Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-08-18

Doy lnnde no answer. The man aske
the question twice and thrice Ca
you read and writer and then tn
boy answered. with tear plashIng OF
the back Of his hand He said #
defiance: mo. sir; can't read no
write neither. God. sir, don't want m
to read and write. Didn't be tax
away my father so long ago neve
| remember 10 have seen hlm2 Ant
haven't ! had to go along the street.
to get something to fetch home to ca
for the folks! And didn't |, as soor
as could carry basket. have 70 e
out and pick up cindcrs, and never
have no schooling. SIR God don't want
me to read sir | can't read nor write
neither"
Oh! these poor wanderers They
have no chance. Born in degradation
as they get up from their hands and
knees to walk, they take their first
step on the road to despair Let us &c
forth. In the name Of the Lord Jesus
Christ to rescue them Let us min.
listers 'iOt be afraid Of solling our black
clothes while we go down on that mis-.
sion. While we are tying an elaborate
knot In our cravat. or while we are in
the study rounding off some period
rhetorlcally, we might be saving a soul
from death. and hiding a multitude
Of sins.
Mighty Temptations.
In all cities, east. west. north. south.
notice great temptations to CONNER.
cial fraud. Here is n mnn who starts
In business. He says. I'm going to
be honest" but on the same street on
the same block. In the same business
are Shylocks. Those men, to get the
patronage OF any one. will break all
understandings with other merchants
and will sell at ruInous cost. putting
their nclghbors at great disadvantage.
expecting to make up the deficit 10
something else. II an honest principle
could creep into that mans soul, Il
would die of sheer loncliness The
man twists about. trying to escape the
penalty Of the law. and dcspiscs God.
while he Is just little anxious about
the sheriff. The honest man looks
about him and says: "Well. this rivalry |
IL awful. Perhaps am more scrupu. |
lous than need be- This little bar
| "a N 10 L.. l.
doubtful. but then shall only do as
the rest" And so had friend who |
started In commercial life. aud as a
book merchant. with high resolve.
He said, "In my store there shall be no
books that would not have my family
'ead." Time passed on. and one day |
went into his store and found some
niqultOus books on the shelf. and |
'aid to him. How is II possible that
7ou can consent TO sell such books as
heseT "Oh." he replied, II have got
'ver those Puritanical notions. A man
annot do business in this day unless
lie does II in the way other people do
t. To make long story short. he
ost his hope Of heaven. and In a little
While he lost his morality. and then he
vent into madhouse. In other words,
rheD q man casts of God. God casts
I'm Off.
One Of the mightiest temptations In
life IN all cities today IS
the fact that many profcssed Chris
AN men are not square In their bar
aims. Such men are In Baptist and
lethodist and Congregational church
J. and our own denomination Is as
Irgely represented as any Of them.
ur good merchants are foremost IN I
hrlstian enterprises: they are patron. I
ers Of nrt, philanthropic and pa I
iotic. God will attend TO them in the (
ny or his coronation. am not speak r
e Of them. but Of those in CONNER Q
al life who are setting ruinOus ex- /
nple to our young merchants. Go {
trough all the stores and offices In 4
II cities and tell me In how many I
those stores and offices are the plin- h
pies Of Christ's religion dominant?
threefourths Of them? No. In r
If Of them? No. In one-tenth of =
emf No. Decide for yourself The
lpressiOn Is abroad somehow that I,
arlty can consecrate iniqutous u
ins and that if man give to God n
portion Of an unrightpous bargain =,
en- the Lord will forgive him the rest O.
10 secretary Of benevolent society :,
me to me and said. Mr.. SO-and-sO o.
s given large amount of money to n,
2 missionary cause" mentioning the q,
m. | said. Il can't believe It," He ~
ID. ut is So" We'll. | went home. >,
lggered and cOnfounded | never o,
cw the man TO give anything. But n
-cr awhile found ont that he had
en- engaged In the most Infamous
I'd of swindle. and then he prom
d to compromise the matter with
, Lord. saying: "Now. here is so =.
lch for thee. Lord. Please to let -,
offw ~
Political Reform. :"
want to tell you that the church ~
God iS not shop for receiving =,
len goods. and that If you have b.
en anything from your fellows. you ri
! better return II to the men to or
ON II belongs In drug store in ou
lladelphla young man was told or
t he must sell blacklng on the bo
DIS day. He said to the head man tn
the firm: 81 can't possibly do that. sa
In willing to sell medicines on the so
DIS day, for | think that is right at
necessary; but | can't sell this po
ent backing" He was discharged on
N the place. A Christian man hear DO
Of it took him into his employ, and ph
went on from one success to an sc
er until ne was known all over the to
l for his faith In God and his good
ks as for his worldly success.