Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-12


him, "There must be some idol in your
house not yet destroyed. !" The heather
confessed that there was one idol of
beaten gold that he could not bear to
give up After awhile, when that was
destroyed, in answer to the prayer OF
the Christian, the sick man got we'll.
Many man has awakened in his dy-
ing hour to find his Gins all about him.
They clambered up on the right side of
the bed, and on the left side, and over
the headboard, and over the footboard,
and horribly devoured the soul.
Repent, tho voice celestial cries,
Nor longer dare delay
Tho wretch that scorns the mandate dies
And meets fiery day.
A believing Heart.
Again, we need believing heart. a
good many years ago weary one went
up one of the hills of Asia Minor, and
with two logs on his back cried out to
all the world, Offering to carry their
sins and sorrows. They pursued him.
They slapped him in the face. They
Knocked him. When he groaned, they
groaned They shook their, fists at him.
They spat on him. They bounded him
as though he were wild beast. His
healing of the sick, his sight giving to
the blind, his mercy to the outcast, 81
fenced not the revenge of the world. Ills
prayers and benedictions were lost IN
that whirlwind of execration: "Away
with him. Away with him |"
All, it was not merely the two pieces
of wood that he carried; it was the
transgressions of the race, the anguish
of the ages, the wrath of God, the sor--
rows Of hell, the stupendous- interests
of an unending eternity No wonder
his back bent. No wonder the blood
started from every pore. No wonder
that he crouched under torture that
made the sun faint, and the everlasting
hills tremble, and the dead rush up in
their winding sheets as he cried, IF 1t
be possible, let this cup pass from me. "
But the cup did not pass. None to COM
fort.
There he hangsl What has that hand
done that it should be thus crushed in
the palm? 1t has been healing the lame
and wiping away tears What has that
foot been doing that it should be so
lacerated? 1t has been going about do
ing good. Of what has the victim been
guilty? Guilty of saving world. Tell
me, ye heavens and earth, was there
ever such another criminal? Was there
ever such q crime? On that hill Of car
mage, that sunless day, amid those
bowling rioters, may not your sins and
mine have persisted? I believe it. Oh,
tho ransom has been paid. Those arms
of Jesus were stretched out so wide that
when lie brought them together again
they might embrace the world. Oh, that
I might, out of the blossoms Of the
spring or tho flaming foliage of the
autumn make one wreath for my Lordl
Oh, that NIL the triumphal arches of the
world could be sung in one gateway,
where. the King of Glory might come@p. Y ]
Oh, .thatsallatlae llas and
al easth y Isrsis ighf Ia enc
ai Il, en- Il lis praise
asl5 . l1a era fseSsers to llil Z.
White lilies OF heaven y hat ssyeEiss aiel
es of earthly masonry to him who hath
about his throne rainbow spun out Of
everlasting sunshine? What were all
earthly music to him when the hundred
and forty and four thousand on one side
and cherubim and seraphim and arch
angels stand on the other side, and
all the space between is filled with the
doxologies of eternal jubilee-the no.
sauna of redeemed earth, the hallelu-
iah of unfallcn angels, song after song
rising about the throne of God and of
the Lamb? In that pure, high place, let
him hear US Stop, harps of heaven,
that our poor cry may be heard. 0
my Lord Jesus, it will not hurt thee
for one hour to step out from the shin
ing throng They will make it all up
when thou goest back again. Come hith-
err, o blessed one, that we may kiss
thy feet. Our hearts, too long withheld,
we now surrender into thy keeping.
When thou goest back, tell it to all the
immortals that the lost are found, and
let the Fathers house ring with the mu-
sic and the dance.
They have some old wine in heaven,
not used except III rare festivities. In
this world those who are accustomed to
use wine on great occasions bring out
the beverage and say, "This wine is 30
years old'' or $40 years Old" But the
wine of heaven is more than Is centu-
ries old 1t was prepared at the time
when Christ trod the winepress alone.
When such srievous sinners as we come
back, methinkS the chamberlain of heav-
en- cries out to the servants: "This is
unusual joy! Bring up from the vaults
of heaven that old wine Fill all the
tankards. Let all the white robed guests
drink to the immortal health Of those
newborn SONS and daughters Of the
Lord Almighty" "There is joy in heay-
en- among the angels of God over one
sinner that repentcth, and God grant
that that one may be you
I Forgiving Heart.
Again, to have right heart it must
be forgiving heart. An old writer
says, "To return good for evil is God
like; good for good is manlike; evil for
good devillike Which of these natures
have we? Christ will have nothing to
do with US as long as we keep any old
grudge. We have all been cheated and
lied about. There are people who dislike
us so much that if we should come down
to poverty and disgrace. they would
say: "Good for him Didn't l tell you
sou They do not understand US. I'm
sauctified human nature says: Wait
t1n you get good crack at him, and
lswhen at last you find him in a tight
pace give it to him. Flay him alive.