Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-08-25

has here does not test It's capacity.
You are in II concert before Tie curtain
HOSTS and you hear the Instruments
preparing sharp snap of the bro
ken string. the scraplng OF the bow
across the vIol. There Is no music mi
that" you say. 1t is only getting ready |
for the music And all the enjoyment
of the soul In this world. the enjoyment
we think Is real enjoyment, Is only pre-
curative: it Is only nniiclpative; 1t Is
only the first stages OF the thing; II Is
only the entrance. the beginning OF
that which shall bc the orchestral har'
monies and splendors OF the redeemed.
On the ;iIils of Heaven.
You cannot test the fun power OF the
soul for happiness in this world. How
much power the soul has here to hnd
endowment In friendships; but. oh. the
grander fricdshlps for the soul in the
skies, How sweet the flowers here
hul how much SwcCtrr they VIII De,
there. do Tot think that when flow
crs die on earth. they die Forever. IN
the sunny valleys OF heaven shall not
the marigold creep? On the bills OF
henyen Will not the amaranth bloomf
On the amcthyStine walls OF heaven
will not the Jasmine climb? my be-
loved is come down into his garden to
gather lilies" No flowers In heaven!
Where. then. do they get their gar
lands for the brows of the righteousf
Christ is glorious to our souls now.
but how much grander our apprecia-
ton after awhile \ cOnqueror comes
back after the battle. He has been
fighting for D. He comes upon the
platform. He has one arm in sling,
and the other arm holds crutch. AS
he mounts the platform. oh, the en-
thusiasm Of the audience. They say,
"Ihat man fought for us aud imperiled
his life for us" and how wild the huz-
"a that follows huzza. When the Lord
Jesus Christ shall at last stand out be-
fore the multItudcs Of the redeemed OF
heaven and we meet him face to face
and feel that he was wounded In the
head and wounded In the hands and
MOullNltu III NllN wv anu -
the side for us. mrthInks we will be
overwhelmed. We will sit some time
gazing In silence until some leader
amid the white robcd choir shall lift
the baton or light and give the signal
that it Is time to wake the song OF ju-
bilce, and all heaven then Will break
forth into "IloSanna! hosanna. Worthy
Is the Lamb that was slain"
| calculate further the value Of the
soul 10y the price that has been paid FOR
ii. In ST. Petersburg there Is dln-
mond that thc government paid $2OU.
900 for. We'll" you say. 1T must
have been very valuable or the govern
ment would not have paid 100000 for
it," want to see what my soul Is
worth and what your soul Is worth
by seeing what has been paid for 1t
For that immortal soul the richest
| blood that was ever shed. the deepest
groan that was ever uttered. all the
gr.efs Of earth compressed into one
tear. all the sullcrings of earth gath
cred into one rapicr Of pain and stuck
through his holy heart. Does ii not
imply tremendous value:
The value of the Soul.
| argue. also. the value Of the soul
from the home that hnS been fitted up
for II In the future One would have
thought that n street OF adauant would
have done. No. il is Il street of gold.
One would have thought that wall OF
granite would have done. No, II Is
the flame of sardonyX mincling with
the green Of emerald. One would have
thought that an occasional dOxology
would have done No II Is Dcrnetu-
ri song. If the ages OF heaven marched
In a straight line, some day the last
regiment, perhaps, might pass out or
sight But DO, the ages of heaven do
not march in n straight line, but IN n
circle around about the throne Of God,
forever, forever, tramp. tramp. A soul
so bought, so equipped so provided for
must be priceless soul, majestic
soul, tremendous soul.
Now, you have seen the two prop
erties-the world, the soul. One per-
Ishable, the other immortal. One I'M
satisfying, the other capable Of ever
increasing felicity. VIII you trade!
VIII YOU trade even? Remember 1t is
the only investment you can make.
If a man sell n bill of goods worth
$1,000, and he is cheated out Of 1t, he
may got $1,000 somewhere else; but
l,t- thu oil
Saving that, he saves all. In the light
Of my text. 1t seems to me rs If you
were offering your soul to the highest
bidder, and hear you say, What Is
bid for 1t, my deathless spiritf What
Is bid for it?' Satan says, 81 will bid
the world" You say, "Begone. that is
no equivalent. Sell my soul for the
world? No, Rcgonew But there Is
some one else In the audience not so
wise as that. He says. What Is bid
for my immortal soulT Satan says.
81 will bid the world" THE world?
Going at that. going ut that, going.
Gone" Gone forever!
What is the thing Of greatest price
The whole creation round?
That which lost in paradise.
That which in Christ is found.
Then let us gather round the cross
That knowledge to obtain,
Not by the SOULS eternal loss,
But everlasting gain.
Well. there are great many people
who say. Il will not sell my soul for
the world. | find the world Is an I'm
satisfying portion" What. then. will
you do with your soul! Some one
whispers here II will give my soul to
Christ" VIII you? Tha, is the wisest
resolution you ever made. VIII you
give 1t to Christ? When? Tomorrow
No. now congratulate you If you
have como to such a decision Oh. If
the eternal Spirit Of God would now
come down upon you and show you
the vanity Of this world and the I'm
mcpSp Importance of ChriSt'S religion