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

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Hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been sent to Washington during the past
few years as conscience money"
suppose that money was sent by men
who wanted to be Christians, but found
they could not until they mado rostitu-
ton. There is no need of our trying to
como to Christ as long as we keep fraud
ulently a dollar or farthing in our
possession that belongs to another. Sup
pose you have not money enough to pay
your debts and for the sake of defraud-
ing your creditors you put your proper
ty in your wife's name. You might cry
until the day of Judgment for pardon,
but you would not get it without first
making restitution. In times of pros
perity it is right, against a rainy day,
to assign property to your wife, but if,
in time of perplcxity and for the sake
of defrauding your creditors, you make
such assignment you become culprit
before God, and you may as we'll stop
praying until you have made restitu-
ton. Or suppose one man loans another
money on bond or mortgage, with the
understan ling that the mortgage can
lie quiet tor several years. but as soon
as tho mortgage is given commences
foreclosure-th sheriff mounts the auo-
ton block, and the property is struck
down at half price, and the mortgagee
buys it in The MORTGAGE started to get
tho property at half price and is thief
and robber Until he makes restitu-
ton there is no mercy for him.
There Must Be Restitution.
You say: II cannot make restitution.
The parties whom Iswindled are gone. .
Then say, "Take the money up to the
American Bible society and consecrato
1t to God" Zaccheus was wise when he
disgorged his unrighteous gains, and it
was his first step in the right direction.
The way being clear, Christ walked
into the house of Zaccheus. He becomes
q different man; his wife different
woman; the children are different. Oh,
it makes q great change in any house
when Christ comes into it'll How many
beautiful homes are represented among
you'll There are pictures Oh the "aii,
there Is music III the Drawing rooii' anu ,1
luxuries in the wardrobe, and full
supply in the pantry. Even If you were
half asleep, there is ono word with
which l could wake you and thrill
you through ana through anu .la'
WORD Is nome' Ahere ale aisU
houses VI euio,inS iopio aoDseu 49, 49, -
there are neither pictures nor "aro-
robe nor adornment-only one ROOM
and plain cot, or bunk IN a corner.
Yet it is the place where your loved
ones dwell, and your whole nature
4 tingles with satlsfactlon sWheM you
4 think Of It and call 1t nome. In1o e''g
1 the world may soon at us allas psslssi y
us, and all the Gay we &c. zossess ! 1sSsls
at eventldeswei sali N % suae ss.
home. Ihougn there Dc no rssVs 70 ler ~ y
IN the busy. woEia, a1IselzWe 20 se9us.n =
nm "a aEssysif ie.l
4 crush us, bnere Is 2 reIuge, ana ~ ha'n !,
an easy chair In wnlcn we may sit' anu
q lounge where we may lie, ana a SCREEN
ity of peace in which we may repose'
and that refuge IS home. Inc Engllsn
soldiers, sitting on the walls around
Sevastopol, one night heard company
of musicians playing Home owee'
Home, and IL is sald that tne "noie
army broke out III soos ana "hlling' 81
great was tnelr homeslokness' you pi'y
the poor, miserable wretch VINO mas ~
home
III chriS' came 70 Aou, muse
now suppose Chriss siiouiu Tone
into your mouse. flrse inc WIG anu Ciie
mother would Ieei MS presehce' nc
llglon almost Always peRins VilUle IL 4
easier Tor women 10 become CHRISTIANS
than for us men. Ihey 20 not hghe Sc
against God. IL woman teinpteo man
originally away from hollhess' now she
tempts him back. one may hoe maxi
any fuss about IT, out somehow every
body IN the house knows tha1 there Is
change IN tne VIE ana mother nhe
chlues 'he ohlioien inoio senviS. Ho'
Lace SonieVl-n1 o., iisneo .p "-Oa "- 80
eartniy eio". INV g So 1n.I 80 ~,
cupieu looni LUZ i...io VI "..u ~, W.,
husoano eoes no' AI ne nei, not :4t 1asn.
why she was 'nG ire ne, nc Anum T,; VIZ Tb'
asking Sii"O eno mas Ioen p"! -Is. -.
husband noelces Vna' hei lace 10 pilei,'el
than OH inc Gay "nen' years aso' 'ne9
$1,000 at Inc lnairiase ai'ai, 'Aiiu "
knows tnat Jesus mas Deeh putting upoi
her brow wreath sweeter tnan th'
orange blossoms. one puts tne cnilorel
to bed, not satlsneo Win the lorna
fingers now and tells them of Jesu:
who blessed little children and of the
good place where they all hope to be a
last. And then she kisses them gooc
night with something that the chile
feels to be heavenly benediction-
something that shall hold onto the boy
after no has become man 40 or 81
years of age, for there is something in ;
good, loving, Christian mothers kis:
that so years cannot wipe off the cheek
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