Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
fbat night Of struggle. It IS appropriate

for philanthropists and Christians to
CRY out with this angel Of the text,
".The day breaketh. ~ The worlds pros
poets are Frightening. The church Of
Christ is rising up in its strength to go
forth fair as the moon, clear as the sun
and terrible as an army with banners. !"
Clap your hands, all ye people, the
day breaketh. The bigotries Of the earth
are perishing. The time was when we
were told that if we wanted to get to
heaven we must be immersed or sprin-
killed., or we must believe In the perse-
verance Of the saints, or in falling away
from grace, or liturgy, or no liturgy,
or they must be Calvinists or Armin-
ians in order to reach heaven. We have
all come to confess now that these are
nonessentials in religion.
During my vacation one summer /
was in Presbyterian audience, and 1T
was sacramental day, and with grateful
heart received the holy communion
On the next Sabbath / was in Metho-
dist church and sat ut @ love feast. On
the following Sabbath I was in an Epis-
copalian church and knelt at the altar
and received the consecrated bread. /
do not know which service l enjoyed
the most. 81 believe in the communion
Of saints and in the life everlasting. !"
1.-THE day breaketh. "
AS I look upon this audience see
many who have passed through waves
Of trouble that came up higher than
their girdle. In Gods name l proclaim
cessation of hostilities- You shall not
20 always saddened and heartbroken.
God will lift your burden. God will
bring your dead to life. God will stanch
the hearts bleeding. know he will
Like as father pities his children, SO
the Lord pities you. The pains of earth
will end. The tomb will burst. The
dead will rise. The morning star trem-
bles on Frightening sky. The gates Of
the east begin to swing open The day
breaketh.
Luther and Melanchthon were talking
together gloomily about the prospects
of the church. They could see no hope
of deliverance. After awhile Luther
got ND and said to Melanchthon: Come,
Philip, let us sing the forty-sixth psalm
of David: God is our refuge and
strength, very present help in trouble.
Therefore will not we fear, though the
earth be removed, and though the noun
tains be carried into the midst Of the
sea; though the waters thereof roar and
be troubled though the mountains
shake with the swelling thereof. Sc
lah.
The Death Struggle.
Death to many, nay to all, is strug-
gle and a wrestle. We have many
friends that it will be hard to leave. I
care not how bright our future hope is.
It is a bitter thing to look upon this
fair world and know that we shall new
er again see it's poisoning spring, its
falling fruits, its sparkling streams and
to say farewell 70 those with whom we
played in childhood or counseled In
manhood. In that night, like Jacob, we
may have to wrestle, but God will not
leave us unblesscd 1t shall not be told
in heaven that dying soul cried unto
God for help but was not delivered
The lattice may be turned to keep out
the sun, OF, a book set,to dim the light
Of the midnight taper, or the room
may be filled with the cries of orphan
age and widowhood, or the church Of
Christ may mourn over our going, but
if Jesus calls oil is well. The strong
wrestling by the brook will cease; the
hour of death night will pass along
o'clock in the morning; 2 o'clock In
the morning; o'clock in the morning.
The day breaketh.
So would have it when I die. am
in no haste to be gone have no grudge
against this world. The only fault l have
to find with the world is that it treats
me too we'll, but when the time comes
to 90 trust to be ready, my worldly
affairs all settled. If have wronged
others, want then to be sure of their
forgiveness. In that last wrestling, my
arm enfeebled with sickness and my
head faint, want Jesus beside me. If
there be hands on this side of the food
stretched out to hold me back, want
the heavenly hands stretched out to draw
me forward. Then, Q Jesus, help me on
and help me up Unfearing, undoubting,
may step right out into the light and
be able to look back to my kindred and
friends who would detain me here, ex-
claiming: Let me go; let me go. The
day breaketh!"