Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-03-17

sail away from them! A sailor nndS
them on the lookout as he takes his
place, and finds them on the mast as he
climbs the ratlines to disentangle rope
in the tempest, and finds them swinging
on the hammock when he turns in. Why
not be frank and acknowledge it2 The
most of US would long ago have been
dashed to pieces had not gracious and
loving hands steadily and lovingly and
nightly held the rope.
TINE OF PERIL.
But there must come q time when we
shall find ont who these Damascenes
were who lowered Paul in the basket
and greet them and all those who have
rendered to God and the world unrecog-
nized and unrecorded services. That is
going to be one of the glad excitements
of heaven-the hunting up and picking
out of those who did great good on earth
and got no credit for it. Here the
church has been going on 10 centuries,
and this is probably the first sermon ever
recognizing the services of the people in
that Damascus balcony. Charles G. Fin
ney said to a dying Christian. "Give my
love to st. Paul when you meet him. !"
When you and meet him, as we will, l
shall ask him to introduce me to those
people who got him out Of the Damas-
Gene peril.
Once for 80 hours we expected every
moment to go to the bottom of the ocean.
The waves struck through the skylights,
and rushed down into the hold Of the
ship, and Missed against the boilers. 1t
was an awful time, but by tho blessing
Of God and the faithfulness of the men
in charge we came out Of the cyclone,
and we arrived at home. Each one, be-
fore leaving the ship, thanked Captain
Andrews. do not think there was a
man or woman that went off that ship
without thanking Captain Andrews. and
when years after heard of his death l
was impelled to write letter of condo
lence to his family in Liverpool.
Everybody recognized the goodness,
the courage, the kindness of Captain An
drews, but it occurs to me now that we
never thanked the engineer. He stood
away down In the darkness amid the
Kissing furnaces doing his whole duty.
Nobody thanked the engineer, but God
recognized his heroism, and his continu-
ance, and his fidelity, and there will be
Just as high reward for the engineer who
worked out of sight as the captain who
stood on the bridge of the ship in the
midst of the bowling tempest.
ALL POINTED OUT.
A Christian woman was seen going
along the edge of wood every eventide,
and the neighbors in the country did not
understand how mother with so many
cares and anxieties should waste so
much time as to be idly sauntering out
evening by evening. 1t was found out
afterward that she went there to pray
for her household, and while there one
evening she wrote that beautiful hymn,
famous in all ages for cheering Christian
hearts:
love to steal awhile away
From every numbering care
And spend the hours of setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.
Shall there be no reward for such I'M
pretending yet everlasting service?
We go into long sermon to prove that
we will be able to recognize people in
heaven, when there Is one reason we fail
to present, and that is better than all
God will introduce US. We shall have
them all pointed out. You would not
be guilty of the impoliteness of having
friends in your parlor not introduced,
and celestial politeness will demand that
we be made acquainted with all the
heavenly household. What rehearsal of
old times and recital of stirring reminis-
cences.
If others fail to give introduction, God
will take us through, and before our first
"a hours in heaven-if it were calculat-
ed by earthly timepieces-have passed
we shall meet and talk with more heav-
enly celebrities than in our entire mortal
state we met with earthly celebrities.
Many who made great noise of useful
ness will sit on the last seat by the front
door of the heavenly temple. while right
ND within arms reach. of the heavenly
throne will be many who, though they
could not preach themselves or do great
exploits for God, nevertheless held the
rope.
Come, let us go right up and accost
those on this circle of heavenly thrones.
Surely, they must have killed in battle a
million men. Surely they must have
been buried with all the cathedrals
sounding dirge and all the towers of all
the cities tolling the national grief. Who
art thou, mighty one of heaven2 II lived
by choice the unmarried daughter in
humble home that l might take care of
nv parents in their old age, and en-
dured without complaints all their quer-
ulousness and ministered to all their
wants for 90 Years"
BEFORE THE THRONES.
Let us pass on round the circle of
thrones. Who art thou, mighty one of
heaven? 81 was for 30 years Christian
invalid and suffered all the while, occa-
sionally writing note Of sympath57f3r
those worse off than 1, and was general
confdant of all those who had trouble,
and once in awhile was strong enough
to make garment for that poor family
in the back lane" Pass on to another
throne. Who art thou, mighty one Of
heaven? II was the mother who raised a
whole family of children for God, and
they are out in the world Christian mer-
chants, Christian mechanics, Christian
wives, and I have had full reward of all
my toll" Let US pass on in the circle of
thrones. II had a Sabbath school class,
and they were always on my heart, and
they all entered the kingdom of God,
and am waiting for their arrival"
But who art thou, the mighty one of
heaven on this other throne? ''1n time of
bitter persecution owned a house IN
Damascus house on the wall. A man
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