Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-06-08

WUIiu. anu 1 luiuh mat Olc ssldDic
might save the world. But cannot
particular,ze Whatever be your one
talent. cultivate II. Once fully realize
that you have something with which to
enhance heaven and take hold Of the
eternities. and II will add new bank
Of keys to the music of your soul. You
are ordained to some kind Of work by
the laying on Of the hands of the Lord
God Almighty. II you cannot do any.
thing else 60 around and feel sorry for
somebody. When some one asked.
What is the secret of William Wilber-
forces powerT the answer was. Ills
power of sympathy" And there are
100000 people who have the same
qualification il they only knew 1t.
Sympathy. If you cannot restore the
child to that bereft parent or the for.
tune to that bankrupt financier or
health to that confirmed invalid or an
honorable name TO that wrecked char.
acter, you can at least feel sorry for
the misfortune or the bereavement or
the suffering. Sympathy. II you have
not the means to DO anything else. go
and sit down and cry with them. That
is the way Christ did when he went out
TO the desolated home In Bethany and
the sisters told their sad story He
cried with them. Oh. cultivate that one
talent Of sympathy!
Mighty Division.
After the resurrection day and all
heaven is made up. resurrected bodies
Joined to ransomed souls. and the
gates which were so long open are shut
there may be some day when all the
redeemed may pass In review be.
fore the great white throne. If so.
think the hosts passing before the
King will move In different divisions.
With the first division will pass the
mighty ones Of earth who were as
good and useful as they were great.
In this division will pass before the
throne all the Martin Luthers. the
John Knoxes, the Wesleys. the Richard
Cecils, the Millions, the Chrysostoms.
the Herschells. the Lenoxes, the
George Peabodys. the Abbott Law.
rences and all the consecrated Chris
tian men and women who were great
In literature. In law, In medlcine,s in
philosophy, In commerce. Their genius
never spoiled them. They were as
humble as they were gifted or opulent.
They were great on earth. and now
they are great in heaven. Their sur
passing and magnificent talents were
all used for the worlds betterment.
as they pass In review before the King
on the great white throne to higher
and higher rewards it makes me think
of the parable of the talents. ITO an
other ten" stand and watch the
other divisions as they go by. division
after division. until the largest Of all
the divisions comes In sight. 1t is a
hundred to one. thousand to one. ten
thousand 10 one. larger than the other
divisions. II Is made up Of men who
never did anything but support their
IamllleS ana give whatever or their
limited means they could spare for the
relief of poverty and sickness and the
salvation OF the world. mothers who
took good care of children by example
and precept starting them on the road
to heaven, millions of Sabbath school
teachers who sacrificed an afternoons
siesta for the listening class Of young
immortals, women who declined the
making Of homes for themselves that
they might take care of father and
mother in the weaknesses Of old age.
ministers OF the gospel who on mig
gardly stipend preached In the back
woods meeting houses. souls who for
long years did nothing but suffer. yet
suffered with so much cheerful pa
tience that 1t became q helpful lesson
to all who heard of 1t: those who serv-
ed God faithfully all their lives and
whose name never but once appeared
In print and that time In tie three
lines OF the death column which some
survivor paid for. sailors who perished
In the storm while trying TO get the
life line out to the drowning. perse-
cuted and tried souls who endured
without complaint malignity and
abuse. those who had only ordinary
equipment for body and ordinary en-
dowment Of intellect. yet devoted all
they had to holy purposes and spiritual
achievement. As see this. the largest
of all the divisions. from all lands
and from all ages. pass In review be-
fore the King on the great white
throne am reminded OF the won
derful parable Of the talents and more
especially of my text. ITO another
one"
copyright. 1901. by Louis Klopsch, n. II