Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-07-06
NUMBER l.

battle they could calmly look at the
bomb thrown at their feet, wondering
whether It would explode. In CONNER
cial life, when panics smote the CITY,
these men were placid, while Others
were yelling themselves hoarse at the
Stock Exchange. While others nearly
swooned because certain stock had
gone 100 points down they calmly walt
ed until it would get 100 points up.
While the opposing attorney In the
courtroom frothed at the mouth with
rage because of something said on the
other side he of the equipoise put n
glass of water to his lips In refresh
ment and proceeded with the remark,
"As | was saying when the gentleman
interrupted me-" Self control! what
a glorious thing! We want II In the
doctor feeling the pulse Of one desper-
ately III: we want II I'm the engineer
when the headlight OK another train
comes round the curve on the same
track; we want It in Christian men and
women in times when so much IN
church and state seems going to demo-
lition-self control. What are you 60
ing TO be good for O man or woman, IN
a world Ike this, ever and anon your
dander up and so often in the sulksF
We admit that you have many things
to stir your blood and Gil you with
wholesome Indignation, but going to
such extremes you offend my text,
which says you must discriminate and
not lose your self control. "Be ye an
CRY and sin not"
Chrfsts Mercy.
Surprising all other characters In the
worlds biography stands Jesus Christ.
wrathful against sin, merciful to the
sinner. Witness his behavior toward
the robed ruffians who demanded cap
ital punishment for an offending wo-
man-denunclation for their sinful n.y.,
procisy, pardon for her sweet peni-
tence. He did not speak of Herod as
"his highness" or "his royal hghness,"
but dared to compare him to n cunning
fox, saying, go we and tell that fox"
But. alert to the cry Of suffering, he
finds ten lepers, and TO how many OF
the ten awful invalids did he give con-
valescence and health? Ten. Rebuking
Pharisaism in the most compressed
sentence in all the vocabulary OF an
athema "Ye serpentsl Ye generation
Of vipersl How can ye escape the DAM
Ill % DafaF
with such tenderness that no word was
spoken, and not a word was needed,
for the look spoke louder than words.
"And the Lord looked upon Peter, and
Peter went out and wept bitterly" oh.
what a look 1t must have been to break
down the swarthy fisherman apostle!
IL was such a hurt, such beseechnS
look. such a loving look, such q forgiv-
ing look! Was there In any other being
since time began such combination OK
wrath against wrong and compassion
for the wrongdoer? Lion Of Judafls
tribew Hear thatl Lamb Of God who
taketh away the sins OF the world"
Hear that
Defying the mightiest government or
the world, the, Roman government, yet
rubbing his hand just below the fore
head of the blind until the optic nerve
of him who was born sightless Is Gre
ated. and the sunlight has two new
paths to tread. Best illustration the
world ever saw of anger without sin,
anger against the denominations which
have maulcd and blasted the earth
from its deepest cavern to its highest
cliff. but so much pity for the shining
and suffering nations that he allowed
them to transfx him upon two pieces
of wood nailed across each other on
day that was dark as the night the
windows of heaven shut because the
immortals could not bear to look down
upon the assassination of the loveliest
being that ever walked the shore OF the
lakes or without pillow or blanket slept
on the cold mountains.
Like him, let us hate iniquity with
complete hatred but like him may we
help those who are overthrown and be
willing to suffer for their restoration.
Then. although at the opening Of this
discourse our text may have seemed to
command US to do an impossible thing,
we will at the close of this sermon.
with a prayer TO God for help. be more
rigid and determined than ever before
against that which is wrong. while at
the same time we shall feel so kindly
toward all the erring and work so hard
for their rescue that we will realize
that we have scaled the Alpine, the
Himalayan height of my text which
enjoIus, BE ye angry and sin not"
tCopyright. 1901. by Louis Klopsnh y. FL