Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-14

missioner OF police, and the captain Oh
police, and the inspector Of police and
the company of two Christian gentle
men, and not with the spirit of curiosity,
but that you may see sin in order the
better to combat it, then, in the name OF
the eternal God, go? But, if not, then
stay away. -
Wellington, standing in the battle of
Waterloo when the bullets were buzz1ng
around his head, saw civilian on the
field He said to him: Sir, what are
you doing here? Be off" "Why," re-
piled the civilian, there is no more dan
ger here for me than there is for you. ="
Then Wellington flushed up and said,
"God and my country demand that be
here, but you have no errand here. Z"
Now I, as an officer in the army OF
Jesus Christ, went on that exploration
and on to that battlefield. If you bear
a like commission, go. Ifnot, stay away.
But you say, Don't you think that
somehow the description of those places
induces people to go and see for them
selves2" I answer yes, just rs much as
the description of yellow fever in some
scourged city would induce people to go
down there and get the pestilence
But may be addressing some stran-
ger already destroyed. Where is he, that
1 may pointedly yet kindly address him?
Come back and wash in the deep foun-
tain of Sayiour's mercy. l do not give
you cup, or chalce, or pitcher with
a limited supply to effect your ablu.
lions. 1 point you to the five oceans OF
Gods mercy. Oh, that the Atlantic and
Pacific surges of divine forgiveness
might roll over your soul! AS the glori-
GUS sun of Gods forgiveness rides on to-
ward the mid heavens ready to submerge
YOU in warmth and light and love bid
you good morning. Morning of peace
for all your troubles. Morning of liberia
ton for all your incarcerations Morn
ing of resurrection for your soul buried
in sin Good morningl Morning for the
resuscitated household that has been
waiting for your return. Morning for
the cradle and the crib already disgraced
with being that Of o drunkard's child.
Morning for the daughter that has
trudped off to hard work because you
did not take care of home. Morning for
the wife who at 40 or 80 years has the
wrinkled face and the stopped shoulder,
and the white hair. Morning for one.
Morning for all. Good morning! In
Gods name, good morning!
~ - BEFORE PITFALLS.
In our last dreadful war the Federals
and the Confederates were encamped on
oppositesides of the Rappahannock, and
one morning the brass band Of thenorth-
ern troops played the national air, and
all the northern troops cheereds and
cheered. Then on the. opposite side OF
the Rappahannock the brass band of the
Confederates played "My Maryland"
and Dixie" and then all the southern
troops cheered and cheered. But after
awhile one of the bands struck up
"Home, Sweet Home" and the band
on the opposite side Of the river took up
the strain, and when the tune was done
the Confederates and the Federals all
together united as the tears rolled down
their cheeks in one great huzza, huzza
Well, my friends heaven cones very
near today. 1t is only stream that
divides US, the narrow stream OF death,
and the voices there and the voices here
seem to commingle, and we join trum-
pets and hosannahs and hallelujahs, and
the chorus of the united song Of earth
and heaven is Home, Sweet Home. !"
Home of bright domestic circle on earth.
Home of forgiveness in the great heart
of God. Home of eternal rest in heaven.
Homel Home Home!
But suppose you are standing on
crag of the mountain and on the edge
of a precipice and all unguarded, and
some one either in joke or hate shall
run up behind you and push you off. 1t
is easy enough to push you off. But who
would do so dastardly deed? Why, this
is done every hour Of every day and ev-
cry hour of every night. Men come to
the verge of city life and say: "Now,
we will just look off. Come young man,
do not be afraid Come near let US look
off. He comes to the edge and looks
and looks until, after awhile, satan
sneaks up behind him and puts hand
on each of his shoulders and pushes him
off. Society says it is evil proclivity on
the part Of that young man. On, no!
He was simply an explorer and sacrificed
his life in discovery.
A young man comes in from the coun-
try Dragging that nothing can do him
any harm. He knows about all the tricks
of city life. why" he says, "did not l
receive circular in the country telling
me that somehow they found out l was
sharp business man, and if l would
only send Il certain amount of money by
mail or express, charges prepaid, they
would send q package with which Hould
make q fortune in two months, but did
rot believe it. My neighbors did, but
| did not. Why, no man could take my
money. carry it in a pocket inside my
vest. No man could take it. No man
could cheat me at the faro table. Don
1 know all about the cue box, and the
dealers box, and the cards stuck to-
gether as though they were one, and
when to hand in my checks: Oh, they
SAINT cheat me. I know what 1 am
shout, while at the same time, that very
moment, such men arc succumbinS to the
worst satanic influences in the simple
fact that they are going to observe.
Now, if a man or woman shall so down
into haunt of iniquity for the purpose
of reforming men and women or for the
sake of being able intelligently to warn
people against such perils; if, as did
John Howard or Elizabeth Fry or Thorn
as Chalmers, they go down among the
abandoned for the sake of saving them,
then such explorers shall be God pro-
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