Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-09

first do the right thing. over ere III
tho next street was man whr IN grsst
misfortunes lost all be had and VIZ
positively beggared, but a letter con'es
from some European city, where the
land records are kept, announcing 10
him that a great fortune Is his. NOW
he is as opulent as he was pauperizeu'
He doffs his rags and puts on respect
able attire and moves into home ap-
propriate for a man Of vast estate.
His worldly circumstances were d"
wrong last year; they are ali right tlls
wear. On the next street is man
who was from perfect health prostrat-
cd and he seemed to be SICK unto
death but a skillful physician took
correct diagnosis Of his disease and by
nrompt and vigorous treatment restor-
ed him to his former vigor. AS to MS
health he was all wrong before. NOW
he is all right In these two ways
illustrate my theme.
Bv sin we have all been morally DahK-
runted. Christ the Lord from his mn
mite riches pays our debts and empara-
discs us in his mercy. From his rlch'
est wardrobe he put on us the ciean
roho of his righteousness and gives us
a palace in the heavens when we ar'
ready to 90 up and take it, Now as
TO our spiritual estate we are all rignt
We were morally diseased, but Chris
the physician. by bath in the fouh
tain of his grace, cures us.
bankruptcy of Sin.
Now. as to our spiritual health W.
are all right. That is the way we corn'
70 the righteousness spoken or I'D III
text. It Is a contributed Righteousness
n made over righteousness, an Imputed
righteousness. The moment you &c
into right relations with Christ tn
Lord that moment you can appreciat
the magnificent comfort of the tex
and defy you IN all this grea
! hook from the first verse or ID
first chapter of Genesis to the las
verse of the last chapter or keVela
tion TO find me a passage with niShe
and deeper and broader and Ionge
comfort than that Of the text. whlch
Ms deep as the Atlantic ocean half wa
botveen the continents and high as IN
sun when the clock is striking II
noon But shall be swamped VIII
tho oceanic tides of this subject unle'
the Lord help me to keep a tootnoi
"Say ye to the righteous that II sha
be well with him.
Bear in mind that but few people ca
stond worldly success. Water Is a goo
thing. but too much OF It Will drow
Fire Is n good thing but too mucn OF
I 4 will destroy. Light Is a good thln
but too much Of 1t dazzles and DINO
Succcss is a good thing, but too mu'
NJ II has overwhelmed many for II
world and the next. If 1t were DC
FOR rs we would all be millionaire
live In palaces like the AlhamDra a.
no os personally attractive as CleoG
ira appeared to Antony. But the ul'
of folks could not endure such sup
abundance. and 1t Is absolutely nee
sarv in order to keep them rignt u
900 men out of 1000 should find iiie
struggle. 1t keeps them out OF N
chief After Adam was ejecteo ir'
the premises where by ten minutes
employment day he could Keep
Garden and dress it the best thing u
j could happen to him was compuis
TO work and fight. The grounn u
bloomed with spontaneous MOWERS
rustled with harvests that oweu no
, ing to plow or hoe became hostl'e'
| bramble was substituted for rose
| the panther growled where oeiore {
| fawned. and horn and fang ana Il
| became belligerent. That Edenic 81
: ment shows us as nothing else e
could that idleness or only a rev d
! utes of employment a day are o'