Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-09-29

he sees SO much to linger on. His voice
trembles Everything is so strangely now
to him. They kneel-that is tho father
and mother do, but the children come
down one by one. They do not know that
they must 1t is some time before they all
get down. The sentences are broken.
The phrases are little ungrammatical.
The prayer begins abruptly and ends
abruptly; but, as far as can understand
what they mean, it is about this: 80
Saviour, help usl We do not know how
to pray Teach us. We cannot live any
longer in the way we have been living.
We start today for heaven. Help us to
take these children along with US For
give us for all the past Strengthen US
for all the future, and when the journey
is over take US where Jesus is and
where the little babe is that we lost.
Amen" 1t ended very abruptly, but
the angels came out and leaned SO far
over to listen they would have fallen of
the battlement but for stroke Of their
wings and cried: "Hark, bark! Behold,
he prays!"
The Christian Home.
That night there is rap at the bed
room door. "Who is there?' cries the
father. 1t is the Oldest child. "What is
the matter? Are you sick?" "No; 1
want to he saved" Only little while,
and all the children arc brought into
the kingdom of God. And there is great
Joy in the house. Years pass OH. The
telegraph goes click, ciickl- What is the
news flying over the country? Come
home. Father is dyingl" The children
all gather Some come in the last train.
Some, too late for the train, take Car
riage across the country They stand
around the dying bed of the father. The
oldest son upholds the mother and says:
Don't cry, mother. l will take care Of
you. " The parting blessing is given.
No long admonition, for he has, through
years, been saying to his children all he
had to say to them. 1t is plain good
BY" and the remark, ~ know you will
all be kind to your mother, " and all Is
over.
Lies duty done, rs sinks the clay,
Light from its load, the spirit flies,
While heaven and earth combine to say
How bless'd the righteous when he dies.
A whole family saved forever! If.the
deluge come, they are all in tho ark
father, mother, sons, daughters. To
gether on earth, together in heaven.
What makes it so? Explain it. Zaccheul
one day took Jesus homo with him.
That is all. Salvation came to thai
house.
What sound is IL 1 hear tonight? 1t /:
Jesus knocking at the door of your
house. -
Behold stranger ut the door aE<
he gently l1nocks-has Knocked tefcre
If you looked out of.spii i1idoy u
saw me going up our q STEPS gS
would not waltz 30 soIseI
the door. WilNsssi rs fam iys
on the outside his lock e
dews of the nightfss This;day is salvation
come to thy house great: want o.
your house is lot, new carpet or cost
|Isslisf ictures 81 riclaes;: furni tire i !:
WORK Iss:; iiliEen.
Up to 40 years men work for them,
:seS:EIs, after tat FOR tlltsir .childssls:;
Nov, what do you propose to leave
them. Nothing but dollars? Alas what
an inheritance It is more likely to be
curse than blessing. Your own com
mon sense and observation tell you that
money, without the divine blessing, is
curse. You must soon leave your chill.
dren. Your shoulders are not SO strong
as they were, and you know that they
will soon have to carry their own bur
dens. Your eyesight is not so clear as
once. They will soon hayo to pick out
their own way. Your arm is not sc
mighty as once. They will soon have tc
fight their own battles.
Oh, let it not be told on judgment
day that you let your family start with,
out the only safeguard-the religion Of
Christ. Give yourself no rest until your
children are the sons and daughters Of
the Lord Almighty. Your son does just
as you dos. He tries to walk like yor
and to talk like you. The daughter iml
tates the mother Alas, if father and
mother miss heaven, the children will
Oh, let Jesus come into your house. Dc
not bolt the hall door, or the parlol
door, or the kitchen door. or tho bed
room door against him. Above all, d.
not bolt your heart.
Build your altar tonight. Take tn
| family Bibla lying OH the parlor table
| Call together as many Of your famil,
| as may be awake. Read q chapter, ant
then, if you can think Of nothing els'
besides the Lords Prayer, say that
That will do. Heaven will have begun
in your house. You can put your heat
on your pillow, feeling that, whethei
you wake up in this world or the next
all is we'll. In that great ponderou
book of the Judgment, where are record
ed all the Important events Of the earth
YOU Will read at last the statement tina
this was the day when salvation came
into your house. Oh, Zaccheus, come
down, come down! Jesus is passing by