Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-03

Tyre, ana other deau nations OF tho past
our dead republic was to be buried. The
epitaph was all ready: Here lies the
American republic Born at Philadel-
phia, July 4, 1915. Killed at Bull Run
July 81, 1851. Aged IS years and II
days Peace to its ashes. " But before
the obsequies had quite closed there was
an interruption of the ceremonies, and
our dead nation rose from Its mortuary
surroundings. God had made for it
special resurrection day, and cried:
Come forth, thou republic Of Washing
ton, and John Adams, and Thomas. JEFF
ferson, and Patrick Henry, and John
Hancock, and Daniel Webster, and s.
S. Prentiss, and Henry Clay. Come
forth" And she came forth, to be
stronger than she had ever been. Her
mightiest properties have como since
that sine. Who would want to- push
back this country to what it was in
1860 or 1860? But, oh, what high
gate, what u strong gate, she had to push
back before she could make one step in
advanced Gate of flannel See Norfolk
navy yard, and Columbia, and Cham
bersburg, and Charleston on frel Gate
of bayonetsl See glittering rifles and
carbines flash from the SusquehaDna
and the james to the Mississippi and
the Arkansasl Gate Of heavy artillery,
making the mountains Of Tennessee and
Kentucky and Virginia tremble as
though the earth itself were struggling
i'll its last agony. The gate was SO fiery
and so red that I can think of nothing
more appropriate than to take the sug'
gestion Of Isaiah in the text and call 1t
u gate of carbuncles.
God Save tho Nation.
This country has been for the most
part of Its history passing through
crises, and after each crisis was better
off than before it entered 1t, and now
we arc OF another crisis We are told on
one hand that if gold is kept as stand
ard and silver is not elevated confidence
will be restored, and this nation will
rise triumphant from oil the financial
misfortunes that have been affecting
U.S. On the other hand, we are told that
il the free coinage Of silver is allowed
oil the wheels of business will revolve.
the poor man will have better chance,
and all our industries will begin to hum
and roar. During the last six preaiden'
tial elections have been urged to enter
the political arena, but never have
and never will turn the pulpit in which
I preach into political stump. Every
minister must do as he feels called to
do, and / will not critcise him for doing
what be considers his duty, but all the
political harangues from pulpits from
now until tho 3D. of November will not
in all the United States change one
vote. but will leave many ears stopped
against anything that such olergymen
may utter the rest Of their lives. AS O
general rule, the laymen Of churches
understand politics better than the
clergy, because they (the laymcn) study
politics more than the clergy and have
better opportunity of being intelligent
OIL those subjects. But good morals.
honesty, loyalty, Christian patriotism
and the Ten OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES we
must preach. God says distinctly in the
Bible, 1.-The silver and the gold are
mine" and he will settle the contro-
versy between those two metals. II ever
this country needed the divine rescue 1t
needs it now. Never within my mem
DRY have so many people literally
starved to death as In the past few
months. Have you noticed in the news-
papers how many men and women here
and there have been found dead, the
post norton examination stating that
the cause Of death was hunger?
There Is not day that we do not
hear the crash Of come great commercial
establishment, and as consequence
many people are thrown out of employ
ment. Among what we considered
comfortable homes have come privation
and close calculation and On economy
that kills. Millions of people who say
nothing about it are at this moment at
their wits end. There are millions Of
people who do not want charity, but
want work. The cry has gone up to the
ears of the Lord Of Sabaoth," and the
prayer will be heard and relief will
come If we have nothing better to de-
pend Oh than American politics, relief
will never come. Whoever Is elected to
the presidency, the wheels of govern
ment turn so slowly, and caucus In
yondcr white building on the hill may
tie the hands of any president. Now,
though we who live in the District OF
Columbia cannot vote, we can pray. and
my prayer day and night shall be: 20
God, hear the cry of the souls from un-
der tho altar Thou who has brought
the wheat and corn Of this season to
such magnitude of supply, give food to
man and beast. Thou who hadst not
where to lay thy head. pity the shelter
less. Thou who has brought to perfec-
ton the cotton Of the south and the fax