Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-15


Fear, For tho King Will he on
Board.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-From an unn0-
ticed incident OF olden time DR.. Tai
mage in this discourse draws some
comforting and rapturous lessons. The
text Is ii Samuel xix, Is, "And there
went over a ferryboat to carry over the
kings household"
Which of the crowd is the king?
That short man, sunburnt and In fa-
tigue dress. 1t is David, the exiled
king. He has defeated his enemies and
is now going home to resume his pal
ace. Good! l always like to see David
come out ahead. But between him and
his home there Is the celebrated river
Jordan, which has to be passed. The
king Is accompanied to the bank Of the
river by an aristocratic old gentleman
of so years, Barzillai by name, who
owned a fine country seat at Rogellm.
Besides that, David has his family
with him. But how shall they get
across the river? While they are stand
ing there see a ferryboat coming from
the other side, and as 1t cuts through
the water | see the faces of David and
his household brighten up at the
thought of so soon getting home. No
sooner has the ferryboat struck the
shore than David and his family and
his old friend Barzlllai. from Rogelim,
get on board the boat. Either with
oars at the side or with one
oar sculling at the stern Of the boat
they leave the eastern bank of the Jor-
dan and start for the western bank.
That western bank Is black with
crowds Of people, who are waving and
shouting at the approach of the king
and his family The military are all
out Some of those who have been Da-
vid's worst enemies now shout until
they are hoarse at his return. No soon
er has the boat struck the shore on the
western side than the earth quakes,
and the heavens ring with cheers Of
welcome and congratulation. David
and his family and Barzillal from Ro-
gellm step ashore. King David asks
his old friend to go with him and live
at the palace. but Barzillal apologies
and intimates that he Is lnfirm with
age and too deaf to appreciate the mu-
sic and has a delicate appetite that
would soon be cloyed with luxurious
living, and so he begs that David would
let him go back to his country seat.
The Lord Makes n Way.
once heard the father of president
of the United States say that he had
lust been to Washington to see his son
in the White House, and he told me Of
the wonderful things that occurred
there and Of what Daniel Webster said
to him, but he declared: 81 was glad to
get home. There was too much going
on there for me-" My father, an aged
man. made his last visit at my house In
Philadelphia. and after the church serv-
ice was over and we went home some
one In the house asked the aged man
how he enjoyed the service. We'll y
he replied. Il enjoyed the service. but
there were too many people there for
me. II troubled my head very much"
The fact is that old people do not like
excitement. If King David had asked
Barzillai 80 years before to go to the
palace, the probability is that Barzillai
would have gone, but not now. They
kiss each other goodby, custom
among men oriental. but In vogue yet
where two brothers part or an aged
father and son 90 away from each
other never to meet again. No wonder
that their lips met as King David and
old Barzillai. at the Prov of the ferry
boat, parted forever.
This river Jordan, in all ages and
among all languages. has been the sym
Dol of the boundary line between earth
and heaven. yet when. on a former oc-
casion. preached to you about the
Jordanic passage have no doubt that
some Of you despOndingly said. The
Lord might have divided Jordan for
Joshua, but not for poor me-" Cheer
mn I want to show you that there Is a
way over Jordan as well as through 1t
NV text SAYS. "And there went over a
ferryboat to carry over the king 8
household"
All our cities are familiar with the
ferryboat. 1t goes from San Francisco
to Oakland and from Liverpool to Birk-
enhead, and twice every secular day
of the week multltudes are on the fer
ryboats Of our great cities, so that you
will not need to hunt up classical die
tionary to find out what | mean while
| am speaking to you about the pas
sage of David and his family across
the river Jordan.
My subject. in the first place. I'M
presses me with the fact that when we
cross over from this world to the next
the boat will have to come from the
other side. The tribe Of judah. we are
informed sent this ferryboat across to
get David and his household. | stand
on the eastern side of the river Jordan.
and find no shipping at all. but while
| am standing there | see boat plow
ing through the river. and as hear the
swirl of the waters. and the boat comes
TO the eastern side Of the Jordan, ana
David and his family and his old friend
step on board that boat. am nightly
impressed with the fact that when we
cross over from this world to the next
the boat will have to come from the op
posite shore
Sad Deaths of Unbeiievers.
Every day | find people trying TO ex-
temporize a way from earth to heaven.
They gather up their good works ana
some sentimental theories. and they
make a raft. showing it from this shore
and poor, deluded souls get on board
that raft, and they go down. The fact
is that skepticsm and inidelity never
vet helped one man to die. Invite all
the ship carpenters Of worldly philoso
phy to come and build one boat that
can safely cross this river. invite
them all to unite their skill. and Bo[
ingbroke shall lift the stanchions. ana