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

not only got all the learning he cOulC
get Of Dr. Gamaiel. but afterward
standing on Mars hill and in crowded
thOroughfare. quoted their poetry. anC
graspcd their logic and welded theil
cloqucnce. and rmployed their mytholo
{ gy until Dionysius. the Arcopagite
I learned in the schools Of Athens anC
Hcliopolis. went "o"n under his te
mendous power.
That was what gave Thomas Chal
mers his power in his day. He con
quered the worlds astronomy and com
PEELED it to ring out the wisdom anC
greatness Of the Lord until. for the
second time. the morning stars sang
together and all the sons Of God shout
ed for joy. That was what gave tC
Jonathan Edwards his influence in his
day He conquered the worlds
metaphysics and forced it into the
service of God until not only the old
meeting house ut northampton. Mass
but all Christendom. felt thrilled by his
Christian power. Well now. my
friends. we all have tools of Christian
power. Do not let them lose their
edges. We want no rusty blades in
this fight. We want no coulter that
cannot rip up the glebe. We want no
AK that cannot fell the trees. We want
no goad that cannot start the lazy
team. Let US get the very best grind
stones we can find. though they be in
possession of the PhiliStines. compel
ling them to turn the crank while we
bear down with all our might on the
swift revolving wheel until all our en-
ergieS and faculties shall be brought
up to a bright. keen. sharp. glittering
edge
Again, my subject teaches us on
what a small allowance Philistine in
iquity puts Il man. Yes. these Phils-
tines shut up the mines. and then they
took the spears and the swords; then
they took the blacksmithS; then they
took the grndStOnes. and they took
everything but file. Oh. that is the
way sin works. 1t grabs everything
1t begins with robbery and ends with
robbery 1t dcSpoils this faculty and
that faculty and keeps on until the
whole nature Is gone. Was the man
eloquent before. it generally thickens
his tongue. Was he fine I'm personal
appearance. it mars his yiSage. Was
he afluent. 1t sends the sheriff TO sell
him out. Was he influential it de-
stroys his popularity. Was he placid
and genial and loving. it makes him
splenetic and cross. and so utterly is
he changed that you can see he is sar-
castle and raspinG and that the PhiliS-
tines have left him nothing but a file
The Cheerful Life.
Oh. the way Of the transgressOr is
hard" His cup is bitter His night
is dark. His pangs are deep His end
is terrific PhiIistine iniquity says to
that man. Now. surrender to me, and
| will give you Ill you want-mUsic for
the dance. swift steeds for the race.
imperial couch to Slumber on. and you
shall be refreshed with the rarest
fruits in baskets Of golden fligree."
He lies. The music turns out to be a
groan. The fruits burst the rind with
rank poison The fligree is made
up of twisted reptiles. The couch is
grave. Small allowance of rest. small
allowance Of peace. small allowance of
comfort Cold. hard. rough-noihng
but file. so ii was with NOltare the
most applauded man of his day.
The Scripture was his estbook. whence he drew
Bonmots to eall the Christian and the jew.
An inGdel when we'll. but what when sickl
Oh. then text world touch him 70 the qucs'
Seized with hcmorrhage Of the lungs
in Paris. where he had gone to be
as the idol Of all France. he
sends messenger 20 get Il priest. that
be may be recOnciled to the church be-
fore he dies. \ great terror fails upon
him. Philistine niquity had promised
him all the worlds garandS. but in
the last hour Of his life. when he need
ed q sOlacing. sent tearing across his
conscience and his nerves file. file
So it was with Lord Byron His IN
cleanneSs in England only surpassed
by his uncleanncsS in Venice. then 90
Ing on to end his brilliant misery at
fretting at his nurse
Fletcher. fretting ut himself. frcttng |
At the world. fretting at God. and he !
who gave the world "Childc Harold |
and "Sardanapalus" and The Prison
ar of Chillon" and "The Siege Of |
Torinth." reduced to nothing but file. |
Oh. sin has Il great facility FOR making |
promises. but it has just as great facili-
ty for breaking them.
A Christian life is the only cheerful |
life. while life Of wicked surrender |
S remorSe. ruin and death Its paint
ID glep Is 9rpUlchral glaSlineSS In
he brightest days Of the MrXican en-
)ire Moulrzuma said be fcli gnaWinS
It his heart something like cauhCr.
Sin. like MONSTER wild beast OF the
forest. sometimes lirks all over its
iictm in Order that the victim may be
more eaNil} sWalowrd. hul generally
,in raSpS aul gals and tears and up
)raids and files Is i! not 80. !lrrod}
q It not So GIildolrinIf Is it not 30.
Aye. aye. II is 80. It is
o. "Tbe way OF the wicked he turneth
Upside down
Not Enough Metal.
History tells US that when Rome was
Ounded on that day there were II
-uturcs flying through the air, but
When a transgressor dies the sky is
lack with whole hocks of them. Nul-
ures. vuItures When | see sin rob-
ling so many and | see them going
lown day by day and week by week.
must give a plain warning. dare
lot keep 1t back. lest / risk the saliva
ion of my own soul. Rover. the pirate.
,ulled down the warning bell on Inch
ape rock. thinking that he would have
chance to despOil vessels that were
rushed on the rocks. but one night
lis own ship crashed down on this
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