Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20


WASHINGTON, April 14.-ln this dis-
course DR.. Talmage sets forth religiop
ss an exhllaration, and urges all peoal
ply to try it's uplifting power teAt
Proverbs ill, II, "Her ways are ways
of pleasantness."
You have all heard OF Gods only oa
gotten Son. Have you heard OF Iou
daughter? She was born In heaVeh'
She came down over the hills OF our
world. She had queenly step. on her'
brow was celestial radiance. hef
voice was music. Her name Is Ken,
zion. NV text introduces her. "her
ways are ways of pleasantness' ana az
her paths are peace" But what Is re-,
leion? The fact is that theoiogicai
study has had different effect upon
me from the effect sometimes pro-
duced. Every year tear out another
leaf from my theology until l nave
only three or four leaves left-in other
words. very brief and plain state
ment Of Christian belief. -.
An aged Christian minister saiu'
"yyhen | was a young man. l knew
everything; when got to be 30 years
of age In my creed had only nun
dred doctrines Of religion; when got
TO be 40 years of age, had only oo
doctrines of religion; when got to DE
60 wears of age, l had only 10 doctrines
of religion: and now am dying at ID
wears of age. and there Is only one
thing I know, and that Is that ChrlS'
Josus came into the world to save SIN
ners" And SO have noticed in the
studv of Gods word. and in my con
termination Of the character OF Hoe
and Of the eternal world. that II i
necessary for me to drop this part o.
INV belief and that part OF my beiie
| nc heing nonessential. while cling U
the one great doctrine that man ID
s,nner. and Christ is his Almighty, an'
divine Saviour.
Now. take these three or four leave
of my theology. and l find that' Id u
first place and dominant above all ON
org ia the sunshine Of religion. Whe'
I 90 into a room, have passion ~
throwing open all the shutters. lna
is what l want to do this morning. W
are apt to throw so much OF the sepu
chral into our religion and to close 'n
shutters and to pull down the oi'hu
that Il Is only through here and there
crevice that the light streams. ne u
,ipion of the Lord Jesus Christ Is n
licion of Joy lndescribable ana uhu
terabIe. Wherever | can hnd peh
mean to ring IT,
Sunshine of Religion.
If there are any in this house III
= morning who are disposed to hold o
TO their melancholy and gloom
them now depart this service Defol
the fairest and the brightest ana u
most radiant being Of all the unlver'
comes in. Gods Son has ieft OF
world. but Gods daughter Is her
=, Give her room! Hail, Princess
Heaven! Hail, daughter of the Lo
God Almighty! Come In ana hiil
this house thy thrOneroom!
In setting forth this idea the do'i
nant theory of religion Is one OF su
Il shine. hardly know where TO neg
ID for there are so many thoughts III
rush upon my soul. A mother saw
little child seated on the floor ID
sunshine and with spoon in her har
She said, My darling. what are y
doing tbereY "Oh." replied the chi
- 81 am getting a spoonful of this 81
n shine" Would God that today nii
n present you with cleaning chalice
This glorious. everlasting gospel ST
shine!
First Of all. find "a great deal OF 81
shine In Christian society 90
know Of anything more dolefui VI
the companlonship Of the mere II
makers of the world - the Thoh
Hoods, the Charles Lambs. the Char
Mathevses of the world-the men WIZ
entire business it is to make sp'
/. They make others laugh, but II
will examine their autobiography or
oeraphy you will find that down
tbeir soul there was terrific dlsq'
tude. Laughter is no sign OF happ'n'
The maniac laughs. The hyena iaue
The loon among the Adlronda
laughs. The drunkard. dashlng his
canter against the wall. laughs.
There is a terrible reaction from
sinful amusement and sinful me
ment. Such men are cross the q
day. They snap at you on eSchahe'
they pass you. not recognizing
Long ago | quit mere worldly soc
for the reason it was so dull. so I'd
and so stupid. My nature Is vorae'
} IT. OF 10y. must have 1t
Promotes Longevity.
I always walk on the sunny sio
tho street. and for that reason
crossed over into Christian society
like their mode Of repartee better
Ito their style Of amusement he
They live longer Christian peop
sometimes notice. live on when D.
natural law they ought to nave
have known persons who nave
ttnued in their existence when the
tor said they ought to have been
ten years. Every day Of their e
once was q defiance Of the laws OF
uldft of omy and physiology. but they hau
siats supernatural vivacity OF the gosp
their soul. and that kept them ai''
Put 10 or ~ Christian people
room for Christian CONVERSE 'oh'
you will from = to 10 O'CLOCK neai
resounding glee. see more bright SUI
Of wit and find more thought anu
found satisfaction than In any III
worldly party. Now. when l .
-------' "worldly party" | mean that 10 v
you are invited because under al
circumstances Of the case 1t Is the
for YOU to be invited, and to whic'
on because under all the circums''
AZ the case 1t Is better that you go
leaving the shawls on the secohu
)nu rou 90 to the parlor to give 1orlna