Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-10-20
AN EXILE FROM HOME
pER!Ls THAT BESET THE YOUNG MAN
SEEKING FORTUNE.
Or. Tnimage Describes tho Dangers
and Temptations That surround
Hfm-Aavantages of Early Chris
tinn Training.


Hfm-AavantaEes of Early Chris
tinB Training.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Dr. Talmagt
staid in London to occupy the famous
Wesley pulpit In the City Road chapel
where he preached several times be
fore, always receiving hearty welcome
Thence he went to Ireland, preaching
In Belfast and Dublin. The discourse
he has sent this week describes the be
havior Of young man away from
home and suggests practical lessons
for people Of every age and class. The
text is Daniel 1, 8. And the king ap-
pointed them a daily provision Of the
kings meat and of the wine which be
drank, 30 nourishing them three years,
that at the end thereof they might
stand before the king"
Ny text opens the door Of a college In
Babylon and introduces you to young
student II years OF age, Daniel by
name. Be not surprised II In the col
lege you find many hllarltles. Put a
hundred young men together, and they
are sure to have a good time. There Is
no harm In that. God does not write
out the trees, and the grass, and the
blossoms, In dull prose. The old robin
dees not sit moplng In the nest because
Of the chlrplngs and the lively adven-
lures of the Hedgelings that have just
begun to fly. Do not come into an or
chard looking for winter apples on a
May morning.
But Daniel OF our text is far from be-
Ing gay. What oppressive thoughts
must have come over him as he remem-
bered that he was captive In a strange
land! The music that came into his
study window was not the song of IL
on, but the sound of Hute, sackbut and
dulcimer In the worship OF the heather
god. Moreover, he had no hope Of ever
getting back home again and meeting
those who had missed him long and
missed him bitterly. wondering II he
were still alive and finding many lux
ury tasteless because they did not
know but Daniel might be lacking
bread.
When you and I were In school or
college and the vacation approached,
we were full of bright anticipation,
and we could not study the last day,
and we could not study the last night
The lexicon and the philosophical ap-
paratus were transparent, so we could
see right through them into the mead
ows and the orchards. Not so with
poor Daniel. He did not know that he
should ever escape from captivity, or,
escaping. he did not know but when he
got home the loved ones would be dead
and he would go. wandering and weep
ing, among the sepulchers of his fa-
thers. Besides that. the king tried to
make him forget his home ana forget
his country and for that purpose ac-
tually changed his name. The king
wanted him to be prodigy in personal
and so he ordered meat
and wine sent from his own table to
Daniel, but Daniel refuses all this and
puts himself upon the humblest diet.
the poorest of all herbs. called pulse,
and plain water. His attendants cry
out against this and tell him he will
perish under such a diet. "No," be
says; you try US for ten days, and II
at the end Of that time we are not full
checked and robust as any It will be
Ten days pass along, and
the students come up for examination,
and all declare that none are so ruddy
and robust as Daniel and his fellow
captives. The days Of industrious pu-
pilage and the years pass by, and the
day Of graduation has come. and Dan
lei gets his diploma. signed by the
king and reading as follows: "In all
matters Of wisdom and understanding
that the king inquired Of them he
found them ten times better than all
the magicians and astrologers that
were in all bis realm" And so Daniel
took the first honor. and here the story
ends. for Daniel. the student. hereafter
will be Daniel. the prime minister.
Dangers of Evil Habits.
The next thought suggested to me by
tfs subject Is that young men may be
.arrIe,! into captivity by their enemies.
There fs = captivity more calling than
he one liz which Daniel was trans
ported. Il is the captivity of evil hab-
{. Men do not go into that Willingly.
,lyly and jmperceptlbly are the chains
'orged upon them. and one day they
wake up TO find themselves away down
n Babyion. Cyrus afterward consent
ID that some Of his captives should re-
urn, and $4,000 Of them accepted the
opportunity. But tell me what evil
habit ever consented to let a man 90.
Zen plaques made Pharaoh consent to
he departure of Gods people. but tell
ne what Pharaoh Of evil habit ever
,heerfully consented to let any Of Its
victims 20. Men talk Of evil habits as
hough they were light and trivial. but
hey are scorpion whips that tear the
iesh: they are spikes more bloody than
he path OF Brahman: they make the
poisonous robe OF Nessus; they are the
epulchers In which millions are burn
alive. The young are In more peril
. cause they are unsuspecting. The
~ IS are asleep in their soul. and their
ON 'er Is not suspected. The time when
sNalp's company makes mutiny IL
,ben the watchman Is Off his guard.
yherf a spider meets fly, II does not
av. Go down with me to the place
rhere 1 murder insects" No: II says.
Come and take bright morning walk
With me on ibis suspension bridge OF
gossaner." Oh. there Is
Inference between the sparkle of SER
,ent's eve and the crush Of Its Shiny
olds! There is difference between
ne bears paw toying with kid and
va crackllng of the bones In the terri
10 hug. Pixies peak looks beautiful IN
b.. distance. but ask the starved trav-