Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-01

DrlckS OF BuDylOu, tue iettci ~ in
pressed upon them-"N" for Nebuchad-
nezzar, showing that he was not
myth--and the farther the shovel or the
ANTIQUARIAN goes down the more Is re-
yealed Of that most wonderful city OF
all time. Professor Hellprecht of the
University of Pennsylvania presents US
tablets found In the far east ratifying
and explaining Scrlptural passages
which were before in mystery. AS the
builders In Jerusalem today dig for the
foundation of new houses they turn up
with their pickaxes the ashes or the
animals that were used for burned or
ferings in the temple ages ago, demon
strating the truth of the Bible story
about the sacrifices of lambs and heif-
ers and pigeons. There Is the history
by Josephus describing on uninsplred
page scenes which the Bible depicts.
On the banks of the Dead sea there are
pieces of the very birthstone that fell
In the sulphurous storm that destroyed
Sodom and Gomorrah. Make up your
mind whether the Bible Is glorious
revelation Of God or the worst imposl-
ton Of the centuries. Why go gadding
about among lnfidels, atheists and de-
lists asking questions and surmising
and guessing about the authority ana
value of a boot which involves the In
fnitles? 1t Is either a good book or
bad book. If it be bad book. you do
not want 1t in your house nor have
your children contaminated with Its
teachings. If it is a good book, your
eternal happiness depends upon the
adoption of its teachings. Once and
forever make up your mind whether II
is the book Of God or the book OF VII
lainous pretenders.
So also many are unfxed in regard to
their spiritual condition and day after
day and year after year go gadding
about among hopes and fears and anx-
ieties. They sing with great emphasis
that old hymn which we have all sung:
'Tis point long to know;
Oft II causes anxious thought;
Do love the Lord or no7
Am his, or am notf
Start on the Kings Highway.
WHY do you not find out whether you
are his or not? There are all the broad
invitations of the gospel. Accept them.
There are all the assurances. Apply
them There are all the hopes of par
don and heaven. Adopt them. There
is the Kings highway. Start on It.
Travelling any road, you are not salts
fed until you have found out whether
Il is the right road or the wrong road,
and YOU climb up in the darkness to
read the words on the finger board at
the roadside to see IL 1t be the right
road and If 1t be the wrong road you
cross over to the right road. II you are
ON the sea, you want to know into
what port you will run or upon what
rocks you are In danger of crashing
This moment you have all the informa'
tion pointing to the road that termi-
mates at the gate of the Golden CITY
and the voyage that anchors In the ma
ven of eternal rest. Why go on guess
ing when you have all the facts before
vour You ought to know by examina-
tion of chart and compass ana tner'
mometer In what latitude and iongi
tude you are sailing, whether In the
arctic or the tropics. A man who does
NOT know whether or not he Is Chris
tian Is like a man who does not know
whether he Is millionaire or pau
per. Better 90 to the records and tnd
out. The Scriptures are the records. II
Won cannot there read your title, 1t Is
because you have no title, and yor
ought to begin anew. Start a ne"
prayer, sing a new song. open ne"
experience.
So alas, there are those who gao
about among particular churches. NJ
pastor can depend on them for single
service. At some time when he ha'
prepared a sermon after all prayer ant
all research, putting nerve and muscle
and brain and soul into its every para
praph. these intermittent attendant
are not there to hear it. While an oc
casional absence Is excusable for tn
qualification of some wish to hear ina
which Is consecrated or religiously ora
toric In some other pulpit, when tn
nastor of a church with his eye call
tbe roll of attendance by your presenc
in the old place practically answer
saving: 81 am here to get the benefit o
all the useful thoughts you may ute
and of all the hymns you may give ou
and of all the prayers you may onei
I. a soldier of Jesus Christ. am in N,
own place in the company, In the bal
TALON. in the regiment. and when yo
command March, | will march. an
when YOU command Halt! | will hall
and when you order Ground arms!
will ground arms"
Gadnbouts Injure Churches.
But. oh how the gadabouts injur
the churchesl Instead of staying |
their own prayer meeting or Sunda
school they affiict other prayer mee
ings and Sunday schools. meet ther
ON the street going the wrong way o
t Sunday morning or evening. and | az
] cost them In the words OF the tex
"Why gaddest thou about so much !
change thy way"
MY text also addresses those who |
search of happiness are going hithe
e and yonder looking for that which the
] find not. Their time Is all taken u
D with "musicales" and "progressiV
0 euchres" and teas and yellow luncl
q cons and "at homes" and dances an
operas and theaters and instead
g finding happiness they get pale cheeR
and insomnia and indigestion and mel
ralgia and exhaustion and an aborev
S ated lifetime. There Is more splendi
Y womanhood sacrificed in that way l
:. our cities than in any other way. Id
y judgment day only can reveal the aV
d full holocaust of tangled nerves and I'll
v suicidal habits of much Of our soci'
y life. The obituary Of such reads wei
e for the story is suppressed about no
II +bov rot thair death while standing