Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-09-07

spread broad leaves four ana nVe rect
long. 1t meant usefulness, and 1t
meant yictory-usefulnes for what It
produced. victory because 1t was
brought into celebrations OF triumph.
And. oh, how much we want the palm
branches in the churches OF Jesus
Christ at this time! A great many
Christians do not amount TO anything.
You have to shove them off the track
to let the Lords chariots come along.
know the old plan was, the plan
now Is, in regard to worldly invest
ments-you hear it, merchants tell you
do not put everything into one thing.
do not put all your eggs into one bas-
ket. but have to tell you In this mat
fer of religion you had better give your
all TO God and then get In yourself.
"Oh," says some one, my business Is
TO sell silks and cloths" We'll, then,
my brother, sell silks and cloths to the
glory of God. And some one says, MY
business is to raise corn and carrots.
Then, my brother, raise corn and car
rots to the glory Of God. And some
one says, MY business Is to manufac-
ture horseshoe nails" Then manufac-
ture horseshoe nails to the glory OF
God. There Is nothing for you to do
that you ought TO do but for the glory
of Cod
Usefulness is typifed by the palm
tree. All, we do not want in the church
any more people that are merely weep
ing willows. signing into the water
standing and admiring their long lash
es In the CLASSY spring! No wild cher
ry dropping bitter fruit. We want
palm trees. holding something for God.
something for angels. something TOT
man. | am tired and sick Of this fiat,
fame. insipid, satin slippered, namDy
pamby, highly tightly religion! 1t Is
worth nothing for this world, and 1t Is
destruction for eternity. Give me ooo
men and wOmen fully consecrated TO
Christ. and we will take this city for
God in three years; give me 10000 men
and women fully up to the ChrlstA
standard; In ten years 10000 Of them
would take the whole earth for Goa.
But when are we going to begin? We
all want to be useful. There is not a
man In the pews that does not want to
be useful When are we going to be-
gin?
Ledyard. the great traveller, was
brought before the Geographical Soci-
ety of Great Britain. and they wanted
him to make some explorations In Az
rica. and they showed him all the per-
ils and all the hard work and all the
exposure. and after they had told him
what they wanted him to do In Africa
they said to him. "Now, Ledyard, when
| are you ready TO start?' He said, TO
| morrow morning" The learned men
were astonished. They thought he
would take weeks or months to get
ready. Well. now. you tell me you
want 10 be useful in Christian service.
When are you going to begin? On
that you had the decision to say, Now,
nowp' Oh. 60, into the mount and
gather the palm branchesl
Z. An Emblem of Victory
But the palm branches also meant
victory. You all know that. In al
ages. In all lands. the palm Drancn
means victory. Well. now. we are by
nature the servants OF satan. He stole
us; he has his eye on US; he wants tc
keeD us. But word comes from oul
Father that II we will try TO Dreas
loose from this doing of wrong our Fa
ther will help rs. and some day We
rouse ND. and we look the black tyran'
in the face. and we fly at him, and WE
wrestle him down. and we put our hee
ON his neck. and we grind him In th'
dust. and we say. Victory, victory
through our Lord Jesus Christi on
what grand thing 1t Is to have sir
underfoot and wasted life behind ou
hacks, Blessed is he whose trans
, gresslon Is forgiven and whose sin Il
, covered"
Some one says, How about the fu
tureT What. says the man. zee
so sick and worn out with the allment
of life. You are going to be NOR
=, than conqueror. But. says the man
I am so tempted. | am so pursued Il
!, life. You are going to be more thai
conuueror. |, who have so many all
ments and heartaches, going to be NOR
than conqueror? Yes, unless you ar
80 self conceited that you want to man
y age all the affairs of your life yoursel
y instead Of letting God manage then
Do YOU want TO drive and have 90
" take q back seat? "Oh, no" you say
81 want God to be my leader" Wei
then, you will be more than conquerol
{ Your last sickness will come, and tn
u nhyslcians in the next room VIII 0
), talking about what they VIII DO to
. Won. What difference will 1t max
what they do for you? You are goin
to be well, everlastingly we'll. An
. when the spirit has fed the body you
y friends will be talking as to wher
J. they shall bury you. What differenc
does it make to you where they bur
- ynl? The angel of the resurrectic
- can pick you out Of the dust anywher
- and all the cemeteries Of the earth a
- in Gods care. oh, you are going to
- more than conqueror!
- Do you not think we had better Q
"a "a gin now to celebrate the coming yict
ryt In the old meeting house at Sol
- eryille my father used to lead the sin
" ing. and he had the old fashioned tu
~ ~ ing fork. and he would strike 1t up
- his knee and then put the tuning 10
:; to his ear to catch the right pitch al
- - start the hymn. But, friend. do y
- not think we had better be catchil
re the pitch of the everlasting song. I
b, song of victory, when we shall be mo
he than conquerors2 Had we not Det'
or begin the rehearsal on earth? I'm
Mt shall hunger no more. neither thii
In any more; neither shall the sun he
IL on them nor any heat. for the Lar
N, which is in the midst Of the thro
ny shall feed them and shall lead them
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