Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-02-10

all oppression. and al trial. ana all
| persecution. anl all criticism. The
church Of Gel To-Day wants more back
/ bone. ma'r irhancp. more cOnsecratcd
bravery. ui,.c mrtal How often you
see man start out i'm some good en-
terpr.'c. aud al the first blast Of OppO-
sition he las collapsed and all his
courage gone. forgetting the fact that
If man le right all the opposition Of
the earth p2"nling away at him can
not do him any permanent damage
1t Is only Whpn a man is wrong that
he can lr Gamagrd. Why. God is 20
ing to y.nlica;p his ruth. and he is
going to s'1ud hy You my friends in
every effort you make for Christ's
cause and a." salvation Of men.
DO Your Duty.
Go forth in the service Of Christ and
do your whole duty. You have one
sphce. | have another sphere. "Thc
Lord Of Hosts is with us and The God
Of Jacob is our refuge. Selah" We
want more Of the determination Of
Jonathan. to not suppose he was a
very wonderful man. but hp got Oh his
knees and clanbered up the rock. and
with the help Of his armor bearer he
hewcd down the PhiliSliMeS. and man
Of very ordinary intellectual attain
mcntS on bis knees can stern anything
for God and for the truth. We want
something Of the determination Of the
general who went into the war. and as
he entered his first battle his knees
knocked together his physical courage
not quite up to his moral courage. and
he looked down at his knees and said,
"Ah. if you knew where | am going to
take you. you would shake worse than
that
There IS only one question for you to
ask and for me to ask: What does God
want me to do? Where is the field?
Where is the work? Where is the an.
vii? Where is the prayer meeting?
Where is the pulpit? And. finding out
what God wants Us to do. 20 ahead and
do it. all the energies Of our body.
mind and soul enlisted in the undertake
ing Oh. my brethren. we have but
little time in which to fight for GOdi
You will be dead soon. Put in the
Christian cause every energy that God
gives you. What thy hand tindeth to
do. do ii with all thy might. for there
is neither wisdom nor device in the
grave" whittier we are all Fastening.
Opportunities Of usefulness gone for
ever; souls that might have been bene-
flied three months ago never again
coming under our Christian influence.
Oh, is 1t not high time that we awake |
out of sleep?
Church Of God. lift up your head at
the coming victory. The Philistines
will 90 down. and the Israeites will go |
up. We are on the winning side | |
think just now the kings horses are |
being hooked up to the chariot. and |
when be does ride down the sky there |
will be such a hoSanna among his
friends and such a Wailng among his |
enemies as will make the earth trem-
bic aud the heavens sing see now
the plumcS Of the Lords cayalrymen
tossing in the air The archangel be-
fore the throne has already buraished
mis- trumpet ana then be- viii put It's
golden lips TO his own. and be will
blow the long. loud blast that will
make all Tie nations free. Clap your
hands al yr people. Hark. hear
the falling thrones and the dashing
down Of demolished niquiticS. Halle
Iuah. the Lord God omnipotent reign
eth. HallclUiah the kingdoms Of this
world are become the kingdoms OF our
Lord .IeSuN ChriSt.'