Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-08


The flowers are the angels Of the
grass. They all have voices. When the
clouds speak, they thunder; when the
whirlwinds speak they scream, when
the cataracts speak they roar, but when
the flowers speak they always whisper.
I stand here 10 interpret their message.
What have you to say to us, 0 We an
gels Of the grassH This morning moan
to discuss what flowers are good for.
That is my subject. "What are flowers
good for %
I remark, in the first place, they are
good for lessons of Gods providential
care. That was Christ's first thought.
All these flowers seem to address us to-
day, saying, "God will give You ap-
parel and food" We have no wheel
with which to spin, no loom with which
to weave, no sickle with which 60 har-
vest, no we'll sweep with which to draw
water. but God stakes our thirst with
the dew, and God feeds us with the
bread of the sunshine, and God has ap-
pareled us with more than Solomonic
regality. We are prophetesses of ade-
uuate wardrobe. "If God SO clothed us.
the grass of the field. will he not much
more clothc you. 0 We of little faith
Men and women of worldly anxieties,
take this message hcme with you. How
long has God taken care of you? Quar-
ter of the journey of life? Half the
Journey of lifeY Three-quarters the
Journey of lifel Can You not trust him
the rest of the way? God does not
promise you anything like that which
the Roman emperor had on his table at
vast expense-5O0 nightingales' tongues
but lie has promised to take care OF
you. He has promised you the necessl-
ties, not the luxuries-bread, not cake.
If God so luxuriantly clothes the grass
of the field. will he not provide for you,
his living and immortal childrenf lie
will
No wonder Martin Luther always
had a flower on his writing desk for in
spiration Through the cracks OF the
prison floor flower grew up to cheer
Picciola. Mungo Park, the great trav-
eler and explorer, had his life saved by
flower. He sank down in the desert TIC
die; but, seeing flower near by, II
suggested Gods merciful care, and he
ret up with new courage and Travelled
on to safety. said the flowers are the
angels of the grass. add now they are
evangels Of the sky.
Uses of Flowers.
If you ask me the question, What
are flowers good for2 1 respond. they
are good for the bridal day. The bride
must have them on her brow. ana she
must have them in her hand. The mar
rage altar must be covered with them.
A wedding without flowers would bf
as inappropriate as wedding without
music. At such time they are for con
graduation and prophecies of good. 81
much of the pathway of life is covered
up with thorns. we ought to cover the
beginning with orange blossoms.
Flowers are appropriate. on such oc
eas,ons. for in % out of 100 cases It Is
the very best thing that could have hap,
pered. The world may criticise and
pronounce it an inaptitude and may lift
its eyebrows in surprise and think II
might suggest something better, but
the God who sees the 30. 40. so years OF
welded life before they have begun ar
ranges for the best So that flowers. II
almost all cases, are appropriate for tns
marriage day. The divergences OF dis
position will become correspondence
recklessness will become prudence, fri
| -.1;4r Mill ha A,,rnad into n icaiitY.