Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-14

men would have applauded the hero
ism of the man there were those to
hiss. 1.-The Lord sent the hornet" And
when nfterward that man snt down on
the western coast of Africa. sick and
worn out. with perhaps the grandest
achievement Of the age in the way Of
geographical discovery, there were
small critics all over the world to buzz
and buzz and caricuture and derldc
him, and when after awhile he got the
London papers. as he opened them.
out flew the hornet When | see that
there are SO many people In the world
who like to say disagrcenble things
and write disagreeuble things, | come
almost in my weaker moments to be-
lieve what man said to me in Phlla-
delphia one Monday morning. went
to get the horse ut the livery stable.
and the hostler, Il plain man, said to
me- Mr. Talmage. saw that you
preached to the young men yesterday"
| said. Yes" He said: No uss, no
use. Mans failure"
Domestic Disturbances.
The small insect annoyanccs Of life
sometimes come In the shape OF local
physical trouble which does not
amount TO positive prostration. but
which bothers you when you want to
feel the best. Perhaps 1t Is sick
headache which has been the plngue Of
your life, and you appoint some occu-
sion OF mirth or Sociallty or usefulness,
and when the clock strikes the hour
you cannot make your appearance.
Perhaps the trouble is between the
ear and the forehead in the shape of
neuralgia twinEe. Nobody can see 1t
or sympathiZe with 1t, but just ut the
time when you want your Intellect
clearest and your disposition brightest
you feel a sharp. keen. dlsconcerting
thrust. "rhc Lord sent the hornet"
Perhaps these small insect annoy
ances will come in the shape OF do
nestle irritation. The parlor and the
kitchen do not always harmonize. To
get good service and to keep 1t is one OF
Sometimes it may be the arrogance
and Inconsiderateness Of employers;
but whatever be the fact. we all admit
there are these insect annoyanceS
wlnging their way out from the Gull
nary department. II the grace Of God
be not In the heart of the housekeeper,
she cannot maintain her equilibrium.
The men come home ut night and hear
the story of these annoyances ana say,
"Oh, these home troubles are very lit
tie thingsw They arc small. small as
wasps, but they sting. Martha's nerves
were all unstrung when she rushed In
asking Christ to scold Mary and there
are tens of thousands Of women who
are dying, stung to death by these pes
tiferous domestic annoyances. 1.-The
Lord sent the hornet"
These small insect disturbances may
also come In the shape Of business IT.
ritations There are men here who
went through the 9th of September,
1869, and the panics Of 1873 and OF
1898 without losing their balance who
are every day endorsed by little an
noyanccs-a clerks i'll manners. or
blot of Ink on bill Of lading. or the
extravaganza of a partner who over
draws lis account. or the undertaking
by business rival, or the whispering
of store condolences In the street. or The
making of some little bad debt which
was against your Judgment. but you
wanted to please somebody else.
1t is not the panics that kill the mer-
chants. PGaics come only once In 10 or
20 years. 1t is the constant din of these
everyday annoyances which is sending
so many of our bess merczants into
nervous dyspepsia and paralysis and
the grave. When our national COM
merce fell fiat on its face. these men
stood I'D and felt almost defiant. but
their life is going away now under the
swarm Of these pestlferous annoy
ances, 1.-THE Lord sent the hornet"
Keep on Moving.
have noticed in the history Of some
Of my congregation that their annoy
ances are multiplying and that they
have n hundred where they used to
have ten. The naturalist tells us that
wasp sometimes has family OF 20
600 wasps. and it does seem as if ev-
cry annoyance of your life brooded
million. BY the help Of God, today /
want to show you the other side. The
hornet is of no use? Oh. yes! The nat
uralist tells us they are very important
In the worlds economy. They kill spi-
ders. and they clear the atmosphere.
And really believe God sends the an
noyances Of our life upon us to kill the
spiders of the soul and to clear the at
mosphere of our skies
These annoyances are sent on us.
think. to wake us up from our lethar-
gy. There is nothing that makes
man so lively rs Il nest Of yellow jack
cts" and | think that these annoy
ances are lnteplcd to persuade us or
the fact that this ls not a world for
us to stop In If we had bed OF ev-
erything that was attractive and soft
and easy. what would we want OF
heaven? We think that the hollow tree
sends the hornet, or we may think that
the devil sends the hornet. want to
correct your opinion. THE Lord sent
the hornet
Then think these annoyances come
on US to cultivate our patience. In the
gymnasium you find upright parallel
bars with holes over each other for
pegs to be put in. Then the gymnast
takes peg in each hand. and he be-
gins to climb. one inch ut time or
two inches. and. getting his strength
cultivated. reaches after awhile the
ceiling. And 1t seems to me that these
annoynnces in life are moral gymna-
SUM, each worriment peg with
which we are to climb higher and high
er in Christian attainment. We all love
to see patience, but it cannot be cult
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