Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-15
WHY Some Men Win.

There she is the dear old soul,
Grandmother Lois. In beautiful Green
wood cemetery there is the resting place
of George W. Bethune, once a minister
of Brooklyn Heights, his name never
spoken among intelligent Americans
without suggesting two things-elo-
uuence and evangelism. In the same
tomb sleeps his grandmother Isabella
Graham, who was the chief inspiration
of his ministry. You are not surprised
at the poetry and pathos and pulpit
power of the grandson when you read
of the faith and devotion of his wonder
full ancestress. When you read this let
ter, in which she poured out Der wild
owed soul in longings for a sons saliva
ton, you will not wonder that succeed
ing generations have been blessed:
'NEw YORK, May 20, 1871.
"This day my only son left me in bit
ter wringings of heart. He is again
launched on the ocean-God's ocean.
The Lord saved him from shipwreck,
brought him to my home and allowed
me once more to indulge my affections
over him. He has been with me but a
short time, and i'll have improved it {;
he is gone from ny sight, and my heart
bursts with tumultuous grief. Lord,
have mercy on the widows son, the
only son of his mother.
81 ask nothing i'll all this world for
him; I repeat my petition, Save his
soul alive, give him salvation from sin.
1t is not the danger of the seas that dis
tresscs me; it is not the hardships he
must undergo; it is not the dread Of
never seeing him more in this world !;
it is because l cannot discern the fulfill
ment of the promise in bin. cannot
discern the new birth nor its fruit, but
every symptom of captivity to satan,
the world and self will. This, this is
what distresses me, and in connection
with this his being shut out from ordi-
nances at q distance from Christians !;
shut up with those who forget God,
profane his name and break his Sab
baths; men who often live and die like
beasts, yet are accountable creatures,
who must answer for every moment Of
time and every word, thought and ac-
tion. o Lord. many wonders hast thou
shown mel Thy ways of dealing with
me and nine have not been common
ones. Add this wonder to the rest. Call,
convert regennrate and establish sail
or in the faith. Lord, all things are
possible with thee. Glorify thy Son and
extend his kingdom by sea and land
take the prey from the strong. L roll
him over upon thee Many friends try
to comfort me; miserable comforters
are they all. Thou art the God of con-
ISOLATION. Only confirm to me thy pre-
cious word, on which thou causedst me
to hope in the day when they saidst to
me, Leave thy fatherless children;
will preserve them alive. Only let this
life be a spiritual life, and Iput blank
in thy hand as to all temporal things.
81 wait for thy salvation. Amen. :"
Old Fashioned Women.
With such grandmother would you
not have right to expect george w.
Bethune? And all the thousands con-
verified through his ministry may date
the saving power back to Isabella Ora
ham.
God fill the earth and the heavens
with such grandmothers. We must some
day go up and thank these dear ole
souls. Surely God will let us go up and
tell them Of the results of their infu'
esssssssS Among our first questions IL
heaven will be, "Where is grandmoth
er?'' They will point her out, for WI
would hardly know her even if we hat
seen her on earth, so bent over witt
years once and there so straight, SO din
of eye through the binding of earthly
tears and now her eye as clear as heay
on en- fu11 of aches and DaiuE once aOC