Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-08-31

has begun 30 WELL"
Something occurs to me quite person
al. was the youngest Of large fami-
ly of children. My parents were neil
Their rich nor poor. -Four Of the sons
wanted collegiate education. and four
obtained 1t, but not without great home
struggle We never heard the old peo-
pie say once that they were denying
themselves to effect this, but remem-
Der now that my parents always looked
tired. don't think they ever got rested
until they lay down in the Somerville
cemetery. Mother would cit down in
the evening and say, "Well, l don't
know what makes me feel so tired"
Father would fall Immediately to sleep
seated by the evening stand, overcome
with the days fatigues. About 35
years ago the one and about 81 years
ago the other put down the burdens Of
this life but they still hold the rope.
o men and women. you brag some
times how you have fought your way
In the world, but | think there have
been helpful Influences that you have
never fully acknowledged. Has there
not been some influence in your early
| or present home that the world cannot
see2 Does there not reach you from
among the New England hills, or from
western prairie. or from southern plan
| tation, or from English or Scottish or
Irish home cord of influence that has
kept you right when you would have
gone astray and which after you had
made a crooked track recalled you?
The rope may be as long as 80 years or
800 miles long or 1900 miles long, but
hands that went out of mortal sight
long ago still hold the rope. You want
q very swift horse. and you need to
rowel him with sharpest spurs and to
let the reins lie loose upon the neck and
to give n shout to the racer II you are
going to ride out of reach of your moth
er's prayers Why. ship crossing the
Atlantic in six days can't sail away
from that. A sailor finds them on the
lookout as he takes his place and finds
them on the mast as he climbs the rat
lines to disentangle rope In the TEN.
pest and finds them swinging on the
hammock when he turns In. Why not
be frank and acknowledge 1t? The
most of us would long ago have been
dashed to pieces had not gracious and
loving hands steadily and lovingly and
nightly held the rope.
An Unrecorded Service.
But there must come time when we
shall find out who these Damascenes
were who lowered Paul in the basket
and greet them and all those who have
rendered to God and the world unrec-
ognized and unrecorded services. That
is going to be one Of the glad excite
ments of heaven. the hunting up and
picking out Of those who did great
good on earth and got no credit for 1t.
Here the church has been going on 10
centuries, and yet the world has not
recognized the services Of the people
In the Damascus balcony. Charles G.
Finney said to dying Christian, GIVE
my love to st. Paul when you meet
him." When you and | meet him. as
we will, l shall ask him to introduce
me to those who got him out of the
Damascene peril.
We go into long sermons to prove
that we will be able to recognize people |
in heaven when there is one reason we
fail to present, and that is better than !
,ll-GOd will introduce us. We shall .
nave them all pointed out. You would /.
not be guilty of the impoiteness Of
having friedGS in your lmr.or not intro /
duced, and celestial politencs3 viii de- !
mand that we be made acquainted /
with all the heavenly household. What /
rehearsal Of Oh times aud recital Of /
stirring rcmlniscen ccSi II others fail /
to give Introduce on. God will take lis |
through, and before our first "a hours /,
in heaven--if II were calculated by /
earthly timepie.es-have passed we |
shall meet and tax with more heaven
" celebrities THAI In our entire mortal |
state we met with earthly celebrities. |
Many who made great noise of useful |
ness will sit OIL the last seat by the |
front door of tie heavenly temple,
while right up within arms reach Of !
the heavenly throne will be many who,
though they could not preach them
selves or do great exploits for God,
nevertheless held the rope.
Come, let us go right up and accost
those on the circle Of heavenly thrones.
Surely they must have killed In battle
q million men. Surely they must have
been buried with all the cathedrals
sounding a dirge and all the towers Of
all the cities tolling the national grief.
Who art thou, mighty one of heaven?
Il lived by choice the unmarried
daughter in an humble home that
might take care Of my parents in their
old age and | endured without COM
plant all their querulousness and ad-
years" Let us pass on round the circle
Of thrones. Who art thou, mighty one
Of heaven? II was for 35 years a
Christian invalid and suffered all the
while, occasionally writing a note Of
sympathy for those worse off than l,
and was general confidant Of all those
who had trouble, and once in awhile
was strong enough to make garment
for that poor family In the back lane"
Pass on to another throne. Who art
thou, mighty one Of heaven? Il was
the mother who raised a whole family
of children for God, and they are out
in the world Christian merchants,
Christian mechanics, Christian wives,
and have had full reward for all my
toll" Let US pass on In the circle Of
thrones. Il had Sabbath school class,
and they were always on my heart, and
they all entered the kingdom Of God,
and / am waiting for their arrival"
But who art thou, the mighty one Of
heaven, on this other throne? I'm time
of bitter persecution l owned house
in Damascus, a house on the wall. A
man who preached Christ was bounded