parent who cannot forget the severe du-
ties Of life sometimes to fly the kite, and
trundle the hoop, and chase the ball,
and jump the rope with his children
ought never to have been tempted out
of crusty and unredeemable solitari-
ness.
If you want to keep your children
away from places Of sin, you can only
do 1t by making your home attractive.
You may preach sermons and advocate
reforms and dcnounce wickedness, and
vet your children will be captivated by
the glittering saloon of sin unless you
can make your home q brighter place
than any other place on earth to them.
Oh, gather all charms into your housed!
If you can afford it, bring books and
pictures and cheerful entertainments to
the household. But, above all, teach
those children. not by half an hour
twice year on the Sabbath day, but
day after day, and every day teach them
that religion is great gladness that
throws chains of gold about the neck;
that it takes no spring from the foot, no
bltheness from the heart. no sparkle
from the eye. no ring from the laughter,
but that "her ways are ways of pleas
antness, and all her. paths are peace"
sympathize with the work being done
In many of our cities by which beautiful
rooms are set apart by our Young Mems
) Christian associations, and | pray God
to prosper them in all things. But. I
tell you. there Is something back of that
and before that We need more happy,
cousecrated. cheerful Christian homes In
America
rHH RIGHT USES OF MONEY.
Again. remark that great many OF