Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-07-27
NUMBER 4.

and the quickest step and the stealth
lest revenge. He who willfully and In
hatred takes the life Of another Is
murderer. | care not what the proyoca-
ton or tile circumstances. He may De
cleared by an enthusiastic courtroom,
ie may be sent by the government OF
the United States as minister to some
foreign court or modern literature may
polish the crime until 1t looks like hero
ism, but in the sight Of God murder Is
murder, and the judgment day will so
reveal ii.
Now. do not be fascinated by the glam-
our thrown over crime Of whatever
sort Because others have habits that
seem brilliant. but yet at the same
time are wicked, do not choose such
faults. Stand independent Of all such
influences. Put your confidence In the
Lord God. He will be your strength.
vengeance is mine. will repay.
saith the Lord" Cultivate old fash
ioned honesty. This book Is full of 1t.
Old fashioned honesty such as-was spo-
ken of by DIR. Livingstone, the famous
explorer. You may not know he was
descended from the highlanders. DIR.
Livingstone said that one day one OF
the old highlanders called his children
around him and said: NOW, my lads,
/ have looked all through our family
line. have gone back as far as / can,
fnA nj
honest people. There doesn't seem to
be one rogue among them, and you
have good blood. Now, my lads, be
honest"
Four Plain Questions.
There are hundreds Of young men
" no have good blood. Shall ask three
or four plain questions? Are your hab-
its as good as when you left your IA
ther's house? Have you pool ticket
in your pocket? Have you a fraudu-
lent document? Have you been expert
menting to see how accurate an imita-
ton you could make Of your employers
signature? Oh, you have good blood.
Remember your fathers prayers. Re-
member your mothers example. Turn
not in an evil way. Have you been go
ing astray? Come back. Have you
ventured out too far?
AS | stand in pulpits looking over
audiences sometimes my heart fails
me. There are so many tragedies pres
ent, so many who have sacrificed their
integrity, so many far away from God.
Why, my brother. there have been too
many prayers offered for you to have
you go overheard. And there are those
venturing down into sin, and my heart
aches to call them back.
At Brighton Beach or Long Branch
you have seen men 60 down into the
surf to bathe. and they waded out far
ther and farther, and you got anxious
about them. You said, Il wonder II
they can swim?' And you then stood
and shouted: Come back! Come back!
You will be drownedw They waved
their hand back. saying, No danger"
They kept on wading deeper down and
farther out from shore until after
awhile a great wave with strong un-
dertow took them out. their corpses
the next day washed on the beach. So
see men wading down into sin far
ther and farther, and | call to them:
"Come back! Come backl You will be
lost; you will be lostw They wave
their hand back. saying, mo danger;
no dangerw Deeper down and deeper
down until after awhile wave sweeps
them out and sweeps them off forever.
Oh. come back! The one farthest away
may come.
oh" you say. you don't know
where came from. You don't know
what my history has been. You don't
know what iniquity | have plotted. I
have gone through the whole catalogue
of sim" My brother. do not know the
story, but tell you this: The door OF
mercy is wide open. Though your
sins be as scarlet. they shall be 30
snow; though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool" Though you
have been polluted with the worst OF
crimes, though you have been smitten
with the worst of leprosies, though
you have been fred with all evil pas
sions, this moment on your brow, hot
with iniqutous indulgences. may be
set the flashing coronet Of a Saviour's
forgiveness.
Pleased with the news. the saints below Z
In songs their tongues employ; a.
Beyond the sky the tidings 90.
And heaven Is filled with Joy. IA
Nor angels can their Joy contain,
But kindle with new FIRE;
The sinner lost is found. they sing,
And strike the sounding Tyre.
tCopyright. 1901. Louis Klopsch. n ~